40 PUNK & NEW WAVE albums you must own

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I meant Transmission not Love will tear us apart as the single that would have enhanced Unknown Pleasures. Sorry!

[@frogmantoad8110]

The Chameleons should be in here. I will also suggest giving a listen The Urban Verbs - great new wave band from America. 😊

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Don’t own anything by them I’m afraid

[@brianbell3836]

First Ultravox album was just called 'Ultravox'. 'Ha ha ha' was their second effort.

[@brendanbarker6403]

Some great choices, the ones I played are Climax blues band / couldn't get it right 999/ homicide Buzzcocks / harmony in my head Japan / quiet life, adolescent sex Blondie / hanging on the telephone Stranglers/ Duchess, nice& sleazy, no more heroes Damned / just can't be happy , plan 7 channel 9 Sex pistols / bodies Ian Dury/ Hit me , wake up and make Dead Kennedys / holiday in Cambodia The cure / forest Uk subs / warhead , CID Stiff little fingers / at the edge, tin solders to name but a few . Nowadays I often refer back to the Stranglers Raven album, and the lyrics to Shah Shah a go go and think how perceptive they were

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@brendanbarker6403 great list. Must seek out raven

[@iantaggart1399]

Machine Gun Etiquette is the best Damned album in my opinion, Let Them Eat Jellybeans is a magnificent compilation, Dead Kennedys , Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is also brilliant. As for post punk, The Pyschedelic Furs Talk Talk Talk is criminally underrated, and finally The Boomtown Rats Tonic for the troops is a guilty pleasure. Of course NMTB is the best..

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@iantaggart1399 great comment Ian. Psychedelic furs were decent

[@elamorte]

Great list of albums. Great work compiling all of these. Loved this video. Cheers

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers

[@fogzax]

Surprised not to see the Killing Joke debut in there

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Don’t own a copy so couldn’t really include it. The only exception to that rule was Wire which I also don’t have. Not every collection is definitive sadly. Thanks for watching my friend

[@TrapperJohn72]

So glad All Mod Cons made your list, my favourite album of all time 👍.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

It’s very good . But art school is still my favourite song by The Jam

[@peterliljeholmen5703]

The Jam was absolutely fantastic. Personally I like the Setting sons album the best with songs like Private hell and Wasteland, more punk vibes than All Mods Cons (which is also brilliant of course)…

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@peterliljeholmen5703 they never did a poor album (possibly modern world)

[@matthewelder3220]

Bloody brilliant album. Energy, social commentary, humour and evocative. So many memories! 👍

[@toddhill7483]

Some excellent albums here, and you mentioned some of my favorites from Magazine, Gang of Four, Television, The Damned, and Modern Lovers. Some other must owns include: Dream Syndicate Days of Wine and Roses, X Wild Gift and Under the Big Black Sun, Minutemen Double Nickles on the Dime, Wire 154, Devo Duty Now for the Future, Joe Jackson Look Sharp, The Sound From the Lion's Mouth, Crass Penis Envy, XTC Drums and Wires, Slant 6 Soda Pop Rip Off, Bad Religion How Could Hell be any Worse?, Tragic Mulatto Chartreuse Toulouse, Dog Faced Hermans Hum of Life, and Nomeansno Wrong. Cheers!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@toddhill7483 lovely list. Thanks Todd

[@user-eb5zo7se5q]

Great selection......... I seem to love a lot of the first albums bands did, The Clash, Souixsie, Stranglers..... I'd have The Cure's first, Three Imaginary Boys in there somewhere.... IMHO, a totally underrated album.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Wish I had that one. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@DodgeDartSongs]

Fookin' great list! I can't say that I know all of these albums but I know own or have owned and enjoyed many of them. You reminded me of how great All Mod Cons is. Must get another copy soon.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thank you so much for watching

[@etamommy]

great list! Thanks! Glad you included Modern Lovers! Joy Division - unknown pleasures - great- also you had to include too!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

So glad you enjoyed the list. Cheers

[@poorenglishjuggler]

roadrunner is a fookin amazing song

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@poorenglishjuggler it is indeed

[@etamommy]

@@poorenglishjuggler I prefer Pablo Picasso and government center and even she cracked on that album to roadrunner but of course roadrunner is great as well and is the more well known track. Richman always has some hilariously great lyrics. From she cracked some of the best funniest lines about being in a relationship with someone who isn’t as healthy as you are trying to be: “She’d eat garbage, eat shit, get stoned. I stay alone eat health food at home”.

[@positiveimageltd]

Loved the list. One correction though...Ha! Ha! Ha! was Ultravox's second album not their debut.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@positiveimageltd I did wonder. Same year though

[@DazzleMonroe]

@@TheVinylOrchard I prefer the debut "Ultravox!". Ha!-Ha!-Ha! is good, but I wasn't too keen on the increased synth use. I remember the second release of Ha!-Ha!-Ha! had a large PUNK stamp on it, so Midge Ure fans wouldn't be surprised if they bought it.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@DazzleMonroe didn’t know about the stamp! Close run choice that one

[@babylonsburning1]

First 3 Ultravox! albums are classics, all for different reasons. Three different genres, all 3 albums brilliant.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@babylonsburning1 I enjoy them too

[@ObjectSubjectSound]

What a fantastic era and with so many of these songs in my blood, I thank you for this spectacular ride!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@ObjectSubjectSound so welcome. Thanks for joining me

[@ObjectSubjectSound]

@@TheVinylOrchard My extreme pleasure, all the best!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@ObjectSubjectSound more than welcome my friend

[@kevinjohnson8220]

The Dead Boys were in fact from Cleveland Ohio

[@seanconlon2408]

Yes, they splintered off from Rocket From the Tombs, which also begat Pere Ubu. "Sonic Reducer" was orignally a RFTT song.

[@karllux-d6g]

Indeed. The Real Trve American Punk group. Wild.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@jocksilver7 don’t know them

[@karllux-d6g]

@@TheVinylOrchard I'm from Portugal; around late Autumn 77, after Skynyrd's plane crash that left me and my schoolmates in shock, there was a growing interest on Punk on behalf of the local musical press. The Dead Bpys - rather surprisingly - became a focal point for image and attitude amidst some of the kids, at a time when the DBs would be played only on ONE FM station, very late at night, so their grasp of the band would be one or two songs out of the ''YL&S'' album. K7s were also becoming popular and Punk album distribution was nowhere to be seen, so, yeah, you could be speak of early schoolpunks tape trading (from the radio!).

[@terryguest6035]

@@TheVinylOrchard The Dead Boys supported the Damned on their Music For Pleasure tour. Their singer, Stiv Bators, later formed Lords of the New Church with the Damned's Brian James. I had the pleasure of interviewing Stiv & Brian - Lovely blokes, the pair of 'em.

[@crazmos]

I really enjoyed this video. Great stuff, great memories, great music. Anyone who loves The Rezillos, Can't Stand the Rezillos, is a friend of mine!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

So glad you enjoyed it. It was a great era. Have a great weekend, Chris

[@EastLondonMillwall]

I’m sure you have been and nicked my collection . Fantastic choices . Machine Gun Etiquette for me though RE the Damned but the rest spot on . I couple of others.. Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit and Crass , Feeding of the 5000 are up there for me.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Don’t have a copy of machine gun etiquette. One of those albums that has been elusive

[@davidGPS95]

Yes Feeding of 5000 Crass should be in top 40

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@davidGPS95 in yours, but not in mine, I’m afraid. Don’t have that album. Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment, Chris

[@davehoward22]

Subhumans

[@scunner6828]

@@davehoward22 there's no need to get personal

[@matthewelder3220]

Got some great albums there Chris, many obscure and not all my scene but really interesting. Great to see XTC, UK Subs, Jam and The Damned in particular, just brilliant. Also so glad to see SLF included, my favourite live act ever. Well done!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thanks for watching Matthew and taking the time to comment. Appreciated. Cheers, Chris

[@matthewelder3220]

@@TheVinylOrchard no worries, although I was considering not watching cos of the length but it worked. Can’t do a 40 album run down in the same time as a 30 second punk thrash! Looking forward to the 50 single run through now 😄

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@matthewelder3220 have done several singles videos. Bit shorter! Cheers fella

[@Morphstock]

A good range of 70s punk, and good to see some often overlooked albums there such as the Ruts, UK Subs, Vibrators and in particular the Lurkers' debut which I think is massively underrated. I would've included Slaughter & The Dogs' Do It Dog Style , Alternative TV's The Image Has Cracked and probably Penetration's Moving Targets as well, but you can't have everything!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Got singles by those three but not the albums. Rarely if ever see them in the wild

[@kidgforce1]

Moving Targests and Wire´s 154 are great

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@kidgforce1 don’t own either I’m afraid. On the look out for cheaper wire LPs.

[@kevinplucker3443]

Wow. Really enjoyed this video. Definitely takes me back. I think I had 22 of the top 40 back in the day.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thanks Kevin. The idea is to take people back. Glad you liked it. Cheers, Chris

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Great rundown Chris. Two of these I've picked up reissues of recently, one of them as a result of you previously showing it. All will be revealed.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Look forward to it James. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@MuseumsBloke]

Thoroughly enjoyed that romp through this musical landscape, thank you!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

More than welcome. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Cheers, Chris

[@justynmatlock8873]

Landscape were more Synth-pop 🙃

[@OldGreyPunk]

41. Wire - Pink Flag - got original, Eater - The Album - sold original 40. Gen X - Gen X - had, with original 'OBI' strip, sold 39. Dead Boys - Young Loud + Snotty - got original 38. Ultravox - Ha! Ha! Ha! - never bothered 37. Live At The Roxy - had, sold 36. Rezillos - Can't Stand - got original 35. X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescence - had original, sold 34. Eddie + The Hot Rods - Life On The Line - had original, sold 33. Lurkers - Fulham Falllout - had original, sold 32. Only Ones - S/T - got original 31. TRB - Power In The Darkness - got original 30. Skids - Scared To Dance - got original 29. Members - At The Chelsea Nightclub - got original 28. Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea - got original (and red vinyl version) 27. Talking Heads - '77 - had original, sold 26. XTC - White Music - had original, sold 25. UK Subs - Another Kind Of Blues - got original 24. Magazine - Real Life - got original 23. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True - had original, sold 22. Siouxsie + Banshees - The Scream - had original, sold 21. The Boys - S/T - got original 20. Ian Dury - New Boots + Panties - never bothered 19. Television - Marquee Moon - got original 18. Dictators - Blood Brothers - had original, sold 17. Undertones - S/T - got original 16. Buzzcocks - Another Music From A Different Kitchen - got original 15. Vibrators - Pure Mania - got original 14. Modern Lovers - S/T - never bothered 13. Gang Of Four - Entertainment - had original, sold 12. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - got original ruby red translucent 11. Ruts - The Crack - got original 10. Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F. - had original, sold 9. Damned - S/T - got original (with Hot Rods rear picture) 8. The Jam - In The City - had original, sold 7. The Jam - All Mod Cons - got original 6. SLF - Inflammable Material - had original, sold 5. The Saints - Eternally Yours - got original 4. The Clash - S/T - got original (with red sticker on inner sleeve) 3. Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus - got original (with free 7") 2. Ramones - Leave Home, Rocket To Russia - got originals 1. Sex Pistols - NMTB - got original A1/B1 And quickly flicking through my LPs, 999 - Separates, Blondie - Parallel Lines, Boomtown Rats 1st LP, Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning, Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit, Devo - Are We Not Men, Dickies - Incredible Shrinking Dickies, Drones - Further Temptations, Richard Hell + Voidoids - Blank Generation, The Jolt S/T, Penetration - Moving Targets, Sham 69 - Thats Life, Slaughter + The Dogs - Do It Dog Style, Vapors - New Clear Days, all deserve a mention. I'm assuming you've missed off loads of others as they weren't 'first wave' punk e.g. Crass

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Mainly first wave. Was never into Oi and the like. Some of those others you mentioned are good and possibly need (or have already) Thank you for taking the time to leave such an interesting and detailed comment. Cheers my friend, Chris

[@jean-pierrebarbisan1502]

Addicts ,Nuclear Sockets,Peter and the best tube babies,Partisan,Screw driver( uhm uhm...)Exploited,Discharge,and GBH come on GBH !

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@jean-pierrebarbisan1502 some of those were a bit after the event for me - stopped listening to punk after 79

[@jean-pierrebarbisan1502]

@@TheVinylOrchard OK.

[@nickcooper1260]

Great choices, Chris from an era that changed the World. The Only Ones second album 'Even Serpents Shine'(1979), is also a timeless classic. UK Subs with Charlie Harper (aged 80) have just released an joint ep with the Dead Boys, three cover versions still going strong.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@nickcooper1260 Charlie harper 80 😳

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@nickcooper1260 saw even serpents shine recently

[@clintdavies491]

good old charlie, the epitome of punk. saw em 80/81 and vice squad supported . 14 years old, what memories.

[@mb-moose]

Costello.....must be YTM. Yes, MAIT is a great debut, but the second explodes with the introduction of The Attraction.....

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I agree it’s better but I guess the debut is a nostalgic pick as many of these are to be honest. 77 was an amazing year for me

[@ianhenderson6267]

Inflammable Material is brilliant. Great inclusion

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Great album

[@poorenglishjuggler]

Glad to see The Stranglers i was getting a bit worried!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@poorenglishjuggler that first album is brilliant

[@poorenglishjuggler]

@@TheVinylOrchard definitely the best of their albums and one of my favourite albums in any genre. As an aside I recently discovered Magazine and the album Second hand daylight and realized the two groups sound very similar. I wonder who influenced who? Not being from that generation myself, my little bit of research shows they were formed and released their first stuff more or less at the same time

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Lots of other joint influences I guess

[@slimedog]

I totally agree they should be here, but being an American they're almost unknown here. No young punkers in America seem to know them.

[@poorenglishjuggler]

@@slimedog yeah they don't seem to feature on many top ten punk albums, when I think they definitely should

[@kimn9802]

The Modern Lovers album is top shelf. Not one dud track. Absolute classic.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Roadrunner is a perennial favourite of mine. Always playing it.

[@davidthompson136]

Stationsof the CRASS plus Feeding are absolute classics.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@davidthompson136 thanks!

[@stevenculley3330]

Excellent, brought back memories from my youth when I went to see some of these bands.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

These videos are intended to promote a bit of nostalgia. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers!

[@richardbutler2749]

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year’s Model is much much much more new wave than My aim is true and imo much much much better ? The Psychedelic Furs first album ? Blondie’s first album? A difficult list to make.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Very difficult list. my aim is true is a nostalgic pick as I probably agree about This Years Model being better. Sometimes it’s just about the connections I have with albums. I don’t have The Psychedelic Furs first album. I don’t rate Blondie’s first album cheers Richard, Chris

[@richardbutler2749]

@@TheVinylOrchard thanks for getting back to me. Looking forward to your next list. I went to the Marquee in Wardour street pretty frequently and saw many of these bands. I had forgotten about the Rezillos absolutely fantastic. I saw them supported by The Undertones!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@richardbutler2749 great gig Richard. Very jealous!

[@richardbutler2749]

@@TheVinylOrchard late 70's early 80's we were spoilt in London. Lots of music venues & a couple of quid at the door. Your list reminded me of a great period of time. Many thanks.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@richardbutler2749 I lived on south coast and used to see bands in Poole, Bournemouth and Southampton. Great times. Very lucky I think!

[@johnh539]

Grate fun ! I was 13 in 1975 so a bit young to be a punk but many of the bands you featured played the "Meadows Festival" in Edinburgh in its first few years.(Which I never missed). In my later teens I became a mod then in the early 1980's a serial gig goer (More than 200 I always think between 77 and 84). One correction, one omission and one funny story: Correction, my early copy of unknown Pleasures cam with the 12" single inside. Omission, The best gig I ever saw was the Toy Dolls, A punk band ethos is 'we are you' with the toy dolls the Audience tell the band 'we are you' a mutual love in . Olga's the best guitarist I have seen live. Funny story, the first time I "Heard" "Never mind the Bollocks" was at a School friend's party. As soon as it was played everyone Pogoed and in three jumps the needle had reached the end of the first side, we all cheered and shouted Again. After trying twice more the owner of the record had had enough and we had entered the punk age.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Great comment John. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a good comment. My memories of the Sex Pistols were hiding the album from my mum and pogoing to God, save the Queen at the silver jubilee in 77 and then setting light to a Union Jack. 😂

[@johnh539]

@@TheVinylOrchard Blimy 😆

[@johnh539]

@@TheVinylOrchard Another quirky story for you I wish I knew more details. In 1974 off the west coast of Scotland I met my first London Punk . He had a Hook for a left hand, was dressed in intentionally scruffy cloths and was waring a Tie made of flat shutter chord hanging around his neck that reached to his shins . At a party that has become an infamous family shaming of my cousin and I, he spent the night playing the piano. I will never forget him singing "Pearls a singer" the punk version.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Great stuff! 😂

[@NessieJapan]

Rattus Norvegicus is criminally underrated. Glad to see it recognized here.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Brilliant. Like a best of

[@SKYSAW59]

Its not.. Everyone with a brain knows, its one of greatest debut albums of all time!.. Only the stupendous ''Roxy Music'' edges it!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Not sure what you mean or imply there my friend. RN is a brilliant album

[@SKYSAW59]

@@TheVinylOrchard Its not underrated.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@SKYSAW59 ah got you. For me it’s a classic with few weak tracks and is their best album in my opinion. Cheers

[@soundburger4003]

I was a big fan of the music and bands of that era, so many obvious things that I have heard of, but never listen to. I can’t wait to check out all of the stuff that you recommended. Television, the Buzzcocks, of course, the sex pistols, I was surprised that sham 69 was not in there at all. I loved Borstel break out! Thanks again for the info! of course, Gang of Four! And you started off with generation X, which is great, but it’s a little too polished, and a little two produced, but I still love it! TRB2 is the Tom Robinson band album I would recommend, not a bad song on the album, very political, wonderful stuff! I understand your comments about the Talking Heads, but I would suggest ‘remain in light’ is their best record! OK, I’ve got to get the undertones, the dead boys, and a shit load of other stuff you recommended! Thanks again!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Sham 69 were always a singles band rather than album for me. TRB 2 is great. Remain in light is great but 77 was more of the time I guess. Cheers

[@DamienCalnon-uq7zj]

A very good list but missing these 1970's gems: Dirk Wears White Sox - Adam and the Ants Outlandos D'Amour - The Police Feeding the 5000- Crass Nosferatu- Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams Euroman Cometh - JJ Burnel

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Only own police from that list and they don’t fit for me. Cheers Damien, Chris

[@herobrineallstar7305]

Great list! Brings back sooo many good memories.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

It’s all about the nostalgia for me

[@georgemathie8123]

Some excellent classics and some albums and bands that I need to check out never heard of the adverts and the rezillos and I'm definitely on the lookout for Eddie and the hot rods and the skids a few of my top albums are the buzzcocks a different kind of tension, Joe Jackson look sharp, simple minds life in a day, magazine secondhand daylight and siouxsie and the banshees kaleidoscope

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@georgemathie8123 fab choices there George. I don’t have Magazines second or simple minds. Think I’ve got Kaleidoscope. Cheers, Chris

[@georgemathie8123]

@@TheVinylOrchard yes definitely give the simple minds debut a try it's nothing like what they're known for its a John Leckie production and well worth searching out and secondhand daylight is a fantastic album also check out the armoury show it's a post punk supergroup with Richard Jobson and Russell Webb from the skids and John McGeoch and John Doyle from magazine the albums called waiting for the flood check it out

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@georgemathie8123 wonderful. Thanks for the recommendations George. Have a great weekend

[@georgemathie8123]

@@TheVinylOrchard you to Chris anytime

[@markallen8074]

The debut album by the boys is a fantastic inclusion ( still have this in my collection) first time is a timeless classic !

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Grea5 album. First Time is a classic of the genre. Cheers Mark, Chris

[@PhillipBrown-w8s]

Great list, have you heard the Australian bank Radio Birdman, came out of the Pub rock era in Australia.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I have, and I wish I owned something by them.

[@stevengrainger9073]

Nah Radio Birdman were a tired old style Detroit rock band. Better to have the first three Saints albums, each one a groundbreaking masterpiece and X's aspirations..

[@TheVinylOrchard]

The Saints were immense.

[@DarrenRogerson]

@@stevengrainger9073 Agree with X. Disagree about Radio Birdman - their live gigs were incendiary.

[@stevengrainger9073]

@@DarrenRogerson I bet, but I just don't like the Detroit rock sound and its lack of swing, something The Saints had in spades. And X sure had that boogie feel.

[@paddycampbell576]

Really enjoyed that countdown, Chris, and I've no qualms with any of your choices. Tbh NMTB is probably the best album ever. Still sounds amazing nearly 50 years later 😎

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Cheers Paddy. It’s a classic for sure. Best, Chris

[@alanbrown8296]

Tough decisions to make, you’re a brave man. Another vote for the Fall from me. 👍👍

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Really never got them I’m afraid

[@DazzleMonroe]

@@TheVinylOrchard likewise. What was John Peel thinking?? 🤣

[@TheVinylOrchard]

He played them all the time. Hard no from me I’m afraid

[@DazzleMonroe]

@@TheVinylOrchard Mind you, I never Got Joy Division either.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I didn’t for sure. Do now mind…just

[@steveleslie853]

Hi Chris, really enjoyed your selections and your obvious love for them too. The Lurkers was my first ever gig, at Tiffany's in Edinburgh, support was the Jolt and Matt Vinyl and the Decorators. The Ruts album would have been my personal number one, great to see it so high on your list. One album i played to destruction was The Boomtown Rats debut, and I do agree with you. many debut albums turned out to be the best one. Thanks again for this, great work.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Got a single by the Jolt somewhere. Most punk bands peaked on their debut as they generally weren’t musically strong enough. Cheers Steve

[@etamommy]

I think Elvis Costello is not only a great songwriter but is a great singer too. You said maybe he is not such a strong singer.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Unique vocal delivery. Cheers my friend. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@etamommy]

@@TheVinylOrchard for sure but if you listen to his latter or mid stuff like the closer on brutal youth which is favorite hour or the song God Give me strength (live version on my flame burns blue is possibly even better than the one on his painted from memory collaboration with Burt Bacharach) you must grant that he has some fantastic pipes. Also on exhibit I would offer the whole album the Juliet letters with the Brodsky quartet backing marvelously- especially songs like for other eyes and this offer is unrepeatable- that record is quite original great and underrated I think.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@etamommy he has a great body of work

[@somefatbugger]

I have about 80% of those records myself. Yes, I agree with you about Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, love them. Hi from an old Aussie bloke who was into punk/mod/new wave/alternative since the late 70's. One of the best all time bands from Australia and the 70's era would have to have been The Saints.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@somefatbugger love the Saints. This perfect day is perfect

[@ledbelly8820]

@@TheVinylOrchard And there is some conjecture about who released the first punk single. You mentioned "New Rose" but some think that "I'm Stranded" pipped it. Nevertheless, both great songs. And I saw the Damned last year and seeing Ed Kuepper play his Saints stuff in a few weeks.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@ledbelly8820 nice!

[@paulyfortissimo]

I love hearing from a punk rocker close to me in age. You had me with the first 2 albums you mentioned.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@paulyfortissimo it was an exciting era

[@martingrummett9165]

I have a very eclectic taste in music from Punk to classical & also play in a brass band, but to this day Ruts/The Crack, Inflammable Material/SLF, All Mod Cons/The Jam and If You Want Blood(Live)/ACDC continue to my most ever listened to albums and still listened to regularly

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Not surprised. Great albums. Always slightly disappointed with the AC/DC one. Having seen them live at that time I always felt it should have been a double. Cheers Martin, Chris

[@royalslack]

I'm surprised that you didn't include the first Richard Hell & The Voidoids album, Blank Generation.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I forgot it!!!! It’s in my collection. Would be low down but definitely in.

[@seanconlon2408]

US version of Power In The Darkness included a bonus ep with "2-4-6-8", "Glad To Be Gay" and "I Shall Be Released"!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@seanconlon2408 indeed it did. Sadly Uk version didn’t

[@gavinjohnson8951]

Good and interesting list...Surprised the first Public Image Ltd album or Metal Box didn't make your list.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Never found them cheap enough to add to my collection tbh

[@etamommy]

@@TheVinylOrchard yeah metal box was pretty pricey I think even before it became the classic it did

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@etamommy unlikely to ever find it cheap and clean enough

[@mrvertigo73]

Great to see Ian Dury in there and yea that's his son Baxter on the cover, now a fantastic artist in his own right

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Though I was right there. Great Lp

[@NDViking]

Great list! Thanks for sharing. I’d include Devo. Are we not Men?

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Don’t own it as I never go them I’m afraid. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment

[@toddhill7483]

In my opinion, Duty Now for the Future is their best.

[@josemariamartinez4132]

Even though the list is great, I’ve missed some material from The Fall

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Never got them tbh. Therefore don’t own anything by them bar the odd 45

[@patthepilot1]

I love the Fall and I have EVERY ALBUM they ever recorded. However, they are the one band that I don't blame anyone for not liking. As I say, EVERY ALBUM - but they are wildly inconsistent. If every song was as good as Totally Wired, L.A., or Blood Outta Stone, then they would be contenders.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Not a fan at all I’m afraid

[@WiseGuyGene]

Glad to see LAMF. JT's solo album So Alone is also an absolute gem.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@WiseGuyGene I haven’t got that one sadly

[@seanconlon2408]

@@TheVinylOrchard So Alone features Peter Perrett of Only Ones, and Steve Jones and Paul Cook from the Pistols.

[@philturner1242]

Very enjoyable and a LOT of memories there! I do love the Pistols album, but wouldn’t have had it at no.1 myself. Yer pays yer money, etc. 😊

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@philturner1242 fair. In the end it’s your favourites I guess

[@MrWD61]

Interesting choices. I'd go for No More Heroes over Rattus, and the Ramones Alive album over any of their studio stuff. Germ Free Adolescence would be my number 2 behind the Pistols.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

All great albums!

[@TheRobman]

I love No More Heroes, but Rattus definitely is the winner for me, I played my copy so much that it warped and I had to place a penny on the arm to stop it from jumping off the record.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@TheRobman almost like a best of

[@TheRobman]

@@TheVinylOrchard every single track is a winner, so yeah!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@TheRobman love them

[@AndyConnock]

Wire - Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and even later stuff; Chameleons - Script of the Bridge, Strange Times... everything they released really. thanks for that list, i've added some of these to my playlist.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Wish I had some Wire LPs in my collection . Always alluded me. Cheers Andy, Chris

[@kidgforce1]

Wire 154 was my favourite

[@emersonalder1486]

Totally agree with the Chameleons, Strange Times my personal favourite 🤩

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Need to investigate further

[@iangelling]

Superb list. As others have said The Chameleons would be a great addition. Au Pairs, A Certain Ratio, and Delta 5 for the post punk and although tainted by seeming frivolous, Sham 69, Cockney Rejects and Angelic Upstarts would be in mine. I was lucky enough to see a lot of those bands, including those in your list. It was a great time. Just one point. The glacial cool of Secondhand Daylight makes that the best album by Magazine. 😊

[@ForARide]

A great list, but maybe you should have done a top 50, there are quite a few quintessential albums I would have liked to have seen on this list. It is very hard to draw the lines, in terms of style and sound, of what defines Punk, New Wave and Post- Punk, so maybe some of my picks might not quite fulfill the critereas in a stricter sense, but nonetheless these albums ought to be here: - Big Black - Atomizer (1986) RIP Steve Albini, you were such a fantastic live performer! Loved his screeching guitar style, which he would wrap around his hips instead of his shoulder! - Cabaret Voltaire - The Crackdown (1983) The Cabs abandoning their pure Industrial phase, mixing it with absorbing and throbbing dance beats. RIP Richard H. Kirk! - Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites (1980) The late Frank Tovey's debut, even without his first great single Back To Nature, a great New Wave/Industrial album! - Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (1981) Their second album, defining them as Liverpools finest band in the 80s! - The Gun Club - Miami (1982) The great late Jeffrey Lee Pierce moulded his sound best described as Swamp-Psyche-Blues-Punk, with one of the best voices around at that time! - Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984) Godfathers of Grunge, and boy, Bob Mould and Grant Hart (RIP) were a fantastic songwriting duo! - John Cale - Caribbean Sunset (1984) Cale's New Wave album. The Velvets musical mastermind, producer of the debuts byThe Stooges, Patti Smith's Horses and The Modern Lovers! Together with Nico he laid the musical foundations of Goth, on her Marble Index, Desertshore and The End albums! - Pere Ubu - The Hearpen Singles (1975-78) Postpunk before Punk! 30 Seconds Over Tokyo recorded in 1975 predates the sounds to come, amazing sound and vision! - The Residents - The Commercial Album (1980) 40! one minute songs from the most obscure band to date. Rumours say it's The Beatles in disguise, or they're even aliens. I tend to the latter. - Suicide - Suicide (1977) Martin Rev and the late Alan Vega released this visionary album in 1977! What? Unbelievable, had it been released anytime during the 80s, it still would have been groundbreaking! Notable mentions: - The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (1980) - Danielle Dax - Pop-Eyes (1983) - The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) - Patti Smith - Horses (1975) - Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground (1984) - Wire - Chairs Missing (1978)

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thank you for taking the time to write such a great comment. I have some of those and it’s hard to know where to stop. In the end my videos are just there to spark interest in great music. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. So appreciated

[@ledbelly8820]

@@TheVinylOrchard You could stop at a Top 100. ... Or maybe not!!

[@BillyBobJoeSnr]

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is easily top 5... Exploited should feature Black Flag and so many other options.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I’d moved on from punk in early 79 so none of those would feature. First wave or nothing for me personally. Cheers, Chris

[@nickchristian2506]

Loved this, but no Fall!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@nickchristian2506 never got them in any level tbh

[@MAUOMBO]

The fall is an obvious miss

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@MAUOMBO never ever got that band to be honest

[@justynmatlock8873]

To be fair, Mark E Smith HATED the Fall being called 'Punk'.

[@LaughingStock_]

@@justynmatlock8873 "Punk" is a ludicrous label - it was simply RnR.

[@jbradshaw7]

Great list, some I've not heard so will give them a shot. Only one I might insert into my top 10 is Blondie's Parallel Lines, though you could argue that's straying into "pop"

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Very good. But very pop. Cheers, Chris

[@colin2utube]

Glad to see Scared To Dance on there, every tracks a banger, and Stuart Adamson's guitar work throughout the album is legendary !

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Very distinctive style

[@paulie6446]

Still a fantastic album of classy music.✌️

[@etamommy]

@@TheVinylOrchard went on to 80’s fame in Big Country right?

[@dacra9625]

Fine guitarist that Adamson was, don’t overlook the contribution that session guitarist Chris Jenkins made to finishing the album. Can’t recall the full story, but Adamson walked out before the mixing and overdubs were finished.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@dacra9625 interesting. Thanks!

[@paulgordon6949]

Oh man. Pink flag is an absolute masterpiece! Love, love that album, so much! I was born in the mid 80s so this stuff is technically a bit before my time, but growing up i got into bmx and skateboarding, and all the older guys listened to all this stuff, as well as it being the soundtrack to every skate/bmx video in the 90s. I was drawn to the punk and new wave stuff immediately. So many catchy songs. So raw and real. Great stuff! Oh yeah, and i believe that Dead Boys were from ohio, someplace. Dont ask me how i know, i think i just heard it someplace. In fact, maybe im wrong. But i dont care.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

It was a great era. Glad to have been a teenager in 77

[@jhstewart8981]

Ha Ha Ha is not Ultravox's debut LP, it's their 2nd LP

[@DunnMike1]

However, it is their best LP by far.

[@TheLjohnfoxx]

​@@DunnMike1No, that's "Systems Of Romance"

[@BadLuckLuke]

Great list Chris, superb music!!! And that number 1 is a blast...

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Cheers my friend

[@StuntrockConfusion]

Hmmm.... So no love for Killing Joke, the Cabs, Joy Divivision, Crass, This Heat, The Slits, The Raincoats, Human League, Psychic TV, The Lines, African Headcharge, PIL, The Fall, Birthday Party, Pink Industry, A Certain Ration, Section 25, Duritti Column, Vivien Goldan, Danielle Dax, Anne Clark, etc? The "must own" thing always gets me ^^ Interesting to see what's on and what's missing. And for F's sake, you don't have Pink Flag, but you surely have something else from Wire, don't you? Pink Flag is barely in their top5 best albus anyways, retrospectively, however great they are ^^ Keep punkin' !

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Shared JDiv. The others I don’t have. And no I don’t have Pink Flag ‘for fucks sake’. Remember these are my favourites not your favourites. Cheers

[@StuntrockConfusion]

@@TheVinylOrchard I know, hahaha, One can be a little cheeky, can't they ? ^^ But seriously, you have other Wire, or Wire side projects? Simply curious, since you seem to really like them.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@StuntrockConfusion never seen any wire cheap enough to make me want to buy it. I stream Pink Flag which is my personal favourite but when I see the record it is ridiculously expensive and I simply can’t be arsed to spend big on records. All I have by them is Outdoor Miner 45

[@StuntrockConfusion]

@@TheVinylOrchard Outdoor Miner is the single between the second and third album, exactly when they start to be great, IMO, 1979. Everything from then on and up to 1989 is golden, especially the side projects, such as DOme, AC Marias, COlin Newman dna Bruce Gilbert solos, etc

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@StuntrockConfusion will check them out at some point

[@Ted_James]

All great, essential albums. Dead Boys were from Cleveland before moving to NYC. Some of them were in a band called Rocket from the Tombs before that. When RFTT split, some members formed Dead Boys and some formed Pere Ubu. 20 or so years ago, RFTT reunited for a tour that featured Richard Lloyd of Television on guitar that I was very lucky to see. LAMF was reissued with a better mix (in my opinion). It's one of my favorites from the Class of 1977. I also can't listen to that X-Ray Spex album all the way through.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@Ted_James X-ray spex is a tough listen for sure

[@mikeeacrett1498]

Great choices. I would add New Model Army's Vengeance and some of the California bands (DKs, Descendents, Black Flag, Bad Religion)

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thanks Mike. Will seek them out. Cheers, Chris.

[@LarzGustafsson]

I totally agree on Generation X. I love the 2nd and 3rd albums too. Dead Boys - brilliant! They were from N.Y. John Foxx was King! The Roxy albums are legendary and fantastic! The Eater album with the ant on the cover is amazing. Rezillos - absolutely superb! X-Ray Spex! This is just getting better and better! One of my fave bands. Eddie & The Hot Rods were good. I love The Lurkers. I met Arturo Bassick here in Sweden some years ago. The Only Ones were fabulos. TRB. I love them, eventhough I'm not gay. Skids - another excellent Scottish band. Lovely! The Members. Nick Tesco. The Adverts album is on of the bets punk albums ever. I love the Talking Heads, but I prefer the 2nd album. XTC - top band! I like their first album the best. UK Subs, another band that i really like. Magzine were great but Buzzcocks were better. The earlyt Costello albums are awsome! Siouxsie & the Banshees started out with Sid as their drummer. Marvellous band. The Boys - I had their first two albums. Brilliant stuff! That Ian Dury album is great. It has punk value. Not too keen on Television though. Ramones were NOT middle class! The Dictators. Another fave band of mine. I love the first album. The Undertones were great, but SLF were better. I simply love the Buzzcocks. Amazing band. I saw The Vibrators live here in this town (Gävle, Sweden) back in 1984. Fantastic. "Egyptian Reggae". Top tune. "Damaged Goods" is a top tune. Joy Division were fantastic. I like some of the Ruts songs. Not one of my fave bands though. The Heartbreakers made great songs. They also recorded a live album. I have always loved The Damned. The Jam has always been favorites of mine. SLF rule! The live album "Hanx!" is excellent. Yes!! The Saints! The best Australian band ever! The Clash - the band that had it ALL! I love The Stranglers. "The Raven" and "Black & White" are my fave albums by them. Ramones!!! Top stuff! I love their live album, "It's Alive!" I have always loved the Pistols too.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thank you for such an amazing and detailed response to the video. This is precisely the reason why I do these videos; to get interest and positive reaction to a great era of music. Many thanks, my friend, Chris

[@DodgeDartSongs]

The Dead Boys were from Cleveland, OH and relocated to NY.

[@LarzGustafsson]

@@TheVinylOrchard You are welcome! I enjoyed it.

[@LarzGustafsson]

@@DodgeDartSongs I stand corrected.

[@terranova837]

I had 5 of your top 10 albums. I would have placed Skids, SLF, Stranglers and Undertones hire up. Agree with the Jam to be included. Not bad picks. Who did we miss?

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I missed Richard Hell. I have it and it should have been there. It would replace Generation X

[@gavaxemanspins]

Great video - good to see it’s done so well - lots for me to try and pick up ! 😂

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@gavaxemanspins thank you so much for watching

[@kimn9802]

Same here with Wire. Did not rate them at the time. Now I love Pink Flag. Banger.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Got there in the end!

[@edwardmarks4293]

Alternative Ulster, a rarity out there. An angry song about hope and our power to make the world a better place.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Classic song

[@bobblehead67]

Great selections! I'd include the Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@bobblehead67 good tune which sadly I don’t own

[@gmantramp404]

Glad Hong Kong Garden didn't make it on to the Scream. Too commercial a song and light hearted for such an underground sounding class debut album 👍🤘

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I know what you mean but that’s probably because we’ve heard it so much. Great album. Cheers, Chris

[@roadie6565]

Love these videos, some of the music choices take me back and some I can't remember at all, really enjoy the info.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Cheers my friend

[@hansnorrman8175]

Wow how much memories that was popping up,great list!!!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

It’s more about the memories than the music sometimes!! A great time of my life. Thanks for watching and commenting, Chris

[@Juglugs8575]

Great to see The Jam mentioned twice, my favourite band of the era. Did I miss Sham 69 debut mentioned- Tell Us The Truth, one side studio and flip side live. Thats Life was pretty good too, for a concept album! Great list, cheers!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Got lots of sham singles but no LPs

[@scottmartin455]

2:53 The guy on the cover near the drums is none other than Stewart Copeland.

[@lylejohnson5549]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing. Viewed from the US, happy to be introduced to some great UK punk roots that I’ve missed along the way.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Bar one or two, U.K. punk was the best

[@simonianstephan6436]

Bravo Chris mon ami, as ALWAYS a delight to listen to your comments and feel your utter fervor/energy. So, Yes, I have all your Top 40 in my collection and let's say at least half of then still in original vinyl bought in London when released (terrible 3rd class trips Marseille/London, but to say it was worth it is an understatement. Man were we lucky to be young then and to LIVE it, I mean this magical and crazy musical era. If I may add, Ha!-Ha!-Ha! is Ultravox 2nd LP. The 1st one is Ultravox ! (track 1 side 1 "Satday Night In The City Of The Dead"). Fantastic album, beautiful cover (a cross between The Ramones 1st and LAMF). The Boys were the Beatles goes punk, Ultravox ! 1st were Roxy Music goes punk. Please keep on delivering the goods at your great pace. MERCI ! Your friend in music from south of France (you're welcome anytime !), Stéphan

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Cheers Stéphan. Yes I made a mistake with Ultravox! They bought out two LPs in 77. Have been to the south of France several times now. Twice in the last year (Nice and Marseilles). Beautiful!! Thank you so much for watching and your kind words. Cheers my friend, Chris

[@patthepilot1]

I got 'em all with a few exceptions (I've always thought the Only Ones were overrated). I know Vancouver is a very long way from London, but the first D.O.A. album "Something Better Change" would make the cut, if you ever heard it.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Not heard that one but will check it out. I agree about Only Ones. Nothing they did matched Another Girl

[@maddogg63]

Solid List...Somewhere top 20 I would have included Beware by The Misfits is absolute masterpiece. Another one top 20 is Biggest Prize in Sport by 999. Without question the Crack by The Ruts is absolutely essential. I could go on forever but at 40 max props to ya!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

The list isn’t endless but it’s large!

[@steveakka]

The Crack is a brilliant album 👍

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@steveakka certainly is Steve

[@StephenGriffiths-x6p]

Hi Chris. Great selection. Other's worth mentioning might be: The Adicts - Songs of Praise, Adam and the Ants - Dirk Wears White sox, Crass - Feeding of the 5000, Cuddly Toys - Trials and Crosses and the Cure - Boys Don't Cry,

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Would love that Cure album. Still looking. Cheers Stephen

[@justynmatlock8873]

They came late, 1986, but surely Birmingham's 'We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It !!!' must count as Punk, (on their first album, 'Bostin' Steve Austin'), at least. They played their first gig after just one rehersal, despite the fact that none of them could really play an instrument. How Punk was that !

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@justynmatlock8873 by 1986, I had moved on considerably from punk. In fact by 1980, I have moved on from punk.

[@justynmatlock8873]

@@TheVinylOrchard Fair enough !

[@xasperations]

I love to watch these lists so I can disagree with the choices, But, I can't. Looking beyond the obvious where warranted, excellent selection.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers, Chris

[@clintdavies491]

Wonderful stuff , had goosebumps cos just so proud i saw a few of these bands 79/80/81 and later even tho i was born in 66 so quite young. if i could add one it would be Dawn of the Dickies. thank you so much for taking the time to do this ( and so glad you included subs and SLF. ) i guess its difficult cos 50 is a microcosm from that era, Damned Machine Gun Etiquette also a mind blower. i could wax lyrical forever, great days and thank you again.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment

[@clintdavies491]

@@TheVinylOrchard true stuff, hard to believe i guess but different times. a band called tv21 supported undertones, really good and jcc supported banshees and vice squad supported subs. we went and saw so young lol, so how bout the first dickies album? there was a crazy bunch of us in knutsford high school.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Knutsford always sounds crazy 🤪

[@clintdavies491]

@@TheVinylOrchard LOL I know people alway say yeah i know knutsford, M6 services , like everyone is born on the service station . there was a lot of youngsters there into wonderful stuff and we went to many many gigs. great new model army, chameleons play dead sex gang children following as well as the punk scene. thanks again for the post, people with erstwhile class will do for me. keep well.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Cheers Clint. Have a great weekend my friend, Chris

[@michaelgoleniak4581]

I have the live at the Roxy album, I remember listening to it as a young kid in Detroit, hearing the chatter of the crowd and imagining what it would’ve been like to be there. The Subway Sect are still one of my favorite bands, would’ve liked to have seen them on the list.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@michaelgoleniak4581 I don’t have anything by them. Very hard to find

[@DazzleMonroe]

The bit of chatter that always got me was "Is Sid Vicious here tonight?"

[@michaelgoleniak4581]

@@DazzleMonroe yes!

[@ledbelly8820]

Good list. About Wire: When I was young (and pre-internet) I thought the album name was "Wire" and the band name Pink Flag. And why not? There was a Black Flag. That was my point of reference. Then years later, I got the CD from a record store and it was under the "W" section. D'oh

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I’m sure you weren’t the only one!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Generation X debut is my ALL TIME FAVORITE PUNK ALBUM, and I , ahem, am an expert on punk music. The British version is the way to go with 3 wonderful songs not on the US version. The Crack is a terrific album but their album of their 3 Peel Sessions is even better. Check out the different songs. and their live playing on the Peel sessions is just as good as their studio playing, even better on some songs!! Was hoping but not expecting to see an album by Leatherface, the best punk band of the last 30 years. Just for the record, their third album, Mush, is one of the 20 greatest punk albums of all time. I would have included City Baby Attacked by Rats by GBH, Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing by Discharge and Cockney Rejects Greatest Hits Vol 1 on my list, but that's just my (very learned...lol) opinion. Good post, mate. Glad to see The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers so high on your list. .And both bands second albums are just as good as their debuts.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thanks my friend. Will check out recommendations. Not a fan of Oi. I’d moved on from punk when they came into the scene. I will definitely search out the peel sessions. There is a website on the internet with a link to all those. Cheers, Chris

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@TheVinylOrchard The excellent vibracobra channel concentrates on Peel sessions and has all 3 of the Ruts ones.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@willieluncheonette5843 great. Many thanks

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@TheVinylOrchard You will love them. And his channel has excellent sound. He searches out the best sources.

[@doltdolt7773]

@@willieluncheonette5843 An expert with no taste.

[@darkcommission]

It's kind of subjective. We all have our favourites and our own idea of what punk was and is and which songs 'make the cut.' For me Crass would be on the list as I'm an old anrcho-punk, plus classics (in my head) like 'Blank Generation' by Richard Hell and the Voidoids. If you were to ask me what my favourite punk song is it would be 'Male Model' by The Undertones - why? Because it's the one song that really mirrored actual lived experience for me. In 1975 my parents moved us to a larger house with a garden and they overstretched themselves financially. For a couple of years I had to wear clothes that my Mum got from a workmate. The workmates son didn't match my body shape or have any taste in clothes. I'm laughing now at the thought of having to walk the streets in a pair of green flared trousers that were 3 inches too short coupled with a pair of green and orange shoes laced with bright orange bailer string from my uncle's farm LOL 😂

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Wonderful comment. Thank you. I forgot Richard Hell which I do have in my collection. Although it wouldn’t be high on the list. Cheers

[@GastonBulbous]

Great list with a heavy emphasis on British punk, including some so obscure that I've never even heard of them (the Lurkers?). Among American bands, there was some great stuff beyond the CBGBs scene, including Pere Ubu and Devo from Cleveland and X from Los Angeles, whose Wild Gift is one of the greatest punk-pop albums from anywhere. The B-52s debut is a modern classic, and Iggy Pop deserves a spot on this list, probably for the album Lust For Life, although I would nominate New Values, a record as hard and as delightfully stupid as anything the Ramones ever recorded. I also think Romeo Void's debut is a sleeper, a little-known post-punk classic. Among British bands, your list is sorely missing: Public Image Ltd's Metal Box/Second Edition, Monochrome Set's Strange Boutique, Nick Lowe's Jesus of Cool, and Graham Parker's Squeezing Out Sparks, which is on a par with Elvis Costello's debut. Add all these records to your list and you'd have the perfect punk/post-punk Top 50!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Being English and a teenager in77 means any list of mine will be bias to U.K. bands. Never cared for Devo and Pere Ubu I find too harsh on the ear. B52s are really hard to place but their debut is classic for sure Know what you mean about Nick Lowe but Costello was more of a nostalgic pick. Love Graham Parker- again could have included him but saw him as more pub rocky. Still looking out for metal box Cheers my friend. Thanks for watching

[@HenryM-v6d]

Thank you for the list!! It was so good to see the Dead Boys there! 'Sonic Reducer' is probably their big 'hit', but one of my favorites is 'High Tension Wire'. Boy, is that one wild! I also enjoy The Damned. Great British punk! I have a compilation album with a cover of 'White Rabbit' that is absolutely splendid!! A little surprised that nothing showed up from the B-52s, if for no other reason than their commercial success compared to so many on your list. Maybe they don't meet your requirement for the genre? Of course (meaning, I agree) Sex Pistols and Ramones at the top of the list.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@HenryM-v6d hi Henry I did think about b52s but wasn’t 100% that they fitted here

[@guidodegraaf8676]

All great records. Thx.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers!

[@johnpearce3033]

Thanks for this post! I am now working my way through each of these albums again. It is also interesting to see how many want to "correct" your opinion!

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Music is subjective so I get why people might want to correct. Comes with the territory I guess. Cheers John

[@karllux-d6g]

I own 18 of those albums, and i have albums by most of the other bands (except Go4, which i never got into musically, I a TG-head...); still, your judgement of those years is 98% accurate and 100% fair. Being 14 in 77 was very useful, and i remember the buzz as it were. Nice moment of memorabilia.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

All about the nostalgia for me. Cheers Jock

[@jamesgreig4805]

Excellent collection agree with your number one best album of all time uk subs and ruts would be 2 and 3 slf 4th.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Loved being a teenager during this time!

[@jamesgreig4805]

The best years

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@jamesgreig4805 right up there I think

[@pablofox4717]

Good list and I have a lot of these and saw a bunch of them live back in the 70s in the UK. Punk wasn't really a thing until 76-77 but I'd also include US precursors that influenced punk like MC5, the Stooges and New York Dolls, who were very punk in the preceding 7 years or so. And no punk collection is complete without Albertos Y Los Trios Paranoias Snuff Rock which kinda made fun of the whole genre! Saw them opening for this band I'd never hear of called The Police in 1978-79 at Bath University. Happy days indeed.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@pablofox4717 I do like that snuff rock EP. Also heads down by them too

[@hejla4524]

Glad the Members were there. You mentioned a couple of tracks...every track is brilliant including the live title track.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

@@hejla4524 great album

[@LessAiredvanU]

The thing about the singles not being on the album(s); I am 64 and I can tell you that when the Pistols included all 3 singles in their only album, most punks thought they had sold out. Even the Clash got grief for putting the singles on, but at least you got another dozen songs as well. It was considered a rip off to have people pay twice ( as a single and as an album track) for a song... however, with the Pistols, you have to say that there does not seem to be too many unreleased album tracks that have subsequently been found and released. As great as Bollocks is, it does seem to be the nett amount of their original compositions.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

I certainly understand the idea but always felt that some albums could have been more classic with the singles on. The pistols had all four on their only album and it makes it definitive in my eyes. White riot was at least a different mix on the Lp I suppose. I think lots of bands would give up their entire back catalogue to have written NMTB. Cheers, Chris

[@Blue-hc5sb]

I did not really get Pink Flag in the late 1980s ither but now yes its essential ... and yes Sonic Reducer is an all time favorite of mine ...

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Sonic reducer is brilliantly raw. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers!

[@MarcNash]

Solid list and yes, I always associate The Modern Lovers with pun k just cos Roadrunner was in the mainstream charts at the same time as Punk songs were breaking through into the charts.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

God I love Roadrunner!

[@strunch]

Elvis Costello is a fantastic singer.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

He has a unique vocal delivery

[@garryrc]

He had to be to squeeze all those lyrics in some of those songs!

[@kidgforce1]

When I was in Britain 1977, I played Sheena is a Punk Rocker in every pub jukebox.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Classic!