Sounds of the 70s: Punk

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1London Calling
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) and Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 7), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 15), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 63) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 143)
recording of:
London Calling (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Music (publisher) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Clash4.153:22
2Pump It Up
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
performer:
The Attractions (Elvis Costello) and Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elvis Costello (in 1978)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 181)
recording of:
Pump It Up
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Elvis Costello4.63:16
3Typical Girls
engineer:
Mike Dunne
producer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
bass guitar:
Tessa Pollitt
drums (drum set):
Budgie (UK drummer Peter Clarke (The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.))
guitar:
Viv Albertine
vocals:
Ari Up
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 381)
recording of:
Typical Girls
writer:
The Slits (UK punk band)
The Slits53:55
4Rat Trap
music videos:
Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats
recording of:
Rat Trap
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
publisher:
Sewer Fire Hits Ltd
The Boomtown Rats44:58
5Sheena Is a Punk RockerRamones4.552:50
6Lovely Money
producer:
The Damned (UK punk band) and Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Lovely Money
writer:
Chris Millar, Paul Gray (of Eddie & The Hotrods / The Damned), Randy Macdonald, Ray Burns and Dave Vanian
Damned5:24
7Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't've)
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer) and Martin Rushent
producer and mixer:
Martin Rushent
arranger:
Buzzcocks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 276)
recording of:
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer) (in 1977-11)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Buzzcocks4.82:42
8Search & Destroy
cover recording of:
Search and Destroy
writer:
Iggy Pop and James Williamson (Iggy and The Stooges guitarist)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Dictators3:28
9Top of the PopsRezillos52:58
10King Rocker
producer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
recording of:
King Rocker
writer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer-songwriter) and Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist)
Generation X52:19
11Automatic Lover
recording of:
Automatic Lover
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
Vibrators3:05
12Straw Dogs
recording of:
Straw Dogs
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers3:31
13Hersham Boys
producer:
Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
recording of:
Hersham Boys
writer:
Dave Parsons (Sham 69 guitarist) and Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69)
Sham 693:26
14Down in the Tube Station at MidnightJam4:00
15Tomorrow’s Girls
engineer:
Bob Broglia
producer:
John McCoy (UK rock bassist for Gillan, Mammoth, Neo, McCoy) and UK Subs (English punk band)
bass guitar:
Paul Slack (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Peter Davis (UK Subs drummer) (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Nicky Garratt (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
vocals:
Charlie Harper (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Tomorrow's Girls (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Harper
UK Subs2:30
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part of:Sounds of the 70s (Time-Life) (number: 30) (order: 27)