Back Of My Hand

The Jags are a fondly remembered one-hit wonder of the late-70s U.K. Power Pop explosion. The quartet was formed in 1978 by the Yorkshire-based song writing team of Nick Watkins (vocals) and John "Twink" Adler (guitar), with Steve Prudence (bass) and Alex Baird (drums). In July of 1978, they signed to Island Records and released a pretty spirited opening four-track EP in September ‘79. The music is what you'd expect from a Mod/Power Pop group of the time, very punchy, somewhat catchy, well sung slices of melodic rock. There is plenty to enjoy here, though, if you like this era and style of music. It's not as raw (see The Chords), well written (see Secret Affair) or exuberant (see Merton Parkas) as some of their peers, but they deserve to be remembered and invited to the party.

The Jags delivery is a little more refined (or, conversely, less reckless) than I prefer, but they still rock and anyone who's into this style and time of music should find it quite enjoyable.

Ripped from a 40 year old 12” single to Jumpin’ Jack Flash MP3 @ 320kbps

The Jags; Back Of My Hand 12”

A1.  Back Of My Hand

A2.  Double Vision

B1.  Single Vision

B2.  What Can I Do