From the Velvets to the Voidoids: U.S. Punk Rock Roots 1970–1978

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

Tracklist

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1Little Johnny Jewel, Pts. 1 & 2
recording of:
Little Johnny Jewel, Parts 1 & 2
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
Television47:06
2Gloria
recording of:
Gloria: In excelsis Deo
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison and Patti Smith
additional writer:
Patti Smith
additional composer:
Van Morrison
Patti Smith Group5:53
3Blitzkrieg Bop
assistant engineer:
Don Hünerberg
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer)
associate producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone)
producer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Tommy Ramone
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 64), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 92) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 93)
recording of:
Blitzkrieg Bop (in 1976-01)
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone), Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Taco Tunes Inc.
Ramones4.552:12
4Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (ABC single version)Ramones2:48
5X‐Offender
recording of:
X Offender
writer:
Gary Lachman and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jiru Music, Inc. and Norfolk Square Music
Blondie3:15
6Sonic Reducer
Dead Boys3:09
7Search and Destroy
cover recording of:
Search and Destroy
writer and composer:
Iggy Pop and James Williamson (Iggy and The Stooges guitarist)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Bug Music (music publishing) (until 2011) and BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) (from 2011 to present)
The Dictators3:26
8Born to Lose
The Heartbreakers3:03
9Chinese Rock
The Heartbreakers2:55
10Rocket USA
Suicide4:18
11Ain’t It Fun
Rocket From the Tombs5:51
12Final Solution
bass guitar:
Tim Wright (Bassist, DNA, Pere Ubu)
drums (drum set):
Scott Krauss
electronic instruments:
Allen Ravenstine
guitar:
Peter Laughner
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
recording of:
Final Solution
writer:
Craig Bell, Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Peter Laughner, Dave Taylor (Pere Ubu), David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Tim Wright (Bassist, DNA, Pere Ubu)
publisher:
Hearpen Records, Rex Felinum Music and Virgin / EMI Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Pere Ubu5:01
13Psycho Killer
recording of:
Psycho Killer
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Talking Heads4:22
14Mongoloid
DEVO3:35
15You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Johnny Thunders3:04
16Love Comes in Spurts
recording of:
Love Comes in Spurts
lyricist and composer:
Richard Hell
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Richard Hell & the Voidoids2:03
17Blank Generation
Richard Hell & the Voidoids2:46