Chiswick Story: Adventures 1975-82 / Various Chiswick Story: Adventures 1975-82 / Various CD

2013 two CD compilation of tracks from the legendary British indie label. Chiswick Records was the bridge between the Pub Rock of the early 70s and the Punk Rock of the end of the decade. It was the label that launched a thousand (well several) careers. Joe Strummer made his recording debut for the label; the late and much lamented Kirsty MacColl made her pseudonymous debut singing background vocals with the Drug Addix as Mandy Doubt; Billy Bragg with his group Riff Raff fired his opening salvo for the label. Johnny and the Self Abusers in part mutated into Simple Minds. Mot?rhead's debut album threatened the nation on Chiswick. The Damned's finest hour - well around 40 minutes anyway - launched them into the charts for three (of a handful) of chart hits on the label. An iconic label amongst music fans and collectors, this double disc anthology proves just why. Chiswick.

1. Route 66 - the Count Bigshops 2. Teenage Letter - the Count Bigshops 3. Keys to Your Heart - 101Ers 4. She's My Gal - the Gorillas 5. Train Train - the Count Bigshops 6. Drip Drop - Rocky Sharpe/The Razors 7. I'm Crying - Little Bob Story 8. Gorilla Got Me - the Gorillas 9. Dirty Pictures - Radio Stars 10. Television Screen - the Radiators from Space 11. Motorhead - Motorhead 12. I Wanna Be Free - the Rings 13. No One - Johnny Poped 14. I Want You to Dance with Me - Jeff Hill 15. No Russinas in Russia - Radio Stars 16. Common Truth - Amazorblades 17. Saints and Sinners - Johhny and the Self Abusers 18. Nervous Wreck - Radio Stars 19. Hang Loose (I've Gotta Rock) - Whirlwind 20. Darling, Let's Have Another Baby - Johnny Moped 21. Million Dollar Hero - the Radiators 22. Cosmonaut - Riff Raff 23. I Want Candy - the Bigshops 24. Gay Boys in Bondage - Drug Addix 25. I Only Wish (That I'd Been Told) - Whirlwind 26. Little Quuenie - Johnny Moped 27. Rama Lama Ding Dong - Rocky Sharpethe Replays 28. Driver's Seat - Sniff 'N' the Tears 29. Hey Baby - Disguise 30. I Couldn't Help But Cry - Dan Kelleher 31. The Real Me - Radio Stars 32. Imagination - Rocky Sharpe/The Replayers 33. Automobile - the Stick Shifts 34. Love Song - the Damned 35. Smash It Up - the Damned 36. Gabrielle - the Nips 37. Heaven Knows - Whirlwind 38. That Driving Beat - Red Beans ; Rice 39. I Can;T Fight It - the Textones 40. The Dancing Years - the Radiators 41. Albania (Are You All Mine) - Albania 42. Tomahawk Cruise - T. V. Smith's Explorers 43. Tennessee Stud - Terry Woods 44. Radioactive Kid - the Meteors 45. Go Go Go - Albania 46. Insufficient Data - Two Two 47. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Rocky Sharpe/The Replays 48. Kwagayo - Two Two 49. Heart - Rocky Sharpe/The Replays 50. Desire - Roddy Radiation/The Tearjerkers 51. Grab What You Can (Biez Co Mozesz) - Jakko