Various Artists - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo - (3xCD Capacity Wallet)
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Various Artists - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo - (3xCD Capacity Wallet)
Over three glorious, packed-to-the-brim CDs, "1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo" investigates 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 that, over forty years later, have still to be classified by the fifth estate, the fourth column or even the Third Reich.
The release documents various regional scenes, paying close attention to the likes of Manchester, Scotland and, in particular, Northern Ireland, where the arrival of punk was a life-affirming relief from the horrors of everyday life.
From household names (The Jam, The Stranglers, The Cure, Public Image Ltd) to groups who barely progressed beyond their own bedrooms, major label careerists to DIY enthusiasts, one-off mavericks (led by the blessed Jilted John) to songs specifically crafted as hit singles, every aspect of a vibrant, multi-faceted scene is represented on our marathon four-hour, 79-track anthology.
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.
Track Listing - CD1
- BORSTAL BREAKOUT – Sham 69
- 5 MINUTES – The Stranglers
- EMERGENCY – 999
- DON’T TANGO ON MY HEART – The Doll
- OH! DIDN’T I SAY – Tubeway Army
- AUTOMATIC LOVER – The Vibrators
- I’M A BOY – Cyanide
- BAD IN BED – The Electric Chairs
- LOST LENORE – Attrix
- STUCK WITH YOU – Zones
- PARTY CLOTHES – Subs
- YOU’RE A DISEASE – The Outcasts
- SHE’S SO MODERN – The Boomtown Rats
- I’M CIVILISED – Menace
- MOONMIDSUMMER – The Freshies
- THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – The Pleasers
- DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE – Japan
- CONCRETE JUNGLE – The Coventry Automatics
- ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET – The Only Ones
- TOUCH AND GO – Magazine
- SPREAD THE WORD AROUND – Pretty Boy Floyd and the Gems
- WHEN THE TANKS ROLL OVER POLAND AGAIN – The Automatics
- STELLA’S GOT A FELLA – Social Security
- CHLOROFORM – The Bleach Boys
- JILTED JOHN – Jilted John
- RAT UP A DRAINPIPE – The Members
- GLANDULAR ANGELA – The Exits
- WHY DON’T YOU DO ME RIGHT? – Alternative TV
Track Listing - CD2
- THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO – X-Ray Spex
- UP AGAINST THE WALL – Tom Robinson Band
- CENTRAL DETENTION CENTRE – Gyro
- AIN’T GOT A CLUE – The Lurkers
- THE BACKSTREET BOYS – Patrik Fitzgerald
- NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE OLD AND GAY – Dead Fingers Talk
- I CAN’T RESIST – The Reaction
- I CAN’T WAIT – The Jolt
- KINNEL TOMMY – Ed Banger
- LOVING A KILLER – The Stoat
- A.C.A.B. – The Rowdies
- START ALL OVER AGAIN – No Sweat
- I BELIEVE – The V.I.P.s
- 2NE1 – The Carpettes
- GHOSTS OF PRINCES IN TOWERS – Rich Kids
- KUNG FU INTERNATIONAL – John Cooper Clarke
- RINGING IN THE STREETS – The Ripchords
- SLOW MOTION – Ultravox
- LOVE IS BLIND – Nightshift
- ROCK’N’ROLL AIN’T DEAD – The Questions
- CORTINA COWBOYS – Blue Steam
- BIRMINGHAM REGGIE – The Others
- LIVE IN A CAR – UK Subs
- IT’S ALRIGHT – The Turn
- TEENAGE VICE – The Teardrops
- HEADS DOWN NO NONSENSE MINDLESS BOOGIE – Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
Track Listing - CD3
- PUBLIC IMAGE – Public Image Ltd
- ALTERNATIVE ULSTER – Stiff Little Fingers
- LIGHT AT YOUR WINDOW – The Detonators
- FIBRE – Spizzoil
- LIFE’S A GAMBLE – Penetration
- 28/8/78 – Scritti Politti
- EUROPEANS – Europeans
- TAKE THE CASH (K.A.S.H.) – Wreckless Eric
- YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY – Johnny Thunders
- THE SAINTS ARE COMING – Skids
- IT’S THE NEW THING – The Fall
- ALPHAVILLE – The Monochrome Set
- IN THE CROWD – The Jam
- STARRY EYES – The Records
- WEEKEND GIRL – The Bozos
- DESTINATION VENUS – The Rezillos
- FLASHING IN THE SUBWAY – Tyla Gang
- 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT – The Cure
- LARGER THAN LIFE – The Parrots
- WRONG STREET – Nicky & The Dots
- NEW TOWN – The Vitamins
- LOVE SONG – Passage
- WHAT SHE WANTS, SHE NEEDS – Eater
- NEVER MET SUZI – Time Machine
- WHITE CHRISTMAS – Slush
Format: 3xCD Capacity Wallet
BarCode: 5013929181830
Catalogue Number: CDTRED818
Label: Cherry Red Records
Release Date: Friday, 28th August 2020
