Dirty Looks


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Power Pop band formed 1978 in Staten Island, NY, USA. Dissolved in 1982.
Not to be confused with the late-'80s metal band of the same name).
Patrick Barnes (guitar/vocals), Peter Parker (drums/vocals), and Marco Sin (bass/vocals).
The band was discovered by Squeeze bassist John Bentley at CBGB in New York. The band released two albums for Stiff Records in the UK (Epic Records in the US). In 1983, the group prepared demos for an unreleased third album, called 'Unsung Heroes'. Four tracks from it were included on 12 O'Clock High, an Italian career retrospective compilation, in 2002.

Bassist Marco Sin (born Marcus Robert Weissmann) died in 1995.

In February 2014, drummer Peter Parker (Minucci) worked with Omaha band, Naive Filter, to record two Dirty Looks originals; Love Crimes and Kiss of Death.[cita

APPEARANCES +


Various
Come On Let's Go! (Power Pop Gems From The 70s & 80s)
2019, CD, ,
Power Pop
Various
The Many Faces Of The Police (A Journey Through The Inner World Of The Police)
2017, 3x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Reggae/Reggae-Pop/Ska/New Wave/Punk/Pop Punk
Various
Greatest Ever! Power Pop
2015, 3xCD, Comp, Union Square Music, Universal UMC,
Various
We Are The Outcasts And The Underdogs
2013, CD, B/card, Comp, HardCore Nacional PT, ,
Punk/Hardcore
Various
Perris Records Mp3 Sampler Disc, 6 Albums Compilation
2008, CD-ROM, Comp, Promo, Perris Records
Various
The Big Stiff Box Set
2007, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Salvo, ,
Power Pop/Punk/Alternative Rock/New Wave/Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Ska/Post-Punk/Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Novelty
Various
20 Greats From The Golden Decade Of Power Pop
2005, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande, ,
Power Pop
Various
Bad Times Good Times - Yesterday's Sound Of Power Pop - Volume 2
2002, CDr, Comp, Killer Boot Records, ,
Power Pop
Various
Fizz! Pop! Modern Rock - Yesterday's Sound Of Power Pop
2002, CDr, Comp, Killer Boot Records, ,
Power Pop/New Wave
Various
If It Ain't Stiff... (A Stiff Records Collection)
2001, CD, Comp, Metro
Various
The World Of Punk
1997, 2x CD, ,
New Wave/Punk
Various
The Stiffer The Better Vol 2
1996, CD, Comp, EMI Music South Africa (Pty) Ltd.,
Various
Metal Detector CD Winter 93
1993, CD, Comp, Smplr, Friday Morning Quarterback, ,
Heavy Metal
Various
The Stiff Records Box Set
1992, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Folk Rock/Reggae/Pop Rock/Country Rock/Rock & Roll/Blues Rock/Punk/New Wave/Soft Rock/Power Pop/Ska/Rockabilly/Pub Rock
Various
The Son Of Stiff Tour 1980
1980, Vinyl, ,
Power Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Rolls Rock Ao Rubro
1980
Various
Shake Some Action Vol. 7 - USA (A Collection Of Powerpop, Mod & New Wave Rarities 1975-1986)
CD, Comp, Shake Some Action (2)
Various
Vol 1 The Art Of Roger Bechirian
LP, Comp, Promo, Not On Label
Various
Powerpearls Vol. 6
2000, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label