Punk & New Wave: The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

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1The Modern World
producer:
Chris Parry and Vic Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-09-21)
recording of:
The Modern World
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
The Jam2:32
2Neat Neat Neat
recording of:
Neat Neat Neat
lyricist and composer:
Brian James (UK punk rock guitarist)
The Damned2:41
3Into the Valley
producer:
David Batchelor
recording of:
Into the Valley
lyricist:
Richard Jobson
composer:
Stuart Adamson
Skids53:10
4Staring at the Rude Boys
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and The Ruts
recording of:
Staring at the Rude Boys
writer:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts), John Jennings (The Ruts), Malcolm Owen and Dave Ruffy
The Ruts53:13
5Germ Free Adolescents
assistant engineer:
Andy Pearce (Mastering engineer)
engineer:
John Mackenzie Burns
producer:
Falcon Stuart and X‐Ray Spex
lead vocals:
Poly Styrene
recording of:
Germ Free Adolescents
lyricist and composer:
Poly Styrene
X‐Ray Spex23:12
6Mary of the 4th Form
recording of:
Mary of the 4th Form
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats3:48
7Is She Really Going Out With Him
engineer:
Rod Hewison
producer:
David Kershenbaum
bass guitar:
Graham Maby (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
David Houghton (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Gary Sanford (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1979)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 438)
recording of:
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician)
publisher:
Kobalt Music (publisher) and Pokazuka Limited
Joe Jackson4.43:34
8Life in a Day
engineer and producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Derek Forbes
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian McGee (UK drummer)
guitar:
Charlie Burchill
keyboard:
Michael MacNeil
lead vocals:
Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
vocals:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil and Brian McGee (UK drummer)
arranger:
John Leckie and Simple Minds (Scottish rock band)
recorded at:
Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-01)
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-02-19 until 1979-02-28)
recording of:
Life in a Day
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 1979 until 2007), Hornall Music (limited company) (from 2008 until 2014), JKMC-Bucks Music Group Ltd (Bucks Music Group) (from 2008 until 2014) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (from 2015 to present)
Simple Minds54:08
9Swords of a Thousand Men
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1981), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Swords of a Thousand Men
lyricist and composer:
Edward Tudor-Pole
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tenpole Tudor4.22:56
10Airport
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1978)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 19)
recording of:
Airport
writer:
Andy McMaster
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Island Music Ltd. (from 1978 to present)
The Motors3.754:31
11(I Can’t Get Me No) Satisfaction
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Brian Eno
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 17)
cover recording of:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), BMG VM Music Ltd. and Essex Music International
recording of:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), BMG VM Music Ltd. and Essex Music International
DEVO4.62:40
12Teenage Depression
recording of:
Teenage Depression
lyricist and composer:
Dave Higgs (of Eddie & the Hot Rods)
Eddie & the Hot Rods52:55
13Touch and Go
bass:
Barry Adamson
drums (drum set):
Martin Jackson
guitar:
John McGeoch
keyboard:
Dave Formula
vocals:
Howard Devoto
Magazine2:57
14Woman in Disguise
recording of:
Woman in Disguise (Angelic Upstarts)
composer:
Raymond Cowie and Thomas Mensforth
Angelic Upstarts53:07
15Billy Bentley
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Billy Bentley
writer:
Ian Dury and Charlie Hart (British fiddler and soundtrack composer)
Kilburn and the High Roads3:00
16Kicker Conspiracy
producer:
Steve Parker (UK producer & engineer) and Mark E. Smith (late lead singer of British post‐punk band The Fall)
recording of:
Kicker Conspiracy
lyricist and composer:
Mark E. Smith (late lead singer of British post‐punk band The Fall)
The Fall54:15
17Follow the Leaders
recording of:
Follow the Leaders
writer:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover and Geordie Walker
Killing Joke4:05
18I Heard It Through the Grapevine
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
The Slits43:58
19Solitary Confinement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1978), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Solitary Confinement (The Members)
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco
composer:
Jean-Marie Carroll
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Members3:54
20Nights in White Satin
engineer and producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
cover recording of:
Nights in White Satin
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
The Dickies2:55
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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 032) (order: 23)