The Paley Brothers
| The Paley Brothers | |
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| Also known as | The Young Jacques |
| Genres | Power pop |
| Years active | 1976–1979 |
| Labels | Sire |
| Associated acts | Ramones |
| Past members |
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The Paley Brothers were an American power pop duo formed in 1976 by brothers Andy and Jonathan Paley. After releasing one studio album and EP, they disbanded in 1979.
Despite a lack of commercial success, the Paley Brothers achieved an underground cult following through their performances at CBGB's while also touring extensively, opening for acts ranging from bubblegum pop star Shaun Cassidy (at Madison Square Garden in 1978) to the Patti Smith Group.
Andy Paley formed the Paley Brothers with his younger brother Jonathan, a guitar/bass player and singer who also was part of the early Boston punk scene and had played with Boston and NYC bands such as Mong. They first started appearing as the Paley Brothers while Jonathan was still in Mong in 1976.
The Paley Brothers eventually signed to Sire Records. For Sire, they released a four-song EP, produced by Jimmy Iovine and recorded in 1976, and a self-titled ten-song album, produced by Earle Mankey and recorded in 1977 (except for one track from the EP, "Come Out and Play"). The album was then reissued in a 12-song version, deleting one song from the original album and adding two more from the EP plus a single recorded by the Paley Brothers and the Ramones, another Sire Records group—a cover of the Richie Valens song "Come On Let's Go", which was also included on the Ramones' Rock and Roll High School soundtrack. The single was recorded while Ramones lead singer Joey Ramone was ill (and so he does not appear), and before drummer Tommy Ramone left the Ramones.
The Paley Brothers album is referred to as power pop, with the punk and straight rock roots of the brothers mixed in. Although the album did not chart, in 1978 Sire had Phil Spector produce a new track, "Baby, Let's Stick Together", for their second album. According to the Sire Records head Seymour Stein, the recording was one of the last sessions done at Gold Star Recording Studios by the Wrecking Crew before the studio burned down. The brothers also appeared in the movies Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1978 and Rock and Roll High School in 1979.
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