Kids On The Street UK Power Pop and New Wave 1977-1981

Kids On The Street is a 3CD anthology featuring some of the best music to come out of the British new wave/power pop scene of the late 70s/early 80s. The collection includes hit singles and deep cuts from some of the era's biggest names, as well as rare tracks, cult classics, and fascinating obscurities.

A follow-up to Cherry Red's well-received 2018 compilation Harmony In My Head, Kids On The Street is another 3CD, four-hour smorgasbord of top pop tunes from the British power pop and new wave scenes of the late Seventies/early Eighties as the punk revolution evolved into a more radio-friendly sound.

Hit singles from some of the era's most vital acts like The Stranglers, Pretenders, The Ruts, The Teardrop Explodes, and Elvis Costello are joined by key cuts from seminal albums by The Jam, Squeeze, and XTC. The mod revival is represented by bands like Squire, The Circles, Smart Alec, and pre-Direct Hits band The Exits.

Power pop royalty includes The Records, The Pleasers, and The Jags, while cult favorites from The Soft Boys, The Distractions, Radio Stars, and many others are also featured. The collection also includes pub rock veterans The Motors, former Bonzos man Neil Innes' Beatles spoof The Rutles, Slade spin-off Dummies, and beat boom veterans The Searchers.

Housed in a stylish clamshell box and featuring a booklet with notes on each track, Kids On The Street is a riveting reminder of a sound that dominated the British pop scene for a brief but highly creative period.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE

1. "Kids On The Street" – The Stiffs
2. "Babylon's Burning" (single version) – The Ruts
3. "Bloodline" – Bram Tchaikovsky
4. "Come On Stupid" – The Flys
5. "Smash It Up" – The Damned
6. "Weekend" – The Boys
7. "Time To Kill" – Clive Culbertson
8. "Towers Of London" (album version) – XTC
9. "This Time" – The Wasps
10. "I Don't Think So" – The Smirks
11. "Diamond Smiles" – The Boomtown Rats
12. "My Own Way" – Shake Appeal
13. "Tonight, Tonight" – Speed-O-Metors
14. "Accidents Will Happen" – Elvis Costello and The Attractions
15. "Motorbike Beat" – The Revillos
16. "Gina" – Salford Jets
17. "I-Spy" – Rudi
18. "Duchess" – The Stranglers
19. "Yesterday's Love" – Any Trouble
20. "Oh Girl" – The Freshies
21. "Life On The Line" – Eddie and The Hot Rods
22. "She Doesn't Love Me" – Cramp
23. "Talk Of The Town" – Pretenders
24. "Nervous Wreck" – Radio Stars
25. "Doubleback Alley" – The Rutles