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Over three glorious, packed-to-the-brim CDs, we investigate the sounds of 1978 as the original punk template fractured into a dazzling day-glo riot of sub-genres: new wave, post-punk, proto-Oi, power-pop, punk poets, the mod revival, ska-punk, synth oriented electronic/industrial music and a whole load of additional noises.
Housed in a capacity wallet, 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo includes a 48-page booklet that includes the lowdown on every track. Loaded with vim and vigour, it’s another essential purchase for anyone with even a passing interest in the British music scene of the late Seventies.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1. BORSTAL BREAKOUT – Sham 69
2. 5 MINUTES – The Stranglers
3. EMERGENCY – 999
4. DON’T TANGO ON MY HEART – The Doll
5. OH! DIDN’T I SAY – Tubeway Army
6. AUTOMATIC LOVER – The Vibrators
7. I’M A BOY – Cyanide
8. BAD IN BED – The Electric Chairs
9. LOST LENORE – Attrix
10.STUCK WITH YOU – Zones
11.PARTY CLOTHES – Subs
12.YOU’RE A DISEASE – The Outcasts
13.SHE’S SO MODERN – The Boomtown Rats
14.I’M CIVILISED – Menace
15.MOONMIDSUMMER – The Freshies
16.THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – The Pleasers
17.DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE – Japan
18.CONCRETE JUNGLE – The Coventry Automatics
19.ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET – The Only Ones
20.TOUCH AND GO – Magazine
21.SPREAD THE WORD AROUND – Pretty Boy Floyd and the Gems
22.WHEN THE TANKS ROLL OVER POLAND AGAIN – The Automatics
23.STELLA’S GOT A FELLA – Social Security
24.CHLOROFORM – The Bleach Boys
25.JILTED JOHN – Jilted John
26.RAT UP A DRAINPIPE – The Members
27.GLANDULAR ANGELA – The Exits
28.WHY DON’T YOU DO ME RIGHT? – Alternative TV
DISC TWO
1. THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO – X-Ray Spex
2. UP AGAINST THE WALL – Tom Robinson Band
3. CENTRAL DETENTION CENTRE - Gyro
4. AIN’T GOT A CLUE – The Lurkers
5. THE BACKSTREET BOYS – Patrik Fitzgerald
6. NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE OLD AND GAY – Dead Fingers Talk
7. I CAN’T RESIST – The Reaction
8. I CAN’T WAIT – The Jolt
9. KINNEL TOMMY – Ed Banger
10.LOVING A KILLER – The Stoat
11.A.C.A.B. – The Rowdies
12.START ALL OVER AGAIN – No Sweat
13.I BELIEVE – The V.I.P.s
14.2NE1 – The Carpettes
15.GHOSTS OF PRINCES IN TOWERS – Rich Kids
16.KUNG FU INTERNATIONAL – John Cooper Clarke
17.RINGING IN THE STREETS – The Ripchords
18.SLOW MOTION – Ultravox
19.LOVE IS BLIND - Nightshift
20.ROCK’N’ROLL AIN’T DEAD – The Questions
21.CORTINA COWBOYS – Blue Steam
22.BIRMINGHAM REGGIE – The Others
23.LIVE IN A CAR – UK Subs
24.IT’S ALRIGHT – The Turn
25.TEENAGE VICE – The Teardrops
26.HEADS DOWN NO NONSENSE MINDLESS BOOGIE – Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
DISC THREE
1. PUBLIC IMAGE – Public Image Ltd
2. ALTERNATIVE ULSTER – Stiff Little Fingers
3. LIGHT AT YOUR WINDOW – The Detonators
4. FIBRE - Spizzoil
5. LIFE’S A GAMBLE - Penetration
6. 28/8/78 – Scritti Politti
7. EUROPEANS – Europeans
8. TAKE THE CASH (K.A.S.H.) – Wreckless Eric
9. YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS
AROUND A MEMORY – Johnny Thunders
10.THE SAINTS ARE COMING – Skids
11.IT’S THE NEW THING – The Fall
12.ALPHAVILLE – The Monochrome Set
13.IN THE CROWD – The Jam
14.STARRY EYES – The Records
15.WEEKEND GIRL – The Bozos
16.DESTINATION VENUS – The Rezillos
17.FLASHING IN THE SUBWAY – Tyla Gang
18.10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT – The Cure
19.LARGER THAN LIFE – The Parrots
20.WRONG STREET – Nicky & The Dots
21.NEW TOWN – The Vitamins
22.LOVE SONG - Passage
23.WHAT SHE WANTS, SHE NEEDS - Eater
24.NEVER MET SUZI – Time Machine
25.WHITE CHRISTMAS - Slush