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The Rubinoos

The Rubinoos

About The Rubinoos


2015 marked The Rubinoos' 45th anniversary. To celebrate their long career, the group released the aptly titled CD, 45, a collection of thirteen all-new recordings.

In 2016, for avid Rubinoos collectors, Wild Honey Records re-released the bands' first three albums-- The Rubinoos, Back To The Drawing Board and Basement Tapes-- on vinyl in a 3 LP gatefold package. This collection is the first re-issue of these pop classics on vinyl since the original album releases.

The seminal power pop band The Rubinoos was founded by two junior high school buddies, Tommy Dunbar and Jon Rubin, in 1970. The band???s career highlights include CLICK HERE FOR RUBINOOS TIMELINEa top 40 hit of Tommy James??? ???I Think We???re Alone Now??? which they performed on Dick Clark???s American Bandstand. Fans will also recognize the power pop classic ??? I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,??? and the title cut of the hit film Revenge of the Nerds.

In 2007, Castle Records UK released a career-spanning 3 ??? CD anthology: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Rubinoos.

The Rubes continue to write and record new music. Since 2002, they have released eleven CDs and toured Europe and Japan multiple times. In winter of 2016 the group completed a smash tour of Italy, Spain, Sweden and Norway coinciding with the release of the vinyl 3 LP set The LP Collection.

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