{"product_id":"various-artists-now-thats-what-i-call-an-era-the-sound-of-the-suburbs-1977-1980-2025-limited-edition-colour-vinyl-lp","title":"Various Artists – Now That's What I Call An Era The Sound Of The Suburbs 1977~1980 (2025) (Limited Edition Colour Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn celebration of one of the most dynamic and diverse periods ever in the singles charts, NOW are proud to present ‘NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs’ – out February 7th! Available as a 3-LP vinyl (pressed as x1 Black, x1 White and x1 Red vinyl) in a tri-fold sleeve that features notes about all of the 51 featured tracks!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning multiple genres that contributed to the rich diversity of the era – including punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod and electronic – between 1977 and the end of 1980, and all of which would inspire the wave of new art and club influenced pop that would come to define the musical landscape of the early 80s…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKicking off with punk \u0026amp; new wave classics from The Clash with the iconic ‘London Calling’, the Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Jam and The Boomtown Rats who were the first punk\/new wave band to have a #1 single, with ‘Rat Trap’. The Undertones and XTC created defining tracks, and the first side includes two bands that would rate amongst the most influential of all time; The Cure and Joy Division… Flip the LP over for Blondie’s ‘Hanging On The Telephone’ and Siouxsie And The Banshees ‘Hong Kong Garden’ which began a run of hit singles that would last for more than fifteen years! Unforgettable Top 40 debuts from The Rezillos, Plastic Bertrand and The Dickies feature alongside huge hits from Squeeze and the Skids – before the first LP closes with legendary tracks from Magazine and Public Image Limited…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection’s subtitle, ‘The Sound Of The Suburbs’, opens LP2 from The Members, along with punk anthems from The Stranglers, The Ruts and The Runaways, and new wave classics from The Only Ones, The Tom Robinson Band and the Patti Smith Group. Plus, Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman both also feature with signature self-penned songs. Side 2 opens with the first #1 of the ‘80s from the Pretenders, and features massive hits from The Police, Roxy Music, Joe Jackson and ‘Geno’, #1 in 1980 for Dexys Midnight Runners alongside the chart debuts from Secret Affair, The Motors and Martha And The Muffins…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFusing traditional ska, reggae, rocksteady and new wave, The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, and The Beat open LP 3 with an amazing run, ahead of UB40 with their reggae\/new wave fusion ‘Food For Thought’. Japan and Sparks provide some early and influential electronic new wave and The B-52’s close the side with their peerless new wave classic ‘Rock Lobster’… whilst the final side features new wave pop gems from Adam \u0026amp; The Ants and Bow Wow Wow along with more synth driven new wave that would set the direction for the new decade, featuring a stellar line-up including Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Human League, John Foxx and #1’s from Tubeway Army with ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’ and The Buggles with their 1979 chart topper ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ – which in 1981 would become the first music video shown on MTV…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you were there at the time or have discovered this incredible music since – we are delighted to present the sounds of an ERA….\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFORMAT: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eVinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDISC SIZE: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003e12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCONDITION: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eBrand New\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGENRE: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eRock \/ Pop \/ Disco \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eUPC:\u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003e 198028436212\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLABEL: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eSony Music \/ EMI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNO. OF DISCS: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc_main\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"RTE68\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc_main\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA1 The Clash– London Calling\u003cbr\u003eA2 Ramones– Blitzkrieg Bop\u003cbr\u003eA3 Iggy Pop– Lust For Life (Edit)\u003cbr\u003eA4 The Jam– Going Underground\u003cbr\u003eA5 The Undertones– Teenage Kicks\u003cbr\u003eA6 The Cure– Boys Don't Cry\u003cbr\u003eA7 Joy Division– Love Will Tear Us Apart\u003cbr\u003eA8 XTC– Making Plans For Nigel\u003cbr\u003eA9 The Boomtown Rats– Rat Trap\u003cbr\u003eB1 Blondie– Hanging On The Telephone\u003cbr\u003eB2 Siouxsie And The Banshees– Hong Kong Garden\u003cbr\u003eB3 The Rezillos– Top Of The Pops (7\" Version)\u003cbr\u003eB4 Plastic Betrand– Ça Plane Pour Moi\u003cbr\u003eB5 The Dickies– Banana Splits\u003cbr\u003eB6 Squeeze – Cool For Cats (Single Edit)\u003cbr\u003eB7 Skids– Into The Valley\u003cbr\u003eB8 Magazine– Shot By Both Sides\u003cbr\u003eB9 Public Image Limited– Death Disco\u003cbr\u003eC1 The Members– The Sound Of The Suburbs\u003cbr\u003eC2 The Stranglers– No More Heroes\u003cbr\u003eC3 The Ruts– Babylon's Burning (Single Version)\u003cbr\u003eC4 The Runaways– Cherry Bomb\u003cbr\u003eC5 The Only Ones– Another Girl, Another Planet\u003cbr\u003eC6 Elvis Costello \u0026amp; The Attractions– (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea\u003cbr\u003eC7 Jonathan Richman \u0026amp; The Modern Lovers– Roadrunner (Once)\u003cbr\u003eC8 The Tom Robinson Band– 2-4-6-8 Motorway\u003cbr\u003eC9 Patti Smith Group– Because The Night\u003cbr\u003eD1 Pretenders– Brass In Pocket\u003cbr\u003eD2 The Police– Roxanne\u003cbr\u003eD3 Dexys Midnight Runners– Geno\u003cbr\u003eD4 Secret Affair– Time For Action\u003cbr\u003eD5 The Motors– Airport\u003cbr\u003eD6 Martha And The Muffins– Echo Beach\u003cbr\u003eD7 Roxy Music– Over You\u003cbr\u003eD8 Joe Jackson– Is She Really Going Out With Him? 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