To the Outside of Everything: A Story of UK Post-Punk '77-'81 5cd boxset

From Cherry Red, of course. Looks like it could be fun, but lots of stuff I've never heard. For that matter, lots that I haven't even heard of (close to 40 tracks). Maybe they did some barrel scraping to fill out these five discs? Or, maybe they collected a bunch of one-off singles from bands that didn't last long enough to record an lp? What say you @Jim B. @strummer101 @thoutah et. al?





DISC ONE:
1. YOUNG SAVAGE – Ultravox!
2. SHOT BY BOTH SIDES – Magazine
3. I AM THE FLY – Wire
4. EAST SHEEN – ‘O’ Level
5. UNITED – Throbbing Gristle
6. T.V.O.D. – The Normal
7. PUPPET LIFE – Punishment Of Luxury
8. BOMBERS – Tubeway Army
9. REPETITION – The Fall
10. PRIVATE PLANE – Thomas Leer
11. CHINA’S ETERNAL – The Tights
12. WAX DOLLS – Fischer-Z
13. SKANK BLOC BOLOGNA – Scritti Politti
14. DAMAGED GOODS (LP VERSION) – Gang Of Four
15. SUMMERTIME BLUES – The Flying Lizards
16. SUICIDE A GO GO – Big In Japan
17. STEADY EDDIE STEADY – Fashion
18. HEARTS IN EXILE –The Homosexuals
19. THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Glaxo Babies
20. SLEEPING GAS (ZOO 7” VERSION) – The Teardrop Explodes
21. NEEDLES AND PILLS – The Passions
22. FAIRYTALE IN THE SUPERMARKET – The Raincoats

DISC TWO:
1. THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR PT. 1 – Human League
2. LOST IN ROOM – Alternative T.V.
3. THE PICTURES ON MY WALL – Echo And The Bunnymen
4. DEATH DISCO – PiL
5. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS – The Monochrome Set
6. COURTS OR WARS – Second Layer
7. IDEOLOGICALLY UNSOUND – Poison Girls
8. TYPICAL GIRLS – The Slits
9. SOLDIER SOLDIER – Spizzenergi
10. YOU – Au Pairs
11. TRANSMISSION – Joy Division
12. BACK TO NATURE –Fad Gadget
13. 16 HOURS – The Passage
14. WE ARE ALL PROSTITUTES – The Pop Group
15. SPIRIT OF YOUTH – The Last Gang
16. THIS WEEK – The Adicts
17. TURN TO RED – Killing Joke
18. SECOND STILL – Modern Eon
19. WE LOVE YOU – The Psychedelic Furs
20. WHITE MICE – Mo-Dettes
21. EMILE ZOLA – The Deep Freeze Mice
22. FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE – Crispy Ambulance
23. SKETCH FOR SUMMER – The Durutti Column

DISC THREE:
1. LET’S BUILD A CAR – Swell Maps
2. WARM – Family Fodder
3. CARTROUBLE – Adam And The Ants
4. BRIGADE – Clock DVA
5. WARM GIRLS –Girls At Our Best!
6. ICE AGE – The Membranes
7. BOOTS FOR DANCING – Boots For Dancing
8. LULLABY CHEAT – Ludus
9. SWANS ON GLASS – Modern English
10. SQUARES AND TRIANGLES – Thompson Twins
11. MARY MILLINGTON – The Disco Zombies
12. FIRE – Occult Chemistry
13. FINAL ACHIEVEMENT –In Camera
14. GIRLS DON’T COUNT – Section 25
15. HARD OBJECTS – Art Objects
16. RADIO DRILL TIME – Josef K
17. CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT – The The
18. MY MOTHER WAS A FRIEND OF AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE – Blurt
19. THE AFFECTIONATE PUNCH – The Associates
20. THERE GOES CONCORDE AGAIN – …And The Native Hipsters

DISC FOUR:
1. THE FRIEND CATCHER – The Birthday Party
2. PRECINCT – The Cravats
3. IT’S SO DIFFICULT – Dislocation Dance
4. DO DIFFERENT DANCES – Spöön Fazer
5. B. – Colin Newman
6. DISNEY BOYS – Blue Orchids
7. CABBAGE – Mass
8. GET UP AND USE ME – Fire Engines
9. ANONYMITY – Dance Chapter
10. OVERSPREADING ART GENIUS – Blancmange
11. WE ARE ALL ANIMALS – The Diagram Bros.
12. A STILL REFLEX – Repetition
13. CEREMONY – New Order
14. HUNGRY, SO ANGRY – Medium Medium
15. 50 YEARS OF COMPARATIVE WEALTH – Steve Diggle
16. ANOTHER REASON – Five Or Six
17. CLOCK – The Danse Society
18. SOMETIMES I WISH – The Laughing Apple
19. RAINDANCE – The Past Seven Days
20. INVISIBILITY – Eyeless In Gaza
21. IDIOT STRENGTH – The Nightingales
22. NOTHING – My Captains

DISC FIVE:
1. REBEL WITHOUT A BRAIN – Theatre Of Hate
2. I AM THE BISHOP – Notsensibles
3. CENTRAL PROPOSITION – New Asia
4. LIFE IN REVERSE – Marine
5. WATCHING THE HYDROPLANES – Tunnel Vision
6. FADING – Jah Wobble
7. SNAKES AND LADDERS – TV21
8. HAPPY FEELING – The Sinatra’s
9. TRIBES – Soul
10. STORAGE CASE – The Drowning Craze
11. IMAGINATION – Sad Lovers And Giants
12. HU – Dif Juz
13. ANIMALS – Spider King
14. VEGAS – Nico
15. I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITH MONKEYS – The Higsons
16. I’D LIKE TO SHOOT YOU DOWN – APB
17. NOTHING – René Halkett David Jay
18. STRETCH (7” VERSION) – Maximum Joy
19. AFTERWARDS – Artery
20. LAST WORDS (7” VERSION) – 23 Skidoo
21. EVERYBODY THINKS EVERYBODY ELSE IS DEAD BAD – The Skodas
22. HEART DISEASE – Biting Tongues
23. COUNTRIES – The Reflections
24. RADIO PRAGUE – This Heat



To The Outside Of Everything - A Story Of UK Post-Punk 1977-1981: Deluxe 5CD Box Set - Cherry Red Records

 

This looks great, automatic purchase.

Cherry Red have put out a lot of great box sets the last few years, the Action Time Vision punk box was very good too.

 

Looks like a great compilation. Like you, there's many bands I don't know (though not quite 40). I would guess that not every band there made a full lp, or didn't last very long.
Such is the nature of the biz.
Doesn't mean anything though, if you like a song, you like a song.

I scanned the track list and unfortunately my unsung heroes didn't make the list.
No respect.

Gang of Four is there, as they should be, but their mates at Leeds University are nowhere to be seen. An egregious oversight.

So...here.
Mekons, "Where Were You"

 

Great stuff! Can you make out the lyrics to the B-side of this, I'll Have To Dance Then Own My Own? I love it but can't make most of the words out at all!

 

Maybe have heard only a quarter of these. Sounds interesting.

 

I have no freaking idea.
I love the song, though!

 

Horror show/ Adultery by The Scars is another Fast single that never appears on comps. Maybe there’s licensing issues on Fast “product”, that’s one compilation album that’s really deserving of a reissue!

 

See, I'm wondering if it was less of an oversight and more of a question of licensing. But, yeah, a pretty big omission.

 

Yeah, The Scars had some killer songs.
I don't really remember who was on what label back then (if I ever knew), and you're right it could be licensing issues.

 

For wimps everywhere ...

 

I guess I'm just used to The Mekons being off the radar. My personal experience is that among the people I know, it goes like this:

Me: "Mekons"
Everyone: "Who?"

 

At least they call it A Story of UK Post Punk, instead of The Story of UK Post Punk.
Regardless, it's a really good story...it would be nice if it spawned a sequel some day!

 

This compilation, it is superb Various - Fast Product - The First Year Plan


–The Mekons Never Been In A Riot 1:43
–The Mekons Heart & Soul 2:39
–The Mekons 32 Weeks 1:38
–Scars (2) Adult/ery 3:06
–Scars (2) Horrorshow 2:59
–The Human League Being Boiled 3:45
–The Human League Circus Of Death 4:47
–2·3* All Time Low 2:33
–2·3* Where To Now? 4:04
–Gang Of Four Love Like Anthrax 3:18
–Gang Of Four Armalite Rifle 3:03
–Gang Of Four Damaged Goods 3:34
–The Mekons I'll Have To Dance Then (On My Own) 3:15
–The Mekons Where Were You 2:43

 

Sweet. Thanks!

 

Were Thompson Twins really postpunk when they first started out? I knew about Scritti Politti and Human League, but...

 

Maybe.

 

I have a Fast Product compilation album on vinyl from 1979 which compiles the A and B sides of the first few Fast singles. It's excellent and Being Boiled by The Human League sounds the best I've ever heard it on that album too.

Various - Fast Product - The First Year Plan

The pressing and mastering on this album is very good. I recommended it to anybody who's into post punk and has a good turntable.

I've just noticed somebody else has mentioned this album above! But I'll second their recommendation.

 

I think I do like the one they picked, and it's definitely a far cry from "Doctor Doctor!"

Thompson Twins - Squares And Triangles (Single A Side, 1980)

 

I just spent money...thanks.

 

Fantastic! One of the best singles of the era.

 

Given that this is Cherry Red, I'll hold off until the corrected discs are issued.

 

On a similar front, one wouldn't have guessed Dead Or Alive came out of the postpunk scene either, given the sugar rush synthdisco they made their name with. Too bad their early singles never got reissued or turn up on these comps, there was some good stuff in there.

 

How could they not include something by Pere Ubu?

 

Pere Ubu weren't from the U.K.

 

It said it right there in the title.
"UK POST - PUNK".

How could I not see that?