Favorite 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.

[Andy Butler]

Seeing Im the one who started this discussion...let me say...I called it the first Punk era so not to be confused with 80's wave or 90's to recent punk (which is hardly punk at all).

The explosion of 'music' from that 76-80 period was staggering, and is still held high today, and I knew we all had our faves from that era. Of course there was punk roots before 76'.  So maybe just the '76-80 Punk explosion' would be more appropriate. lol

I appreciate all the interest in this topic all the same.

Cheers, Andy

[Chris' Andthe'people]

RADIO BIRDMAN THE FIRST ALBOUM IS THE GREATEST!!!

[Divaluxe]

Everything by the Saints.
"Radios Appear" by Radio Birdman
"Young Loud and Snotty" by the Dead Boys
"LAMF" the Heartbreakers
"Blank Generation" Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
"Los Angeles" by X
"We've Got the Nutron Bomb" by Weirdos.
"Group Sex" by Circle Jerks

Great thread! And I'm new by the way. Hi!


Divaluxe

[Campbell McInnes]

dead boys - young loud & snotty will always be my fave... but richard hell - blank generation and radio birdman - radios appear aint far behind...

[Nick X]

The Clash's first two albums were both great.
X - Los Angeles
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Teenage Head - Teenage Head
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
Dead Boys - Young, Loud and Snotty
The Saints - (I'm) Stranded
X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescence
Buzzcocks - Singles goin Steady
The Jam - In the City

I want to include the Zero Boys but they were second wave.

[Campbell McInnes]

damned damned damned !! how could i forget?!  although i think machine gun ettiquette is a better album, it was this one that started the journey... and the "New Wave" compilation that vertigo put out - that was my first real taste of punk and living in a country town it was like setting a fire! deadboys, hell, new york dolls...

Nick X said:

The Clash's first two albums were both great.
X - Los Angeles
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Teenage Head - Teenage Head
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
Dead Boys - Young, Loud and Snotty
The Saints - (I'm) Stranded
X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescence
Buzzcocks - Singles goin Steady
The Jam - In the City

I want to include the Zero Boys but they were second wave.

[Hamster]

1. Teenage Head's initial lp

2a. The Saints' Stranded

2b. Radio Birdman's Radios Appear

4.  Stiff Little Fingers' Inflammable Material

5.  The Clash London Calling

* honorable mention Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers LAMF

[The FRANCS]

For my first post since finally joining Garage Punk I'd like to throw out there a great band from Buffalo, NY - The Enemies. They also went by Billy Piranha and the Enemies. The album is Product of the Streets. About as raw and garage as it gets. I listen to it all the time to this day.

[The Dirty Shames]

The Vibrators Pure Mania, Ramones Rocket To Russia, and all the early stuff by The Zeros!

Such great energy and catchy songs.

[McVICKER]

the clash -1977 .... machine gun etiquette -the damned..... the stranglers- Rattus Norvegicus ...stiff little fingers-hanx!

[McVICKER]

...and the rezzilos!

[E.J. Matze]

Streets is a compilation album of early British punk rock bands from a variety of independent record labels.

Side one
"Trash" by The Doll
"Fear on the Streets" by The Members
"Be My Prisoner" by The Lurkers
"Isgodaman" by Arthur Comics
"Arabs in 'Arrads" by The art attacks
"19" by Dogs
"Talk Talk Talk Talk" by Reaction
"College Girls" by Cane
Side two
"Cranked Up Really High" by Slaughter & the Dogs
"Ain't Bin to No Music School" by The Nosebleeds
"Lookalikes" by The Drones
"Hungry" by Zeros
"Bend and Flush" by The Pork Dukes
"Disaster Movie" by Exile
"Jerkin" by Drive
"Innocents" by John Cooper Clarke
"No More Rock 'n' Roll" by Tractor