Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs: 1977 - 1980 (Preorder 07/02/25)

Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs: 1977 - 1980

Label: NOW - LPNNNOW154 - 0198028436212
Format: 3LP, Album, Black Red and White
Country: UK
Released: 7th Feb 2025
Genre: New Wave/Post Punk
Style: New Wave/Post Punk

Description
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.

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 80.

Tracklist
LP1 / Side A:
1. The Clash - London Calling 

2. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop 

3. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

4. The Jam - Going Underground

5. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

6. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

7. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

8. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

9. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap



LP1 / Side B:



1. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

2. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden

3. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

4. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi

5. The Dickies - Banana Splits

6. Squeeze - Cool For Cats

7. Skids - Into The Valley

8. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

9. Public Image Limited - Death Disco



LP2 / Side A:



1. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs

2. The Stranglers - No More Heroes

3. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning

4. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

5. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
6. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

7. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)

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

9. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night

LP2 / Side B:



1. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

2. The Police - Roxanne

3. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno

4. Secret Affair - Time For Action
5. The Motors - Airport

6. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach

7. Roxy Music - Over You

8. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?



LP3 / Side A:



1. The Specials - Gangsters

2. Madness - The Prince

3. The Selecter – On My Radio

4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

5. UB40 - Food For Thought

6. Japan - Life In Tokyo
7. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)
8. The B-52's - Rock Lobster



LP3 / Side B:



1. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog

2. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go

3. The Flying Lizards - Money

4. The Human League - Nightclubbing

5. Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric?

6. John Foxx - Underpass 

7. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages

8. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star