Another band from my earliest days in college radio, and another band that totally disappeared after an album or two.
The Jack Rubies hailed from London, England, but sounded like an American band from the same time period of late 80s college rock. Think REM but with a more of a power pop edge. They also had an ultra-hip record label behind them, TVT Records, home to Nine Inch Nails amongst other bands.
The band wasn't particularly original. I did have a copy of their debut album, See the Money in My Smile, and really enjoyed it for what it was, unassuming and pleasant jangly power pop. They broke no new ground, and they failed to capture many ears.
The band only put out one more album, in 1989, Fascinatin' Vacation, also on the TVT label. They broke up in the early 90s, and members went on to form other band that plied in obscurity: The Milagro Saints and the Screaming Windsors.
"Mona Lisa" was the lead off track from 1988's See the Money in My Smile.
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