Jon Savage's 1977-1979 - Symbols Clashing Everywhere

A cross-genre fertilisation of Punk, Post-Punk, Electronica, Dub, Euro Disco and unique one-offs – a reflection of what Jon Savage was listening to in the late 70s.

Unlike most compilations from this period, which focus on just one genre – almost always punk – Symbols Clashing Everywhere, as its title suggests, contains a mix of different styles and genres co-existing, informing and occasion-ally clashing: and that’s without any funk or high disco. In accordance with all the previous volumes, all of these 46 tracks were released on single – the perfect medium for a fast-moving, incredibly exciting and productive period.

It features The Damned, Adverts, Ultravox, Pere Ubu, Iggy Pop, Cramps, Cabaret Voltaire, Brian eno, Joe Gibbs, A Certain Ratio, Wire, Devo, Human League and more.

01 Prophesy Reveal - Bo Jangles 02 Neat Neat Neat - The Damned 03 Heavy Manners - Prince Far I 04 Soda Pressing - The Boys 05 Quick Step - The Adverts 06 Young Savage - Ultravox! 07 Magic Fly - Space 08 The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu 09 Day By Day - Generation X 10 Utopia - Me Giorgio - Giorgio 11 The Passenger - Iggy Pop 12 Suspended Sentence - John Cooper Clarke 13 Bamba In Dub - The Revolutionaries 14 No Bones For The Dogs - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals 15 Emergency - 999 16 King's Lead Hat - Brian Eno 17 Dontsplitit - Subway Sect 18 52 Girls - The B-52's 19 Moving Away From The Pulsebeat - Buzzcocks 20 Neverr - Penetration 21 Warm Leatherette - The Normal 22 I Remember - Suicide 23 True Confessions - The Undertones Side 2 01 Being Boiled - The Human League 02 White Night - The Lines 03 Come Back Jonee - Devo 04 Tired Of Waking Up Tired - The Diodes 05 Voices - Siouxsie & The Banshees 06 28/8/78 - Scritti Politti 07 The Set Up - Cabaret Voltaire 08 Human Fly - The Cramps 09 Found A Job - Talking Heads 10 Situations - The Middle Class 11 Times Encounter - Nigel Simpkins 12 Handling The Big Jets - The Members 13 Hippie - Suzannes 14 3.38 - The Pop Group 15 Warrior In Woolworths - X-Ray Spex 16 Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army 17 All Night Party - A Certain Ratio 18 Pakmoväst - Telex 19 Eine Symphonie Des Grauens - The Monochrome Set 20 A Question Of Degree - Wire 21 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits 22 Hindu Gods (Of Love) - Lipstick Killers 23