1978: The Year the UK Turned Day‐Glo

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 Heart
recording of:
Don't Tango on My Heart
composer:
Marion Valentino
The 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 Again
recording of:
When the Tanks Roll Over Poland Again
lyricist:
David Anthony Philp
composer:
Dave Philp (in 1978)
The 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
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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)