'1977 - The Year Punk Broke' inaugura una serie di antologie che la Cherry Red intende dedicare agli anni storici della musica britannica (facendo seguito al quadruplo del 2016 'Action Time Vision' che documentava la produzione punk su etichette indipendenti e ad 'Harmony In My Head' del 2017 che trattava della scena power pop - new wave). Si inizia, appunto, dalla epocale rivoluzione punk che sconvolse la scena musicale di Londra e del resto del Regno Unito, iniziata in realta' nel 1976 ma arrivata a piena maturazione l'anno successivo grazie a una rete in continua crescita di artisti, etichette, distributori, fanzine e club che portarono il fenomeno all'attenzione delle masse: il tutto e' raccontato in maniera per forza di cose sintetica ma esauriente in questi tre CD custoditi in un cofanetto in cartoncino e corredati da un corposo libretto illustrato con biografie di ogni artista e band compilate da David Wells: 87 brani in rappresentanza di molti dei nomi piu' famosi (Jam, Damned, Boomtown Rats, Buzzcocks, Stranglers, Generation X, Sham 69, Only Ones, Rezillos, Ultravox!, 999, X-Ray Spex, ATV, Boys, Vibrators), ma con abbondante spazio riservato anche alla vecchia guardia di estrazione pub rock, art rock o proto new wave (Doctors Of Madness, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Deaf School, Tyla Gang, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Gorillas, Count Bishops, Radio Stars, Spider, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias) e a 'irregolari' amati dai punk come Motorhead e gli americani Hearbreakers di Johnny Thunders (che registrarono a Londra). Ancora piu' interessante, forse, la presenza di nomi dimenticati, di numerose rarita' e di 45 giri punk indipendenti altrimenti introvabili su CD
track list
Disc: 1
1. BOREDOM - Buzzcocks
2. LONDON LADY - The Stranglers
3. GATECRASHER - The Gorillas
4. NEAT NEAT NEAT - The Damned
5. CAPALDI'S CAFE' - Deaf School
6. BAD TIME - The Vibrators
7. I DON'T CARE - The Boys
8. AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS - The Jam
9. BORN TO LOSE - The Heartbreakers
10. THINKIN' OF THE U.S.A. - Eater
11. ON THE EDGE - The Outsiders
12. SICK OF YOU - The Users
13. YOU REALLY GOT ME - Chartreuse
14. I WANNA BE FREE - The Rings
15. MAN OF THE YEAR - Models
16. PETER AND THE PETS - The Only Ones
17. MOTORHEAD - Motorhead
18. MONY MONY - Celia And The Mutations
19. RUNNIN' RIOT - Cock Sparrer
20. I NEED YOU - The Count Bishops
21. LET'S GO - Blitzkrieg Bop
22. NAIVE - The Killjoys
23. INCENDIARY DEVICE - Johnny Moped
24. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN - The Rezillos
25. NO RUSSIANS IN RUSSIA - Radio Stars
26. FASCIST PIGS - The Nosebleeds
27. JUBILEE '77 - The Exile
Disc: 2
1. LOOKIN' AFTER NO. 1- The Boomtown Rats
2. WHOLE WIDE WORLD - Wreckless Eric
3. I CAN'T COME - The Snivelling Shits
4. WHERE HAVE ALL THE BOOT BOYS GONE - Slaughter & The Dogs
5. FOR ADOLFS ONLY - The Valves
6. BULLETIN - Doctors Of Madness
7. DAY BY DAY - Generation X
8. TELEVISION VIEWER - The Vacants
9. KILL - Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias
10. YOU CAN'T ROCK AND ROLL (IN A COUNCIL FLAT) - Puncture
11. ENEMIES - Radiators From Space
12. JUST WANT TO BE MYSELF (7" Version) - The Drones
13. RED LONDON - Sham 69
14. DERANGED DEMENTED AND FREE - P.V.C.2
15. OH BONDAGE UP YOURS! - X-Ray Spex
16. 2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY - Tom Robinson Band
17. NASTY, NASTY - 999
18. ROCKWROK - Ultravox!
19. FAMILY PLANNING - The Depressions
20. RADIO FUN - Zeros
21. POOL HALL PUNKS - Tyla Gang
22. KLEAN LIVING KIDS - The Stukas
23. FREAK SHOW - The Lurkers
24. HOLD MY HAND - Jerks
25. BLEAK OUTLOOK - The Unwanted
26. BLOOD ON THE WALL - Some Chicken
27. INSANE SOCIETY - Menace
28. DRAB CITY - The Features
29. BACK TO THE WALL - Spider
30. JUST ANOTHER TEENAGE ANTHEM - New Hearts
31. YOU KEEP ON TELLIN' ME) LIES - The Pleasers
Disc: 3
1. INNOCENTS - John Cooper Clarke
2. HOW MUCH LONGER - Alternative TV
3. SHE MADE MAGIC - The Wasps
4. REGULATIONS - Neon Hearts
5. NEW YORK SHUFFLE - Graham Parker & The Rumour
6. TRASH - The Doll
7. AIN'T NO LEGEND - Maniacs
8. IN MY LOVE FOR YOU - Satan's Rats
9. POLICE CAR - Larry Wallis
10. QUIT THIS TOWN - Eddie & The Hot Rods
11. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS - The Now
12. HIGH RISE LIVING - Chelsea
13. ARABS IN 'ARRODS - Art Attacks
14. PRIORITIES - Trash
15. DYNAMO - The Method
16. NAIVE - Public Zone
17. JAILBAIT - Left Hand Driv
18. RIPPED AND TORN - Swell Maps
19. I CAN SEE YOU - Acme Sewage Co.
20. FIRST MISTAKE - The Rats
21. NATTY PUNKO - Brainiac Five
22. DEFIANT POSE - The Cortinas
23. HELP I'M TRAPPED - The Carpettes
24. TELL ME THE TRUTH (Live At The Vortex) - NEO
25. RAPED - Raped
26. FLIES - Fruit Eating Bears
27. RU12 - Hobbies Of Today
28. LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE - Drug Squad
29. I'M A PUNK - Norman And The Hooligans |