75 track clamshell box concentrating on the Power Pop boom of 1978-82. Features hits by The Jam, Boomtown Rats, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, The Undertones and Squeeze. Also includes other name acts including the Rich Kids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Vapors, The Motors and Stiff Little Fingers. Collectors will delight in many of the obscurities that are appearing here on CD for the first time - from artists including Tonight, The Deaf Aids, The Covers, Filmstars, Zoot Alors and The Kraze. With a 36-page booklet containing notes on each track with relevant sleeve illustrations.
Disc: 1
1 Boomtown Rats- She's Somodern
2 Elvis Costello and the Attractions- Pump It Up
3 The Flys -Fun City
4 Buzzcocks- Love You More
5 The Motors- Forget About You
6 Strangeways- Show Her You Care
7 The Pleasers- a Girl I Know (Precis of a Friend)
8 Tonight -Jealousy Kills (Beware!)
9 The Upstarts- Beggin'
10 Wreckless Eric- Veronica
11 No Sweat- Don't Take My Advice
12 Neon Hearts -Popular Music
13 The Questions -Can't Get Over You
14 Eddie & the Hot Rods-Power and the Glory
15 The Jam -Strange Town
16 Nightshift- Jet-Set
17 The Records- Rock and Roll Love Letter
18 Leyton Buzzards- I'm Hanging Around
19 The Rollers -Turn on the Radio
20 The Donkeys- Four Letters
21 Salford Jets- Last Bus
22 Kidda -Fighting My Way Back
23 The Undertones- You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)
24 Bram Tchaikovsky- (Who Wants to Be a) Criminal 25
25 The Deaf Aids- Do It Again
Disc: 2
1 The Fans- Giving Me That Look in Your Eyes
2 The Jets -Tearaway
3 The Carpettes- I Don't Mean It
4 Filmstars- Here in L.A
5 The Planet-S Iron for the Iron
6 The Quads -There's Never Been a Night
7 Zoot Alors- Send Me a Postcard
8 The Boys- Terminal Love
9 999- Inside Out
10 Excel- What Went Wrong?
11 Famous Players- Who's Kissing You
12 Squeeze- Another Nail in My Heart
13 The Cartoons- Lunchtime Love Affair
14 The Jags- Party Games
15 Richard and the Taxmen-Now We're Through
16 Pete Stride / John Plain-New Guitar in Town
17 Toys- Go to the Police
18 The Elevators- Your I's Are Too Close Together
19 Public Skool- Walking the Rat
20 The Clerks- on the Telephone
21 Purple Hearts -My Life's a Jigsaw
22 Rich Kids- Young Girls
23 The Kraze- Say Hello to My Girl
24 The Slide- Superman's Shoes
25 The Stiffs- Innocent Bystander
Disc: 3
1 Backseat Romeos- Zero Ambition
2 B.T.P.- Folders Radio
3 The Monk-S Cool Way to Live
4 Protégé- Protection
5 Straight- Eight Tonite
6 The Uncool -Danceband My Girl Shy Girl
7 The Kicks- If Looks Could Kill
8 The Covers- Too Hot to Handle
9 Stiff Little Fingers- Just Fade Away
10 Todd- the Radio
11 The Vapors- Jimmie Jones (Single Version)
12 Titch Turner's Escalator -Don't Really Want You Back Again
13 Jo Callis- Woah Yeah!
14 Ronnie Mayor- Can't Wait 'Till the Summer Comes
15 Plain Jane- Loving You
16 The Ace-S One Way St
17 The Gas -The Finger
18 The Gross Club- Second Chance
19 Linda and the Dark-Where Have All the Good Times Gone
20 Chris Sievey and the Freshies -If You Really Love Me... Buy Me a Shirt
21 Rudi- Crimson
22 Clive Culbertson- the Night's No Friend of Mine
23 The Pinkees- Danger Games
24 Smart- Mr. Right
25 Hollywood Killers-Butterfly