Record World

1981 

Album Picks: Comateens

Comateens
“Three young humans and a percussion machine named ‘Rolly’ rock with more feeling than you might expect, crafting air-playable pop hooks like Nightmare and Late Night City, and darker moods with Cool Chick.”



1981

Album Airplay
WQBK-FM / ALBANY

ADDS:
COMATEENS — Cachalot
DEVO —WB
JOHN ENTWISTLE — Atco
JOHN HALL —EMI-America
JET — Third Coast
MINK DeVILLE (12") — Atlantic
GARY NUMAN — Atco
ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND— MCA
NEIL SCHON & JAN HAMMER —Columbia
WALL OF VOODOO — I.R.S.

HEAVY ACTION:
ROLLING STONES — Rolling Stones
KINKS — Arista
ZZ TOP — WB
POLICE (single) — A&M
NILS LOFGREN — Backstreet/MCA
GO-GO’S — IRS
PRETENDERS — Sire
GRATEFUL DEAD — Arista
HALL & OATES — RCA
IAN HUNTER — Chrysalis

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WHFS-FM / WASHINGTON

ADDS:
BILLY BURNETTE — Columbia
COMATEENS — Cachalot
KARLA DeVITO — Epic / Cleve. Int’l
DEVO — WB
JOHN ENTWISTLE — Atco
STEVE HACKETT — Epic
MEDIUM MEDIUM (EP) — Cachalot
MINK DeVILLE (12") — Atlantic
TOMMY TUTONE — Columbia
ULTRAVOX — Chrysalis

HEAVY ACTION:
ROLLING STONES — Rolling Stones
PRETENDERS — Sire
GO-GO’S — IRS
RICKIE LEE JONES — WB
PSYCHEDELIC FURS — Columbia
KINKS —Arista
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK — Virgin / Epic
LITTLE FEAT — WB
GRATEFUL DEAD — Arista
LENE LOVICH (EP) — Stiff / Epic

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