NOW That’s What I Call Punk & New Wave 4CD

NOW That’s What I Call Punk & New Wave

NOW Music proudly presents NOW That’s What I Call Punk & New Wave - a collection encapsulating the spirit of the times, and of the movement that changed the course of mainstream pop music.

89 tracks across 4 CDs, present the era’s most iconic artists, including The Clash, Blondie, Ramones, U2, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Adam & The Ants, The Jam and The Cure.

‘London Calling’ by The Clash, The Undertones’ breakthrough hit ‘Teenage Kicks’, and Buzzcocks ‘Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)’, kick off the first disc - alongside classics from The Stranglers, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Ramones.

The late 70s and early 80s saw an explosion of punk and new wave groups and artists moving from the underground to mainstream chart success. No.1s from The Jam with ‘Going Underground’, ‘Brass In Pocket’ by Pretenders, The Boomtown Rats’ ‘Rat Trap’, Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Geno’, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads’ ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ are all here, as well as top 5 hits from Squeeze, Lene Lovich, Joe Jackson and Patti Smith.

The genre also gave the first crossover success for bands that became the biggest acts in music during the late 70s and early 80s, including The Police, U2, The Cure, Blondie, all featured – along with two tracks from Adam & The Ants’ breakthrough album ‘Kings Of The Wild Frontier’, with the title track and ‘Dog Eat Dog’.

True unique masterpieces of song-writing and performance that sound as fresh today as they did then include Iggy Pop’s ‘Lust For Life’, The Members’ ‘Sound Of The Suburbs’, Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and ‘Rock Lobster’ from The B-52’s.

Brilliant covers flooded the charts – bringing new arrangements and different perspectives to established tracks, including The Slits’ cover of the Motown classic 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine’, ‘Money’ by The Flying Lizards, Blondie’s ‘Hanging On The Telephone’ and ‘Denis’, and ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ by The Tourists.

A fantastic collection of unique tracks that summarize an incredible time for music.

Tracklist:
CD1:
1. The Clash - London Calling
2. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
3. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
4. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
5. The Rezillos - Top of the Pops
6. Ramones - Sheena is a Punk Rocker
7. The Members - Sound of the Suburbs
8. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
9. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
10. The Jam - Going Underground
11. The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
12. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
13. Blondie - Hanging On the Telephone
14. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
15. X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
16. Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
17. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
18. Jilted John - Jilted John

CD2:
1. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
2. Devo - Whip It
3. The Flying Lizards - Money
4. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
5. Xtc - Making Plans For Nigel
6. Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
7. Joe Jackson - is She Really Going Out With Him?
8. Patti Smith - Because the Night
9. U2 - I Will Follow
10. Skids - Into the Valley
11. Adam & the Ants - Dog Eat Dog
12. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
13. Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
14. Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
15. The Cure - a Forest
16. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Label: Universal Music
Released: 2022