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1977 - THE
YEAR PUNK BROKE kickstarts what we hope will be a new year-based series of
compilations, celebrating the explosion of a new British phenomenon in 1977.
This triple-CD box set follows the success of the 4-CD compilation
Action Time Vision (2016), documenting Punk on indie labels, and 2017's Power
Pop/New Wave set Harmony In My Head.
Punk's Year Zero was 1976. But very few Punk records were actually
released that year. The most significant musical developments happened in 1977,
with a burgeoning, self-supporting network of clubs, performers, fanzines,
indie labels and distributors creating an unstoppable groundswell that would
revolutionise UK music and have an enduring impact on pop culture.
1977: THE YEAR PUNK BROKE reflects how a thrilling, controversial
scene developed over those tumultuous twelve months. Joined by sympathetic but
more experienced acts (Deaf School, Graham Parker, Motorhead, etc.), a welter
of new, young bands created a sonic explosion, with sub-three minute adrenalin
rushes of raw excitement.
Many of the year's major breakthrough acts and cult favourites are
included, including The Jam, The Damned, The Boomtown Rats, Buzzcocks, The
Stranglers, Generation X, Sham 69, The Only Ones, The Rezillos, Ultravox!, 999,
X-Ray Spex, ATV, The Boys and The Vibrators.
The older guard - variously labelled Pub Rock, New Wave or Art
Rock - are represented by Doctors Of Madness, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Deaf
School, The Tyla Gang, Graham Parker & The Rumour, The Gorillas, The Count
Bishops, Radio Stars, Spider and Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias.
Other key names include Motorhead (Lemmy's new venture after
splitting with Hawkwind, a metal band loved by punks) and The Heartbreakers,
Johnny Thunders' band who recorded in London. Also present are a host of
obscure indie Punk 45s and other rarities. The deluxe clamshell package
includes a weighty booklet full of illustrations, with a 15,000-word
sleeve-note and band-by-band biographies by compiler David Wells.
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