5013929106208

Harmony In My Head: Uk Power Pop & New Wave (1977-81)

Various Artists

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: CRCDBOX62

Release Date:  26 October 2018

Label:  Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5013929106208

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    HARMONY IN MY HEAD is another of Cherry Red's celebrations of a bygone era - this time, the boom in Power Pop and New Wave which followed the Punk explosion in 1977. This triple-CD box set spins off the success of the 4CD compilation Action Time Vision (2016), which documented Punk on independent labels. New Wave was a term coined in 1977 to describe a clutch of new artists whose music shared much of the energy of punk, but boasted a more sophisticated level of musicianship and a heavier reliance on traditional pop melodies.

    Although the term had such a wide definition in the States that it was quickly rendered almost meaningless, it was more strictly applied in the UK, with the radio-friendly likes of Elvis Costello and Squeeze scoring numerous hits and influencing younger bands to the extent that, by the early Eighties, the New Wave itself had become Old Wave..The British scene's reiteration of the appeal of a more traditional pop approach saw several attempts to provide an alternative to the unsatisfactory 'New Wave' epithet. Nick Lowe coined the phrase "pure pop for now people" to describe his approach, early brand leaders The Pleasers described their sound as Thamesbeat (a literal update of Merseybeat), while a handful of bands (including The Monos! and The Monochrome Set) played regularly at a London club that marketed itself as Newbeat, "a reaction to punk".

    But none of these terms caught on, and instead the genre became known as Power Pop. Once again, there was a significant difference between the UK and US models, but Britain had its own Power Pop scene that slowly mutated into the Mod Revival. Many of the Mod bands drew heavily on melodic 60s records (it was, after all, The Who's Pete Townshend who had coined the term 'Power Pop' back in 1967), although by late 1981 that scene had in turn morphed (in London, at least) into the short-lived New Psychedelia movement. .HARMONY IN MY HEAD includes many of the New Wave/Power Pop scene's biggest hitters alongside the more melodic Punk

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Harmony In My Head
      • 2. You Belong To Me
      • 3. Time Goes By So Slow
      • 4. Take Me I'm Yours
      • 5. Trouble With Love
      • 6. Rich Kids
      • 7. Teenarama
      • 8. Born A Woman
      • 9. Suffice To Say
      • 10. First Time
      • 11. He's Frank (Slight Return)
      • 12. Sarah Smiles
      • 13. You Know What I'm Thinking Girl
      • 14. Does Stephanie Know
      • 15. Howard Hughes
      • 16. She's Gonna Break Your Heart
      • 17. Teenage Crush
      • 18. Strike Talks
      • 19. Couldn't Believe A Word
      • 20. This Is The Way, OK
      • 21. (You're Gonna) Lose That Girl
      • 22. Can't See
      • 23. Turn The Lights Out
      • 24. Crazy Today
      • 25. (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again

      Disc 2

      • 1. Do Anything You Wanna Do
      • 2. I've Got A Heart
      • 3. The Real Me
      • 4. Irene
      • 5. I'm Sorry
      • 6. West One (Shine On Me)
      • 7. Billy
      • 8. Broken Doll
      • 9. I Never Was A Beach Boy
      • 10. Biff! Bang! Pow!
      • 11. Let's Talk About The Weather
      • 12. Jilly
      • 13. Everyday, Everyway
      • 14. How About Me And You
      • 15. Ufo
      • 16. 9 O'Clock
      • 17. Shattered By It All
      • 18. Hey Baby
      • 19. Some Boys
      • 20. Don't Want You Back
      • 21. Ruby Toot
      • 22. While I'm Still Young
      • 23. Wasting Time
      • 24. Curtains For You
      • 25. Down At The Zoo
      • 26. 24 Hours

      Disc 3

      • 1. Look At The Outside
      • 2. Plain Jane
      • 3. Crazy Weekend
      • 4. Straight Lines
      • 5. Common Truth
      • 6. You're So Funny
      • 7. She's So Good Looking
      • 8. Angry With Myself
      • 9. My Business
      • 10. Now That It's Over
      • 11. Science Fiction (Baby You're So)
      • 12. Lady Of The Afternoon
      • 13. No Money
      • 14. Name Dropping
      • 15. Out Of Place
      • 16. Magic Roundabout
      • 17. Something To Tell You
      • 18. (I Can't) Put My Finger On You
      • 19. Mr. Sad
      • 20. Sons Of Survival
      • 21. Happy Song
      • 22. Wait A Minute
      • 23. High Rise
      • 24. Drummer Man
      • 25. Hearts In Her Eyes