Small Wonder released some overlooked classics in 1978. Aside from the obvious Killing An Arab by the Cure there was Small Wonder by the Carpettes, Little Miss Perfect by Demon Preacher (Fronted by Nick Wade) and Punishment of Luxury's Puppet Life
Another Girl Another Planet has always been in my top 5 since the day I first heard it. In my innocence and as a sci fi fan I thought it was a sci fi song, along the lines of John Cooper Clarke’s I married a monster from outer space. Then one day I grew up and the true meaning hit me. Awesome song.
Know Your Product is stunning, it is my favourite Saints song. It was a forerunner to my favourite album of theirs Prehistoric Sounds. Such a great band. Awesome singles that you showed.
I started art college in Croydon in 77 and twice a week would cross the road to the greyhound to see a band, The Jam, The Stranglers, Penetration, Souxie, The Damned either on stage or off. But there was one band that used to fill in every time someone cancelled we used to call them “not the bloody Lurkers again” and I’ll never forgive them for replacing the Pistols that night.
That makes me extremely jealous, I started at Croydon Tech in 1981, and by then the Greyhound was merely the nearest place to get a few pints in before double physics.
The Lurkers were my favourite band at the time, I still remender their live shows with much affection and even followed them on the road occasionally, sadly or perhaps fortunately never as far as Croydon ...
Another great selection that takes me back to those wild gigs at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and elsewhere, where I saw many of the bands you featured.
I had most of those, god I remember waiting for a single to come out and going to the record shop on Saturday, first band I saw was magazine they had a support band playing called simple minds.
Just discovered this channel. I live in NZ and only found out about the exploding music scene there through news clips of the Sex Pistols. Intrigued I began hunting out Vinyl but in those days only select few albums could be found. What I did discover was that a bookstore did sell the latest NME and Melody Maker magazines so they were much cheaper than bloody expensive Vinyl (I was a student after all) so I could read about these singles instead. And I did- I knew all sorts of things about so many of these songs except what they sounded like. I got the Mekons on a Fast Product, a compellation that label which contained fantastic singles /EPs by Gang of 4, Human league and The Scars any of which would make my list. As for the Saints - well being our neighbors from across the ditch meant nothing, you could not get their singles or LPs here either. Finally got to hear them when CDs came out with bonus tracks.
Great to connect with folk on the other side of the world. Would love to visit your beautiful country one day but it’s a fair old way from here! Thanks for watching and commenting my friend. Cheers, Chris
Great video! Interesting and not too long. I would always have Shot By Both Sides at number one - a powerful, no let up classic - but love your choices. I'll check out a few you reminded me of and a couple I've not heard. Thank you !
Great video Chris, but I would sub Plastic Bertrand for Jilted John, produced by Martin "Zero" Hannett no less, just to underline the punk cred! 😂 Jilted John's 1978 LP True Love Stories is a firm favourite of mine too!
1978 was tops for punk and post punk to me. Armalite Rifle is my favorite track by Gang of Four, would love to have that single. We had a club here in Vancouver called the Luv-A-Fair that switched from disco to Punk and New Wave and ska and Reggae in late 1978 and that's where I heard a lot of these songs for the first time. The owners had invested an enormous amount of money in their sound system so everything sounded amazing. The Public Image track really rattled the windows...courtesy of Jah Wobble's bass. Such good times, cheers
If I were doing this (and to keep it in the spirit of your selections, they have to be singles I own) I'd have to have either Dot Dash or I Am The Fly (Wire) - probably the latter - in there along with No Time to Be 21 (Adverts), Action Time Vision (ATV), What Do I Get (Buzzcocks), White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Clash), Feeding of the Five Thousand (Crass), Pump It Up (Elvis Costello), Bingo Masters Breakout (Fall), Shot By Both Sides (Magazine), Where Were You (Mekons), Homicide (999), Public Image (PiL), Destination Venus (Rezillos), Hong Kong Garden (Siouxsie and the Banshees), (Alternative Ulster (SLF), Part Time Punks (Television Personalities), Teenage Kicks (Undertones), CID (UK Subs), Reconnez Cherie (Wreckless Eric), The Day The World Turned Dayglo (X-Ray Spex), I would have also picked something by the Damned but looking their discography they (oddly) didn't release a single in 78! Don't ask me to put them in order!!!
Great shout with the mekons n g o 4.. Identity is a killer.the line when you look in the mirror do you smash it quick do you take the glass and slash your wrists. Is one of the best lines ever. Got it tattooed on my arm.❤
Ain't Got A Clue by The Lurkers absolute classic. Love the riff in that! 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' is a must in any New Wave/Punk list. I was never into PIL. I thought I knew most of the New Wave bands from that time, but you've clearly proved me wrong, Chris 🙂
IMO the second 2 Saints albums are the best (Eternally Yours/ Prehistoric Sounds) although very different from one another.@@TheVinylOrchard The EP Paralytic Tonight is great . Fantastic band
Know Your Product, much overlooked classic! 1978 was THE best year for music with some real rarities you should check out like The Tights, The Freeze, The Surprises, The Wall, Carpettes, Reducers amongst lots of other bands all producing some brilliant singles and EPs. The Tights’ Howard Hughes / China’s Eternal is a nailed on classic.
The Saints, 999, The Vibrators, XTC, The Clash, Magazine, The Members, UK Subs, Buzzcocks, Doll By Doll, The Jam, The Stranglers, how spoilt we were. Great selection. You may be interested in my book FROM GLAM TO THE JAM which is a unique look at the period 1970-1983!!!
Another great vid. Saw most of these bands back then. But I didn't know the story behind 'Identity' the X Ray Spex record. I'm still developing. haha I'll just put a few singles that resonated with me in '78. Feeling alright with the Crew-999 Good live band. Good memories of seeing them in 78. Also like 'Me and my desire' was very memorable. I remember 'Emergency' being a bit overhyped, though. 5 Minutes-Another Stranglers single. Good tune. Penetration Stone Heroes I really like their first album, though crazy idea to put two covers back to back to end the record, Anyway, back on topic, when I saw them the lead guitarist was hidden at the back because of his long haired appearance, but he was a good player, testified on this track. Love you More- Buzzcocks. So many great Buzzcocks songs in 78, but this reminds me of the Summer of '78. Action Time and Vision by ATV. Really good single. Reminds me of John Peel back in that year.
A year later and I suddenly have the larger share of these on CD (10/12, including the PIL single in the newspaper). A top 5 is an almost impossible task, but; 5 - The Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight, 4 - Subway Sect - Nobody's scared, 3 - Clash - White man (in Hammersmith Palais), 2 - The Only Ones - Another Girl, another planet, 1 - Magazine - Shot by both sides I feel forced to offer some honourable mentions here; The Art Attacks - I am a dalek, The Fall - Its the new thing Buzzcocks - Promises (for the flip; Lipstick) pushing it a bit perhaps but; Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
Another interesting video Chris. I was never into the whole Punk scene here in Cardiff but your recollections of this and the previous video has brought back some happy memories. If you think about it whatever your preferred flavour of music was, the late 70s and early 80s was a great time to be growing up in. And Punk was a huge deal for a short while. To these 50 something ears they stand the test of time and still sound great and very relevant in this mixed up world.
@@TheVinylOrchard Rock was and still is a massive part of my life. A friend of mine was heavily into The Jam and when they split he seemed to give up on music. Pink Floyd are my Deep Purple, but rock in all styles are in my collection which just keeps on growing. I think the last sound I ever hear will be a guitar riff.
@@TheVinylOrchard Floyd are mine... from the moment I discovered them over 40 years ago there music still effects me in a good way. That's what I have always loved about Rock music it just stays with you. Fashions change and age creeps up on you but I still get a buzz from a good Rock tune. I think Floyd and Purple will always be with us. "Long Live Rock & Roll"
I used to live near Borstal and played cricket against the wardens! After the match which was inside the grounds I was singing Borstal Breakout as I left.
Hi Chris , I really enjoy your top 20 lists from 1977 and 1978 and I found a couple of new punk gems thanks to you. One of the bands I am missing in your top 20 though were 999 - They put out a couple of great 7-inches in 1977 and 1978 in my opinion. But there were so many brilliant punk bands back then, it is hard to narrow it down to 20 per year. Looking forward to your next video !
Being a skint school kid paid off for once in 78, had to wait till Xmas to get my copy of The Undertones LP, by then they'd stuck Teenage Kicks & Get Over You on it 👍 I pick What do I get too, though it's close. Only Ones will always be in my too 10, like Eddie & The Hot Rods in your last vid. X-ray Spex one album but what an album, right up there.
Just found your channel Chris, and subbed for 3 reasons. 1) we're the same age, 2) we share a musical taste and 3) one day, you might, and I stress might, just mention Girls at our Best. Their album Pleasure is in the loft (I'm not a collector, just have a couple of boxes up there) and I think it's rare. Not valuable, but rare. Never see/hear anyone mention them, but some super songwriting in a unique and pretty skilled format. Try 'em.
Got to mention “Creature of Doom” by the only ones, especially the version on the ‘Hope & Anchor, front row festival’ compilation. It is imho better than another girl/planet.
Probably not the first to query this but John McGeoch on 'Hong Kong Garden?' As you point out earlier he was playing with Devoto in Magazine and the Banshees still had John Mckay in them. Enjoyed the selection and very pleased you plumped for 'Ca plein pour moi' to show a record doesn't have to be hip to be great. Have you played the B Side? 'Pogo Pogo?' It's fabulous. I would have swapped a few of the ones you picked and to show I can be unhip too, I absolutely love the Ronnie Biggs Pistols single, 'No one is innocent', that would definitely be in there.
The Saints were a crackin’ band. Don't think they did a bad single. I love your ‘Punk by Year’, Top 20 countdowns. Always, a great varied selection. .. and there is usually a chuckle to be had when reading the comments and some gloit writes ‘you obviously don't know anything about Punk music’ , just because your list has The Jam, Elvis Costello and especially the likes of Plastic Bertrand on it and doesn't include any of The Exploited, GBH or Discharge noise pollution type stuff. For me, I personally wouldn't even include those bands under the large umbrella of Punk, though obviously ,the genre is subjective. But I always thought that those hardcore bands had a closer affinity to Thrash Metal scene and it's ilk. Keep the good work up. Would love to see you and hear you play the 45s whilst doing the countdown. For era-related authenticity, If you had a little Dansette or similar record player at the side of you, with a small verbal intro before each 45, you'd have a crackin’ little show. .. How about it 🤷🏼♂️🤔👍🏼👏👏✊
Good top 20.However “fact check” McKay and Morris on Banshees Hong Kong Garden.John McGeoch in Magazine in 1978.1st played on Kaleidoscope Album/Happy House
A great list again. Of course there are several UK classics (not just excellent singles) that you admit you do not own physical copies of - or do not rank as highly e.g. Clash - White Man at Hammersmith Palais and Tommy Gun, Elton Motello Jet Boy Jet Girl, 999 Homicide (they had 5 singles released that year - as did the Buzzcocks) and Sex Pistols - My Way (which is the B-side of No One is Innocent. Many of the year's classics were non-UK from bands like D.O.A. Subhumans (Canada), Radio Birdland, X (USA) and Teenage Head. My fave that would have made the list (leaving out P. Bertrand) is anotherone on that unusual-for-punk label Harvest; The Banned - Him or Me. P.S. You can photocopy in color many missing sleeves - at least the front- from the excellent Punk 45 book
I don’t think John McGeoch played in the Banshees in 78, but as you said yourself, he did in Magazine. Anyone can make a mistake 😉 Besides that, great list, keep them coming!
Omg Chris I played the Saints album Eternally yours earlier today! Synchronicity or what! As usual with us old John Peel listeners we tended to get the same singles! I have virtually all the singles you have! Great err 1979? 😆
Magazine would be No.1 and I'd have had 5 Mins by The Stranglers, Homocide by 999, Nobody's Scared by Subway Sect and Liddle by the Angelic Upstarts in there to the detriment of Costello, The Mekons, The Jam and Gang of Four. Know Your Product is still my favourite Saints song ditto Saints Are Coming by The Skids. Either way, a great top 20!
Had gone off stranglers by 78. For me they never matched their debut. Don’t dictate is it for me by penetration. The damned didnt have a single in 78 I don’t think. Don’t own the others. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@TheVinylOrchard Aye, the first few copies of Love Song were 78. I still have one up the loft (collecting dust and value😁), they were self issued as the band was between labels.
I only have The Jam single which happens to be my most recent The Jam purchase. At first it looked like there's nothing i've heard, but from the upper ten i have heard most of them. Mostly this list makes me realise i've read more about the British punk than heard the singles. Shame Pasi
Any one who was a teenager back then had the absolute best of it. Year on year of great bands always developing new sounds. No year ended like it began, Unlike today, decades of meaningless mediocrity filled with instantly forgettable crud.
@thevinylorchard5929 Some brilliant stuff there, I also started buying in 1976, tastes more pop than punk then, although did pick up some good punk stuff at the time and at fairs later on, but very envious of some of your collection. Was only ever a singles buyer, sticking with vinyl to the last and by chance have a lot of the Britpop stuff such as Oasis and Blur limited edition 7" once CD's became more popular and seem to be worth a bit. My lot runs to around 5,000 7" and 1,500 CD singles which I bought regularly until physical singles more or less ceased to be.
The Jam were mod, Costello shit, Skids was released in 79. Plastic Bertrand, Swell Maps, Mekons were still punk in 78. Magazine and Gang of 4, PiL excellent but already post punk.
Jam were punky to start with. Art school is classic. I liked early Costello. That skids song was released in October 1978 actually. The edges are always blurred between musical genres.
Art school by them is punky but for me the edges are blurred between all these genres. In the end they are just faves from an era Few bands are genuinely punk I think. But hey
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1979 video coming soon.
Lots of great Punk singles to choose from in 1979
Less punk. More new wave
@@TheVinylOrchard Thankfully still a few Punk bands staying true to the original sound not all New Wave..
I liked the new wave sound as you’ll see when I post the 79 vid. Cheers
@@TheVinylOrchard Can't forget the Ruts, UK Subs etc!
Saw Gang Of Four supporting The Rezillos Summer 1978 at Erics Liverpool. Fantastic gig
Interesting band for sure
Small Wonder released some overlooked classics in 1978. Aside from the obvious Killing An Arab by the Cure there was Small Wonder by the Carpettes, Little Miss Perfect by Demon Preacher (Fronted by Nick Wade) and Punishment of Luxury's Puppet Life
I might have Punishment one somewhere actually
Another Girl Another Planet has always been in my top 5 since the day I first heard it. In my innocence and as a sci fi fan I thought it was a sci fi song, along the lines of John Cooper Clarke’s I married a monster from outer space. Then one day I grew up and the true meaning hit me. Awesome song.
It is brilliant!
Know Your Product is stunning, it is my favourite Saints song. It was a forerunner to my favourite album of theirs Prehistoric Sounds. Such a great band. Awesome singles that you showed.
It’s brilliant isn’t it!
Strangely I had never heard Know your product always though Stranded & Perfect Day were their best songs.
@VincentRE79 great track
I started art college in Croydon in 77 and twice a week would cross the road to the greyhound to see a band, The Jam, The Stranglers, Penetration, Souxie, The Damned either on stage or off. But there was one band that used to fill in every time someone cancelled we used to call them “not the bloody Lurkers again” and I’ll never forgive them for replacing the Pistols that night.
That makes me extremely jealous, I started at Croydon Tech in 1981, and by then the Greyhound was merely the nearest place to get a few pints in before double physics.
The Lurkers were my favourite band at the time, I still remender their live shows with much affection and even followed them on the road occasionally, sadly or perhaps fortunately never as far as Croydon ...
@seanclark2085 Croydon is always too far
Another great selection that takes me back to those wild gigs at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and elsewhere, where I saw many of the bands you featured.
Great era
I had most of those, god I remember waiting for a single to come out and going to the record shop on Saturday, first band I saw was magazine they had a support band playing called simple minds.
Great times
Just discovered this channel. I live in NZ and only found out about the exploding music scene there through news clips of the Sex Pistols. Intrigued I began hunting out Vinyl but in those days only select few albums could be found. What I did discover was that a bookstore did sell the latest NME and Melody Maker magazines so they were much cheaper than bloody expensive Vinyl (I was a student after all) so I could read about these singles instead. And I did- I knew all sorts of things about so many of these songs except what they sounded like. I got the Mekons on a Fast Product, a compellation that label which contained fantastic singles /EPs by Gang of 4, Human league and The Scars any of which would make my list. As for the Saints - well being our neighbors from across the ditch meant nothing, you could not get their singles or LPs here either. Finally got to hear them when CDs came out with bonus tracks.
Great to connect with folk on the other side of the world. Would love to visit your beautiful country one day but it’s a fair old way from here! Thanks for watching and commenting my friend. Cheers, Chris
Great video! Interesting and not too long. I would always have Shot By Both Sides at number one - a powerful, no let up classic - but love your choices. I'll check out a few you reminded me of and a couple I've not heard. Thank you !
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video Chris, but I would sub Plastic Bertrand for Jilted John, produced by Martin "Zero" Hannett no less, just to underline the punk cred! 😂 Jilted John's 1978 LP True Love Stories is a firm favourite of mine too!
Jilted John probably should have been in there. I loved that song.
1978 was tops for punk and post punk to me. Armalite Rifle is my favorite track by Gang of Four, would love to have that single. We had a club here in Vancouver called the Luv-A-Fair that switched from disco to Punk and New Wave and ska and Reggae in late 1978 and that's where I heard a lot of these songs for the first time. The owners had invested an enormous amount of money in their sound system so everything sounded amazing. The Public Image track really rattled the windows...courtesy of Jah Wobble's bass. Such good times, cheers
Armalite rifle is the b side to Damaged Goods. Still looking for PIL first album
It's hard to tell you what I think, because it's all so overwhelming. The memories come flooding back.
What an era!
My number one from 1978 is
Wire , I am the fly
I dont think there's a better opening to a tune .
Great track. Wish I had their first two albums
Great choice for no 1 .👍
If I were doing this (and to keep it in the spirit of your selections, they have to be singles I own) I'd have to have either Dot Dash or I Am The Fly (Wire) - probably the latter - in there along with No Time to Be 21 (Adverts), Action Time Vision (ATV), What Do I Get (Buzzcocks), White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Clash), Feeding of the Five Thousand (Crass), Pump It Up (Elvis Costello), Bingo Masters Breakout (Fall), Shot By Both Sides (Magazine), Where Were You (Mekons), Homicide (999), Public Image (PiL), Destination Venus (Rezillos), Hong Kong Garden (Siouxsie and the Banshees), (Alternative Ulster (SLF), Part Time Punks (Television Personalities), Teenage Kicks (Undertones), CID (UK Subs), Reconnez Cherie (Wreckless Eric), The Day The World Turned Dayglo (X-Ray Spex),
I would have also picked something by the Damned but looking their discography they (oddly) didn't release a single in 78!
Don't ask me to put them in order!!!
What a fabulous list sir!
Great shout with the mekons n g o 4..
Identity is a killer.the line when you look in the mirror do you smash it quick do you take the glass and slash your wrists. Is one of the best lines ever. Got it tattooed on my arm.❤
Great track!
I’m sure you bought all my vinyls I have sold!!! Great taste and collection
I have sold some but luckily kept most.
Ain't Got A Clue by The Lurkers absolute classic. Love the riff in that! 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' is a must in any New Wave/Punk list.
I was never into PIL. I thought I knew most of the New Wave bands from that time, but you've clearly proved me wrong, Chris 🙂
A classic era!
Excellent selections!!!!!!!! I love seeing all of these.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks. Another fascinating watch. I'm now looking for a Saints cd as I don't know them, (except 'I'm Stranded')....
They have a good best of I think
IMO the second 2 Saints albums are the best (Eternally Yours/ Prehistoric Sounds) although very different from one another.@@TheVinylOrchard The EP Paralytic Tonight is great . Fantastic band
Know Your Product, much overlooked classic! 1978 was THE best year for music with some real rarities you should check out like The Tights, The Freeze, The Surprises, The Wall, Carpettes, Reducers amongst lots of other bands all producing some brilliant singles and EPs. The Tights’ Howard Hughes / China’s Eternal is a nailed on classic.
I have that Tights 45. Will revisit it. Cheers
Excellent singles keep them coming.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
The Saints, 999, The Vibrators, XTC, The Clash, Magazine, The Members, UK Subs, Buzzcocks, Doll By Doll, The Jam, The Stranglers, how spoilt we were. Great selection. You may be interested in my book FROM GLAM TO THE JAM which is a unique look at the period 1970-1983!!!
Will take a look. Sounds right up my street!
@@TheVinylOrchard If you get then any coverage would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Excellent chris..ive got swell maps read about Seymour..was at college with Niki sudden...they were brilliant 👏 gazz
Wow! Don’t know much about them tbh. Have one other single by them
Another great vid. Saw most of these bands back then. But I didn't know the story behind 'Identity' the X Ray Spex record. I'm still developing. haha I'll just put a few singles that resonated with me in '78. Feeling alright with the Crew-999 Good live band. Good memories of seeing them in 78. Also like 'Me and my desire' was very memorable. I remember 'Emergency' being a bit overhyped, though. 5 Minutes-Another Stranglers single. Good tune. Penetration Stone Heroes I really like their first album, though crazy idea to put two covers back to back to end the record, Anyway, back on topic, when I saw them the lead guitarist was hidden at the back because of his long haired appearance, but he was a good player, testified on this track. Love you More- Buzzcocks. So many great Buzzcocks songs in 78, but this reminds me of the Summer of '78. Action Time and Vision by ATV. Really good single. Reminds me of John Peel back in that year.
Some tremendous choices there my friend!
A year later and I suddenly have the larger share of these on CD (10/12, including the PIL single in the newspaper). A top 5 is an almost impossible task, but;
5 - The Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight,
4 - Subway Sect - Nobody's scared,
3 - Clash - White man (in Hammersmith Palais),
2 - The Only Ones - Another Girl, another planet,
1 - Magazine - Shot by both sides
I feel forced to offer some honourable mentions here;
The Art Attacks - I am a dalek,
The Fall - Its the new thing
Buzzcocks - Promises (for the flip; Lipstick)
pushing it a bit perhaps but; Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
Still on the look out for Subway Sect
Another interesting video Chris. I was never into the whole Punk scene here in Cardiff but your recollections of this and the previous video has brought back some happy memories. If you think about it whatever your preferred flavour of music was, the late 70s and early 80s was a great time to be growing up in. And Punk was a huge deal for a short while. To these 50 something ears they stand the test of time and still sound great and very relevant in this mixed up world.
I actually prefer rock music but I was a teenager when this lot came out and loved it at the time!
@@TheVinylOrchard Rock was and still is a massive part of my life. A friend of mine was heavily into The Jam and when they split he seemed to give up on music. Pink Floyd are my Deep Purple, but rock in all styles are in my collection which just keeps on growing. I think the last sound I ever hear will be a guitar riff.
@robertholmes7467 purple are my favourite band
@@TheVinylOrchard Floyd are mine... from the moment I discovered them over 40 years ago there music still effects me in a good way. That's what I have always loved about Rock music it just stays with you. Fashions change and age creeps up on you but I still get a buzz from a good Rock tune. I think Floyd and Purple will always be with us. "Long Live Rock & Roll"
@robertholmes7467 couldn’t agree more my friend. It’s the music that I’ve been listening to for 50 yrs that means the most.
I used to live near Borstal and played cricket against the wardens! After the match which was inside the grounds I was singing Borstal Breakout as I left.
Lovely stuff!
Hi Chris , I really enjoy your top 20 lists from 1977 and 1978 and I found a couple of new punk gems thanks to you. One of the bands I am missing in your top 20 though were 999 - They put out a couple of great 7-inches in 1977 and 1978 in my opinion. But there were so many brilliant punk bands back then, it is hard to narrow it down to 20 per year. Looking forward to your next video !
Thank you! Narrowing it down to 20 was indeed hard!
Nast nasty nearly made it into 77 list. I have a super rare 78rpm copy of that.
@@TheVinylOrchard Wow - I did not even know they put out a 78rpm single... that is really cool !
@DRChristen only 50 of them apparently
78 possibly the best year for punk ( if there wasn't 77 before!) . great selection ! Saints is such a great pick !!
God I love that saints tune
Great selection. Personally I would have Bingo Masters Break Out in there.
Will seek it out
I have more of these than the 1977 batch. Still, some significant gaps in the collection. Thanks!
Happy collecting!
Very enjoyable. I would've chosen Grip by The Stranglers. Great to see those old record sleeves again
Love the sleeves!
Being a skint school kid paid off for once in 78, had to wait till Xmas to get my copy of The Undertones LP, by then they'd stuck Teenage Kicks & Get Over You on it 👍
I pick What do I get too, though it's close. Only Ones will always be in my too 10, like Eddie & The Hot Rods in your last vid.
X-ray Spex one album but what an album, right up there.
It was a great exciting time I think
5 minutes The Stranglers, awsome track from an awesome band
Absolutely
Totally in agreement with The Mekons where we're you ,a classic
Their best I think
Just found your channel Chris, and subbed for 3 reasons. 1) we're the same age, 2) we share a musical taste and 3) one day, you might, and I stress might, just mention Girls at our Best. Their album Pleasure is in the loft (I'm not a collector, just have a couple of boxes up there) and I think it's rare. Not valuable, but rare. Never see/hear anyone mention them, but some super songwriting in a unique and pretty skilled format. Try 'em.
Will seek them out my friend. Thanks for subbing too!
Nice work again. I’d have The Stranglers version of Walk On By and of course Peace, Love & Understanding
Good choices
Got to mention “Creature of Doom” by the only ones, especially the version on the ‘Hope & Anchor, front row festival’ compilation. It is imho better than another girl/planet.
Will look out for it
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Probably not the first to query this but John McGeoch on 'Hong Kong Garden?' As you point out earlier he was playing with Devoto in Magazine and the Banshees still had John Mckay in them. Enjoyed the selection and very pleased you plumped for 'Ca plein pour moi' to show a record doesn't have to be hip to be great. Have you played the B Side? 'Pogo Pogo?' It's fabulous. I would have swapped a few of the ones you picked and to show I can be unhip too, I absolutely love the Ronnie Biggs Pistols single, 'No one is innocent', that would definitely be in there.
Not the first. Got that wrong. He didn’t appear until Happy House. Pogo pogo is fun. Thanks for watching my friend, Chris
Spot on Sir...the memories.
Great memories
No Clash....White Man in Hammersmith Palais????? Possibly the best single of 78
Not a fan so it didn’t make it. I really only like their first album.
" if Adolf Hitler flew in today they'd
send a limousine anyway " - 👍
i like to think im quite knowledgeable about punk.....but ive never heard of your number 1.....thanks for that
Hope you like it!
That’s a great playlist !!
Thank you so much for watching!
The Saints were a crackin’ band. Don't think they did a bad single. I love your ‘Punk by Year’, Top 20 countdowns. Always, a great varied selection.
.. and there is usually a chuckle to be had when reading the comments and some gloit writes ‘you obviously don't know anything about Punk music’ , just because your list has The Jam, Elvis Costello and especially the likes of Plastic Bertrand on it and doesn't include any of The Exploited, GBH or Discharge noise pollution type stuff. For me, I personally wouldn't even include those bands under the large umbrella of Punk, though obviously ,the genre is subjective. But I always thought that those hardcore bands had a closer affinity to Thrash Metal scene and it's ilk.
Keep the good work up. Would love to see you and hear you play the 45s whilst doing the countdown. For era-related authenticity, If you had a little Dansette or similar record player at the side of you, with a small verbal intro before each 45, you'd have a crackin’ little show. .. How about it 🤷🏼♂️🤔👍🏼👏👏✊
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment
I love Plastic Bertrand. And so did Joe Strummer.
I have a bunch of those flexi disks tucked away in zines here and there. I wonder what they sound like now?
Not great I would imagine !
Brilliant , just brilliant !
Cheers Paul. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good top 20.However “fact check” McKay and Morris on Banshees Hong Kong Garden.John McGeoch in Magazine in 1978.1st played on Kaleidoscope Album/Happy House
I did wonder after I’d said it tbh. Thank you for the info. Super helpful.
Love McGeoch but John McKay often doesn't get the respect he deserves.
@ianagar68 mcgeoch was a really influential guitarist. Don’t know much about Mackay. Will investigate
Cheers, Chris
@@ianagar68Agree, those first Banshees tunes had something extra
Fuck me. I’ve got most of these too. 12” Borstal Breakout as well.
Some goodies there I think
A great list again. Of course there are several UK classics (not just excellent singles) that you admit you do not own physical copies of - or do not rank as highly e.g. Clash - White Man at Hammersmith Palais and Tommy Gun, Elton Motello Jet Boy Jet Girl, 999 Homicide (they had 5 singles released that year - as did the Buzzcocks) and Sex Pistols - My Way (which is the B-side of No One is Innocent.
Many of the year's classics were non-UK from bands like D.O.A. Subhumans (Canada), Radio Birdland, X (USA) and Teenage Head.
My fave that would have made the list (leaving out P. Bertrand) is anotherone on that unusual-for-punk label Harvest; The Banned - Him or Me.
P.S. You can photocopy in color many missing sleeves - at least the front- from the excellent Punk 45 book
Great comment. Tommy gun nearly made the list tbh. As did 999.
I think I have two of these. I have never seen most of these.
That surprises me!
Nikki sudden the last true rocknroller
We have the same taste,, fanx from Sweden
Cheers Stefan
I don’t think John McGeoch played in the Banshees in 78, but as you said yourself, he did in Magazine. Anyone can make a mistake 😉 Besides that, great list, keep them coming!
He wasn’t in Banshees til 80. My mistake
Omg Chris I played the Saints album Eternally yours earlier today! Synchronicity or what! As usual with us old John Peel listeners we tended to get the same singles! I have virtually all the singles you have! Great err 1979? 😆
1979 is a possibility if there’s the interest! Cheers Ian, Chris
Magazine would be No.1 and I'd have had 5 Mins by The Stranglers, Homocide by 999, Nobody's Scared by Subway Sect and Liddle by the Angelic Upstarts in there to the detriment of Costello, The Mekons, The Jam and Gang of Four. Know Your Product is still my favourite Saints song ditto Saints Are Coming by The Skids. Either way, a great top 20!
Great choices. Wish I had that subway sect song
@@TheVinylOrchard I love it along with Ambition though that was a bit more poppy. Both great '78 singles.
@antstead2329 wish I had that one too
Another I remember in my sisters collection was Patrik Fitzgerald?? Folk/Punk or something to that effect...was pretty good 👍
I have two by him. Not that great
Wait a minute, I Got A Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart For You, was awesome in my humble opinion 😮
@kennethstickney8819 never really liked the acoustic guitar thing
@@kennethstickney8819 that was the single she had in her collection 👍
Penetration? Spizzoil? The Damned? The Fall? The Stranglers? Wire? V2?
Had gone off stranglers by 78. For me they never matched their debut. Don’t dictate is it for me by penetration. The damned didnt have a single in 78 I don’t think. Don’t own the others. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@TheVinylOrchardLove Song came out in 78 first, then again in 79. The Stranglers had some awesome singles in 78 too.
@haraldtheyounger5504 think love song was released as a single in 79. Fir me stranglers peaked on first Lp
@@TheVinylOrchard Aye, the first few copies of Love Song were 78. I still have one up the loft (collecting dust and value😁), they were self issued as the band was between labels.
@haraldtheyounger5504 looked it up. You’re right. That promo is probs worth a bit
I only have The Jam single which happens to be my most recent The Jam purchase. At first it looked like there's nothing i've heard, but from the upper ten i have heard most of them.
Mostly this list makes me realise i've read more about the British punk than heard the singles. Shame
Pasi
British punk will always be my favourite. It’s what I grew up with. Ramones and Saints are the only two that regularly challenge that.
Can't believe he hasn't got Magazine in the top three
Nope. Sorry! 😂
Any one who was a teenager back then had the absolute best of it. Year on year of great bands always developing new sounds. No year ended like it began, Unlike today, decades of meaningless mediocrity filled with instantly forgettable crud.
My generation were very lucky
No Brotherhood of man?,,,,,😊
Not this time 😂
No UK Subs !!!! ,
Surely CID was a gimme for the Top,10 ?
No sorry. Top 25. Top top 20 for me. Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris
Just found your channel, out of interest, how many singles do you have? Some sought after stuff in all those picture sleeves!
About 2000. All genres. Mainly 60s and 70s. Punkwise. 300 or more.
Some are very collectible
@thevinylorchard5929 Some brilliant stuff there, I also started buying in 1976, tastes more pop than punk then, although did pick up some good punk stuff at the time and at fairs later on, but very envious of some of your collection. Was only ever a singles buyer, sticking with vinyl to the last and by chance have a lot of the Britpop stuff such as Oasis and Blur limited edition 7" once CD's became more popular and seem to be worth a bit. My lot runs to around 5,000 7" and 1,500 CD singles which I bought regularly until physical singles more or less ceased to be.
Addictive isn’t it!
John McKay not McGeoch on Hong Kong Garden
You’re not the first. I know now he arrived in 80. Cheers
John Mc Geogh is NOT playing guitar on Hong Kong Garden! He didn't join the Banshees until late 1980 or '81. It's John McKay.
It’s been pointed out a few times. Oops
McGeoch was not a Banshee for that single. What about Problem Child? You never mentioned the B side of Suspect Device absolute classic Wasted Life
Someone else told me about Mcgeoch. My mistake. Problem child was really in 77. Wasted life is very good. Great comment. Cheers my friend
The Jam were mod, Costello shit, Skids was released in 79. Plastic Bertrand, Swell Maps, Mekons were still punk in 78. Magazine and Gang of 4, PiL excellent but already post punk.
Jam were punky to start with. Art school is classic. I liked early Costello. That skids song was released in October 1978 actually.
The edges are always blurred between musical genres.
Fuck the jam not punk never where otherwise good choice on the rest
Art school by them is punky but for me the edges are blurred between all these genres. In the end they are just faves from an era
Few bands are genuinely punk I think. But hey
Why did you remove my comment?
Which one sir? Not aware I have removed any of the comments