Whats your favourite albums from the first Punk era 76-80 ?

[Andy Butler]

I love the first Clash album...so much damn energy...and it sounds today more like an English garage band than so called punk.

[SarahJayne]

Au Pairs! <3 <3 <3 Great picks.

[SarahJayne]

Cocksparrer, Cockney Rejects, the Rezillos, (Hammersmith) Gorillas - proto punk around then too, Suburban Studs, Johnny Moped, Magazine, Radio Birdman, Menace, the Outcasts, the Adicts, Subway Sect, Swell Maps, Plastic Bertrand, and of course the early Ramones albums.... Punk rock was my first love!

Really into the UK82 thing too.

[brian]

where can i find a version of MY BACK PAGES>DYLAN> by the ROMONES....... GOT ANY GOOD PUNK DYLAN VERSIONS OUT THERE

[SarahJayne]

Vice Squad covered 'the times they are a changin' ...

[FuzzChile]

Its Alive ..Ramones. It's up there with Kick Out the Jams and Live at the Apollo as far as live records go..total energy

[John AKA Lard]

Hm, Not sure Billy actually liked the Clash...maybe live. ATV and Johnny Moped are far stronger influences on the Pop Rivets through to the MBE's and the Masonics... The first Clash LP has great songs but the recordings are a bit bland to me, especially when compared to Damned Damned Damned.

Which leads me to my twopence worth of an opinion - (or even three pennies worth)

Damned Damned Damned - The Damned
Psycledelic - Johnny Moped band
The Image has Cracked - ATV (even though Jools 'bloody' Holland ruins the beginning and end of one of the best punk tunes ever - Viva la Rock 'n' Roll)

[Johnny Quid]

well, no point addind to what already is a very vast list, but everybody failed to mention who, for me, were the embodiment of the british first wave of punk rock : EATER - THE ALBUM

[John AKA Lard]

Johnny Quid said:

well, no point addind to what already is a very vast list, but everybody failed to mention who, for me, were the embodiment of the british first wave of punk rock : EATER - THE ALBUM

Too bloody right!

[Sectmaniac]

Johnny Quid said:

well, no point addind to what already is a very vast list, but everybody failed to mention who, for me, were the embodiment of the british first wave of punk rock : EATER - THE ALBUM

Ah yes! EATER!!

[John AKA Lard]

Johnny Quid said:

well, no point addind to what already is a very vast list, but everybody failed to mention who, for me, were the embodiment of the british first wave of punk rock : EATER - THE ALBUM

What about Terry and the Idiots? ha ha

[Johnny Quid]

sorry Lard, but i'm afraid i never heard of Terry. but also worth of mention, though never released an album, would be the TIGHTS, first ever release from cherry red. great

[John AKA Lard]

Johnny Quid said:

sorry Lard, but i'm afraid i never heard of Terry. but also worth of mention, though never released an album, would be the TIGHTS, first ever release from cherry red. great

Definately worth more than a mention are THE PRATS, their single 'Inverness what a mess' is sheer punk rock genius! *especially given their ages when they recorded - 12 years - 15 years old in 1977!!