VA - NOW Thats What I Call An Era - The Sound Of The Suburbs 1977-1980 (2025)
MP3 320 kbps | 4:34:23 | 600 Mb
Genre: Disco, Reggae, Pop, Blues, Rock
MP3 320 kbps | 4:34:23 | 600 Mb
Genre: Disco, Reggae, Pop, Blues, Rock
Next month, Now That’s What I Call Music will release a genre-spanning ‘Era’ release called The Sound of the Suburbs 1977-1980. In 4CD form, this set offers 80 tracks encompassing punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod, post-punk and electronic. They were all initially released between 1977 and the end of 1980, and artists include The Undertones, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Boomtown Rats, The Jam, The Cure, The Police, The Specials, The Beat, Japan, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, PIL, Devo, Skids, The Vibrators, XTC, John Foxx, The B-52s and many more. Full tracklistings for the formats are listed below. Whether this ‘Era’ release is the start of a new series or a one-off remains to be seen.