1977: The Year Punk Broke / Various 1977: The Year Punk Broke / Various CD

Three CD set. 1977 - The Year Punk Broke kickstarts a new year-based series of compilations, celebrating the explosion of a new British phenomenon in 1977. This box set follows the success of the 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 revolutionize 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 favorites 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.

1. Boredom - Buzzcocks 2. London Lady - the Stranglers 3. Gatecrasher - the Gorillas 4. Neat Neat Neat - the Damned 5. Capaldi's Caf? - Deaf School 6. Bad Time - the Vibrators 7. I Don't Care - the Boys 8. Away from the Numbers - the Jam 9. Born to Lose - the Heartbreakers 10. Thinkin' of the U.S.A. - Eater 11. On the Edge - the Outsiders 12. Sick of You - the Users 13. You Really Got Me - Chartreuse 14. I Wanna Be Free - the Rings 15. Man of the Year - Models 16. Peter and the Pets - the Only Ones 17. Motorhead - Motorhead 18. Mony Mony - Celia and the Mutations 19. Runnin' Riot - Cock Sparrer 20. I Need You - the Count Bishops 21. Let's Go - Blitzkrieg Bop 22. Naive - the Killjoys 23. Incendiary Device -Johnny Moped 24. I Wanna Be Your Man - the Rezillos 25. No Russians in Russia -Radio Stars 26. Fascist Pigs - the Nosebleeds 27. Jubilee '77 - the Exile 28. Lookin' After No. 1- the Boomtown Rats 29. Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric 30. I Can't Come - the Snivelling Shits 31. Where Have All the Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter ; the Dogs 32. For Adolfs Only - the Valves 33. Bulletin - Doctors of Madness 34. Day By Day - Generation X 35. Television Viewer - the Vacants 36. Kill - Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias 37. You Can't Rock and Roll (In a Council Flat) - Puncture 38. Enemies - Radiators from Space 39. Just Want to Be Myself (7" Version) - the Drones 40. Red London - Sham 69 41. Deranged Demented and Free - P.V.C.2 42. Oh Bondage Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex 43. 2-4-6-8 Motorway -Tom Robinson Band 44. Nasty, Nasty - 999 45. Rockwrok - Ultravox! 46. Family Planning - the Depressions 47. Radio Fun - Zeros 48. Pool Hall Punks - Tyla Gang 49. Klean Living Kids - the Stukas 50. Freak Show - the Lurkers 51. Hold My Hand - Jerks 52. Bleak Outlook - the Unwanted 53. Blood on the Wall - Some Chicken 54. Insane Society - Menace 55. Drab City - the Features 56. Back to the Wall - Spider 57. Just Another Teenage Anthem - New Hearts 58. (You Keep on Tellin' Me) Lies - the Pleasers 59. Innocents - John Cooper Clarke 60. How Much Longer -Alternative TV 61. She Made Magic - the Wasps 62. Regulations - Neon Hearts 63. New York Shuffle - Graham Parker ; the Rumour 64. Trash - the Doll 65. Ain't No Legend - Maniacs 66. In My Love for You - Satan's Rats 67. Police Car - Larry Wallis 68. Quit This Town - Eddie ; the Hot Rods 69. Development Corporations - the Now 70. High Rise Living - Chelsea 71. Arabs in 'Arrods - Art Attacks 72. Priorities - Trash 73. Dynamo - the Method 74. Naive - Public Zone 75. Jailbait - Left Hand Drive 76. Ripped and Torn - Swell Maps 77. I Can See You - Acme Sewage Co 78. First Mistake - the Rats 79. Natty Punko - Brainiac Five 80. Defiant Pose - the Cortinas 81. Help I'm Trapped - the Carpettes 82. Tell Me the Truth (Live at the Vortex) - Neo 83. Raped - Raped 84. Flies - Fruit Eating Bears 85. Ru12 - Hobbies of Today 86. Left Right and Centre - Drug Squad 87. I'm a Punk - Norman and the Hooligans