Various - NOW The Sound Of The Suburbs '77-'80 [CD] Pre-sale 07/02/2025

This item will be released on Friday 7th February. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.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’ – out February 7th! Available as a 3-LP vinyl (pressed as x1 Black, x1 White and x1 Red vinyl) in a tri-fold sleeve that features notes about all of the 51 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 and XTC created defining tracks, and the first side includes two bands that would rate amongst the most influential of all time; The Cure and Joy Division… Flip the LP over for Blondie’s ‘Hanging On The Telephone’ and Siouxsie And The Banshees ‘Hong Kong Garden’ which began a run of hit singles that would last for more than fifteen years! Unforgettable Top 40 debuts from The Rezillos, Plastic Bertrand and The Dickies feature alongside huge hits from Squeeze and the Skids – before the first LP closes with legendary tracks from Magazine and Public Image Limited…The collection’s subtitle, ‘The Sound Of The Suburbs’, opens LP2 from The Members, along with punk anthems from The Stranglers, The Ruts and The Runaways, and new wave classics from The Only Ones, The Tom Robinson Band and the Patti Smith Group. Plus, Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman both also feature with signature self-penned songs. Side 2 opens with the first #1 of the ‘80s from the Pretenders, and features massive hits from The Police, Roxy Music, Joe Jackson and ‘Geno’, #1 in 1980 for Dexys Midnight Runners alongside the chart debuts from Secret Affair, The Motors and Martha And The Muffins…Fusing traditional ska, reggae, rocksteady and new wave, The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, and The Beat open LP 3 with an amazing run, ahead of UB40 with their reggae/new wave fusion ‘Food For Thought’. Japan and Sparks provide some early and influential electronic new wave and The B-52’s close the side with their peerless new wave classic ‘Rock Lobster’… whilst the final side features new wave pop gems from Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow along with more synth driven new wave that would set the direction for the new decade, featuring a stellar line-up including Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, John Foxx 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….

The Clash - London Calling

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

The Jam - Going Underground

The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden

The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi

Squeeze - Cool For Cats

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno

The Police - Roxanne

Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

Blondie - Atomic

Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach

Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls

Roxy Music - Over You

Adam & The Ants - Antmusic

The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs

The Stranglers - No More Heroes

The Ruts - Babylon's Burning

Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

Generation X - King Rocker

Patti Smith Group - Because The Night

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)

The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol

Yellow Dog - Just One More Night

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do

The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet

Skids - Into The Valley

Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

The Vibrators - Automatic Lover

Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United

The Dickies - Banana Splits

The Specials - Gangsters

Madness - The Prince

The Selecter - On My Radio

The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

Bad Manners - Special Brew

UB40 - Food For Thought

The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork

Public Image Limited - Death Disco

Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

Devo - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction

The Slits - Typical Girls

The Regents - 7 Teen

XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours

Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

The Motors - Airport

Secret Affair - Time For Action

The Jags - Back Of My Hand

The Jam - All Around The World

The B-52's - Rock Lobster

Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go

Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog

Toyah - Ieya

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House

Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day

Devo - Whip It

The Flying Lizards - Money

The Human League - Nightclubbing

The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe

Joy Division - Atmosphere

John Foxx - Underpass

Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric?

Japan - Life In Tokyo

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages

The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)

Ultravox - Sleepwalk

Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

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• Product Type: Audio CD
• Barcode: 0198028436328
• Release Date: February 07, 2025

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