VA - Gary Crowley's Punk & New Wave, Rare Punk Gems & New Wave Nuggets 1977-1982 [2017] (3 x CDs)

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VA - Gary Crowley's Punk & New Wave, Rare Punk Gems & New Wave Nuggets 1977-1982 [2017] (3 x CDs)

Veteran UK DJ and broadcaster Gary Crowley has curated Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave, a triple CD box set that seeks to avoid the usual ‘classic anthems’ and rather opts for a quirkier selection of punk/new wave singles from 1977-1982. Crowley (and Jim Lahat) bring you 77 tracks of Punk, New Wave, Post Punk, Power Pop and Mod Revival including many of which are available on CD for the first time.

A fantastic collection for fans of the punk/post-punk/new wave/power-pop scene coming out of Britain in the late '70s and early '80s. Most of this collection is made up from scores of singles, many from bands that only had one or maybe two or three releases before calling it a day. A ton of effort has gone into assembling this set, restoring the recordings and providing some background notes to accompany the songs. Can't thank them enough for that. Many obscure tracks that will make you smile.  

This set proves if nothing else that there are still many obscure punk and new wave tracks to be rediscovered. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about this era, but I have only heard about a third of these tracks. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Vibrators - We Vibrate 2:09

02 Mo-Dettes - White Mice 3:37

03 Automatics - When The Tanks Roll Over Poland Again 2:52

04 Saints - Do The Robot 2:44

05 Ultravox! - Young Savage 2:58

06 Scars - All About You 3:54

07 Starjets - School Days 3:22

08 Suburban Studs - I Hate School 2:36

09 Advertising - Lipstick 2:13

10 TV 21 - Ambition 3:49

11 Nice Men - Nuclear Summer 3:05

12 Eater - Thinking Of The Usa 3:01

13 Alternative Tv - How Much Longer 2:36

14 999 - Emergency 2:50

15 Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars 3:15

16 Stiffs - Inside Out 3:53

17 Carpettes - Small Wonder 2:01

18 Fall - It's The New Thing 3:26

19 Drones - Bone Idol 1:54

20 Skunks - Good From The Bad 3:40

21 Nips - All The Time In The World 3:23

22 Boys - First Time 2:19

23 Bee Bee Cee - You Gotta Know Girl 2:40

24 Circles - Opening Up 3:11

25 Glaxo Babies - This Is Your Life 3:08

26 John Cooper Clarke - Suspended Sentence 2:49

CD2

01 Fast Cars - The Kids Just Wanna Dance 3:28

02 New Hearts - Just Another Teenage Anthem 1:57

03 Clive Culbertson - Time To Kill 2:31

04 Only Ones - You've Got To Pay 2:47

05 Lori And The Chameleons - Touch 4:19

06 Things - Pieces Of You 2:42

07 Negatives - Love Is Not Real 2:26

08 Photos - Barbarellas 3:00

09 Expressos - Tango In Mono 3:22

10 Stukas - Klean Living Kids 2:07

11 Tonight - Drummer Man 2:44

12 Quads - There Must Be Thousands 3:21

13 Shake - Culture Shock 3:45

14 Girls At Our Best - Getting Nowhere Fast 2:00

15 Cuban Heels - Downtown 1:47

16 Donkees - Listen To Your Radio 2:35

17 Spizzenergi - Soldier Soldier 3:49

18 Telegents - Get Out 2:55

19 Collectors - Talking Hands 2:57

20 Stripes - One Step Ahead 3:48

21 Doubt - Time Out 2:44

22 Bobalouis - Go Ahead 2:13

23 Letters - Nobody Loves Me 2:11

24 Perfectors - Yt502951d 2:43

25 Fun 4 - Singing In The Showers 2:09

26 Tours - Language School 2:10

CD3

01 Skids - Charles 2:43

02 Tights - Howard Hughes 4:37

03 Form - Start Again 3:12

04 Head - Nothing To Do In A Town Like Leather Head 2:28

05 Pop-Tones - Wooden Heart 2:57

06 Disguise - Juvenile Delinquent 3:00

07 Dolly Mixture - Been Teen 2:27

08 Teenage Filmstars - I Helped Patrick Mcgoohan Escape 2:55

09 Apocalypse - Teddy 3:09

10 Tinopeners - Set Me Free 2:36

11 Plague - In Love 4:04

12 Crack - Easy Street 3:37

13 Smirks - Angry With Myself 3:12

14 Straightshooter - She's So Fine 2:40

15 Bleeding Hearts - This Is The Way...Ok? 2:54

16 Apartment - The Car 2:08

17 Knife Edge - Say You Will 3:08

18 Tea Set - Parry Thomas 4:43

19 Zips - Take Me Down 2:38

20 Really 3rds - Everday, Everyway 2:49

21 Kicks - If Looks Could Kill 3:25

22 Tpi - She's Too Clever For Me 3:53

23 Gobblinz - Love Me Too 2:36

24 Moondogs - She's Nineteen 2:46

25 Generation X - Wild Dub 3:46

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