Various Artists - Now Thats What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs: 1977 - 1980 - Red, White & Black Vinyl LP Record

Triple-coloured vinyl LP pressing. In celebration of one of the most dynamic and diverse periods ever in the singles charts, NOW are proud to present NOW That's What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs.

Spanning multiple genres that contributed to the rich diversity of the era - including punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod and electronic - between 1977 and the end of 1980, and all of which would inspire the wave of new art and club influenced pop that would come to define the musical landscape of the early 80s.

Includes tracks from The Clash, Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Jam, The Boomtown Rats, The Undertones, XTC, The Cure, Joy Division, Blondie, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Rezillos, The Dickies, Plastic Bertrand, Squeeze, Skids, The Members, The Only Ones, The Tom Robinson Band, The Patti Smith Group, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman, The Pretenders, Dexys Midnight Runners, Secret Affair, The Motors, Martha And The Muffins, The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, The B-52's, Adam & The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, John Foxx, Tubeway Army (Gary Numan), The Buggles, and many others.

Track list:

- Disc 1 -
1 The Clash - London Calling
2 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
3 Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
4 The Jam - Going Underground
5 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
6 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
7 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
8 XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
9 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
10 Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone
11 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
12 The Rezillos - Top of the Pops
13 Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
14 The Dickies - Banana Splits
15 Squeeze - Cool for Cats
16 Skids - Into the Valley
17 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
18 Public Image Limited - Death Disco

- Disc 2 -
1 The Members - the Sound of the Suburbs
2 The Stranglers - No More Heroes
3 The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
4 The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
5 The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
6 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
7 Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
8 The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
9 Patti Smith Group - Because the Night
10 Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
11 The Police - Roxanne
12 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
13 Secret Affair - Time for Action
14 The Motors - Airport
15 Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
16 Roxy Music - Over You
17 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out with Him?

- Disc 3 -
1 The Specials - Gangsters
2 Madness - the Prince
3 The Selecter - on My Radio
4 The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
5 Ub40 - Food for Thought
6 Japan - Life in Tokyo
7 Sparks - the Number One Song in Heaven (From the Album No. 1 in Heaven - 1979)
8 The B-52's - Rock Lobster
9 Adam & the Ants - Dog Eat Dog
10 Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
11 The Flying Lizards - Money
12 The Human League - Nightclubbing
13 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
14 John Foxx - Underpass
15 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Messages
16 The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star