1978: The Year the UK Turned Day‐Glo

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Tracklist

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1CD
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1Borstal Breakout
producer:
Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
recording of:
Borstal Breakout
writer:
Dave Parsons (Sham 69 guitarist) and Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69)
Sham 6942:13
25 Minutes
recording of:
5 Minutes
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
The Stranglers53:19
3Emergency
recording of:
Emergency (999)
writer:
Nick Cash (UK punk vocalist/guitarist for 999) and Guy Days
99952:52
4Don’t Tango on My HeartThe Doll2:37
5Oh! Didn’t I Say
recording of:
Oh! Didn’t I Say
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
Tubeway Army2:19
6Automatic Lover
recording of:
Automatic Lover
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
The Vibrators2:28
7I’m a Boy
cover recording of:
I’m a Boy
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
Cyanide2:44
8Bad in Bed
The Electric Chairs2:24
9Lost Lenoré
Attrix4:05
10Stuck With You
Zones2:38
11Party Clothes
Subs2:06
12You’re a Disease
The Outcasts2:30
13She’s So Modern
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
She’s so Modern
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats43:01
14I’m Civilised
Menace3:03
15Moonmidsummer
The Freshies1:39
16The Kids Are Alright
cover recording of:
The Kids Are Alright
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
The Pleasers3:18
17Don’t Rain on My Parade
cover recording of:
Don’t Rain on My Parade
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Broadway Tunes LLC dba Songs of Funny Girl, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
part of:
Funny Girl (Broadway musical)
Japan2:56
18Concrete Jungle
recording of:
Concrete Jungle
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Coventry Automatics3:44
19Another Girl, Another Planet
assistant engineer:
Kevin Dallimore (engineering) and Andy Lyden
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
assistant producer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
The Only Ones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1978)
recording of:
Another Girl, Another Planet
lyricist and composer:
Peter Perrett
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
The Only Ones4.353:03
20Touch and Go
Magazine3:00
21Spread the Word Around
Pretty Boy Floyd & The Gems3:32
22When the Tanks Roll Over Poland AgainThe Automatics2:39
23Stella’s Got a Fella
Social Security1:49
24Chloroform
The Bleach Boys1:57
25Jilted John
recording of:
Jilted John
lyricist and composer:
Graham Fellows
Jilted John2:58
26Rat Up a Drainpipe
recording of:
Rat Up a Drainpipe
The Members3:10
27Glandular Angela
The Exits2:42
28Why Don’t You Do Me Right?
cover recording of:
Why Don’tcha Do Me Right?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
Alternative TV3:13
2CD
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1The Day the World Turned Day‐Glo
assistant engineer:
Andy Pearce (Mastering engineer)
engineer:
John Mackenzie Burns
producer:
Falcon Stuart and X‐Ray Spex
lead vocals:
Poly Styrene
performer:
X‐Ray Spex
recording of:
The Day the World Turned Dayglo
lyricist and composer:
Poly Styrene
X‐Ray Spex52:53
2Up Against the Wall
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Up Against the Wall
writer:
Roy Butterfield and Tom Robinson (British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter)
Tom Robinson Band53:35
3Central Detention Centre
recording of:
Central Detention Centre
lyricist and composer:
Chris Gill
Gyro3:38
4Ain’t Got a Clue
engineer:
Dave Bellotti, Jeremy Spencer-Green and Colin Owen (engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Nigel Moore (member of The Lurkers)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Esso (drummer in The Lurkers)
guitar:
Pete Stride
lead vocals:
Howard Wall
vocals:
Esso (drummer in The Lurkers), Nigel Moore (member of The Lurkers), Pete Stride and Howard Wall
recording of:
Ain't Got a Clue (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Stride
The Lurkers2:11
5The Backstreet Boys
Patrik Fitzgerald3:48
6Nobody Loves You When You’re Old and Gay
Dead Fingers Talk4:33
7I Can’t Resist
The Reaction2:14
8I Can’t Wait
The Jolt4:11
9Kinnel Tommy
recording of:
Kinnel Tommy
composer:
Edmund Garrity
Ed Banger4:09
10Loving a Killer
The Stoat3:39
11A.C.A.B.
The Rowdies1:54
12Start All Over Again
No Sweat3:34
13I Believe
The V.I.P.’s1:59
142Ne1
The Carpettes2:07
15Ghosts of Princes in Towers
recording of:
Ghosts of Princes in Towers
writer:
Glen Matlock (bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols) and Steve New
Rich Kids3:33
16Kung Fu International
spoken vocals:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
recording of:
Kung Fu International
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
John Cooper Clarke1:42
17Ringing in the Streets
The Ripchords4:01
18Slow Motion
recording of:
Slow Motion (Ultravox)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie, John Foxx and Robin Simon
Ultravox3:29
19Love Is Blind
Nightshift2:39
20Rock ’n’ Roll Ain’t Dead
The Questions2:48
21Cortina Cowboys
Blue Steam3:28
22Birmingham Reggie
The Others3:50
23Live in a Car
recording of:
I Live in a Car
writer:
Nicky Garratt, Charlie Harper, Rory Lyons (drummer for King Kurt) and Paul Slack
UK Subs1:28
24It’s Alright
The Turn2:43
25Teenage Vice
The Teardrops2:23
26Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless BoogieAlberto y Lost Trios Paranoias52:43
3CD
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1Public Image
producer:
Pil
recording of:
Public Image
writer:
John Wardle, Keith Levene, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Jim Walker (PIL member)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Public Image Ltd4.653:00
2Alternative Ulster
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer)
bass:
Ali McMordie
drums (drum set):
Brian Faloon
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Henry Cluney
vocals:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
remixer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
remixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Alternative Ulster
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
Stiff Little Fingers4.52:45
3Light at Your Window
The Detonators2:33
4Fibre
Spizzoil1:59
5Life’s a GamblePenetration3:00
628/8/78
recording of:
28/8/78
Scritti Politti2:39
7Europeans
Europeans3:51
8Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.)
Wreckless Eric3:41
9You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
recording of:
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Thunders (US punk guitarist & singer)
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd.
Johnny Thunders43:47
10The Saints Are ComingSkids52:39
11It’s the New Thing
recording of:
It's the New Thing
lyricist:
Mark E. Smith (late lead singer of British post‐punk band The Fall)
composer:
Martin Bramah and Mark E. Smith (late lead singer of British post‐punk band The Fall)
The Fall3:28
12Alphaville
The Monochrome Set2:46
13In the Crowd
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recorded at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-08-07)
recording of:
In the Crowd (on 1978-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam3.55:41
14Starry Eyes
recording of:
Starry Eyes
lyricist:
John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
composer:
Will Birch and John Wicks (British record producer, singer and songwriter, 1953–2018)
The Records4:24
15Weekend Girl
The Bozos4:40
16Destination Venus
recording of:
Destination Venus
The Rezillos3:37
17Flashing in the Subway
Tyla Gang2:34
1810:15 Saturday Night
assistant engineer:
Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner)
engineer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer:
Chris Parry
bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey (on 1978-09-20)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (on 1978-09-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1978-09-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)
recorded at:
Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-09-20)
recording of:
10:15 Saturday Night (on 1978-09-20)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
The Cure3.93:42
19Larger Than Life
The Parrots3:54
20Wrong Street
Nicky & the Dots3:09
21New Town
The Vitamins2:01
22Love Song
Passage1:46
23What She Wants, She Needs
recording of:
What She Wants She Needs
composer:
Andy Blade and Ian Woodcock (of Eater)
Eater3:13
24Never Met Suzi
Time Machine2:22
25White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Slush2:31

Credits

Release

liner notes:David Wells (British compiler/producer)
remastering:Simon Murphy (mastering engineer)
compiler:John Reed (British music journalist)
David Wells (British compiler/producer)
design:Keith Davey
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15833109 [info]

Release group

part of:Cherry Red years (number: 1978)