Various - Musik Music Musique 1979: The Roots Of Synth Pop (CD)

Sealed. Three CD set.

Fourth volume in our hugely successful 'Musik Music Musique' series. This time a prequel, exploring 1979 and synth pop's leap from novelty and fad into a chart dominating scene with it's own identity. 60 tracks showcasing the artists behind that leap from the musical outskirts into the mainstream. Featuring The Buggles, Tubeway Army And Gary Numan, The Human League, OMD, Giorgio Moroder, Yello, Dalek I, Devo, John Foxx, M, Visage, Suicide, Fad Gadget, Thomas Leer And Robert Rental, Jan Hammer, Steve Hillage, Gina X Performance, Zeus B Held and an extensive cast of pioneers and innovators.

Disc 1
1 The Buggles - Technopop
2 M - Made in Munich
3 The Korgis - Cold Tea
4 Metal Voices - at the Banks of the River
5 Yello - I. T. Splash
6 Dalek I - the Kiss
7 Karel Fialka - Armband
8 Japan - Life in Tokyo (PT 1)
9 Black Rod - Going to the Country
10 Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric?
11 Dollar - Star Control (B- Side Mix)
12 Quantum Jump - the Lone Ranger (1979 Remix)
13 Fashiøn - Technofascist
14 The Cars - Night Spots
15 Devo - Strange Pursuit
16 Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club - Video Killed the Radio Star
17 Moebius- Mirror of Infinity
18 Tanya Hyde - Herr Wunderbar
19 Final Program - Hanging Around
20 Metrophase - New Age

Disc 2
1 Gary Numan - Cars
2 Giorgio Moroder - E=Mc²
3 Gina X Performance - Nice Mover
4 Blah Blah Blah - in the Army
5 Gerry and the Holograms - Gerry and the Holograms (Alternate Drumbox Version) 
6 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Almost
7 The Men - I Don't Depend on You
8 Telex - Rock Around the Clock
9 They Must Be Russians - Nagasaki's Children
10 Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee
11 Henry Badowski - Making Love with My Wife
12 After the Fire - One Rule for You
13 Cowboys International - Thrash
14 Jude - Mirror Mirror
15 Minny Pops - Dolphin's Spurt
16 Mi-Sex - Computer Games
17 Passage - 16 Hours
18 Zeus B. Held - Held It
19 The Family Fodder - Sunday Girl #1
20 Secret Service - Oh Susie

Disc 3
1 The Human League - Blind Youth
2 Fad Gadget - Back to Nature
3 Landscape - Japan (12" Version)
4 Calvin Twilight - Harmony
5 Cuddly Toys - Madman (Original 1979 Japanese Mix) 
6 R.L. Crutchfield's Dark Day - Hands in the Dark
7 Visage - Frequency 7
8 New Musik - Living By Numbers
9 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream
10 John Foxx - Young Love (1979 Version)
11 The Dodgems - Science Fiction (Baby You're So)
12 Genocide - Pre Set Future
13 Hammer - Forever Tonight
14 Toyah - Computer
15 Thomas Leer and Robert Rental - Attack Decay
16 Plain Characters - Man in the Railings
17 Steve Hillage - Don't Dither Do It (7" Version)
18 La Düsseldorf - Rheinita (7" Version)
19 Tim Blake and Jean Phillipe Rykiel - New Jerusalem (Extract)
20 Instant Automatons - All You Need Is Love