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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:
Side A
1 The Clash - London Calling - The Clash
2 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
3 Iggy Pop - Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
4 The Jam - Going Underground - The Jam
5 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
6 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
7 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
8 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel - XTC
9 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats
Side B
1 Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone - The Members
2 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden - The Stranglers
3 The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops - The Ruts
4 Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi - The Runaways
5 The Dickies - Banana Splits - The Only Ones
6 Squeeze - Cool For Cats - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
7 Skids - Into The Valley - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
8 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides - The Tom Robinson Band
9 Public Image Limited - Death Disco - Patti Smith Group
Side C
1 The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs - The Specials
2 The Stranglers - No More Heroes - Madness
3 The Ruts - Babylon's Burning - The Selecter
4 The Runaways - Cherry Bomb - The Beat
5 The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet - UB40
6 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea - Japan
7 Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once) - Sparks
8 The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway - The B-52's
9 Patti Smith Group - Because The Night - Adam & The Ants
Side D
1 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
2 The Police - Roxanne
3 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
4 Secret Affair - Time For Action
5 The Motors - Airport
6 Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach
7 Roxy Music - Over You
8 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Side E
1 The Specials - Gangsters
2 Madness - The Prince
3 The Selecter - On My Radio
4 The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
5 UB40 - Food For Thought
6 Japan - Life In Tokyo
7 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
8 The B-52's - Rock Lobster
Side F
1 Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
2 Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
3 The Flying Lizards - Money
4 The Human League - Nightclubbing
5 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
6 John Foxx - Underpass
7 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
8 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
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