DIY: Anarchy in the UK: UK Punk I (1976-77)

D.I.Y. Series | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 19, 1993)
• Original Release Date: January 19, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032YG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,834 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk

Track Listings

1. Anarchy in the U.K. [Demo Version] - Sex Pistols

2. New Rose - DAMNED

3. (I'm) Stranded - Saints

4. Teenage Depression [*] - Eddie & The Hot Rods

5. God Save the Queen [Demo Version] - Sex Pistols

6. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - Stranglers

7. Neat Neat Neat - DAMNED

8. In the City - Jam

9. One Chord Wonders [*] - Adverts

10. Baby, Baby [*] - Vibrators

11. Lovers of Today [*] - Only Ones

12. Lookin' After No. 1 - Boomtown Rats

13. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Adverts

14. Your Generation - Generation X

15. No More Heroes - Stranglers

16. Oh Bondage Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex

17. Orgasm Addict - Buzzcocks

18. Don't Dictate [*] - Penetration

19. 12XU - Wire

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the golden age of rock, October 25, 2000

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W. K. Miller "kenmiller32" (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DIY: Anarchy in the UK: UK Punk I (1976-77) (Audio CD)

This is an excellent compilation. Tracks from the usual suspects like Wire, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, and X-Ray Spex are supplemented by excellent tracks I had not heard by the likes of The Adverts and The Saints, plus others.

The energy, freshness, and vitality of the music really comes through this mix.

I wish they could have included The Clash in this compilation... it seems like they very much belonged but could not be included for legal reasons.

I had preferred the work of New York punksters from the same era, i.e. Talking Heads, Television, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, etc. But this compilation has turned me on to some other bands from the U.K.; I just might end up liking the British Punk better.

ken32

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but misleading, November 13, 2010

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Go Go Gadget Onion (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DIY: Anarchy in the UK: UK Punk I (1976-77) (Audio CD)

The songs on this album are consistently good, but it has some songs that I wouldn't consider being part of the U.K. Punk scene. Generation X was really just posing as Punk, The Boomtown Rats and The Only Ones were both more than just Punk bands, and Eddie and the Hot Rods preceded Punk, it's more or less Pub Rock. Regardless, the songs are all quite good, and the usual suspects all turn in great performances as well.

It should be noted that both of the Sex Pistols songs are demo tracks. This may sound like a problem but it really doesn't matter much, since they recorded a ton of tracks for both the songs and they're both about as good as the final takes.