1977- Also known as Year Zero- No Beatles, Elvis or Rolling Stones in 1977! The sound of punk, which had been coming to a boil in New York City and London in the previous few years, broke out full-tilt in the U.K. with the most important and famous singles and album releases by groups like the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Buzzcocks & the Damned, becoming the most dominant musical force in the country. Though Punk was much less commercially viable in the U.S. there were plenty of amazing releases- namely “Marquee Moon” by Television, The Remones 2nd and 3rd albums, and the debut albums by The Talking Heads and Richard Hell & the Voidoids. Blondie’s second album, “Plastic Letters” was a disappointing follow up to a stellar debut but still contained some great moments. Flawless debuts by U.K. artists’ Elvis Costello (My Aim is True) and Wire (Pink Flag) pointed the way to the New Wave and Post-Punk to come in the following years. Continue reading
Category Archives: 1977
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 1
Best of 1977 Volume 1 (4/29/02)
1. The Clash- Janie Jones
2. Iggy Pop- Lust for Life
3. Sex Pistols- God Save the Queen
4. Wire- Three Girl Rhumba
5. Elvis Costello- Less than Zero
6. Bob Marley & the Wailers- Waiting in Vain
7. Garland Jeffrys- New York Skyline
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8. The Jam- In the City
9. Ian Dury & the Blockheads- Sex & Drugs & Rock N’ Roll
10. X-Ray Spex- Oh Bondage! Up Yours!
11. Cheap Trick- He’s A Whore
12. Fleetwood Mac- Go Your Own Way
13. Jackson Browne- Running On Empty
14. Lynyrd Skynyrd- I Never Dreamed
15. David Bowie- Sound & Vision
16. Donna Summer- I Feel Love
17. The Ramones- Suzy is a Headbanger
18. The Buzzcocks- Orgasm Addict
19. The Talking Heads- Psycho Killer
20. Television- Marquee Moon
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 2
Best of 1977 Volume 2 (4/30/02)
1. The Bee Gees- Night Fever
2. Parliament- Flashlight
3. Bill Withers- Lovely Day
4. Steely Dan- Deacon Blues
5. Fleetwood Mac- Dreams
6. Iggy Pop- The Passenger
7. Richard Hell & the Voidoids- Black Generation
8. The Dead Boys- Sonic Reducer
9. The Heartbreakers- Chinese Rocks
10. The Ramones- Rockaway Beach
11. Television- See No Evil
12. The Talking Heads- Don’t Worry About the Government
13. Elvis Costello- Watching the Detectives
14. Bob Marley & the Wailers- Jammin’
15. The Clash- Complete Control
16. Wire- Ex Lion Tamer
17. Sex Pistols- Holidays in the Sun
18. The Jam- The Modern World
19. David Bowie- Always Crashing in the Same Car
20. Suicide- Cheree
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 3
Best of 1977 Volume 3 (2/25/04)
1. The Clash- White Riot
2. Wire- 12XU
3. Plastic Bertrand- Can Plane Pour Moi
4. Television- Venus
5. Suicide- Rocket U.S.A.
6. Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
7. David Bowie- Heroes
8. Iggy Pop- China Girl
9. Peter Tosh- Steppin’ Razor
10. Earth, Wind & Fire- Serpentine Fire
11. KC & the Sunshine Band- Keep It Comin’ Love (Single Edit)
12. The Bee Gees- Stayin’ Alive
13. Billy Joel- Only the Good Die Young
14. Steely Dan- Peg
15. The Buzzcocks- What Ever Happened To?
16. Sex Pistols- Pretty Vacant
17. The Ramones- Cretin Hop
18. Neil Young- Like A Hurricane
19. Elvis Costello- Alison
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 4
Best of 1977 Volume 4 (2/28/04)
1. Queen- We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
2. Elvis Costello- Welcome to the Working Week
3. Cheap Trick- Taxman Mr. Thief
4. The Clash- I’m So Bored with the U.S.A.
5. Peter Tosh- Get Up, Stand Up
6. Bob Marley & the Wailers- Exodus
7. The Isley Brothers- Footsteps in the Dark (Parts 1 & 2)
8. Peter Gabriel- Solsbury Hill
9. Steely Dan- Black Cow
10. Fleetwood Mac- Gold Dust Woman
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd- That Smell
12. Sex Pistols- Bodies
13. The Damned- Neat Neat Neat
14. Aerosmith- Draw the Line
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15. The Stranglers- (Get A) Grip On (Yourself)
16. Richard Hell & the Voidoids- Love Comes in Spurts
17. Trammps- Disco Inferno (Single Edit)
18. The Modern Lovers- Morning of Our Lives (Live)
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Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 5
Best of 1977 Volume 5 (4/14/07)
1. Culture- Two Sevens Clash
2. The Congos- Ark of Covenant
3. Brian Eno- Backwater
4. David Bowie- Breaking Glass
5. Kraftwerk- Europe Endless
6. The Jam- All Around the World
7. The Tom Robinson Band- 2-4-6-8- Motorway
8. The Talking Heads- Pulled Up
9. Television- Elevation
10. Pink Floyd- Pigs (Three Different Ones)
11. The Clash- Capitol Radio One
12. Sex Pistols- EMI
13. Radio Birdman- Murder City Nights
14. The Ramones- Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
15. E.L.O.- Sweet Talkin’ Woman
16. The Bee Gees- How Deep is Your Love
17. Wire- Strange
18. Elvis Costello (The Angles Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
19. Cheap Trick- Oh, Candy
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 6
Best of 1977 Volume 6 (4/15/07)
1. The Clash- 1977
2. The Police- Fall Out
3. The Stranglers- No More Heroes
4. David Bowie- Speed Of Life
5. The Ramones- Teenage Lobotomy
6. Radio Birdman- Do The Pop
7. The Rezillos- I Can’t Stand My Baby
8. Fela Kuti & Africa ’70- Zombie
9. The Congos- Congoman
10. Althea & Donna- Uptown Top Ranking
11. Chic- Everybody Dance
12. Evelyn “Champagne” King- Shame
13. Odyssey- Native New Yorker
14. The Talking Heads- Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town
15. Brian Eno- King’s Lead Hat
16. Ian Dury & the Blockheads- My Old Man
17. Cheap Trick- Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School
18. Suicide- Ghost Rider
19. E.L.O.- Turn to Stone
20. Fleetwood Mac- The Chain
Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 7
Best of 1977 Volume 7 (4/24/10)
1. Motorhead- Motorhead
2. The Clash- Career Opportunities
3. The Ramones- Commando
4. Iggy Pop- Dum Dum Boys
5. The Buzzcocks- Boredom
6. Con Funk Shun- Ffun
7. Chic- Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah) (Single Edit)
8. Parliament- Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
9. The Congos- Fisherman
10. Bob Marley & the Wailers- Natural Mystic
11. Fleetwood Mac- You Make Loving Fun
12. E.L.O.- Mr. Blue Sky
13. David Bowie- The Beauty and the Beast
14. Pink Floyd- Dogs
15. Giorgio Moroder- From Here to Eternity
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Mixes By Year: Best of 1977 Volume 8
Best of 1977 Volume 8 (4/24/10)
1. Heart- Barracuda
2. Wreckless Eric- Whole Wide World
3. Fleetwood Mac- Don’t Stop
4. Billy Joel- Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
5. Sex Pistols- Seventeen
6. The Ramones- We’re A Happy Family
7. David Bowie- Be My Wife
8. Andy Gibb- I Just Want to be Your Everything
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd- What’s Your Name
10. AC/DC- Whole Lotta Rosie
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11. Cheap Trick- Southern Girls
12. Jimmy Buffett- Margaritaville
13. Elvis Costello- Blame it on Cain
14. Iggy Pop- Nightclubbing
15. T. Rex- Dandy in the Underworld
16. Eric Clapton- Cocaine
17. Kraftwerk- The Hall of Mirrors
18. Television- Guiding Light
19. Steely Dan- Josie
20. Dennis Wilson- End of the Show