Various Artists – Kids On The Street – UK Power Pop And New Wave 1977-1981, 3CD Box Set

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.

Featuring hit singles and deep cuts from some of the era’s biggest names are joined by 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.

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

DISC TWO
1 BOY ABOUT TOWN – The Jam
2 I AM A CASE – The Reaction
3 NEED SOMEBODY TO LOVE – The V.I.P.’s
4 SOUND OF CONFUSION – Secret Affair
5 TOMORROW – Sta-Prest
6 CIRCLES – The Circles
7 WOMAN’S WORLD – The Jags
8 HEAD IN THE CLOUDS – Ada Wilson and Keeping Dark
9 ONE WAY LOVE – The Innocents
10 WAITING FOR THE WEEKEND (single version) – The Vapors
11 ANOTHER GIRL – The Vandells
12 SOMETIMES GOOD GUYS DON’T FOLLOW TRENDS – The Teenage Filmstars
13 I WANNA BE YOUR BOYFRIEND – Squire
14 GIRL IN A PICTURE – The Exits
15 THE SOUND OF THE SUBURBS (single version) – The Members
16 FRIDAY NIGHT – The Kraze
17 LEAVE YOU TO DREAM – The Distractions
18 BABY, BABY – The Vibrators
19 THE BEAT DRILL – The Steppes (aka The Fifty Fantastics)
20 HUNG ON YOU – Rich Kids
21 NEIGHBOURHOOD GIRLS – The Barracudas
22 TAKE IT – The Quads
23 VICKY VERKY – Squeeze
24 BEER, BACCY, BINGO AND BENIDORM (album version) – Inner City Unit
25 SCOOTER BOYS – Smart Alec
26 YOU DON’T KNOW – The Pleasers
27 LOVE’S MELODY (single version) – The Searchers

DISC THREE
1 DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY (album version) – The Motors
2 I WANNA DESTROY YOU – The Soft Boys
3 SILICON CARNE – The Monochrome Set
4 DON’T STEP ON THE CRACKS – Wah! Heat
5 SHE SAID GO – Private Dicks
6 GIRL – The Records
7 SET ME FREE – Tinopeners
8 INTO THE VALLEY – Skids
9 THIS CRAZY WORLD – Dead Fingers Talk
10 THE ORIGINAL MIXED-UP KID – Various Artists
11 OUT THERE IN THE NIGHT – The Only Ones
12 THE CAR – Apartment
13 YOU DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE – The Fans
14 DANGER SIGNS – Penetration
15 MOVE IN RHYTHM – Airkraft
16 NO FEAR – The Squares
17 SHE WAS MY GIRL – The Innocent Vicars
18 I CAN DETECT YOU (FOR 100,000 MILES) – Andy Arthurs
19 DO IT CLEAN – Echo and The Bunnymen
20 ANIMAL CONNECTIONS – Radio 5
21 HOTEL ROOMS – Joe Public
22 TREASON (single version) – The Teardrop Explodes
23 TWO-HEADED DOG – The Avant-Gardeners
24 CALL ON ME – The Engineers
25 WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OUT – Dummies

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