{"product_id":"jon-savages-1976-something-was-going-to-happen","title":"Jon Savage's 1976 Something Was Going To Happen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vinyl-only two-album set of the revered pop culture pundit’s favourite singles from 1976, the year that ended with the first punk 45s. Sequenced roughly by UK release date, it moves from pre-punk friction and outsider funk to dub reggae, strange disco and the rush of the new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJon frames 1976 as a year split in two: before and after \u003cb\u003eRamones\u003c\/b\u003e. Alongside records he lived with at the time, he folds in later discoveries including \u003ci\u003eShack Up\u003c\/i\u003e. Mainstream flashes from \u003cb\u003eAbba\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCandi Staton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBlue Öyster Cult\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e10cc\u003c\/b\u003e sit beside sermons from \u003cb\u003eJunior Murvin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBurning Spear\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMax Romeo\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSlight liberties are taken with \u003cb\u003eRoxy Music\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBuzzcocks\u003c\/b\u003e, both active in real form during 1976. This vinyl rework expands on Ace’s \u003ci\u003e1972-1976\u003c\/i\u003e CD, adds many new songs and avoids leaning entirely on pre-punk. Fold-out cover artwork by \u003cb\u003ePhilip Diggle\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ace","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":58187887640907,"sku":"R8860-2670","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed-2026-08-20T093735.382.jpg?v=1787215062","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/jon-savages-1976-something-was-going-to-happen","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}