David Hepworth / More Deep 70s

Music journalist and broadcaster David Hepworth has curated More Deep 70s: Undiscovered Jewels From Music’s Most Action-Packed Decade, following on from his last compilation Deep 70s: Underrated Cuts From A Misunderstood Decade. Much like Deep 70s, this new compilation is also a 4CD set via Demon Music.

Hepworth himself has been writing and broadcasting about music since the 1970’s. He presented The Old Grey Whistle Test and was one of the anchors for Live Aid in July of 1985. Alongside his broadcasting roles, Hepworth has previously launched several magazines, including Q, Mojo, and The Word. He now co-hosts the Word in Your Ear podcast with longtime collaborator Mark Ellen. David explains his thoughts on the compilation:

“The 70s wasn’t simply the most action-packed decade in the history of recorded music. It was also the final decade before we succumbed to the curse of genres. Because the four CDs inside have been programmed thematically for your listening pleasure, we have given them names which they didn’t have at the time. Re-make / Re-model features cult heroes making twisted sense of tunes from more innocent times. Skinny Tie Music showcases the slinky pop purveyed by the acts who rolled back the cuffs of their jackets. Americana spotlights the sons and daughters of the republic singing of their homeland. Basing Street Blues is named for the home of Island Records, most charismatic of the UK’s independent record labels. There’s plenty of things about the 70s we wouldn’t have back – inflation, smoke-filled rooms, fizzy keg for a start – but the music has never been bettered.”

The 73-track, 4CD set is packaged in a book, and features a booklet containing track-by-track annotations for each and every song – you can view the full track listing below. Amazon also has an exclusive edition containing a print signed by David Hepworth (other retailers are unsigned). Unlike the previous release there are no vinyl editions this time around. 

More Deep 70s: Undiscovered Jewels From Music’s Most Action-Packed Decade will be released on 31 January 2025 via Edsel.

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Tracklisting

More Deep 70s Various Artists /

• 4CD
  • CD 1 – ‘Re-make / Re-model’
    1. THE RAMONES: Let’s Dance
    2. DEVO: Satisfaction (I Can’t Get No)
    3. NILS LOFGREN: Goin’ Back
    4. THE HOLLIES: Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park)
    5. DON COVAY: Memphis
    6. NINA SIMONE: Baltimore
    7. LOWELL GEORGE: What Do You Want The Girl To Do?
    8. BILLY SWAN: Don’t Be Cruel [slow version]
    9. THE BUNCH: When Will I Be Loved?
    10. FRANKIE MILLER: Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    11. GREG KIHN: For You
    12. THIN LIZZY: Rosalie [live]
    13. TODD RUNDGREN: Rain
    14. NILSSON: Vine Street
    15. JOE COCKER: Jamaica Say You Will
    16. TERRY MELCHER: These Days
    17. JOHN MARTYN: Spencer The Rover
    18. IAN MATTHEWS: 7 Bridges Road
    19. LEO KOTTKE: Pamela Brown
    20. THE POINTER SISTERS: Grinning In Your Face
    21. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS: Psycho [live]
  • CD 2 – ‘Skinny Tie Music’
    1. THE RUNAWAYS: Cherry Bomb
    2. CHEAP TRICK: Surrender
    3. THE CARS: Double Life
    4. JOE JACKSON: It’s Different For Girls
    5. DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND: I’m On Fire
    6. MINK DE VILLE: Just Your Friends
    7. SNIFF ‘N’ THE TEARS: Driver’s Seat
    8. SHOES: Too Late
    9. RASPBERRIES: Go All The Way
    10. GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR: Local Girls
    11. JOHN HIATT: Take Off Your Uniform
    12. XTC: Life Begins At The Hop
    13. THE INMATES: Dirty Water
    14. DEAF SCHOOL: What A Way To End It All
    15. TIM MOORE: Rock And Roll Love Letter
    16. SQUEEZE: Up The Junction
    17. CRABBY APPLETON: Go Back
  • CD 3 – ‘Americana’
    1. ROGER McGUINN: Draggin’
    2. GENE CLARK: No Other
    3. JIMMY WEBB: P.F. Sloan
    4. LAURA NYRO: Stoney End
    5. MILLIE JACKSON: Loving Arms
    6. BOBBY BLAND: It’s Not The Spotlight
    7. DR JOHN: I Been Hoodood
    8. THE METERS: Fire On The Bayou
    9. TAJ MAHAL: Satisfied ‘N Tickled Too
    10. DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS: I Scare Myself
    11. JOE ELY: Honky Tonk Masquerade
    12. GUY CLARK: Desperados Waiting For A Train
    13. PAUL WILLIAMS: Someday Man
    14. CHIP TAYLOR: I Wasn’t Born In Tennessee
    15. JOE SIMON: Georgia Blue
    16. MUDDY WATERS: Mannish Boy
    17. TERRY ALLEN: New Delhi Freight Train
  • CD 4 – ‘Basing Street Blues’
    1. HEAD HANDS & FEET:(Let’s Get This) Show On The Road
    2. FREE: The Highway Song
    3. JOHN CALE: You Know More Than I Know
    4. ULTRAVOX!: Young Savage
    5. NICO: It Has Not Taken Long
    6. SPARKS: Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
    7. THE HEPTONES: Country Boy
    8. BURNING SPEAR: Marcus Garvey
    9. MAX ROMEO & THE UPSETTERS: Chase The Devil
    10. JESS RODEN: On Broadway
    11. SWAMP DOGG: Did I Come Back Too Soon (Or Stay Away Too Long)
    12. KEVIN AYERS: Didn’t Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You
    13. 801: Rongwrong
    14. JIM CAPALDI: Eve
    15. RICHARD THOMPSON: Roll Over Vaughan Williams
    16. BRYN HAWORTH: Grappenhall Rag
    17. PETER SKELLERN: I Guess You Wish You’d Gone Home
    18. MORRIS ON: Princess Royal