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In celebration of one of the most dynamic and diverse periods ever in the singles charts, NOW are proud to present ‘NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs’ – this special edition 4-CD is encased in ‘hardback book’ packaging, which includes a 28-page booklet packed with notes about all of the 80 featured tracks! Spanning multiple genres that contributed to the rich diversity of the era – including punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod and electronic – between 1977 and the end of 1980, and all of which would inspire the wave of new art and club influenced pop that would come to define the musical landscape of the early 80s….
Tracklist
3LP:
A1 The Clash– London Calling
A2 Ramones– Blitzkrieg Bop
A3 Iggy Pop– Lust For Life (Edit)
A4 The Jam– Going Underground
A5 The Undertones– Teenage Kicks
A6 The Cure– Boys Don't Cry
A7 Joy Division– Love Will Tear Us Apart
A8 XTC– Making Plans For Nigel
A9 The Boomtown Rats– Rat Trap
B1 Blondie– Hanging On The Telephone
B2 Siouxsie And The Banshees*– Hong Kong Garden
B3 The Rezillos– Top Of The Pops (7" Version)
B4 Plastic Betrand*– Ça Plane Pour Moi
B5 The Dickies– Banana Splits
B6 Squeeze (2)– Cool For Cats (Single Edit)
B7 Skids– Into The Valley
B8 Magazine– Shot By Both Sides
B9 Public Image Limited– Death Disco
C1 The Members– The Sound Of The Suburbs
C2 The Stranglers– No More Heroes
C3 The Ruts– Babylon's Burning (Single Version)
C4 The Runaways– Cherry Bomb
C5 The Only Ones– Another Girl, Another Planet
C6 Elvis Costello & The Attractions– (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
C7 Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers– Roadrunner (Once)
C8 The Tom Robinson Band*– 2-4-6-8 Motorway
C9 Patti Smith Group– Because The Night
D1 Pretenders*– Brass In Pocket
D2 The Police– Roxanne
D3 Dexys Midnight Runners– Geno
D4 Secret Affair– Time For Action
D5 The Motors– Airport
D6 Martha And The Muffins– Echo Beach
D7 Roxy Music– Over You
D8 Joe Jackson– Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Album Version)
E1 The Specials– Gangsters
E2 Madness– The Prince
E3 The Selecter– On My Radio
E4 The Beat (2)– Mirror In The Bathroom
E5 UB40– Food For Thought
E6 Japan– Life In Tokyo
E7 Sparks– The Number One Song In Heaven
E8 The B-52's– Rock Lobster
F1 Adam & The Ants*– Dog Eat Dog
F2 Bow Wow Wow– C30 C60 C90 Go
F3 The Flying Lizards– Money (Edit)
F4 The Human League– Nightclubbing
F5 Tubeway Army– Are 'Friends' Electric?
F6 John Foxx– Underpass
F7 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark– Messages
F8 The Buggles– Video Killed The Radio Star (Single Version)
4CD Sets:
CD1:
1. The Clash - London Calling
2. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
3. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
4. The Jam - Going Underground
5. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
6. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
7. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
8. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
9. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
10. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
11. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
12. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
13. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
14. The Police - Roxanne
15. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
16. Blondie - Atomic
17. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach
18. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
19. Roxy Music - Over You
20. Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
CD2:
1. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs
2. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
3. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
4. Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
5. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
6. Generation X – King Rocker
7. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
8. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
10. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
11. The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
12. Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
13. Yellow Dog - Just One More Night
14. Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
15. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
16. Skids - Into The Valley
17. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
18. The Vibrators - Automatic Lover
19. Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
20. The Dickies - Banana Splits
CD3:
1. The Specials - Gangsters
2. Madness - The Prince
3. The Selecter – On My Radio
4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
5. Bad Manners - Special Brew
6. UB40 - Food For Thought
7. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
8. The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
9. Public Image Limited - Death Disco
10. Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
11. Devo - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction
12. The Slits - Typical Girls
13. The Regents - 7 Teen
14. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
15. Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours
16. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
17. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
18. The Motors - Airport
19. Secret Affair - Time For Action
20. The Jags - Back Of My Hand
21. The Jam - All Around The World
CD4:
1. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
2. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
3. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
4. Toyah – Ieya
5. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House
6. Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day
7. Devo - Whip It
8. The Flying Lizards - Money
9. The Human League - Nightclubbing
10. The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
11. Joy Division - Atmosphere
12. John Foxx - Underpass
13. Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
14. Japan - Life In Tokyo
15. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
16. The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)
17. Ultravox – Sleepwalk
18. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
19. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star