New Guitars In Town – Power Pop 1978-82

75 track 3CD clamshell box concentrating on the Power Pop boom of 1978-82. Features hits by The Jam, Boomtown Rats, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, The Undertones, and Squeeze.

Also includes other name acts including the Rich Kids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Vapors, The Motors, and Stiff Little Fingers. Collectors will delight in many of the obscurities that are appearing here on CD for the first time – from artists including Tonight, The Deaf Aids, The Covers, Filmstars, Zoot Alors, and The Kraze.

With a 36-page booklet containing notes on each track with relevant sleeve illustration.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1. "BOOMTOWN RATS She’s So Modern"
2. "ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS Pump It Up"
3. "THE FLYS Fun City"
4. "BUZZCOCKS Love You More"
5. "THE MOTORS Forget About You"
6. "STRANGEWAYS Show Her You Care"
7. "THE PLEASERS A Girl I Know (Precis Of A Friend)"
8. "TONIGHT Jealousy Kills (Beware!)"
9. "THE UPSTARTS Beggin’"
10. "WRECKLESS ERIC Veronica"
11. "NO SWEAT Don’t Take My Advice"
12. "NEON HEARTS Popular Music"
13. "THE QUESTIONS Can’t Get Over You"
14. "EDDIE & THE HOT RODS Power And The Glory"
15. "THE JAM Strange Town"
16. "NIGHTSHIFT Jet-Set"
17. "THE RECORDS Rock And Roll Love Letter"
18. "LEYTON BUZZARDS I’m Hanging Around"
19. "THE ROLLERS Turn On The Radio"
20. "THE DONKEYS Four Letters"
21. "SALFORD JETS Last Bus"
22. "KIDDA BAND Fighting My Way Back"
23. "THE UNDERTONES You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It!)"
24. "BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY (Who Wants To Be A) Criminal"
25. "THE DEAF AIDS Do It Again"

DISC TWO

1. "THE FANS Giving Me That Look In Your Eyes"
2. "THE JETS Tearaway"
3. "THE CARPETTES I Don’t Mean It"
4. "FILMSTARS Here In L.A"
5. "THE PLANETS Iron For The Iron"
6. "THE QUADS There’s Never Been A Night"
7. "ZOOT ALORS Send Me A Postcard"
8. "THE BOYS Terminal Love"
9. "999 Inside Out"
10. "EXCEL What Went Wrong?"
11. "FAMOUS PLAYERS Who’s Kissing You"
12. "SQUEEZE Another Nail In My Heart"
13. "THE CARTOONS Lunchtime Love Affair"
14. "THE JAGS Party Games"
15. "RICHARD AND THE TAXMEN Now We’re Through"
16. "PETE STRIDE / JOHN PLAIN New Guitar In Town"
17. "TOYS Go To The Police"
18. "THE ELEVATORS Your I’s Are Too Close Together"
19. "PUBLIC SKOOL Walking The Rat"
20. "THE CLERKS On The Telephone"
21. "PURPLE HEARTS My Life’s A Jigsaw"
22. "RICH KIDS Young Girls"
23. "THE KRAZE Say Hello To My Girl"
24. "THE SLIDE Superman’s Shoes"
25. "THE STIFFS Innocent Bystander"

DISC THREE

1. "BACKSEAT ROMEOS Zero Ambition"
2. "B.T.P. FOLDERS Radio"
3. "THE MONKS Cool Way To Live"
4. "PROTÉGÉ Protection"
5. "STRAIGHT EIGHT Tonite"
6. "THE UNCOOL DANCEBAND My Girl Shy Girl"
7. "THE KICKS If Looks Could Kill"
8. "THE COVERS Too Hot To Handle"
9. "STIFF LITTLE FINGERS Just Fade Away"
10. "TODD The Radio"
11. "THE VAPORS Jimmie Jones (Single Version)"
12. "TITCH TURNER’S ESCALATOR Don’t Really Want You Back Again"
13. "JO CALLIS Woah Yeah!"
14. "RONNIE MAYOR Can’t Wait ‘Till The Summer Comes"
15. "PLAIN JANE Loving You"
16. "THE ACES One Way St."
17. "THE GAS The Finger"
18. "THE GROSS CLUB Second Chance"
19. "LINDA AND THE DARK Where Have All The Good Times Gone"
20. "CHRIS SIEVEY AND THE FRESHIES If You Really Love Me…Buy Me A Shirt"
21. "RUDI Crimson"
22. "CLIVE CULBERTSON The Night’s No Friend Of Mine"
23. "THE PINKEES Danger Games"
24. "SMART Mr. Right"
25. "HOLLYWOOD KILLERS Butterfly"