V.A. – Jon Savage’s 1977-1979 – Symbols Clashing Everywhere – Ace 2CD

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 the earlier 70s, when I’d been streamed into the rock world, I’d started to listen to a wider variety of music during that time – punk, obviously, but also the beginning of post-punk, early homegrown electronica, European synth disco, dub, a bit new wave, and unique one-offs such as Subway Sect’s ‘Don’t Split It’ or the Lines’ ‘White Night’ – that represents a turbulent, highly creative period that reflected a divided, increasingly harsh world outside.

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 (I stand accused and corrected). 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.”

Tracklist:

Side 1

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 Spacer – Sheila & B Devotion