Optimism/Reject: Punk and Post‐Punk Meets D‐I‐Y Aesthetic 1977–1981

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Disc 1
▼ CD 2: Disc 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1H‐Eyes
recording of:
H‐Eyes
writer:
Paul Fox (of The Ruts) and Malcolm Owen
publisher:
London Music Ltd., Rutoons, Spartan and Towerbridge Music
The Ruts2:48
2Lord Lucan Is Missing
The Dodgems3:30
3The Competition
The Passage1:40
4Girl Gets Nervous
Nicky & The Dots2:22
5I Don’t Want to Work for British Airways
Scissor Fits2:49
6Cold City
Spizzoil2:02
7(I Saw) Batman (In the Launderette)
The Shapes2:39
8Stereo Love
Proles2:05
9Commuter Man
The Molesters5:40
10Heathen
The Pack2:39
11In Love
engineer:
Adam Kidron
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
In Love
lyricist and composer:
The Raincoats (British experimental post-punk band)
The Raincoats53:07
12Sing Song
The Tea Set1:36
13Mother Moon
Artery2:17
14The Ultimate System
Murder the Disturbed4:00
15Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)
Family Fodder4:32
16Every Day I Die
The Frantic Elevators1:26
17Nagasaki’s Children
They Must Be Russians4:16
18Metal Sheet
Second Layer1:22
19Cold Rebellion
Metrophase3:29
20I Don’t Believe
Disturbed4:25
21Subculture Fashion Slaves
The Door and the Window3:50
22God’s Got Religion
The Steppes2:51
23Christine Keeler
Glaxo Babies3:38
24Boys Keep Swinging
The Associates3:39
25Beautiful Pictures
Fatal Microbes1:50
26Top of the Pops
The Disco Zombies2:19
27Exhibition
Pneumania2:51
▶ CD 3: Disc 3
▶ CD 4: Disc 4

Credits

Release

liner notes:Andy Peart
Mark Paytress (journalist, author & broadcaster) (in 2019-04)
producer:Richard Anderson (works with Cherry Red Records)
John Reed (British music journalist)
compiler:John Reed (British music journalist)
design:Keith Davey
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13926266 [info]
ASIN:UK: B07SGF9CFV [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005072350 [info]