Payolas#Paul Hyde and the Payolas (1985–1986)

The band's name is a reference to the United States payola scandal of the early 1960s, which was a pay-for-play scheme involving commercial radio stations.{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Tim |date=May 29, 1987 |title=Rock and Hyde set for spring tour |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/239072158/ |work=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=Canadian Press |page=D8 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723181026/https://www.proquest.com/docview/239072158/ |url-status=live }} The name caused issues with A&M record executives who wanted to introduce the band to the American market and who were concerned about the term's negative connotations, which resulted in the band's name change to Paul Hyde and the Payola$ in 1985.

Rock told The Province in 2003 that their band's name caused one record executive to tell him "I won't lift a finger to help you."{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=November 30, 2003 |title=The Payola$ have a story to tell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C18 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607184244/https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |url-status=live }} Rock added that it was Hyde that came up with the name and that "I was the idiot who put the dollar sign at the end."

Paul Hyde, originally from Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia at age fifteen.{{cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=John P. |date=April 11, 2002 |title=For every song there's a story |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/269325791/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=B4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180855/https://www.proquest.com/docview/269325791/ |url-status=live }} Hyde met Bob Rock while the pair were attending Belmont High School in Langford, a Victoria suburb.{{cite news |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=January 9, 2007 |title=Bob Rock |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/348106069/ |work=Times Colonist |location=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |page=D4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723181025/https://www.proquest.com/docview/348106069/ |url-status=live }} Rock, who moved to Victoria from Winnipeg at age twelve, described his first encounter with Hyde to the Times Colonist in 2007: "He had his hair all cut off, and later I found out it was because he wanted to look like a skinhead when he immigrated to Canada so he wouldn't get beat up. Being such a fan of English culture and bands, I saw this kid standing there in a long trenchcoat and shaved head and I went, 'That's a guy I wanna know.'"

Influenced by musical artists such as David Bowie, Slade, T. Rex, Alex Harvey and Be-Bop Deluxe, the pair formed the Paul Kane Blues Band and toured Vancouver Island in the mid-1970s. In 1976, Rock landed a job as an apprentice recording engineer at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver and became acquainted with Vancouver's punk scene.{{cite book |last1=Barclay |first1=Michael |last2=Jack |first2=Ian A.D. |last3=Schneider |first3=Jason |date=June 2011 |title=Have Not Been The Same; The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995 |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=9781554909681}} Rock and Hyde were joined by drummer Ian Tiles (of Pointed Sticks) and bass player Marty Higgs to form the pop-punk band Payola$.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Payola$ |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=September 4, 2013 |last1=Hayes |first1=Florence |last2=Mcintosh |first2=Andrew |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/payola-emc |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015909/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/payola-emc |url-status=live }} At the time, Rock was producing mainly punk acts, such as the Young Canadians, The Dils and the Pointed Sticks.

In 1979, Payola$ released their first single "China Boys" on their own Slophouse label.{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=July 30, 1981 |title=Payola hurting more at home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501398032/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=D2 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610152015/https://www.newspapers.com/image/501398032/ |url-status=live }} The song, whose lyrics reference the westernization of China, attracted the attention of A&M Records.{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Isaac |date=June 28, 1980 |title=Rock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505971187/ |work=Victoria Times |location=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |page=31 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Higgs and Tiles left shortly after the single was recorded and were replaced by drummer Taylor Nelson Little and sax/bass player Gary Middleclass (né Bourgeois).{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=June 4, 1993 |title=Say it loud, we're prog rockers and proud |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/243275359/ |work=The Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180636/https://www.proquest.com/docview/243275359/ |url-status=live }} The four track EP Introducing Payola$ was released by A&M in 1980. Middleclass left in 1980 (later becoming a teacher at the Vancouver Film School sound design program); he was replaced by Lawrence Wilkins on bass.{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=John |date=September 5, 1981 |title=In a Place Like This — by Payola$ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/557799425/ |work=Red Deer Advocate |location=Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |page=7C |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610150517/http://www.newspapers.com/image/557799425/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=McIlroy |first=Randal |date=May 19, 1982 |title=Payolas travel in good company |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-may-19-1982-p-49/ |work=Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=30 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}} Lee Kelsey was added on keyboards. This quintet recorded 1981's In a Place Like This, first at Little Mountain studios, then completed at the famed Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album's sound contained both reggae and ska influences. Produced by Rock, In a Place Like This was a critical success, but didn't do well commercially.{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Neal |date=February 11, 1982 |title=Mick Ronson rocks Payola$ into shape |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/493655722/ |work=The Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C3 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610160511/https://www.newspapers.com/image/493655722/ |url-status=live }}

In 1982, Chris Taylor was added to the band lineup; he replaced Taylor Little on drums. Kelsey left the band as well. This line-up recorded the album No Stranger to Danger, with famed English musician, songwriter and producer Mick Ronson acting as the album's producer. Ronson first heard of the Payolas when they were looking for a producer for In a Place Like This, but was unable to produce the album due to scheduling conflicts.

Incorporating elements of reggae, dub, pop, punk, and new wave, No Stranger to Danger included the hit single "Eyes of a Stranger", which won the Juno Award for best single.{{cite news |last=MacPhee-Sigurdson |first=Ben |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Eyes of a Stranger |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-jun-30-2017-p-65/ |work=Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=D5 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002183147/https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-jun-30-2017-p-65/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=April 6, 1983 |title=The winners in a nutshell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/483188614/ |work=Calgary Herald |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |agency=Canadian Press |page=D7 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Junos were also given to Rock and Hyde for their songwriting, Rock was awarded Recording Engineer of the Year, and the band as a whole won the Most Promising Group.

The band toured with New Zealand new wave band Split Enz on the Canadian leg of their 1982 tour. Ronson joined the Payola$ on stage on keyboards. In the 2011 book, Have Not Been The Same; The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, Rock said: "The funniest things was that after we played the first date, all the guys in Split Enz were on stage going, 'Is that Mick Ronson? Who's this band?'" After the album had been issued, Wilkins left the group; Barry Muir filled in on bass, but as a sessioneer, not a group member. Christopher Livingston was added on keyboards as a full new group member.

Ronson produced the band's next album, Hammer on a Drum, released in 1984. The album included the single "Never Said I Loved You" featuring Carole Pope, vocalist of rock band Rough Trade, which reached No. 8 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4315.pdf|title=RPM Top 50 Singles - October 1, 1983|access-date=July 23, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604024811/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4315.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 1985, producer and songwriter David Foster helped assemble the supergroup Northern Lights to record the song "Tears Are Not Enough".{{cite news |last=Boyd |first=Denny |date=February 13, 1985 |title=Canadian voices cry out to help the starving |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/495173353/ |work=The Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=A3 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612161536/https://www.newspapers.com/image/495173353/ |url-status=live |quote=The most unique moment in Canadian entertainment history ended at 2:20 a.m. Monday when the final sustained line -- "Heaven knows that tears are no enough -- of a song call Tears Are Not Enough, crashed out of 50 Canadians like a mass plea. . . Vancouver's Jim Vallance put together the initial music track in his home studio and later recorded it at Little Mountain Sound with musicians Paul Dean, David Sinclair, Steve Denroche, Doug Johnson and sound engineers Bob Rock and Mike Fraser. Rock and Paul Hyde came up with a title for the unwritten song, Tears Are Not Enough.}} Hyde was one of over 50 musicians featured on the song and Rock served as one of the engineers. Rock and Hyde came up with the song's title and contributed to the French lyrics along with Rachel Paiement.{{cite news |last=Patch |first=Nick |date=April 9, 2010 |title='Tears' turns 25: Foster, Murray, Hart reflect on 'Tears Are Not Enough' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/579136226/ |work=Whitehorse Daily Star |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |agency=Canadian Press |page=44 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612161533/https://www.newspapers.com/image/579136226/ |url-status=live |quote=Rachel Paiement, Paul Hyde and Bob Rock contributed French words.}}{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=February 11, 1985 |title=Musicians aid hungry |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501810601/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=8 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription|quote=The song was composed by Foster, Adams, Jim Vallance and Payola$'s Paul Hyde}}

That same year, A&M Records recruited Foster to produce the band's next recording, 1985's Here's the World for Ya, with the hopes of bringing the band to the American market.{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=June 28, 1985 |title=Hyde still seeks fame, fortune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/494768495/ |work=Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C9 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612152041/https://www.newspapers.com/image/494768495/ |url-status=live }} The band's name was also changed to Paul Hyde and the Payola$. By this point, the band consisted of Hyde, Rock, drummer Chris Taylor and bassist Alex "A-Train" Boynton.{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=January 8, 1986 |title=The End of the Payola$ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/494004680/ |work=Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C7 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180639/https://www.newspapers.com/image/494004680/ |url-status=live }} Both Foster and Hyde's then-wife, Myriam Nelson, contributed some of the songwriting. Here's the World for Ya and the album's title track garnered six Juno Award nominations, including best group, album as well as best vocalist for Hyde, best sound engineer for Rock and songwriter of the year for both Rock and Hyde.{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=March 23, 1986 |title=A tribute to our own |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501797415/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C18 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612144716/https://www.newspapers.com/image/501797415/ |url-status=live }} The single, "You're the Only Love" charted in the US, peaking at No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart—the first Payola$ single to do so.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-06-08|title=Billboard Hot 100: June 8, 1985|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 13, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512175856/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-06-08|url-status=live}}

The album marked a change in the band's sound that alienated many of their longtime fans as a result. In 1987, Tim O'Connor of Canadian Press said that the album "was glossy and tight, but it wasn't the Payola$." In that same article Hyde said, "We compromised ourselves somewhat artistically," adding "We were untrue to ourselves and our fans." Rock said of the experience, "We learned a lot from him, he's a very good musician. We saw a complete other side of recording with David. It was very polished and professional," adding "The thing with David (Foster) is that it swung far too much his way."

Despite the critical success, the album did not sell as well as hoped and the band was dropped by A&M in 1986.

In 1987, the band rebranded themselves as Rock and Hyde and released Under the Volcano on Capitol/EMI. The album marked a return to the politically and socially conscious lyrics of the Payolas' early work, with Rock also handling the sound engineering. The Rock and Hyde sound was more pop-oriented than that of the Payolas.{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=January 8, 1993 |title=Bob Rock, producer, performs again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C8 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607184244/https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |url-status=live }} Under the Volcano reached No. 24 on the top 100 album chart in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - May 9, 1987 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222022545/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2016}}

Under the Volcano was critically well-received, and Rock and Hyde had two hits in Canada with "Dirty Water" (No. 20) and "I Will" (No. 40).{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0802.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Singles - April 18, 1987|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527155852/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0802.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0853.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 29, 1987|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006014931/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0853.pdf|url-status=live}} "Dirty Water" also peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at No. 61.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-06-06|title=Billboard Hot 100: June 6, 1987|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 13, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307061750/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-06-06|url-status=live}}

Later that same year A&M capitalized on the band's renewed popularity and released a greatest hits package of Payolas work called Between a Rock and a Hyde Place: The Best of Payola$.{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=April 11, 1987 |title=Rock, Hyde come out of hiding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/495193390/ |work=Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=E3 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703193046/https://www.newspapers.com/image/495193390/ |url-status=live }}

After the release of Under the Volcano, Rock returned his focus to sound engineering and producing music from Little Mountain studios and became a go-to producer for hard rock and metal acts, producing albums for musical acts such as Loverboy, The Cult, Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Bon Jovi, and David Lee Roth. Along with ex-Payola$ drummer Chris Taylor, he was also involved in the band Rockhead that released an album in 1992.

The Payola$ reformed for a one-time gig on October 26, 1994, with Rock, Hyde, Boynton and new members Matt Frenette (drums) and Richard Sera (keyboards).{{cite web | url=https://www.straight.com/music/26-years-ago-today-payola-reunite-at-town-pump-make-em-wait-till-last-call-for-eyes-of-a | title=26 years ago today: The Payola$ reunite at the Town Pump, make 'em wait till last call for "Eyes of a Stranger" | date=13 October 2020 | access-date=12 October 2022 | archive-date=12 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012083114/https://www.straight.com/music/26-years-ago-today-payola-reunite-at-town-pump-make-em-wait-till-last-call-for-eyes-of-a | url-status=live }} Rock and Hyde then again went their separate ways. Paul Hyde pursued a solo recording career, releasing four albums between 1999 and 2002. These releases include 2000's Living off the Radar. Living off the Radar is a Payola$ album in all but name as it featured Rock as the album's producer, mixer, and guitarist; he was also the co-writer of several tracks. (Chris Taylor and Alex Boynton also played on a few tracks.)

The Best of the Payola$, 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection was released in 2002 in Universal Music's 20th Century Masters Series. The compilation included the Rock and Hyde track "Dirty Water".

Rock and Hyde played live in Vancouver in 2003, reformed as The Payolas. An EP called "Missing Links" was released for a charitable foundation, consisting of previously unreleased Payola$ songs and demos, a couple of which had surfaced earlier, in slightly different productions, on Paul Hyde's solo album Living off the Radar.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In 2006, they reunited once more; further, on July 17, 2007, the Payola$ released a seven-song EP, Langford (Part One).{{cite news |last=Wilton |first=Lisa |date=June 30, 2006 |title=Cha-Ching! Paul Hyde and Bob Rock Restart The Payola$ |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/245401377/ |work=Calgary Herald |location=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |page=SW07 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jenny |date=July 28, 2007 |title='Payola' isn't a dirty word to Bob Rock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497445207/ |work=The Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=F2 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723173911/https://www.newspapers.com/image/497445207/ |url-status=live }} It was announced that there would be a full-length follow-up to the Langford (Part One) EP, possibly incorporating some of the EP's tracks, however this release never materialized.

The band stopped performing live as of 2008, and the official Payolas website shut down in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} As with the band's first break-up, no formal announcement was made that the Payola$ were ceasing operations; however, later in 2009 Paul Hyde resumed his solo career, releasing his fifth studio album.{{cite news |date=November 24, 2009 |title=B.C. CD of the week: Paul Hyde: Peace Sign |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/269595249/ |work=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=B4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723174326/https://www.proquest.com/docview/269595249 |url-status=live }} In a 2020 interview with the Vancouver Sun, Hyde said that he hadn't performed live music in five years and had changed his focus towards visual art.{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Paul Hyde's rhinestone artwork comes to life |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/659352883/ |work=Vancouver Sun |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C15 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703203000/https://www.newspapers.com/image/659352883/ |url-status=live }} However, in a 2023 podcast interview, Hyde revealed that he and Rock had been working on a covers album, for release at an indefinite future time.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwmI9QZz5Y | title=Paul Hyde (The Payolas) - January 2023 | website=YouTube | date=16 January 2023 | access-date=2024-03-27 | archive-date=2024-03-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327154111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwmI9QZz5Y | url-status=live }} Whether this newly recorded material would be issued under the Payola$ name, or as Rock and Hyde, or perhaps using some other guise, was not revealed.

• In a Place Like This (1981)
• No Stranger to Danger (1982) (#5 Canada {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6496.pdf|title=RPM Top 50 Albums - September 4, 1982|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112173823/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6496.pdf|url-status=live}})
• Hammer on a Drum (1983) (#26 Canada for 5 weeks {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4369a.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Albums - October 22, 1983|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111100622/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4369a.pdf|url-status=live}})
• Here's the World for Ya (1985) (#26 Canada for 2 weeks {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0538.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Albums - June 22, 1985|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402223745/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0538.pdf|url-status=live}})
• Under the Volcano (1987) (as Rock and Hyde) (#24 Canada for 2 weeks {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Albums - May 9, 1987|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222022545/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf|url-status=live}})

• Between a Rock and a Hyde Place: The Best of Payola$ (1987)
• 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of the Payola$ (2002) [https://www.discogs.com/Payola-The-Best-Of-The-Payola-20th-Century-Master-The-Millennium-Collection/master/1376557]
• Missing Links (2003)

• Introducing Payola$ (1980)
• Langford Part One (2007)

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• [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/payola-emc Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
• [https://canadianbands.com/payolas/ Entry at canadianbands.com]

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