For those unaware, much like me beforehand, Los Angeles power pop/punks Flyboys and Frontier Records, Sun Valley’s premiere punk rock label since 1980, announced today the release of the definitive collection, The Complete Flyboys 1978-1980 on April 10th, 2026.

The 14-track, digitally remastered album contains the band’s first, self-titled EP — Frontier Records’ first release in March 1980– now expanded to include seven tracks making their LP and CD debut: Both songs from Flyboys’ second 7” single (Square City/Crayon World) plus five previously unreleased demos from 1979. The album will be released on limited-edition white vinyl, compact disc and digital streaming and is now available for pre-order from indie distributor, Independent Label Distribution.

Pasadena’s Flyboys were a power pop/punk band that began in 1977 with singer/songwriter John Curry and Jim “Trash” Decker from The Crowd (and tangentially, Jay from The Simpletones, who would later sign to Posh Boy). Flyboys gigged all over the Southland, paying their dues opening for every national and local punk band from Huntington Beach to Hollywood.

They were anything but typical punks with their day-glo clothes, Cuban heels, and maddeningly catchy songs. Infectious hooks and John Curry’s bleached-blonde pompadour were the band’s trademarks.

Side A:
1. I Couldn’t Tell
2. Dear John
3. Live For Today (unreleased demo)
4. Butch
5. Picture Perfect
6. Square City (debut 45, never before on LP or CD)
7. Different Kind of Guy (unreleased demo)

Side B:
1. So Juvenile
2. Every Day (unreleased demo)
3. Crayon World (debut 45, never before on LP or CD)
4. Butch (unreleased demo)
5. Different Kind of Guy
6. Dear John (unreleased demo)
7. Theme Song

Putting the vinyl on the turntable, Side A opens on upbeat and joyous free flow of I Couldn’t Tell, the alt-pop angst of Dear John and the indie-fied brilliance of the unreleased demo Live For Today, before we are brought forth the guitar-driven rocker Butch, the synth rock-imbibed Picture Perfect and their debut single, the alt-punk Square City, the side rounding out on an unreleased demo, the brilliantly melodic rocker Different Kind of Guy.

Flipping the color vinyl over, Side B opens on the propulsive So Juvenile, the rhythmical unreleased demo Every Day and another track from their debut single, the frenetic alt-pop sound of Crayon World, before they are in turn backed by an unreleased demo version of Butch, another heavier run at the rocker Different Kind of Guy, the album coming to a close on the forthrightness of an unreleased demo version of Dear John and the guitar-tastic instrumental Theme Song.

In all, Flyboys The Complete Flyboys 1978-1980 consists of the original self-titled Frontier EP, the Square City 7″ and five previously unheard, unreleased demos. The album features all-new artwork and never-before-seen Flyboys photos designed by the band’s singer/songwriter John Curry. The new package gives a fuller, more well-rounded view of the Flyboys and likely will bring about a new respect and the enthusiasm they’ve deserved all along.

Musicians:
John Curry - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Scott Lasken - Bass, Vocals
David Wilson - Keyboards, Vocals
Dennis Walsh - Drums
Thames - Guitar
Flyboys - Production