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The Sound of the Suburbs 1977-1980

Next month, Now That’s What I Call Music will release a genre-spanning ‘Era’ release called The Sound of the Suburbs 1977-1980.

In 4CD form, this set offers 80 tracks encompassing punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod, post-punk and electronic. They were all initially released between 1977 and the end of 1980, and artists include The Undertones, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Boomtown Rats, The Jam, The Cure, The Police, Rezillos, The Specials, The Beat, Japan, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, PIL, Devo, Skids, The Vibrators, XTC, John Foxx, The B-52s and many more.

Deluxe 4CD version of The Sound of the Suburbs

This comes in Yearbook style packaging options, so that means a deluxe hardcover book 4CD version (with 28-page booklet), a 3LP edition (51 tracks on black, white and red coloured vinyl) and a budget-conscious standard 4CD set in a card sleeve.

Full tracklistings for the formats are listed below. Whether this ‘Era’ release is the start of a new series or a one-off remains to be seen.

NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs 1977-1980 will be released on 7 February 2025.

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Tracklisting

NOW Era: The Sound of the Suburbs 1977-1980 Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. The Clash – London Calling
      2. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
      3. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
      4. The Jam – Going Underground
      5. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
      6. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
      7. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
      8. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
      9. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
      10. Squeeze – Cool For Cats
      11. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
      12. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
      13. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
      14. The Police – Roxanne
      15. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
      16. Blondie – Atomic
      17. Martha And The Muffins – Echo Beach
      18. Joe Jackson – It’s Different For Girls
      19. Roxy Music – Over You
      20. Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
    • CD 2
      1. The Members – The Sound Of The Suburbs
      2. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
      3. The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning
      4. Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
      5. The Runaways – Cherry Bomb
      6. Generation X – King Rocker
      7. Patti Smith Group – Because The Night
      8. Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him?
      9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea
      10. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner (Once)
      11. The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
      12. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
      13. Yellow Dog – Just One More Night
      14. Eddie & The Hot Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do
      15. The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
      16. Skids – Into The Valley
      17. Magazine – Shot By Both Sides
      18. The Vibrators – Automatic Lover
      19. Sham 69 – If The Kids Are United
      20. The Dickies – Banana Splits
    • CD 3
      1. The Specials - Gangsters
      2. Madness – The Prince
      3. The Selecter – On My Radio
      4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
      5. Bad Manners - Special Brew
      6. UB40 – Food For Thought
      7. The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
      8. The Boomtown Rats – Like Clockwork
      9. Public Image Limited – Death Disco
      10. Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug
      11. Devo – (I Can’t Get Me No) Satisfaction
      12. The Slits – Typical Girls
      13. The Regents – 7 Teen
      14. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
      15. Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours
      16. Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
      17. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
      18. The Motors – Airport
      19. Secret Affair – Time For Action
      20. The Jags – Back Of My Hand
      21. The Jam – All Around The World
    • CD 4
      1. The B-52’s – Rock Lobster
      2. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
      3. Adam & The Ants – Dog Eat Dog
      4. Toyah – Ieya
      5. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Happy House
      6. Hazel O’Connor – Eighth Day
      7. Devo – Whip It
      8. The Flying Lizards – Money
      9. The Human League – Nightclubbing
      10. The Psychedelic Furs – Sister Europe
      11. Joy Division - Atmosphere
      12. John Foxx – Underpass
      13. Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
      14. Japan – Life In Tokyo
      15. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Messages
      16. The Number One Song In Heaven
      17. Ultravox – Sleepwalk
      18. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
      19. The Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star

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