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NOW Music proudly presentsnbspNOW Thatrsquos What I Call Punk amp New Wavenbsp a collection encapsulating the spirit of the times, and of the movement that changed the course of mainstream pop music.89 tracks across 4 CDs, present the erarsquos most iconic artists, including The Clash, Blondie, Ramones, U2, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Adam amp The Ants, The Jam and The Cure.lsquoLondon Callingrsquo by The Clash, The Undertonesrsquo breakthrough hit lsquoTeenage Kicksrsquo, and Buzzcocks lsquoEver Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldntversquo, kick off the first disc alongside classics from The Stranglers, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Ramones.The late 70s and early 80s saw an explosion of punk and new wave groups and artists moving from the underground to mainstream chart success. No.1s from The Jam with lsquoGoing Undergroundrsquo, lsquoBrass In Pocketrsquo by Pretenders, The Boomtown Ratsrsquo lsquoRat Traprsquo, Dexys Midnight Runnersrsquo lsquoGenorsquo, and Ian Dury amp The Blockheadsrsquo lsquoHit Me With Your Rhythm Stickrsquo are all here, as well as top 5 hits from Squeeze, Lene Lovich, Joe Jackson and Patti Smith.The genre also gave the first crossover success for bands that became the biggest acts in music during the late 70s and early 80s, including The Police, U2, The Cure, Blondie, all featured ndash along with two tracks from Adam amp The Antsrsquo breakthrough album lsquoKings Of The Wild Frontierrsquo, with the title track and lsquoDog Eat Dogrsquo.True unique masterpieces of songwriting and performance that sound as fresh today as they did then include Iggy Poprsquos lsquoLust For Lifersquo, The Membersrsquo lsquoSound Of The Suburbsrsquo, Joy Divisionrsquos lsquoLove Will Tear Us Apartrsquo, and lsquoRock Lobsterrsquo from The B52rsquos.Brilliant covers flooded the charts ndash bringing new arrangements and different perspectives to established tracks, including The Slitsrsquo cover of the Motown classic I Heard It Through The Grapevinersquo, lsquoMoneyrsquo by The Flying Lizards, Blondiersquos lsquoHanging On The Telephonersquo and lsquoDenisrsquo, and lsquoI Only Want To Be With Yoursquo by The Tourists.A fantastic collection of unique tracks that summarize an incredible time for music. Various Artists CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £15