VA - Kids On The Street, UK Power Pop And New Wave 1977-1981 [2024] (3 x CDs)

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VA -  Kids On The Street, UK Power Pop And New Wave 1977-1981 [2024] (3 x CDs)

The emergence of punk rock in the U.K. in the mid-'70s had a massive impact that extended far beyond the spiky hair and safety pin brigade. It made the pretension and excess that tainted much of British rock and pop of the '70s seem outdated, and even British folk legend Richard Thompson has said he was encouraged by punk making three-minute songs and straightforward production fashionable again. Thompson clearly wasn't the only one who felt that way, and after the rise of the Sex Pistols and the Damned, suddenly the British singles charts were awash with records that weren't quite punk, but whose straightforward hooks, propulsive energy, and irreverent attitude streamlined and buffered the more threatening sounds that were earning column inches in the music press. Kids on the Street UK Power Pop and New Wave 1977-81 is a three-disc collection featuring 77 tunes from this era, and it testifies to the dirty little secret of the new wave -- it was actually the return of the singersongwriter movement, only electrified, edgy, and smart, and this is a set full of great tunes and inspired, enthusiastic performances. There are plenty of familiar names here, including Elvis Costello (the definitive U.K. singersongwriter as new wave artist), the Jam, XTC, the Boomtown Rats, and Squeeze, all of whom typify the salad days of the days of skinny ties, but there are also plenty of tantalizing lesser-knowns (especially for American listeners), and half the fun is being introduced to the likes of the Smirks, the Stiffs, Apartment, Shake Appeal, and the Freshies, all of whom sound like the right kinds of one-hit wonders in this context. There are also a few unexpected ringers whose contributions work wonderfully in context, such as the Rutles (Neil Innes' inspired Beatles parodytribute), the Searchers (1960s British Invasion favorites who made a pair of excellent power pop-influenced albums in the late '70s), the Damned (whose Smash It Up just so happened to be a top-shelf pop song), and Dummies (who were fronted by Jim Lea while moonlighting from Slade). Even the occasional lesser tracks fit the mood of the set well, and overall this is a very entertaining mixtape from a time when British pop was at once reinventing itself and reclaiming its essential virtues. David Wells' liner notes are smart, endlessly informative, and often witty (he describes the confusingly named Bristol-based act Various Artists as being inspired by their love of guitar bands stretching from The Beatles and Big Star to Big Star and The Beatles). If you have any love at all for the music of this period, Kids on the Street will deliver hours of quality entertainment, and if you need to study up on the golden era of British new wave, this is a splendid introduction. (AMG review by Mark Deming)

Companion volume to can be found here:

VA - Harmony in My Head, UK Power Pop & New Wave 1977-81 [2018]

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2021/09/va-harmony-in-my-head-uk-power-pop-new.html

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Here is link for missing File, track 10 CD2 - 

https://krakenfiles.com/view/C5daZghnZk/file.html

All links have now been updated to included Track 10 CD2

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Track lists

CD1

01 Stiffs - Kids on The Street 3:10

02 Ruts - Babylon's Burning (Single Version) 2:32

03 Bram Tchaikovsky - Bloodline 4:59

04 Flys - Come on Stupid 3:35

05 Damned - Smash it Up 2:57

06 Boys - Weekend 3:03

07 Clive Culbertson - Time to Kill 2:30

08 XTC - Towers of London 5:24

09 Wasps - This Time 2:27

10 Smirks - I Don't Think So 3:40

11 Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles 3:53

12 Shake Appeal - My Own Way 2:24

13 Speed-O-Metors - Tonight, Tonight 3:28

14 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Accidents Will Happen 3:02

15 Revillos - Motorbike Beat 2:31

16 Salford Jets - Gina 3:04

17 Rudi - I-Spy 2:56

18 Stranglers - Duchess 2:31

19 Any Trouble - Yesterday's Love 2:49

20 Freshies - Oh Girl 2:11

21 Eddie & the Hot Rods - Life on the Line 4:05

22 Cramp - She Doesn't Love Me 2:34

23 Pretenders - Talk of The Town 3:14

24 Radio Stars - Nervous Wreck 2:12

25 Rutles - Doubleback Alley 2:55

CD2

01 Jam - Boy About Town 2:00

02 Reaction - I Am A Case 2:52

03 V.I.P.'s - Need Somebody to Love 2:45

04 Secret Affair - Sound of Confusion 3:00

05 Sta-Prest - Tomorrow 3:25

06 Circles - Circles 3:03

07 Jags - Woman's World 2:51

08 Keeping Dark & Ada Wilson - Head in the Clouds 3:21

09 Innocents - One Way Love 2:39

10 Vapors - Waiting for the Weekend (Single Version) 0:00

11 Vandells - Another Girl 2:36

12 Teenage Filmstars - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Follow Trends 3:00

13 Squire - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 2:38

14 Exits - Girl in A Picture 2:29

15 Members - The Sound of The Suburbs (Single Version) 3:17

16 Kraze - Friday Night 3:45

17 Distractions - Leave You to Dream 3:32

18 Vibrators - Baby, Baby 3:40

19 Steppes (Aka The Fifty Fantastics) - The Beat Drill 2:46

20 Rich Kids - Hung on You 2:57

21 Barracudas - Neighbourhood Girls 2:16

22 Quads - Take It 2:24

23 Squeeze - Vicky Verky 3:14

24 Inner City Unit - Beer, Baccy, Bingo and Benidorm (Album Version) 3:17

25 Smart Alec - Scooter Boys 2:54

26 Pleasers - You Don't Know 2:28

27 Searchers - Love's Melody (Single Version) 3:35

CD3

01 Motors - Dancing The Night Way 6:34

02 Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You 2:53

03 Monochrome Set - Silicone Carne 3:14

04 Wah! Heat - Don't Step on the Cracks 3:07

05 Private Dicks - She Said So 2:38

06 Records - Girl 4:06

07 Tinopeners - Set Me Free 2:37

08 Skids - Into the Valley 3:18

09 Dead Fingers Talk - This Crazy World 3:51

10 Various Artists - The Original Mixed-Up Kid 3:02

11 Only Ones - Out There in The Night 3:01

12 Apartment - The Car 2:10

13 Fans - You Don't Live Here Anymore 3:22

14 Penetration - Danger Signs 2:28

15 Airkraft - Move in Rhythm 3:00

16 Squares - No Fear 3:29

17 Innocent Vicars - She Was My Girl 2:27

18 Andy Arthurs - I Can Detect You (For 100,000 Miles) 3:30

19 Echo & the Bunnymen - Do it Clean 2:45

20 Radio 5 - Animal Connections 2:57

21 Joe Public - Hotel Rooms 2:07

22 Teardrop Explodes - Treason (Single Version) 3:06

23 Avant-Gardeners - Two Headed Dog 3:32

24 Engineers - Call on Me 3:15

25 Dummies - When The Lights Are Out 3:05

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