Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Rubinoos

tommy dunbar and jon rubin formed the rubinoos while still in junior high school. by age fourteen, after playing a few school dances, they graduated to the club circuit. in 1975 the band was signed as one of the original acts on the newly formed beserkley label. the rubinoos made their recording debut that year with the song 'gorilla', on 'the beserkley chartbusters' lp. continuing the trend of bands such as the raspberries with their engaging blend of innocent bubblegum and power pop, their cover of tommy james' 'i think we're alone now' made an appearance in the lower reaches of the u.s. charts which gave the label its first hit. with a career now into its 32nd year, the rubinoos show no sign of losing their inspiration and continue to deliver perfect power-pop songs. 'everything you ever wanted to know about...' is a 3-disc set detailing the bands entire career from '1975 and includes a complete previously unreleased concert recorded at hammersmith odean in april 1978 along with rare demos, studio outtakes and live tracks.