Optimism/Reject: Punk and Post‐Punk Meets D‐I‐Y Aesthetic 1977–1981

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Domestic Departure
Au Pairs2:22
2Reconstruction
English Subtitles5:03
3Them or Me
Medium Medium3:55
4Choreography
Modern Eon2:40
5Chance Meeting [Absolute Version]
engineer:
Gordon Clark (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Mike’s Studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Chance Meeting (in 1979)
writer:
Paul Haig and Malcolm Ross (Scottish guitarist)
Josef K2:55
6On the Air
The Lines3:34
7Masochistic Opposite
Mo-Dettes3:33
8Minstrel Radio Yoghurt
The Deep Freeze Mice2:40
9You Get Everywhere
recording of:
You Get Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Carl Evans (The Chefs)
The Chefs2:42
10Bloody
The Golinski Brothers2:33
11Hey Operator
The Lillettes2:11
12Art Nouveau
The Bodies3:39
13Shangri‐La
Nightmares in Wax3:32
14Oscar Automobile
Weird Strings3:07
15Self Employed
Again Again4:27
16Fashionable Junkies
The Membranes1:43
17Authophagous
Manic Jabs2:02
18Modichy in Aneration
Blancmange2:05
19No Message
The Mystere Fives3:16
20The Feeling’s Mutual
Eyeless in Gaza2:41
21Lean on Me
The Distributors3:39
22Chimneys
Tagmemics4:34
23Short Time
Rhythm Clicks3:10
24Get
Blurt3:44
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Andy Peart
Mark Paytress (journalist, author & broadcaster) (in 2019-04)
producer:Richard Anderson (works with Cherry Red Records)
John Reed (British music journalist)
compiler:John Reed (British music journalist)
design:Keith Davey
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13926266 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07SGF9CFV [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005072350 [info]