3 CD Issued twelve months ago, Cherry Red’s 3-CD set “1977: The Year Punk Broke” examined the UK punk explosion in microscopic detail, prompting rave reviews, extremely healthy sales figures and numerous comments along the lines of “You guys are the mutt’s nuts – when’s the follow-up coming out?” ? Well, we’re still the mutt’s nuts, sonny, and here’s the eagerly-anticipated second instalment. Confounding all expectations, this time we’re following the trail of musical breadcrumbs to 1978 – or, to paraphrase the late, great Poly Styrene, The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo. ? Over three glorious, packed-to-the-brim CDs, we investigate the sounds of 1978 as the original punk template fractured into a dazzling day-glo riot of sub-genres: new wave, post-punk, proto-Oi, power-pop, punk poets, the mod revival, ska-punk, synth-oriented electronic/industrial music and a whole load of additional noises that, over forty years later, have still to be classified by the fifth estate, the fourth column or even the Third Reich. ? We document various regional scenes, paying close attention to the likes of Manchester, Scotland and, in particular, Northern Ireland, where the arrival of punk was a life-affirming relief from the horrors of everyday life. ? From household names (The Jam, The Stranglers, The Cure, Public Image Ltd) to groups who barely progressed beyond their own bedrooms, major label careerists to DIY enthusiasts, one-off mavericks (led by the blessed Jilted John) to songs specifically crafted as hit singles, every aspect of a vibrant, multi-faceted scene is represented on our marathon four-hour, 79-track anthology. ? Housed in a capacity wallet, 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo includes a 48-page booklet that includes the lowdown on every track. Loaded with vim and vigour, it’s another essential purchase for anyone with even a passing interest in the British music scene of the late Seventies. www.cherryred.co.uk 1978 THE YEAR THE UK TURNED DAY-GLO Various Artists 3CD CAPACITY WALLET DISC ONE DISC TWO DISC THREE 1. BORSTAL BREAKOUT – Sham 69 2. 5 MINUTES – The Stranglers 3. EMERGENCY – 999 4. DON’T TANGO ON MY HEART – The Doll 5. OH! DIDN’T I SAY – Tubeway Army 6. AUTOMATIC LOVER – The Vibrators 7. I’M A BOY – Cyanide 8. BAD IN BED – The Electric Chairs 9. LOST LENORE – Attrix 10. STUCK WITH YOU – Zones 11. PARTY CLOTHES – Subs 12. YOU’RE A DISEASE – The Outcasts 13. SHE’S SO MODERN – The Boomtown Rats 14. I’M CIVILISED – Menace 15. MOONMIDSUMMER – The Freshies 16. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – The Pleasers 17. DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE – Japan 18. CONCRETE JUNGLE – The Coventry Automatics 19. ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET – The Only Ones 20. TOUCH AND GO – Magazine 21. SPREAD THE WORD AROUND – Pretty Boy Floyd and the Gems 22. WHEN THE TANKS ROLL OVER POLAND AGAIN – The Automatics 23. STELLA’S GOT A FELLA – Social Security 24. CHLOROFORM – The Bleach Boys 25. JILTED JOHN – Jilted John 26. RAT UP A DRAINPIPE – The Members 27. GLANDULAR ANGELA – The Exits 28. WHY DON’T YOU DO ME RIGHT? – Alternative TV 1. THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO – X-Ray Spex 2. UP AGAINST THE WALL – Tom Robinson Band 3. CENTRAL DETENTION CENTRE – Gyro 4. AIN’T GOT A CLUE – The Lurkers 5. THE BACKSTREET BOYS – Patrik Fitzgerald 6. NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE OLD AND GAY – Dead Fingers Talk 7. I CAN’T RESIST – The Reaction 8. I CAN’T WAIT – The Jolt 9. KINNEL TOMMY – Ed Banger 10. LOVING A KILLER – The Stoat 11. A.C.A.B. – The Rowdies 12. START ALL OVER AGAIN – No Sweat 13. I BELIEVE – The V.I.P.s 14. 2NE1 – The Carpettes 15. GHOSTS OF PRINCES IN TOWERS – Rich Kids 16. KUNG FU INTERNATIONAL – John Cooper Clarke 17. RINGING IN THE STREETS – The Ripchords 18. SLOW MOTION – Ultravox 19. LOVE IS BLIND – Nightshift 20. ROCK’N’ROLL AIN’T DEAD – The Questions 21. CORTINA COWBOYS – Blue Steam 22. BIRMINGHAM REGGIE – The Others 23. LIVE IN A CAR – UK Subs 24. IT’S ALRIGHT – The Turn 25. TEENAGE VICE – The Teardrops 26. HEADS DOWN NO NONSENSE MINDLESS BOOGIE – Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias 1. PUBLIC IMAGE – Public Image Ltd 2. ALTERNATIVE ULSTER – Stiff Little Fingers 3. LIGHT AT YOUR WINDOW – The Detonators 4. FIBRE – Spizzoil 5. LIFE’S A GAMBLE – Penetration 6. 28/8/78 – Scritti Politti 7. EUROPEANS – Europeans 8. TAKE THE CASH (K.A.S.H.) – Wreckless Eric 9. YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY – Johnny Thunders 10. THE SAINTS ARE COMING – Skids 11. IT’S THE NEW THING – The Fall 12. ALPHAVILLE – The Monochrome Set 13. IN THE CROWD – The Jam 14. STARRY EYES – The Records 15. WEEKEND GIRL – The Bozos 16. DESTINATION VENUS – The Rezillos 17. FLASHING IN THE SUBWAY – Tyla Gang 18. 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT – The Cure 19. LARGER THAN LIFE – The Parrots 20. WRONG STREET – Nicky & The Dots 21. NEW TOWN – The Vitamins 22. LOVE SONG – Passage 23. WHAT SHE WANTS, SHE NEEDS – Eater 24. NEVER MET SUZI – Time Machine 25. WHITE CHRISTMAS – Slush
