VA - 1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 [1999] (5 x CDs)

PUNK & NEW WAVE

VA - 1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 [1999] (5 x CDs)

This box set comes in a sleek black long box with a die-cut lid that reveals four metal badges attached to the front page of a 96-page booklet. The booklet contains detailed information and images about the punk and new wave scene from 1976 to 1979. Each of the five CDs is housed in a colourful cardboard sleeve with a number on the back. Some of the first copies of this set also included a correction slip for two of the tracks. Discog states that, at least some early copies included what appears to be an errata slip for CD2, track 17, and CD5, track four. Also, the numerals on the silver "buttons" on the booklet, which protrude through the lid are not all vertical, but tend to be rotated anti-clockwise as the numbers increase. This has been verified with multiple copies.

The aim of this box set is to give the listener a comprehensive overview of a particular era and type of music. It is impossible to include everything, and that is not the intention of this set. Rather, this set tries to answer two questions: a) “Does this set give the listener an insightful look into the genre?” and b) “Does this set teach the listener something useful about the genre?” The answer to both questions is YES.

Punk rock was not defined by a single sound or style, but rather by the attitude and approach of the musicians who created it. They challenged the conventions and norms of the music industry and society, and expressed themselves in original and innovative ways. The Clash, The Jam, Talking Heads, X and The Damned are some of the classic bands that came out of this era, but their music is very diverse and hard to categorize under one label. This diversity is one of the strengths of punk rock, but also one of the challenges of summarizing and anthologizing it.

Punk rock was a revolutionary and influential genre that changed the face of music. It is hard to pinpoint the exact beginning of the punk era, but 1975 is often considered the starting point, based on the emergence of bands and artists such as The Ramones, Patti Smith and Television in New York City, and The Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols in the UK. However, by the end of the '70s, punk was already evolving and branching into different subgenres, such as post-punk, new wave, hardcore, no wave, Oi!, psychobilly and more.

This box set is a great introduction to the first wave of punk and new wave from both England and the USA. It covers a wide range of bands and styles, from the iconic to the obscure. It features classics as well as hidden gems that deserve more recognition. This collection is essential for anyone who wants to discover or revisit this amazing period of musical history.  It captures the essence and the diversity of the genre, as well as the cultural and social impact it had. It showcases the creativity and innovation of the musicians who challenged the conventions and norms of the music industry and society. This box set is a treasure for any fan of British punk music. It has everything: the sound quality, the track selection, the booklet, the packaging. It is a flawless compilation of British punk and it captures the essence and the diversity of the genre like no other. The box set is not only a collection of songs, but also a document of a revolutionary and influential era of musical history.  (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Clash - Complete Control 3:16

02 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 3:32

03 Damned - New Rose 2:45

04 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop 2:13

05 Lurkers - Shadow 2:29

06 Eater - Thinking Of The Usa 3:02

07 Nosebleeds - Ain't Bin To No Music School 2:56

08 Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout 2:11

09 Suburban Studs - I Hate School 2:38

10 Menace - G.L.C. 2:25

11 Adverts - One Chord Wonders 2:36

12 Chelsea - Right To Work 3:04

13 Killjoys - Johnny Won't Go To Heaven 2:42

14 Drones - Bone Idle 1:54

15 Slaughter & The Dogs - Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone 3:12

16 UK Subs - C.I.D. 1:56

17 Wasps - Can't Wait 'til '78 2:49

18 Subway Sect - Ambition 2:59

19 Saints - (I'm) Stranded 3:34

20 Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict 2:00

CD02

01 Jam - In The City 2:18

02 Generation X - Your Generation 3:16

03 Boys - First Time 2:20

04 Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) 4:02

05 Penetration - Don't Dictate 2:55

06 Ruts - In A Rut 3:42

07 Rudi - Big Time 2:45

08 Protex - Don't Ring Me Up 2:38

09 Outcasts - Justa Nother Teenage Rebel 3:15

10 Members - Solitary Confinement 3:54

11 999 - Emergency 2:44

12 Leyton Buzzards - 19 & Mad 2:54

13 Not Sensibles - I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher 3:34

14 Riff Raff - Romford Girls 2:17

15 Users - Sick Of You 3:24

16 Nips - Gabrielle 3:35

17 Mekons - Where Were You 2:43

18 Angelic Upstarts - Murder Of Liddle Towers 4:38

19 X Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! 2:51

20 Skids - Sweet Suburbia 2:27

21 Radiators From Space - Television Screen 1:52

22 Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster 2:45

23 Undertones - Teenage Kicks 2:24

CD03

01 Eddie And The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression 2:59

02 Rich Kids - Rich Kids 2:58

03 Vibrators - Baby Baby 3:25

04 Yachts - Suffice To Say 3:16

05 Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner 4:04

06 Klark Kent - Don't Care 2:10

07 Radio Stars - Nervous Wreck 2:01

08 Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall 3:36

09 Nick Lowe - So It Goes 2:32

10 Larry Wallis - Police Car 3:19

11 Johnny Moped - Hard Lovin' Man 2:46

12 Flys - Love And A Molotov Cocktail 2:34

13 Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk 2:18

14 Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer 3:07

15 Dictators - Search And Destroy 3:27

16 Heartbreakers - Born To Lose 3:06

17 Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance 3:31

18 Electric Chairs - Fuck Off 3:08

19 Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles 3:02

CD04

01 Richard Hell & The Voidoids - (I Belong To The) Blank Generation 2:54

02 Cure - 1015 Saturday Night 3:43

03 Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds 3:21

04 Rezillos - I Can't Stand My Baby 2:25

05 Snatch - All I Want 1:49

06 Boomtown Rats - Looking After No. 1 3:08

07 Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours 2:54

08 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 3:13

09 Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll 3:41

10 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? 3:35

11 Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World 2:59

12 Television Personalities - Part Time Punks 2:39

13 Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart 2:41

14 Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory 3:46

15 John Cooper Clarke - Psycle Sluts (Part 1) 5:45

16 Jilted John - Jilted John 2:55

17 Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias - Kill 1:39

18 Dickies - Paranoid 2:05

CD05

01 Public Image Ltd. - Public Image 2:59

02 Joy Division - Warsaw 2:27

03 Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery) 3:11

04 Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods 3:28

05 Au Pairs - You 2:51

06 Alternative TV - How Much Longer 2:37

07 Swell Maps - Read About Seymour 1:30

08 Adam & The Ants - Young Parisians 3:00

09 Monochrome Set - Monochrome Set 2:18

10 Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes 3:13

11 Slits - Typical Girls 4:00

12 Wire - Mannequin 2:39

13 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides 4:00

14 XTC - Science Friction 3:14

15 Table - Do The Standing Still 3:03

16 Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet 3:01

17 Ultravox! - Young Savage 3:00

18 Punishment Of Luxury - Puppet Life 3:04

19 Devo - Jocko Homo 3:20

20 Television - Marquee Moon 10:38

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