Various - Jon Savage's 1977-1979: Symbols Clashing Everywhere (CD)

Sealed. Two CDs.

The seventh in my series of Ace singles comps reaches the years 1977-79. Unlike most compilations from this period, which focus on just one genre - almost always punk - "Symbols Clashing Everywhere", as it's title suggests, contains a mix of different styles and genres co-existing, informing and occasionally clashing: and that's without any funk or high disco. In accordance with all the previous volumes, all of these 46 tracks were released on single - the perfect medium for a fast-moving, incredibly exciting and productive period. Includes tracks by The Damned, Prince Far I, Ultravox, Pere Ubu, Giorgio, Iggy Pop, John Cooper Clarke, Brian Eno, the B-52's, Devo, Buzzcocks, The Undertones, The Normal, The Cramps, Talking Heads, X-Ray Specs, and many others.

Disc 1
1 Prophesy Reveal - Bo Jangles
2 Neat Neat Neat - the Damned
3 Heavy Manners - Prince Far I
4 Soda Pressing - the Boys
5 Quick Step - the Adverts
6 Young Savage - Ultravox!
7 Magic Fly - Space
8 The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu
9 Day By Day - Generation X
10 Utopia - Me Giorgio - Giorgio
11 The Passenger - Iggy Pop
12 Suspended Sentence - John Cooper Clarke
13 Bamba in Dub - the Revolutionaries
14 No Bones for the Dogs - Joe Gibbs & the Professionals
15 Emergency - 999
16 King's Lead Hat - Brian Eno
17 Dontsplitit - Subway Sect
18 52 Girls - the B-52's
19 Moving Away from the Pulsebeat - Buzzcocks
20 Never - Penetration
21 Warm Leatherette - the Normal
22 I Remember - Suicide
23 True Confessions - the Undertones

Disc 2
1 Being Boiled - the Human League
2 White Night - the Lines
3 Come Back Jonee - Devo
4 Tired of Waking Up Tired - the Diodes
5 Voices - Siouxsie & the Banshees
6 28/8/78 - Scritti Politti
7 The Set Up - Cabaret Voltaire
8 Human Fly - the Cramps
9 Found a Job - Talking Heads
10 Situations - the Middle Class
11 Times Encounter - Nigel Simpkins
12 Handling the Big Jets - the Members
13 Hippie - Suzannes
14 3.38 - the Pop Group
15 Warrior in Woolworths - X-Ray Spex
16 Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army
17 All Night Party - a Certain Ratio
18 Pakmoväst - Telex
19 Eine Symphonie Des Grauens - the Monochrome Set
20 A Question of Degree - Wire
21 I Heard It Through the Grapevine - the Slits
22 Hindu Gods (Of Love) - Lipstick Killers
23 Spacer - Sheila & B Devotion