Artist:The Plimsouls
Song:A Million Miles Away
Album:Geffen Vintage 80s Vol. 1
The 80s band The Plimsouls had their greatest success when A Million Miles Away appeared in the 1983 film Valley Girl. The problem was by the time the film was released, the band split up. The Plimsouls were formed in Paramount, CA in 1978. Singer songwriter guitarist Peter Case was leader of The Nerves. After they split up, Case formed The Plimsouls with bassist Dave Pahoa and drummer Louie Ramirez. After guitarist Eddie Munoz joined, they released an EP and then a 1981 album released by Planet Records. When the single A Million Miles Away was played by influential KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, they got a deal with Geffen Records. The Plimsouls performed A Million Miles Away in the 1983 film Valley Girl and it appeared on the 1983 album Everywhere at Once. But the album didn't do well and The Plimsouls split up. For years the Valley Girl soundtrack was unavailable due to music rights. Rhino finally released it in 1994 but it is too expensive. You can get A Million Miles Away on this various artists budget CD. Case has recorded solo first for Geffen and then folk rock for Vanguard. The Plimsouls have reunited a couple of times. Munoz currently leads a version of the band. Here's the video for A Million Miles Away by The Plimsouls.
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