The Alternative Years : 1978, Volume 1

Episode 1 in an ongoing series of hand-picked highlights of alternative sounds from the late '70s and '80s.

Kicking off with a collection of punk, post-punk, new wave and others from 1978. Includes songs from Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Rezillos, Magazine, The Flys, Penetration, X-Ray Spex, John Cooper-Clarke, Gang Of Four, PIL, Warsaw, Tubeway Army, The Steel Leg Vs The Electric Dread, Scritti Politti, Ultravox, Dinosaur L, Devo, Talking Heads, The Stranglers, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Jam, The Records, The Motors, Squeeze, The Undertones, XTC, The Soft Boys, Johnny Thunders and Patti Smith Group