Punk — or “post-punk”, late 70s, early 80s
15 songs — 51 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Fagan | I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool | Disturbing 92780 | 1981 | |
| The Gun Club | Sex Beat | Ruby JRR 102 | 1981 | August |
| Class Info | Come For Me | Classified 8125 | 1983 | |
| Neo Boys | Dirty White Lies | self-released | 1982 | |
| Wipers | Taking Too Long | Park Avenue 82802 | 1981 | November |
| Magazine | Because You’re Frightened | Virgin 13144 | 1980 | May |
| Blondie | Die Young Stay Pretty | Chrysalis 1225 | 1979 | October |
| The Tesco Bombers | Break the Ice at Parties | Y 014 | 1982 | January |
| Qi-ZZ | Beach Music | Hospital HDO-9 | 1983 | March |
| Triffids | Family Name | self-released | 1983 | |
| The Cars | Lust For Kicks | Elektra 5E-507 | 1979 | June |
| Alice Cooper | Clones (We’re All) | Warner Bros 49204 | 1980 | March |
| Tubeway Army | It Must Have Been Years | Beggars Banquet 007 | 1979 | April |
| Fix + Fertig | Cube Carrelage Blanc | self-released | 1984 | |
| Altered Images | Dead Pop Stars | Epic A1023 | 1981 | February |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Kate Fagan – “I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool”: Kate Fagan [vocal, bass], Ron Rutherford [guitar, keys]
- The Gun Club – “Sex Beat”: Jeffrey Lee Pierce [vocal]; Ward Dotson [guitar]; Rob Ritter [bass]; Terry Graham [drums]
- Class Info – “Come For Me”: Jay Willman [vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drum machine]; Greg Gardner [drums]
- Neo Boys – “Dirty White Lies”: Kim Kincaid [vocal]; Meg Hentges [guitar]; K.T. Kincaid [bass]; Pat Baum [drums]
- Wipers – “Taking Too Long”: Greg Sage [vocal, guitar, piano]; Brad Davidson or Dave Koupal [bass]; Brad Naish [drums]
- Magazine – “Because You’re Frightened”: Howard Devoto [vocal]; John McGeoch [guitar]; Barry Adamson [bass]; Martin Jackson [drums]; Dave Formula [keys]; John Leckie [producer]
- Blondie – “Die Young Stay Pretty”: Deborah Harry [vocal]; Chris Stein [guitar]; Frank Infante [guitar]; Nigel Harrison [bass]; Clem Burke [drums]; Jimmy Destri [keys]; Mike Chapman [producer]
- The Tesco Bombers – “Break the Ice at Parties”: Neal Brown, Keith Allen, Chris Gray, Sara Fancy, Amos (L Voag), Inigo Batterham, Lance Hunter, Richard Dudanski
- Qi-ZZ – “Beach Music”: John Maynier [vocal]; David Lewis, John Murray, Luther Lindenschmidt; Bob Mothersbaugh [producer]
- Triffids – “Family Name”: David McComb [vocal, guitar]; Robert McComb [guitar]; Byron Sinclair [bass]; Alsy MacDonald [drums]; Jill Yates [organ]; Paul Bolger [producer]; recorded 4/12/82 at Dungeon Rehearsal Studios, Palmer Street, Sydney
- The Cars – “Lust For Kicks”: Rick Ocasek [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Elliot Easton [lead guitar]; Benjamin Orr [bass]; David Robinson [drums]; Greg Hawkes [keys]; Roy Thomas Baker [producer]
- Alice Cooper – “Clones (We’re All)”: Cooper [vocal]; Davey Johnstone [lead guitar]; Fred Mandel [guitar, keys]; Cooker John LoPresti [bass]; Dennis Conway [drums]; Roy Thomas Baker [producer]; recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, L.A.
- Tubeway Army – “It Must Have Been Years”: Gary Numan [vocal, guitar, keys]; Paul Gardiner [bass]; Jess Lidyard [drums]
- Fix + Fertig – “Cube Carrelage Blanc”: Gabi Richter, Ludwig Thoma Jun
- Altered Images – “Dead Pop Stars”: Clare Grogan [vocals] Tony McDaid [guitar]; John McElhone [bass]; Michael “Tich” Anderson [drums]; Jim McKinven [guitar]; Steve Severin [producer]
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