Name: Kids On The Street – UK Power Pop and New Wave 1977-1981
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRCDBOX137

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "CRCDBOX137"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929113794

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "5013929113794"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

3 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Cherry Red

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

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.

Hit singles from some of the era’s most vital acts (The Stranglers, Pretenders, The Ruts, The Teardrop Explodes, Elvis Costello) are joined by key cuts from seminal albums by the likes of The Jam, Squeeze and XTC.

The mod revival is represented by such names as Squire, The Circles, Smart Alec and pre- Direct Hits band The Exits, power pop royalty includes The Records, The Pleasers and The Jags, while there are cult favourites from The Soft Boys, The Distractions, Radio Stars and many others.

Joining the boys about town and kids on the street are pub rock veterans The Motors (with John Peel’s favourite track of 1977), former Bonzos man Neil Innes’ Beatles spoof The Rutles, Slade spin-off Dummies and beat boom veterans The Searchers, enjoying a new lease of life as the new wave of power pop bands updated their pioneering 60s sound.

Housed in a stylish clamshell box, and featuring a booklet that includes notes on each individual track, ‘Kids On The Street’ is a riveting reminder of a sound that dominated the British pop scene for a brief but highly creative period.

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