The Edge of the Seventies

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Tracklist

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1Bela Lugosi’s Dead
bass:
David J (gothic rock)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Haskins
guitar:
Daniel Ash
vocals:
Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Bela Lugosi’s Dead
writer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins (gothic rock), Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus4.59:33
2Germfree Adolescents
assistant engineer:
Andy Pearce (Mastering engineer)
engineer:
John Mackenzie Burns
producer:
Falcon Stuart and X‐Ray Spex
lead vocals:
Poly Styrene
recording of:
Germ Free Adolescents
lyricist and composer:
Poly Styrene
X‐Ray Spex23:12
3Playground Twist
recording of:
Playground Twist
lyricist:
Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
composer:
John McKay (UK guitarist & singer-songwriter), Kenny Morris (Siouxsie and the Banshees' drummer), Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.53:00
4Boys Don’t Cry
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure2:36
5Transmission
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 20)
recording of:
Transmission
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
Joy Division4.653:37
6Death Disco
recording of:
Death Disco
lyricist:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
composer:
John Wardle, Keith Levene, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Jim Walker (PIL member)
publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium, EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Songs (publisher) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Public Image Ltd.54:15
7Complex
engineer and mixer:
Rikki Sylvan and Harvey Webb
producer:
Gary Numan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Cedric Sharpley
keyboard:
Gary Numan and Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
percussion [synthetic percussion] and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
viola:
Chris Payne (UK keyboards/viola for Gary Numan/Visage/Dramatis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (, in 1979)
recorded at:
Marcus Recording Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Complex
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Andrew Heath Music Ltd., Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. and Momentum Music Ltd.
Gary Numan3.53:11
8Being Boiled
producer:
The Human League
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
recording of:
Being Boiled
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
The Human League3:39
9European Son
producer:
Japan (UK new wave band), Simon Napier-Bell and John Punter
remixer:
John Punter
recording of:
European Son (Japan)
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan3:38
10TV
The Flying Lizards4:01
11Rock Around the Clock
Telex3:54
12Underpass
recording of:
Underpass
lyricist and composer:
John Foxx
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
John Foxx3.53:18
13From Here to Eternity
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
From Here to Eternity
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder45:48
14Straight Lines
recording of:
Straight Lines
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
New Musik4:01
15Back to Nature
producer:
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Frank Tovey
electric piano, electronic instruments [rhythm generator] and synthesizer:
Fad Gadget
vocals:
Fad Gadget
recorded at:
RMS Studios (recording studio in London) in South Norwood, Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back to Nature
lyricist and composer:
Frank Tovey
publisher:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label)
Fad Gadget5:49
16Rockwork
recording of:
Rockwrok
writer:
Ultravox
Ultravox3:34
17Sister Europe
recording of:
Sister Europe
writer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs), Vince Ely, Duncan Kilburn and Roger Morris (UK guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
The Psychedelic Furs4:21
18I Only Want to Be With You
producer:
Tom Allom
recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
cover recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
The Tourists52:25
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