EXCLUSIVE: New Audio From Upcoming BUGZY Collections

If you followed this site over the past year, you know how much I loved the Divebomb label’s release of the original Bugzy material (Plan B). It was my favorite reissue of 2017, and that was a year with some stellar reissues. So of course I was stoked to find out that the melodic rock band had recorded not one, but two more albums’ worth of material that will soon see the light of day, thanks (again) to the Divebomb label. Not only that, but Wimpsandposers has an exclusive audio preview of each album to share with you. They’re right next to the pre-order link, so if you like what you hear (and you will), show ’em some love and pre-order these two collections.

BUGZY’s roots date back to late-1983, when 19-year-old guitarist/vocalist William “Bugsy” Boyer, keyboard player Franki Gorgo, and drummer Bob Kimmel crossed paths as members of a full-time, internationally touring cover band called Pentagon. By 1985, Bob and Franki had struck out to create their own original material, and Bugsy—initially still a member of Pentagon—would join their sessions as his schedule allowed. By 1988, the three had officially joined forces and fleshed out a lineup to begin performing live—”BUGZY” being the simple result of needing a name for their first gig.

Within a year, a short-lived production deal with producer Tony Bongiovi led the group to record a few tracks in NYC’s historic Power Station studio; and in 1990, a production/management deal with L.A. record producer John Ryan (Santana, etc.) resulted in three years of nonstop work on new material with assorted session musicians. Into the mid-’90s, with the help of hit record producer Chris Lord-Alge, BUGZY was courted by no less than three major labels—RCA, Polygram, and EMI—but the trio’s decade of hard work would shockingly fail to yield the release of one single piece of music until the summer of 2017, when Divebomb Records finally rescued 17 songs for BUGZY’s debut CD: Plan B…

The hard-hitting and rock-based Plan B… made its mark and sold well—well enough, in fact, that Divebomb Records has decided to delve further into the BUGZY catalog to release two more CDs. Center of Attraction, contains 18 more diverse songs from the BUGZY backlog—culled mostly from very early material on into the band’s middle period of songwriting. Sure to delight listeners of rock royalty such as Bad English, Night Ranger, and Survivor, the collection also boasts a 12-page booklet featuring band-penned liner notes and archival ephemera. For the fans, by the fans!

TRACK LIST

1. Center Of Attraction
2. Shannon
3. Hold On To Me
4. Lose No Sleep (Over You)
5. What Do All The People Know
6. Make A Wish
7. All In One Night
8. Big Girl Now
9. Donna
10. Be A Big Man
11. Little Girl Lost
12. Father Time
13. Forget It Girl
14. Maria
15. Maybe You Were Right
16. Out From Under
17. Hold Me Now
18. Take Me Away

She’s the One contains 18 later-era songs—a few of which go right up to the end of the band—which showcase a different sound that had started to emulate the aesthetics of hits that were appearing on the radio throughout the early-’90s. Sure to delight listeners of rock royalty such as Bad English, Night Ranger, and Survivor, the collection also boasts a 12-page booklet featuring band-penned liner notes and archival ephemera. For the fans, by the fans!

TRACK LIST
1. Easier Said Than Done
2. Under The Gun
3. Shelter From The Cold
4. Believe In Love
5. I Think Of You
6. Summer’s Gonna Come
7. Fool For A Pretty Face
8. No Turning Back
9. Something ‘Bout Love
10. Open Your Eyes
11. She’s The One
12. Monday
13. Olive
14. King For a Day
15. Lucky Day
16. See Me Run
17. Baby Come Back
18. Revolving Door