The Barracudas: A UK Confusion
There are endless accounts of labels not knowing or being able to figure out what to do with punk related groups who on occasion sussed out some really good (almost) pop fair. Looking back at the Sire Records’ roster at the dawn of the ‘80s points towards the confusion. That imprint is generally thought of as the first major label in the States to embrace the genre. But with such an unruly sprawl of sound – the Talking Heads didn’t obviously sound like the Ramones – Sire couldn’t do too much in the way of real marketing. It did it’s best, but there’re still more folks who don’t know those aforementioned groups than own their records.
