{"product_id":"music-for-new-romantics","title":"Music For New Romantics","description":"\u003cp\u003e3 CD set celebrating the music played at legendary late 70s and early 80s clubs such as the Wag in London, Pips in Manchester, and the Rum Runner in Birmingham – a night-time culture centered around fashion-obsessed individuals, which inspired a youth movement, the new romantics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of punk rock, and inspired by the glamour of the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/strong\u003e, young elites in England’s major cities threw off the shackles of grey, damp, and dreary turn-of-the-80s Britain and sought something more refined and cultured than punk’s primal howl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with wardrobes full of colorful and outrageous second-hand clothes, cheap make-up, extensive record collections, their own extroverted imaginations, and an urge to dance (not pogo), a collection of DJs, dancers, and junk shop fashionistas would frequent clubs such as The Wag in London, Pips in Manchester, and The Rum Runner in Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting scene would famously go on to spawn countless 80s pop scene faces and trigger what became the New Romantic movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurated with help from London boy-about-town and DJ \u003cstrong\u003eChris Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e (of Blue Rondo A La Turk), and featuring a smorgasbord of glam rock, proto-punk, electronica, disco, funk, and camp 60s curios, ‘\u003cem\u003eMusic For New Romantics\u003c\/em\u003e’ captures something of the spirit of a night out at that remarkable, unique nightspot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the pre-punk rock of \u003cem\u003eAlice Cooper\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIggy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLou Reed\u003c\/em\u003e, through the futuristic sound of \u003cem\u003eThe Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJohn Foxx\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Order\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVisage\u003c\/em\u003e, and into the imported New York cool of \u003cem\u003eTom Tom Club\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoati Mundi\u003c\/em\u003e, and co, this is a deep dive into the eclectic and eccentric listening habits of a group of people determined not to be swallowed by punk’s gloomy reflections of British society, and to create a fantastical and improbable world all of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cem\u003eMOTT THE HOOPLE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"All The Young Dudes\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eTHE LOUNGE LIZARDS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Harlem Nocturne\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eALICE COOPER\u003c\/em\u003e - \"I’m Eighteen\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK DOLLS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Personality Crisis\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. \u003cem\u003eZAGER \u0026amp; EVANS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"In The Year 2525\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. \u003cem\u003eIGGY POP\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Nightclubbing\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. \u003cem\u003eROXY MUSIC\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Do The Strand\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. \u003cem\u003eKIM FOWLEY\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Motorboat\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. \u003cem\u003eLOU REED\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Vicious\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. \u003cem\u003eWAYNE COUNTY \u0026amp; THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Berlin\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. \u003cem\u003eNINA HAGEN\u003c\/em\u003e - \"TV-Glotzer (White Punks On Dope)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. \u003cem\u003eLA DÜSSELDORF\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Viva\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. \u003cem\u003eMICK RONSON\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Only After Dark\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. \u003cem\u003eRAH BAND\u003c\/em\u003e - \"The Crunch\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. \u003cem\u003eFOX\u003c\/em\u003e - \"S-S-S-Single Bed\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. \u003cem\u003eTHE WARLORD\u003c\/em\u003e - \"The Ultimate Warlord\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. \u003cem\u003eDONNA SUMMER\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Love To Love You Baby\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. \u003cem\u003eGRACE JONES\u003c\/em\u003e - \"La Vie En Rose\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. \u003cem\u003eGIORGIO MORODER\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Chase\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. \u003cem\u003eTHE SWEET\u003c\/em\u003e - \"The Ballroom Blitz\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. \u003cem\u003eGARY MILLER\u003c\/em\u003e With \u003cem\u003eTHE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Stingray\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cem\u003eTUBEWAY ARMY\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Down In The Park\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eTHE CURE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"A Forest\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eTHE HUMAN LEAGUE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Being Boiled\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. \u003cem\u003eTHE NORMAL\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Warm Leatherette\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. \u003cem\u003eSUICIDE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Ghost Rider\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. \u003cem\u003eORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Electricity\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. \u003cem\u003eJOHN FOXX\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Underpass\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. \u003cem\u003eTHOMAS DOLBY\u003c\/em\u003e - \"She Blinded Me With Science\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. \u003cem\u003eVISAGE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Visage\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. \u003cem\u003eSIMPLE MINDS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Changeling\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. \u003cem\u003eLANDSCAPE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Einstein A Go-Go\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. \u003cem\u003eTHE FLYING LIZARDS\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Money\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. \u003cem\u003eTELEX\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Moskow Diskow\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. \u003cem\u003eTHROBBING GRISTLE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Hot On The Heels Of Love\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. \u003cem\u003eJAPAN\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Life In Tokyo\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. \u003cem\u003eYELLO\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Bostich\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. \u003cem\u003eNIGHTMARES IN WAX\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Black Leather\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. \u003cem\u003eHEAVEN 17\u003c\/em\u003e - \"(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. \u003cem\u003eSPANDAU BALLET\u003c\/em\u003e - \"To Cut a Long Story Short\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. \u003cem\u003eMAGAZINE\u003c\/em\u003e - \"Shot By Both Sides\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. \u003cem\u003eSIOUXS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50507760861515,"sku":"1163402","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/507c8339-ef9f-405d-b585-e992cb8556a4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727853532","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/music-for-new-romantics","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}