The Roxy London WC2
The Roxy London WC2 | |
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Live album by Various | |
Released | July 1977 |
Recorded | January–April 1977 |
Venue | The Roxy, Covent Garden, London |
Genre | Punk |
Label | Harvest Reissue 1: Receiver Reissue 2: Sanctuary |
Producer | Mike Thorne |
The Roxy London WC2 is a
Overview
The original
The original 12-track album reached No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart and spent five weeks in the chart.[1] The album was described as "seminal" by The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2] and others.[3] In 2004, it was recognised as one of the five "Classic Punk Rock Compilation LPs" of all time,[4] with writer Johnny Normal declaring, "Capturing the full force of the first wave head on, The Roxy is an essential historical reminder of the power and the glory of punk rock".[4] Author and critic Dave Thompson called it "one of the most important (and poorest sounding) live albums ever made, a document of the Roxy Club from on and off stage".[3] However, it has also been described as "a punk rock album of 10 unknown acts who can barely play".[5]
Paul Marko's book The Roxy London WC2: A Punk History (2007) delved deeper, featuring more obscure bands than those on this compilation.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Runaway" (Mick Rossi, Wayne Barrett) by Slaughter & the Dogs
- "Boston Babies" (Rossi, Barrett) by Slaughter & the Dogs
- "Freedom" (Olli Wisdom, Mark Nelson, Danny Destroy, Paul Grotesque) by the Unwanted
- "Lowdown" (Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed) by Wire
- "1 2 X U" (Gilbert, Lewis, Newman, Gotobed) by Wire
- "Bored Teenagers" (T.V. Smith) by the Adverts
- Side two
- "Hard Loving Man" (Paul Halford) by Johnny Moped
- "Don't Need It" (Andy Blade, Ian Woodcock, Brian Chevette, Dee Generate) by Eater
- "15" (Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Glen Buxton) by Eater
- "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" (Poly Styrene) by X-Ray Spex
- "Breakdown" (Pete Shelley, Howard Devoto) by Buzzcocks
- "Love Battery" (Shelley, Devoto) by Buzzcocks
- 1991 reissue
- "Runaway" by Slaughter & the Dogs
- "Boston Babies" by Slaughter & the Dogs
- "Rip Off" by Sham 69
- "Borstal Breakout" by Sham 69
- "Just Don't Care" by Wire
- "TV" by Wire
- "Bored Teenagers" by the Adverts
- "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" by the Adverts
- "Living in the City" by the Boys
- "Sabre Dancing" by the Boys
- "Sick On You" by the Boys
- "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" by X-Ray Spex
- "I Am a Cliche" by X-Ray Spex
- "Orgasm Addict" by Buzzcocks
- "Breakdown" by Buzzcocks
- "Love Battery" by Buzzcocks
- "World War" by U.K. Subs
- "I Couldn't Be with You" by U.K. Subs
- "Smash It Up" by the Damned
- "Neat Neat Neat" by the Damned
References
- ISBN 0-85112-619-7.
- ISBN 1-85227-947-8.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 808.
- ^ a b "Punk Rock ... & Roll". trakMARX.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ISBN 978-0-9556583-0-3.