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Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of Suburbs - Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of Suburbs

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Format: Vinyl
Rel. Date: 02/14/2025
UPC: 198028436212

Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of Suburbs
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Format: Vinyl
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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
10. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
11. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
12. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
13. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
14. The Dickies - Banana Splits
15. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
16. Skids - Into The Valley
17. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
18. Public Image Limited - Death Disco
19. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs
20. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
21. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
22. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
23. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
24. Elvis Costello ; The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
25. Jonathan Richman ; The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
26. The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
27. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
28. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
29. The Police - Roxanne
30. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
31. Secret Affair - Time For Action
32. The Motors - Airport
33. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach
34. Roxy Music - Over You
35. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
36. The Specials - Gangsters
37. Madness - The Prince
38. The Selecter - On My Radio
39. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
40. UB40 - Food For Thought
41. Japan - Life In Tokyo
42. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)
43. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
44. Adam ; The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
45. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
46. The Flying Lizards - Money
47. The Human League - Nightclubbing
48. Tubeway Army - Are `Friends' Electric?
49. John Foxx - Underpass
50. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
51. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

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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
        
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