Like all the great rock revolutions, punk was fueled by singles. Sure, there were a lot of tremendous albums, but all the artists that cut great LPs also had great 7"s — and in the case of Television and Patti Smith, they had independent singles released prior to their first albums that never appeared on their debuts. Since rock criticism tends to be album-driven, singles tend to get slightly overlooked, and since punk is a rock critic's favorite, some revisionist historians paint the era as fueled by albums, not singles. Rhino's excellent four-disc No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion corrects that error by focusing on the singles, winding up with a one-stop introduction and summary of the era that is as good as Loud, Fast & Out of Control, their similar set on early rock & roll. (AMG)
Disc 1
01 - Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop 02 - The Clash - White Riot 03 - Nick Lowe - Heart Of The City 04 - Buzzcocks Featuring Howard Devoto - Boredom 05 - The Saints - (I'm) Stranded 06 - The Damned - Neat Neat Neat 07 - The Jam - In The City 08 - Pere Ubu - Final Solution 09 - The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner 10 - Television - Little Johnny Jewel 11 - The Adverts - One Chord Wonders 12 - The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose 13 - Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy 14 - Mink Deville - Let Me Dream If I Want To (Amphetamine Blues) [Live] 15 - X - Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! 16 - Wire - I 2 X U 17 - Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation 18 - The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) 19 - The Runaways - Cherry Bomb 20 - New York Dolls - Personality Crisis 21 - Eddie & The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression 22 - The Dictators - Two Tub Man 23 - Patti Smith - Hey Joe [Version] 24 - Generation X - Your Generation
Disc 2
01 - Iggy Pop - Lust For Life 02 - The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes 03 - Ultravox! - Satday Night In The City Of The Dead 04 - Buzzcocks - What Do I Get 05 - Blondie - X Offender 06 - The Boomtown Rats - Lookin' After No. 1 07 - Penetration - Don't Dictate 08 - The Fall - Bingo Master 09 - Patti Smith - Free Money 10 - The Jam - The Modern World 11 - The Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks 12 - The Damned - New Rose 13 - Subway Sect - Ambition 14 - Television - See No Evil 15 - Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device 16 - Wire - Mannequin 17 - The Vibrators - Baby Baby 18 - Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts 19 - The Boys - First Time 20 - Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer 21 - Magazine - Shot By Both Sides 22 - Elvis Costello - Mystery Dance 23 - New York Dolls - Trash 24 - X - Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Day-Glo 25 - Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
Disc 3
01 - Generation X - Ready Steady Go 02 - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 03 - Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 04 - Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've ) 05 - Suicide - Rocket U.S.A. 06 - Devo - Mongoloid 07 - 999 - Homicide 08 - The Dils - Mr. Big 09 - Joy Division - Warsaw 10 - The Mekons - Where Were You 11 - The Germs - Lexicon Devil 12 - The Rezillos - (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures 13 - The Pretenders - The Wait 14 - The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb 15 - The Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso 16 - Alternative Tv - Action Time Vision 17 - Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway 18 - The Avengers - We Are The One 19 - Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout 20 - Black Flag - Wasted 21 - Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 22 - Fear - I Love Livin In The City 23 - The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern 24 - Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers 25 - X - We're Desperate 26 - The Dickies - You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla) 27 - The Motors - Dancing The Night Away
Disc 4
01 - Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden 02 - Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 03 - The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops 04 - X - Adult Books 05 - The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs 06 - Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles 07 - The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet 08 - The Soft Boys - (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp 09 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio, Radio 10 - The Slits - Typical Girls 11 - The Cramps - Human Fly 12 - Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 13 - The Ruts - Babylon's Burning 14 - Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United 15 - Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster 16 - The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 17 - The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good And Evil 18 - Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him 19 - The Undertones - Get Over You 20 - Gang Of Four - Love Like Anthrax 21 - The Stranglers - Peaches 22 - Skids - Into The Valley 23 - Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Round A Memory 24 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
