Formats and Editions
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
21. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs
22. The Stranglers?- No More Heroes
23. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
24. Ramones?- Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
25. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
26. Generation X - King Rocker
27. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
28. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
29. Elvis Costello ; The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
30. Jonathan Richman ; The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
31. The Tom Robinson Band?- 2-4-6-8 Motorway
32. Dr. Feelgood?- Milk And Alcohol
33. Yellow Dog - Just One More Night
34. Eddie ; The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
35. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
36. Skids - Into The Valley
37. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
38. The Vibrators - Automatic Lover
39. Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
40. The Dickies - Banana Splits
41. The Specials?- Gangsters
42. Madness - The Prince
43. The Selecter - On My Radio
44. The Beat?- Mirror In The Bathroom
45. Bad Manners?- Special Brew
46. UB40 - Food For Thought
47. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
48. The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
49. Public Image Limited - Death Disco
50. Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
51. Devo - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction
52. The Slits - Typical Girls
53. The Regents - 7 Teen
54. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
55. Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours
56. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
57. Pretenders?- Stop Your Sobbing
58. The Motors - Airport
59. Secret Affair - Time For Action
60. The Jags - Back Of My Hand
61. The Jam - All Around The World
62. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
63. Bow Wow Wow?- C30 C60 C90 Go
64. Adam ; The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
65. Toyah - Ieya
66. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House
67. Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day
68. Devo - Whip It
69. The Flying Lizards - Money
70. The Human League - Nightclubbing
71. The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
72. Joy Division?- Atmosphere
73. John Foxx - Underpass
74. Tubeway Army - Are `Friends' Electric?
75. Japan - Life In Tokyo
76. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
77. The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)
78. Ultravox - Sleepwalk
79. Spandau Ballet?- To Cut A Long Story Short
80. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
More Info:
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... Kicking off with punk & new wave classics from The Clash with the iconic 'London Calling', the Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Jam and The Boomtown Rats who were the first punk/new wave band to have a #1 single, with 'Rat Trap'. The Undertones created a defining anthem, and Siouxsie And The Banshees began a run of hit singles that would last for more than fifteen years... Unforgettable chart debuts from The Rezillos, Plastic Bertrand and Martha And The Muffins feature alongside early hits for bands that would rate amongst the most influential of all time including The Cure and Joy Division. Dexys Midnight Runners took a fusion of soul and new wave to #1 - plus artists that had their roots in punk and found massive success with new wave pop are here - including Blondie, Squeeze, the Pretenders and Adam & The Ants... The collection's subtitle, 'The Sound Of The Suburbs', opens Disc 2 from The Members, along with punk anthems from The Stranglers, The Ruts, The Runaways and a second defining track from the Ramones... Patti Smith hit the chart with 'Because The Night', and Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman all feature with signature self-penned songs. The Tom Robinson Band, Dr. Feelgood, Generation X, and The Skids all enjoyed chart success with anthemic singles - and the disc is rounded off with energetic punk-pop from Sham 69 and The Dickies with their take on tv theme 'Banana Splits'... Fusing traditional ska, reggae, rocksteady and new wave, The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat and Bad Manners open Disc 3 with a stellar run, ahead of reggae influenced singles from UB40 and The Clash. New wave cover versions feature from Grace Jones with 'Love Is The Drug', Devo with '(I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction', Blondie with 'Hanging On The Telephone', and the Pretenders, who made their debut in 1979 with 'Stop Your Sobbing'. Power-pop/new wave hits from The Motors and The Jags bring the disc to a close along with the combination of punk, mod and pop from Secret Affair and The Jam. The final disc presents The B-52's, Adam & The Ants, Toyah, Hazel O'Connor, and Bow Wow Wow with new wave pop gems, and post-punk from Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Psychedelic Furs and Joy Division. The remainder of the disc celebrates the fusing of new wave attitude with electronic music to create hugely influential synth-pop that would set the direction for the new decade, featuring a stellar line-up including Japan, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, Devo, Sparks, John Foxx, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox, and #1's from Tubeway Army with 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and The Buggles with their 1979 chart topper 'Video Killed The Radio Star' - which in 1981 would become the first music video shown on MTV... Whether you were there at the time or have discovered this incredible music since - we are delighted to present the sounds of an ERA... NOW That's What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs. 1977-1980 - Out February 7th!