NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs: 1977 – 1980 Black, White & Red Triple Vinyl. This Triple Vinyl is in stock. For more check out all the official Various Artists merchandise & vinyl available for home delivery with Vinyl Records London, only £33 +P&P In celebration of one of the most dynamic and diverse periods ever in the singles charts, NOW are proud to present NOW Thats What I Call An Era The Sound Of The Suburbs out February 7th Available as a 3LP vinyl pressed as x1 Black, x1 White and x1 Red vinyl in a trifold sleeve that features notes about all of the 51 featured tracksSpanning 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 80sKicking off with punk amp new wave classics from The Clash with the iconic London Calling, the Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Jam and The Boomtown Rats who were the first punknew wave band to have a 1 single, with Rat Trap. The Undertones and XTC created defining tracks, and the first side includes two bands that would rate amongst the most influential of all time The Cure and Joy Division Flip the LP over for Blondies Hanging On The Telephone and Siouxsie And The Banshees Hong Kong Garden which began a run of hit singles that would last for more than fifteen years Unforgettable Top 40 debuts from The Rezillos, Plastic Bertrand and The Dickies feature alongside huge hits from Squeeze and the Skids before the first LP closes with legendary tracks from Magazine and Public Image LimitedThe collections subtitle, The Sound Of The Suburbs, opens LP2 from The Members, along with punk anthems from The Stranglers, The Ruts and The Runaways, and new wave classics from The Only Ones, The Tom Robinson Band and the Patti Smith Group. Plus, Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman both also feature with signature selfpenned songs. Side 2 opens with the first 1 of the 80s from the Pretenders, and features massive hits from The Police, Roxy Music, Joe Jackson and Geno, 1 in 1980 for Dexys Midnight Runners alongside the chart debuts from Secret Affair, The Motors and Martha And The Muffins.Fusing traditional ska, reggae, rocksteady and new wave, The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, and The Beat open LP 3 with an amazing run, ahead of UB40 with their reggaenew wave fusion Food For Thought. Japan and Sparks provide some early and influential electronic new wave and The B52s close the side with their peerless new wave classic Rock Lobster whilst the final side features new wave pop gems from Adam amp The Ants and Bow Wow Wow along with more synth driven new wave that would set the direction for the new decade, featuring a stellar lineup including Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, John Foxx and 1s from Tubeway Army with Are Friends Electric and The Buggles with their 1979 chart topper Video Killed The Radio Star which in 1981 would become the first music video shown on MTVWhether you were there at the time or have discovered this incredible music since we are delighted to present the sounds of an ERA.NOW Thats What I Call An Era The Sound Of The Suburbs 19771980.

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