Jon Savage's 1977-1979 - Symbols Clashing Everywhere Various Artists (Jon Savage)

£19.38

Genre:
Eclectic
Label:
Ace Records
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDTOP2 1610

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.

The seventh in my series of Ace singles comps reaches the years 1977-79. 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.

It was the late 70s, with symbols clashing everywhere, and I was in the thick of it – having moved from fan and consumer to practitioner – first with Sounds from April 1977 onwards, and then with Melody Maker from October 1978 on. Moving from small live reviews and record reviews to longer interviews, I started by covering punk and then moved to historical psychedelia, reggae and dub, American and British independent records and New Musick, the November 1977 Sounds feature I co-edited with Jane Suck about the electronic future.

As you’d expect, I was sent dozens of records from within those genres. A mix of punk, reggae, dub, independent experimentation – including late 70s psychedelia – and increasing amounts of electronica was my staple during those years. Reggae and dub came from my experience of living in London: that’s what you heard all over North Kensington, Shepherd’s Bush and in shops like Acme Attractions, run by Don Letts and Jeanette Lee. Rough Trade regularly carried reggae imports, and I’d go there most weeks.

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.

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Side 1

Side 2

  • 01 Preview Being Boiled - The Human League

  • 02 Preview White Night - The Lines

  • 03 Preview Come Back Jonee - Devo

  • 04 Preview Tired Of Waking Up Tired - The Diodes

  • 05 Preview Voices - Siouxsie & The Banshees

  • 06 Preview 28/8/78 - Scritti Politti

  • 07 Preview The Set Up - Cabaret Voltaire

  • 08 Preview Human Fly - The Cramps

  • 09 Preview Found A Job - Talking Heads

  • 10 Preview Situations - The Middle Class

  • 11 Preview Times Encounter - Nigel Simpkins

  • 12 Preview Handling The Big Jets - The Members

  • 13 Preview Hippie - Suzannes

  • 14 Preview 3.38 - The Pop Group

  • 15 Preview Warrior In Woolworths - X-Ray Spex

  • 16 Preview Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army

  • 17 Preview All Night Party - A Certain Ratio

  • 18 Preview Pakmoväst - Telex

  • 19 Preview Eine Symphonie Des Grauens - The Monochrome Set

  • 20 Preview A Question Of Degree - Wire

  • 21 Preview I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits

  • 22 Preview Hindu Gods (Of Love) - Lipstick Killers

  • 23 Preview Spacer - Sheila & B Devotion

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