A Post Punk Primer

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

Annotation

UK edition CD compilation labelled 'Virgin Choice Cuts'.

℗ 1997 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1997 Virgin Records Ltd

CD Disc: Made in the UK
CD Cover: Printed in the UK

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC3098
Matrix / Runout: EMI SWINDON 844700 2 1 : 1 : 2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L041
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1438
Price Code: F: PM 503
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Other (UK catalogue number): UK: CDOVD498

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-21 13:23 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gentlemen Take Polaroids
producer:
John Punter
recording of:
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan7:07
2Requiem
producer:
Killing Joke (UK punk/goth/industrial band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E.G. Records Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Requiem
writer:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover and Geordie Walker
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher)
Killing Joke53:46
3A Song From Under the Floorboards
producer:
Martin Hannett
bass:
Barry Adamson
drums (drum set):
John Doyle (drummer)
guitar:
John McGeoch
keyboard:
Dave Formula
background vocals:
Barry Adamson and John McGeoch
vocals:
Howard Devoto
recording of:
A Song From Under the Floorboards
lyricist:
Howard Devoto
composer:
Magazine (70s/80s UK post-punk/new wave band)
Magazine54:10
4Peek-A-Boo
engineer:
Gordon Fordyce (engineer and producer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
Peek-A-Boo!
writer:
Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh (Bob 1)
publisher:
DEVO Music and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
DEVO4.53:03
5The Monochrome Set (I Presume)
producer:
Bob Sargeant
recording of:
The Monochrome Set
writer:
Bid and Lester Square
The Monochrome Set5:13
6Cold Imagination
producer:
Howard Devoto and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
recording of:
Cold Imagination
writer:
Howard Devoto
Howard Devoto4:18
7Albatross
producer:
Public Image Ltd
bass guitar:
Jah Wobble
drums (drum set):
David Humphrey
guitar:
Keith Levene
vocals:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Albatross
lyricist:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
composer:
Jah Wobble, Keith Levene and John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
Public Image Ltd310:36
8Are You Receiving Me
engineer:
John Leckie
producer:
John Leckie and Martin Rushent
drums (drum set):
Terry Chambers
electric bass guitar:
Colin Moulding
guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Partridge
keyboard:
Barry Andrews
recording of:
Are You Receiving Me?
lyricist and composer:
Andy Partridge
XTC4.653:04
9Betrayal
engineer:
Mark Lusardi
producer:
Jah Wobble and Eddie Jobson
bass guitar:
Jah Wobble
drums (drum set):
Martin Atkins (UK drummer)
guitar:
Mark Lusardi
vocals:
Jah Wobble
recording of:
Betrayal
writer:
Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble4:56
10Commerciality
producer:
John Leckie
recording of:
Commerciality
writer:
Andy Partridge
Andy Partridge3:09
11Empire State Human
co-producer:
The Human League and Colin Thurston
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
recording of:
Empire State Human
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
The Human League43:16
12Five Miles of You
producer:
Tom Verlaine
recording of:
Five Miles of You
writer:
Jimmy Rip and Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine5:38
13Never Take Me Alive
engineer:
Neill King (sound engineer)
producer:
Zeus B. Held (Bernd Held)
recording of:
Never Take Me Alive
lyricist and composer:
Kirk Brandon
Spear of Destiny4.54:15
14Pick Up
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1983-12 until 1984-05)
producer:
Fred Maher and Robert Quine
mixer:
Mario Salvati
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Pick Up
writer:
Fred Maher and Robert Quine
Robert Quine / Fred Maher5:19

Credits

Release

manufactured by:EMI Swindon
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
part of:Virgin Choice Cuts (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1546693 [info]