UK four CD set. Fronted by Pauline Murray, Penetration debuted in late '77 with the seminal "Don't Dictate" 45 and over the next two years issued two albums and five singles all of which are included on this 62 track set. Disc 1 is the Moving Targets album which hit #22 in the UK National Charts. Disc 2 is the Coming Up For Air LP, a National Chart #36 hit. The third disc features the rare 16 track Race Against Time "Official Bootleg" of demos and live tracks recorded during their time with Virgin Records. Disc 4 contains two previously unissued studio sessions recorded for the John Peel Show as well as a superb "In Concert" recorded for Radio 1 in the spring of 1979. The "Don't Dictate", "Firing Squad", "Life's A Gamble", "Danger Signs" and "Come In To The Open" singles are all featured. Detailed 20 page booklet contains informative sleeve notes by Cindy Stern plus pictures of all relevant singles sleeves.
No single box set–however sumptuously packaged, however comprehensively compiled–could hope to contain the bewildering, diverse array of musical styles and opinions that was brought together under the loose description "punk" between 1976 and 1979.
No single box set–however sumptuously packaged, however comprehensively compiled–could hope to contain the bewildering, diverse array of musical styles and opinions that was brought together under the loose description "punk" between 1976 and 1979. There were so many fresh ideas and concepts–the final, irreversible emancipation of women in rock and the creation of an entirely new, non-R&B, guitar-based music form–contained within that one word, no compilation could hope to represent it fairly. 1-2-3-4 has a damn good try, though. Five CDs, featuring 100 tracks from the good, bad and downright ugly of punk.
Greatest Ever Punk & New Wave brings together some of the most important tracks from this unique period of musical history. Taking material mainly from 1977 to 1982, the album features classic punk, new wave, ska and pop on 3CDs. From the scorching social commentary of Stiff Little Fingers 'Alternative Ulster', to the spooky groove of The Specials 'Ghost Town', Greatest Ever Punk & New Wave pays tribute to the artists - and the music - that shaped a new dawn of popular culture.