1977 – The Spirit of Punk

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Tracklist

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1God Save the Queen
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-03)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 21), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 173) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 365)
recording of:
God Save the Queen
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols)
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sex Pistols4.453:19
2Hong Kong Garden
music videos:
Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie & the Banshees
recording of:
Hong Kong Garden
writer:
John McKay (UK guitarist & singer-songwriter), Kenny Morris (Siouxsie and the Banshees' drummer), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.752:54
3What Do I Get?
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
What Do I Get by Buzzcocks (English punk band)
recording of:
What Do I Get?
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer)
Buzzcocks3.852:54
4Teenage Kicks
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Roger Bechirian and The Undertones (Northern Irish punk rock band)
recorded at:
Wizard Studios in Belfast, Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 59)
recording of:
Teenage Kicks
lyricist and composer:
John O’Neill (of The Undertones)
publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Undertones4.72:26
5Top of the Pops
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Top of the Pops
composer:
Jo Callis
The Rezillos4.52:54
6Ready Steady Go
engineer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
bass guitar:
Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Mark Laff
guitar:
Bob Derwood Andrews
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
edit of:
Ready Steady Go (Phil Wainman version) by Generation X (English post‐punk band aka “Gen X”)
recording of:
Ready Steady Go
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Tony James (UK bassist/guitarist)
publisher:
Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Generation X52:57
7Tommy Gun
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Tommy Gun
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
The Clash3.73:16
8Babylon’s Burning
engineer and mixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and The Ruts
bass:
Segs (in 1979)
guitar:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts) (in 1979)
percussion:
Dave Ruffy (in 1979)
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle (in 1979)
trumpet:
Luke Tunney (in 1979)
vocals:
Malcolm Owen (in 1979)
arranger:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and The Ruts
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Babylon’s Burning (in 1979)
writer:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts), John Jennings (The Ruts), Malcolm Owen and Dave Ruffy
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
The Ruts52:35
9Into the Valley
producer:
David Batchelor
recording of:
Into the Valley
lyricist:
Richard Jobson
composer:
Stuart Adamson
The Skids43:11
10Sounds of the Suburbs
recording of:
The Sound of the Suburbs
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco
composer:
Jean-Marie Carroll
The Members3:54
11Shot by Both Sides
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Magazine (70s/80s UK post-punk/new wave band)
bass:
Barry Adamson
drums (drum set):
Martin Jackson
guitar:
John McGeoch
vocals:
Howard Devoto
recording of:
Shot by Both Sides
lyricist:
Howard Devoto
composer:
Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer)
Magazine53:59
12Public Image
producer:
Pil
recording of:
Public Image
writer:
John Wardle, Keith Levene, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Jim Walker (PIL member)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Public Image Ltd.4.652:57
13Don’t Dictate
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass:
Robert Blamire
drums (drum set):
Gary Smallman
guitar:
Gary Chaplin
vocals:
Pauline Murray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
recorded at:
Pebble Beach Studios in Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Dictate
writer:
Gary Chaplin and Pauline Murray
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Penetration52:53
14Alternative Ulster
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer)
bass:
Ali McMordie
drums (drum set):
Brian Faloon
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Henry Cluney
vocals:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
remixer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
remixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Alternative Ulster
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
Stiff Little Fingers4.52:43
15Homicide
engineer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
recording of:
Homicide (999)
writer:
Nick Cash (UK punk vocalist/guitarist for 999) and Guy Days
publisher:
R.L. August Music Co.
99953:42
16Automatic Lover
producer:
Vic Maile
bass:
Gary Tibbs
drums (drum set):
Eddie
guitar:
John Ellis (British guitarist, founding member of punk band The Vibrators) and Knox (founder of The Vibrators)
piano:
Knox (founder of The Vibrators)
synthesizer:
John Ellis (British guitarist, founding member of punk band The Vibrators)
vocals:
Eddie, John Ellis (British guitarist, founding member of punk band The Vibrators), Knox (founder of The Vibrators) and Gary Tibbs
recording of:
Automatic Lover
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
The Vibrators3:02
17Stranglehold
bass guitar:
Paul Slack
drums (drum set):
Peter Davis (UK Subs drummer)
guitar:
Nicky Garratt
vocals:
Charlie Harper
recording of:
Stranglehold
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Harper
UK Subs2:28
18C30 C60 C90 Go
assistant producer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Malcolm McLaren
recording of:
C·30 C·60 C·90 Go
writer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow53:00
19Deutscher Girls
producer:
Guy Ford
bass guitar:
Andy Warren (ex Adam & The Ants)
drums (drum set):
Dave Barbarossa
guitar:
Johnny Bivouac (John Beckett)
vocals:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (from 1982 to present)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 141)
recording of:
Deutscher Girls
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Leslie Goddard (English new wave singer and actor)
publisher:
E.G. Music Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1982 to present)
Adam and the Ants52:28
20I Am the Fly
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
drums (drum set):
Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Lewis (bassist in Wire)
guitar:
B.C. Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
recording of:
I Am the Fly
writer:
Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
Wire4.53:07
21Jocko Homo
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Brian Eno
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Jocko Homo
lyricist and composer:
Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
DEVO4.53:39
22Dancing the Night Away
recording of:
Dancing the Night Away
writer:
Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
The Motors53:13
232‐4‐6‐8 Motorway
producer:
Vic Maile
bass:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter) (on 1977-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Dolphin Taylor (on 1977-09-14)
guitar:
Danny Kustow (on 1977-09-14)
organ and piano:
Mark Ambler (on 1977-09-14)
vocals:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter) (on 1977-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Berwick Street Studios in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-14)
recording of:
2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway (on 1977-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter)
publisher:
Konkwest Music Limited
Tom Robinson Band43:17
24Roxette
recording of:
Roxette
composer:
Wilko Johnson
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Dr. Feelgood4.52:54
25Twat
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Twat
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
John Cooper Clarke2:22

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ASIN:UK: B000PHVY44 [info]