the edge of the seventies:

 

track listing

disc 1

1. Sound And Vision - David Bowie / 2. I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear - Blondie / 3. Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins / 4. Because The Night - Patti Smith / 5. Rock Lobster - B-52's /6. Top Of The Pops - Rezillos (The) /7. Teenage Kicks - Undertones (The) /8. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers / 9. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads / 10. Lucky Number - Lene Lovich / 11. IEYA - Toyah / 12. Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats / 13. Strange Town - Jam (The) / 14. Time For Action - Secret Affair / 15. Back Of My Hand - Jags (The) /16. Mirror In The Bathroom - Beat (The) / 17. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Adverts (The) / 18. Babylon's Burning - Ruts (The) / 19. Sound Of The Suburbs - Members (The)

 

disc 2:

1. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus / 2. Germfree Adolescents - X-Ray Spex / 3. Playground Twist - Siouxsie & The Banshees / 4. Boys Don't Cry - Cure / 5. Transmission - Joy Division / 6. Death Disco - Public Image Ltd. / 7. Complex - Gary Numan / 8. Being Boiled - Human League / 9. European Son - Japan / 10. TV - Flying Lizards / 11. Rock Around The Clock - Telex / 12. Underpass - John Foxx / 13. From Here To Eternity - Giorgio Moroder / 14. Straight Lines - New Musik /15. Back To Nature - Fad Gadget /16. Rockwork - Ultravox /17. Sister Europe - Psychedelic Furs / 18. I Only Want To Be With You - Tourists (The)

 

disc 3:

1. Baby I Love You - Ramones/ 2. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe / 3. My Best Friend's Girl - Cars (The) / 4. Kid - Pretenders /5. Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille / 6. Broken English - Marianne Faithfull / 7. Pop Muzik - M / 8. Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump / 9. You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie / 10. 7teen - Regents / 11. Jilted John - Jilted John / 12. Car Trouble - Adam & The Ants / 13. Promises - Buzzcocks /14. Making Plans For Nigel - XTC / 15. Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson /16. Up The Junction - Squeeze / 17. Another Girl Another Planet - Only Ones (The) / 18. Gimmix Play Loud - John Cooper Clarke

 

is this a good compilation?

Not keen on Disc 2 (the only good song on there is Japan's European Son) but I'd buy it for Discs 1 and 3.

 

Norma

Not keen on Disc 2 (the only good song on there is Japan's European Son) but I'd buy it for Discs 1 and 3.

 

Norma

 

there is another compilation album that features alternative music of the 70s and 80..that seems to be put out be another record company (one is sony - other is emi) whic seems to be on the same idea and has similar cover design - has got a mixtape on the cover...

the edge of the seventies:

 

track listing

disc 1

1. Sound And Vision - David Bowie / 2. I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear - Blondie / 3. Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins / 4. Because The Night - Patti Smith / 5. Rock Lobster - B-52's /6. Top Of The Pops - Rezillos (The) /7. Teenage Kicks - Undertones (The) /8. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers / 9. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads / 10. Lucky Number - Lene Lovich / 11. IEYA - Toyah / 12. Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats / 13. Strange Town - Jam (The) / 14. Time For Action - Secret Affair / 15. Back Of My Hand - Jags (The) /16. Mirror In The Bathroom - Beat (The) / 17. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Adverts (The) / 18. Babylon's Burning - Ruts (The) / 19. Sound Of The Suburbs - Members (The)

 

disc 2:

1. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus / 2. Germfree Adolescents - X-Ray Spex / 3. Playground Twist - Siouxsie & The Banshees / 4. Boys Don't Cry - Cure / 5. Transmission - Joy Division / 6. Death Disco - Public Image Ltd. / 7. Complex - Gary Numan / 8. Being Boiled - Human League / 9. European Son - Japan / 10. TV - Flying Lizards / 11. Rock Around The Clock - Telex / 12. Underpass - John Foxx / 13. From Here To Eternity - Giorgio Moroder / 14. Straight Lines - New Musik /15. Back To Nature - Fad Gadget /16. Rockwork - Ultravox /17. Sister Europe - Psychedelic Furs / 18. I Only Want To Be With You - Tourists (The)

 

disc 3:

1. Baby I Love You - Ramones/ 2. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe / 3. My Best Friend's Girl - Cars (The) / 4. Kid - Pretenders /5. Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille / 6. Broken English - Marianne Faithfull / 7. Pop Muzik - M / 8. Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump / 9. You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie / 10. 7teen - Regents / 11. Jilted John - Jilted John / 12. Car Trouble - Adam & The Ants / 13. Promises - Buzzcocks /14. Making Plans For Nigel - XTC / 15. Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson /16. Up The Junction - Squeeze / 17. Another Girl Another Planet - Only Ones (The) / 18. Gimmix Play Loud - John Cooper Clarke

 

is this a good compilation?

 

its a VERY good compilation and id suggest an essential for young indie kids of today to see where the style originated.

Nah, disc 2 has some of the best stuff on it - Transmission, Death Disco, Underpants (sorry, Underpass) etc.

 

Yes, while not exactly boasting anything new, this is a fantastic entry level compilation - kudos to the compilers.

, Underpants (sorry, Underpass)

 

:lol: .... so i wasnt the only one being very silly at this song then! lol

It's an excellent compilation.

 

I wonder which version of "Sound Of The Suburbs" is on the album? The original single version never seems to appear on these compilations, instead we always get the inferior album version. I'd love to be able to get hold of a copy of the single version but it appears to be next to impossible.

:lol: .... so i wasnt the only one being very silly at this song then! lol

 

I'm a very silly person!

I don't how they can call it 'the edge of the seventies' were there are quite a few eighties tracks on there.

To be honest i think 'the edge of the eighties' album was far superior to this one.

 

Disc: 1

1. Ultravox - Vienna

2. Visage - Fade To Grey

3. Soft Cell - Torch

4. Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar

5. Japan - Quiet Life

6. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go

7. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize

8. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog

9. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country

10. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

11. Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven

12. Furniture - Brilliant Mind

13. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You

14. David Sylvian - Red Guitar

15. Associates - Party Fears Two

16. ABC - That Was Then

17. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy

18. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts

 

Disc: 2

1. New Order - Temptation

2. Propaganda - Duel

3. Swansway - Soul Train

4. Joy Division - Atmosphere

5. Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewrdrops\x{2019} Drops

6. Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin

7. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town

8. Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café

9. Art Of Noise - Beatbox

10. SPK - Metal Dance

11. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

12. Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter

13. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

14. B-Movie - Remembrance Day

15. Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love

16. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

17. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

18. H20 - I Dream To Sleep

 

Disc: 3

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

2. The Cure - The Walk

3. Scritti Politti - Absolute

4. Talk Talk - It's My Life

5. Japan - Life In Tokyo

6. David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards

7. Devo - Whip It

8. Our Daughters Wedding - Lawnchairs

9. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye

10. Spear Of Destiny - Liberator

11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love

12. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua

13. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It)

14. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

15. Stranglers - European Female

16. Telex - Moskow Diskow

17. Laurie Anderson - O Superman

 

I don't how they can call it 'the edge of the seventies' were there are quite a few eighties tracks on there.

To be honest i think 'the edge of the eighties' album was far superior to this one.

 

Disc: 1

1. Ultravox - Vienna

2. Visage - Fade To Grey

3. Soft Cell - Torch

4. Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar

5. Japan - Quiet Life

6. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go

7. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize

8. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog

9. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country

10. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

11. Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven

12. Furniture - Brilliant Mind

13. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You

14. David Sylvian - Red Guitar

15. Associates - Party Fears Two

16. ABC - That Was Then

17. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy

18. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts

 

Disc: 2

1. New Order - Temptation

2. Propaganda - Duel

3. Swansway - Soul Train

4. Joy Division - Atmosphere

5. Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewrdrops\x{2019} Drops

6. Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin

7. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town

8. Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café

9. Art Of Noise - Beatbox

10. SPK - Metal Dance

11. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

12. Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter

13. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

14. B-Movie - Remembrance Day

15. Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love

16. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

17. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

18. H20 - I Dream To Sleep

 

Disc: 3

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

2. The Cure - The Walk

3. Scritti Politti - Absolute

4. Talk Talk - It's My Life

5. Japan - Life In Tokyo

6. David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards

7. Devo - Whip It

8. Our Daughters Wedding - Lawnchairs

9. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye

10. Spear Of Destiny - Liberator

11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love

12. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua

13. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It)

14. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

15. Stranglers - European Female

16. Telex - Moskow Diskow

17. Laurie Anderson - O Superman

 

true , there were several 80's tracks in that 70's list.

 

that 80's list is a corker ... both albums are a 'must' imho for any music fans who havnt got much retro..

 

I don't how they can call it 'the edge of the seventies' were there are quite a few eighties tracks on there.

To be honest i think 'the edge of the eighties' album was far superior to this one.

 

the other one thats i saw in the racks is this one...tho its a bast*rd trying to find on hmv.com under 'mixtape' rather than the mix tapes :lol:

 

Mix Tapes: Alternative Music From The Late 70s & 80s:

 

disc 1

Listen 1. Fashion - David Bowie / 2. Keep Feeling Fascination - Human League (The) / 3. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats / 4. Burning Down The House [live] - Talking Heads /5. Angel Eyes - Roxy Music /6. Situation [12" remix] - Yazoo / 7. Einstein A Go Go - Landscape / 8. Money [edit] - Flying Lizards /9. Happy House - Siouxsie & The Banshees / 10. Forest - Cure (The) / 11. Say Hello Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell /12. Pocket Calculator - Kraftwerk / 13. Chauffeur - Duran Duran /14. Johnny And Mary - Robert Palmer / 15. View From A Bridge - Kim Wilde / 16. Is It A Dream - Classix Nouveaux / 17. We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang - Heaven 17 /18. I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls / 19. Electricity - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

 

disc 2:

Listen 1. Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen / 2. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush / 3. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys / 4. True Faith - New Order / 5. Brilliant Mind - Furniture / 6. Duel - Propaganda / 7. Circus - Erasure /8. Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) - Scritti Politti Listen 9. Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk Listen 10. Rise - Public Image Ltd. /11. Waterfront - Simple Minds / 12. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) [edit] - R.E.M. / 13. Imagination - Belouis Some / 14. It's A Miracle/Miss Me Blind [uS 12" mix] - Culture Club / 15. Cccan't You See - Vicious Pink / 16. Close (To The Edit) - Art Of Noise (The) / 17. Wizard - Paul Hardcastle

 

disc 3:

1. Friday Night Saturday Morning - Specials (The) / 2. I Can't Get Me No Satisfaction - Devo / 3. Buffalo Gals [edit] - Malcolm McLaren / 4. Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump /5. Senses Working Overtime - XTC / 6. Is Vic There - Department S / 7. Memphis Tennessee - Silicon Teens / 8. Strange Boutique - Monochrome Set (The) / 9. At Home He's A Tourist - Gang Of Four / 10. Evidently Chicken Town - John Cooper Clarke / 11. Waltzinblack - Stranglers (The) / 12. Fade Away And Radiate - Blondie /13. Nightporter - Japan / 14. Underpass - John Foxx Listen 15. Lunatics (Have Taken Over Asylum) - Fun Boy Three / 16. Song From Under The Floorboards - Magazine / 17. Track Three - Scott Walker / 18. Eardrum Buzz - Wire /19. Lawn Chairs - Our Daughter's Wedding / 20. Vienna [edit] - Ultravox /

 

 

To be honest i think 'the edge of the eighties' album was far superior to this one.

 

Disc: 1

1. Ultravox - Vienna

2. Visage - Fade To Grey

3. Soft Cell - Torch

4. Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar

5. Japan - Quiet Life

6. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go

7. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize

8. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog

9. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country

10. Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love

11. Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven

12. Furniture - Brilliant Mind

13. Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You

14. David Sylvian - Red Guitar

15. Associates - Party Fears Two

16. ABC - That Was Then

17. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy

18. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts

 

Disc: 2

1. New Order - Temptation

2. Propaganda - Duel

3. Swansway - Soul Train

4. Joy Division - Atmosphere

5. Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewrdrops\x{2019} Drops

6. Mobiles - Drowning In Berlin

7. Pretenders - Talk Of The Town

8. Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café

9. Art Of Noise - Beatbox

10. SPK - Metal Dance

11. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

12. Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter

13. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry

14. B-Movie - Remembrance Day

15. Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love

16. Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling

17. Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

18. H20 - I Dream To Sleep

 

Disc: 3

1. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

2. The Cure - The Walk

3. Scritti Politti - Absolute

4. Talk Talk - It's My Life

5. Japan - Life In Tokyo

6. David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards

7. Devo - Whip It

8. Our Daughters Wedding - Lawnchairs

9. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye

10. Spear Of Destiny - Liberator

11. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love

12. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua

13. Dead Or Alive - That's The Way (I Like It)

14. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

15. Stranglers - European Female

16. Telex - Moskow Diskow

17. Laurie Anderson - O Superman

 

I think i would buy the 1970s one over the 1980s..tho this one does have David Sylvian followed by Associates on disc one and a good start to disc two (tho dont know who most of the peaople are after that)

 

12. Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua

 

I dont know this record but i would so love it to be a Malcolm McLaren/Antpeople version of the old DJ Bobo song :lol: that would be so surreal....

 

 

btw does anyone else think this dj bobo sounds like a mix between lou bega and jovanotti's gino latino (true!!!)