Optimism / Reject ~ Punk And Post-Punk Meets D-I-Y Aesthetic 1977-1981

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1-1 Eater (2)– Michael's Monetary System 1:45
1-2 The Drones– You'll Lose 3:38
1-3 Alternative TV– Love Lies Limp 3:07
1-4 The Outsiders (2)– Freeway 4:10
1-5 John Cooper Clarke– Suspended Sentence 2:51
1-6 'O' Level– O Levels 2:07
1-7 Swell Maps– Black Velvet 1:58
1-8 Patrik Fitzgerald– Optimism/Reject 1:12
1-9 Attrix– Hard Times 4:09
1-10 Subway Sect– Nobody's Scared 2:06
1-11 The Freshies– Washed Up 3:07
1-12 Skids– Charles 2:35
1-13 Angelic Upstarts– Police oppression 3:31
1-14 The Art Attacks– Neutron Bomb 2:59
1-15 Victim (4)– Mixed Up World 3:12
1-16 Essential Logic– Aerosol Burns 2:01
1-17 The Tights– It 2:42
1-18 Punishment Of Luxury– The Demon 4:06
1-19 The Fall– Bingo-Master 2:22
1-20 The Cravats– Situations Vacant 3:36
1-21 Scritti Politti– Is And Ought The Western World 3:46
1-22 pragVEC– Wolf 1:49
1-23 The Jerks*– Cool 3:12
1-24 The Monochrome Set– He's Frank 2:37
1-25 Thomas Leer– International 4:03
1-26 Devil's Dykes– Fruitless 2:14
1-27 Vice Creems– 01-01-212 2:39
1-28 Nigel Simpkins– Times Encounter 1:56
2-1 The Ruts– H-Eyes 2:48
2-2 The Dodgems– Lord Lucan Is Missing 3:30
2-3 Passage*– The Competition 1:40
2-4 Nicky & The Dots– Girl Gets Nervous 2:22
2-5 Scissor Fits– I Don't Want To Work For British Airways 2:49
2-6 Spizzoil– Cold City 2:02
2-7 The Shapes (2)– (I Saw) Batman (In The Launderette) 2:39
2-8 Proles– Stereo Love 2:05
2-9 The Molesters– Commuter Man 5:40
2-10 The Pack (3)– Heathen 2:39
2-11 The Raincoats– In Love 3:07
2-12 The Tea Set– Sing Song 1:36
2-13 Artery (2)– Mother Moon 2:17
2-14 Murder The Disturbed– The Ultimate System 4:00
2-15 The Family Fodder*– Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling) 4:32
2-16 The Frantic Elevators– Every Day I Die 1:26
2-17 They Must Be Russians– Nagasaki's Children 4:16
2-18 Second Layer– Metal Sheet 1:22
2-19 Metrophase– Cold Rebellion 3:29
2-20 Disturbed (3)– I Don't Believe 4:25
2-21 The Door And The Window– Subculture Fashion Slaves 3:50
2-22 The Steppes (2)– God's Got Religion 2:51
2-23 Gl*xo Babies*– Christine Keeler 3:38
2-24 The Associates– Boys Keep Swinging 3:39
2-25 'Fatal' Microbes*– Beautiful Pictures 1:50
2-26 Disco Zombies*– Top Of The Pops 2:19
2-27 Pneumania– Exhibition 2:51
3-1 Au Pairs– Domestic Departure 2:22
3-2 English Subtitles– Reconstruction 5:03
3-3 Medium Medium– Them Or Me 3:55
3-4 Modern Eon– Choreography 2:40
3-5 Josef K– Chance Meeting 2:55
3-6 The Lines– On The Air 3:34
3-7 Mo-Dettes– Masochistic Opposite 3:33
3-8 Deep Freeze*– Minstrel Radio Yoghurt 2:40
3-9 The Chefs (2)– You Get Everywhere 2:42
3-10 The Golinski Brothers– Bloody 2:33
3-11 The Lillettes (2)– Hey Operator 2:11
3-12 The Bodies– Art Nouveau 3:39
3-13 Nightmares In Wax– Shangri-La 3:32
3-14 Weird Strings– Oscar Automobile 3:07
3-15 Again Again– Self Employed 4:27
3-16 The Membranes– Fashionable Junkies 1:43
3-17 Manic Jabs– Autophagous 2:02
3-18 Blancmange– Modichy In Aneration 2:05
3-19 Mystere V's*– No Message 3:16
3-20 Eyeless In Gaza– The Feeling's Mutual 2:41
3-21 Distributors*– Lean On Me 3:39
3-22 Tagmemics– Chimneys 4:34
3-23 Rhythm Clicks– Short Time 3:10
3-24 Blurt– Get 3:44
4-1 Young Marble Giants– Final Day 1:43
4-2 Charge– You Get What You Deserve 3:04
4-3 The Sisters Of Mercy– The Damage Done 3:03
4-4 Girls At Our Best– Politics! 3:17
4-5 A Popular History Of Signs– Justice Not Vengeance 3:58
4-6 Thompson Twins– Could Be Her, Could Be You 3:21
4-7 Fire Engines– Everything's Roses 3:17
4-8 Emma Sharpe (2)– Motorway 2:00
4-9 The Red Squares (3)– The Russians Are Coming 1:51
4-10 The Room (3)– Motion 3:02
4-11 The 49 Americans– Should Be More Ideal 2:40
4-12 Cult Figures– I remember 2:54
4-13 The Higsons– Insect Love 3:29
4-14 The Laughing Apple– Chips For Tea 2:19
4-15 The Legendary Pink Dots– Defeated 2:28
4-16 Marine Girls– Holiday Song 2:14
4-17 Normil Hawaiians– The Return 3:15
4-18 The Reflections (3)– Zigzagging 2:52
4-19 Sad Lovers And Giants– When I See You 3:18
4-20 To The Finland Station– Domino Theory 3:38
4-21 Vivien Goldman– Launderette 3:47
4-22 23 Skidoo– Ethics 3:41
4-23 Screen 3 (2)– Shades Of Black 3:18
4-24 The Happy Few– Plan 9 From Outer Space 3:35
4-25 The Tesco Bombers– Break The Ice At Parties 1:55
4-26 ...And The Native Hipsters– I Wanna Be Around (Paul) 2:30