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Savage's, Jon 1976 Something Was Going To Happen - Various Artists
Savage's, Jon 1976 Something Was Going To Happen - Various Artists
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A two-album set featuring the revered pop culture pundit’s choice of singles from a year that culminated in the release of the first punk 45s.
"For this compilation, same rules as usual: singles only, roughly chronological by UK release dates. Slight liberties have been taken with Roxy Music and Buzzcocks, but both existed in some real form during 1976. As usual, around two-thirds are records I listened to at the time and that meant something to me, while the remainder I found more recently, filling in my understanding of the year. ‘Shack Up’ is a good example: I heard it through A Certain Ratio and found the Banbarra original in the bins shortly afterwards."
"There is a slight reduplication with Ace’s “1972-1976” CD of a few years ago, but in reworking the period for vinyl I’ve added many new songs and also tried to wrest the track listing away from total pre-punk. That’s not what I was listening to exclusively that year, and the energy of those pre-punk records works well with the Europop of Hot Blood – demented disco – or the irresistible guitar funk of Miami’s ‘Kill That Roach’. Hovering over everything are the Jamaican sermons from Junior Murvin, Burning Spear and Max Romeo. So are we ready? Let’s go!"
"For this compilation, same rules as usual: singles only, roughly chronological by UK release dates. Slight liberties have been taken with Roxy Music and Buzzcocks, but both existed in some real form during 1976. As usual, around two-thirds are records I listened to at the time and that meant something to me, while the remainder I found more recently, filling in my understanding of the year. ‘Shack Up’ is a good example: I heard it through A Certain Ratio and found the Banbarra original in the bins shortly afterwards."
"There is a slight reduplication with Ace’s “1972-1976” CD of a few years ago, but in reworking the period for vinyl I’ve added many new songs and also tried to wrest the track listing away from total pre-punk. That’s not what I was listening to exclusively that year, and the energy of those pre-punk records works well with the Europop of Hot Blood – demented disco – or the irresistible guitar funk of Miami’s ‘Kill That Roach’. Hovering over everything are the Jamaican sermons from Junior Murvin, Burning Spear and Max Romeo. So are we ready? Let’s go!"
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