Longtime fans still debate whether The Plimsouls lost their footing signing prematurely to a major label in the early ‘80s (engendering the requisite backlash), or whether the L.A. group was simply a great club-scene band not destined for bigger things. Whichever the case may be, the vaults have yielded a second batch of live tunes, recorded two years after the set captured on Live! Beg, Borrow and Steal. Those two years served the band well. Recorded at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, Calif., and razor sharp in both audio quality and performance, Beach Town efficiently reflects The Plimsouls’ range. Power pop anthems like “Zero Hour,” “Shaky City,” and “A Million Miles Away” gleam alongside rare live versions of great tunes like the raucous “Magic Touch,” the hard-to-find “Hobo,” and the wistful ballad “Oldest Story in the World.” The band’s stellar covers of The Creation’s “Makin’ Time,” The Flamin’ Groovies’ “Jumpin’ in the Night,” and The Everly Brothers’ “Price of Love” make Beach Town a must-have for Plimsouls fans.