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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1Michael’s Monetary System
recording of:
Michael's Monetary System
composer:
Andy Blade
Eater1:45
2You’ll Lose
The Drones3:38
3Love Lies Limp
Alternative TV3:07
4Freeway
The Outsiders4:10
5Suspended Sentence
recording of:
Suspended Sentence
composer:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
John Cooper Clarke2:51
6O Levels
‘O’ Level2:07
7Black Velvet
Swell Maps1:58
8Optimism/Reject
Patrik Fitzgerald1:12
9Hard Times
Attrix4:09
10Nobody’s Scared
recording of:
Nobody's Scared
lyricist and composer:
Vic Godard
Subway Sect52:06
11Washed Up
The Freshies3:07
12Charles
recording of:
Charles
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Adamson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Skids2:35
13Police Oppression
Angelic Upstarts3:31
14Neutron Bomb
bass guitar:
MS
drums (drum set):
John David Haney (JD Haney)
guitar:
Steve Spear (member of The Art Attacks)
vocals:
Edwin Pouncey
recording of:
Neutron Bomb
composer:
The Art Attacks
The Art Attacks2:59
15Mixed Up World
Victim3:12
16Aerosol Burns
recording of:
Aerosol Burns
lyricist and composer:
Lora Logic
Essential Logic52:01
17It
The Tights2:42
18The Demon
producer:
Punilux
drums (drum set):
Liquid Les
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmy Giro
electric guitar [guitar]:
Red Helmet
guitar and lead vocals [voice]:
Nevilluxury
keyboard:
Brian Bond
vocals:
Brian Bond
recording of:
The Demon (Punishment of Luxury)
composer:
Brian Bond and Nevilluxury
Punishment of Luxury4:06
19Master
The Fall2:22
20Situations Vacant
The Cravats3:36
21Is and Ought the Western World
recording of:
Is and Ought the Western World
Scritti Politti3:46
22Wolf
pragVec1:49
23Cool
Jerks43:12
24He’s Frank
recording of:
He’s Frank
composer:
Bid
The Monochrome Set2:37
25International
Thomas Leer4:03
26Fruitless
Devil's Dykes2:14
2701‐01‐212
Vice Creems2:39
28Times Encounter
Nigel Simpkins1:56
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1H‐Eyes
recording of:
H‐Eyes
writer:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts) and Malcolm Owen
publisher:
London Music Ltd., Rutoons, Spartan and Towerbridge Music
The Ruts2:48
2Lord Lucan Is Missing
The Dodgems3:30
3The Competition
The Passage1:40
4Girl Gets Nervous
Nicky & the Dots2:22
5I Don’t Want to Work for British Airways
Scissor Fits2:49
6Cold City
Spizzoil2:02
7(I Saw) Batman (In the Launderette)
The Shapes2:39
8Stereo Love
Proles2:05
9Commuter Man
The Molesters5:40
10Heathen
The Pack2:39
11In Love
engineer:
Adam Kidron
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
In Love
lyricist and composer:
The Raincoats (British experimental post-punk band)
The Raincoats53:07
12Sing Song
The Tea Set1:36
13Mother Moon
Artery2:17
14The Ultimate System
Murder the Disturbed4:00
15Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)
Family Fodder4:32
16Every Day I Die
The Frantic Elevators1:26
17Nagasaki’s Children
They Must Be Russians4:16
18Metal Sheet
Second Layer1:22
19Cold Rebellion
Metrophase3:29
20I Don’t Believe
Disturbed4:25
21Subculture Fashion Slaves
The Door and the Window3:50
22God’s Got Religion
The Steppes2:51
23Christine Keeler
Glaxo Babies3:38
24Boys Keep Swinging
The Associates3:39
25Beautiful Pictures
Fatal Microbes1:50
26Top of the Pops
The Disco Zombies2:19
27Exhibition
Pneumania2:51
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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]