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No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion

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No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion
Compilation album
ReleasedOctober 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
GenrePunk rock, new wave, power pop, post-punk, proto-punk
LabelRhino
ProducerGary Stewart
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Pitchfork Media10/10 February 10, 2004

No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion is a compilation album chronicling the punk rock movement of the 1970s. Released by Rhino Entertainment on October 28, 2003, the box set of four compact discs includes 100 tracks originally released between 1973 and 1980, performed by 75 artists from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland. In addition to punk rock, the collection touches upon the antecedent style of proto-punk and the related genres of new wave music, power pop, and post-punk.

Many artists are represented multiple times in the collection. The Buzzcocks have the most tracks of any single artist, with three of their songs included in the compilation. Johnny Thunders appears on five tracks: two by the New York Dolls, two by The Heartbreakers, and his 1978 solo song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory". Notably absent from the compilation are the Sex Pistols, whose singer John Lydon refused Rhino Entertainment permission to include any of the band's tracks, allegedly because Rhino chose not to release the 2002 Sex Pistols boxed set in the United States.[1]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Blitzkrieg Bop" (single version, 1976)Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee RamoneRamones 
2."White Riot" (single version, 1977)Joe Strummer, Mick JonesThe Clash 
3."Heart of the City" (from "So It Goes" single, 1976)Nick LoweNick Lowe 
4."Boredom" (from Spiral Scratch, 1977)Howard Devoto, Pete ShelleyBuzzcocks 
5."(I'm) Stranded" (from (I'm) Stranded, 1977)Ed Kuepper, Chris BaileyThe Saints 
6."Neat Neat Neat" (from Damned Damned Damned, 1977)Brian JamesThe Damned 
7."In the City" (from In the City, 1977)Paul WellerThe Jam 
8."Final Solution" (1976 single)Craig Bell, Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Peter Laughner, Dave Taylor, David Thomas, Tim WrightPere Ubu 
9."Roadrunner" (from The Modern Lovers, 1976)Jonathan RichmanThe Modern Lovers 
10."Little Johnny Jewel" (1975 single)Tom VerlaineTelevision 
11."One Chord Wonders" (1977 single)T. V. SmithThe Adverts 
12."Born to Lose" (from L.A.M.F., 1977)Johnny ThundersThe Heartbreakers 
13."Search and Destroy" (from Raw Power, 1973)Iggy Pop, James WilliamsonThe Stooges 
14."Let Me Dream If I Want To (Amphetamine Blues)" (from Live at CBGB's, 1976)Willy DeVilleMink DeVille 
15."Oh Bondage Up Yours!" (1977 single)Poly StyreneX-Ray Spex 
16."1 2 X U" (from Pink Flag, 1977)Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert GotobedWire 
17."Blank Generation" (from Blank Generation, 1977)Richard HellRichard Hell and the Voidoids 
18."(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (from Rattus Norvegicus, 1977)Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet BlackThe Stranglers 
19."Cherry Bomb" (from The Runaways, 1976)Joan Jett, Kim FowleyThe Runaways 
20."Personality Crisis" (from New York Dolls, 1973)David Johansen, ThundersNew York Dolls 
21."Teenage Depression" (from Teenage Depression, 1976)Dave HiggsEddie and the Hot Rods 
22."Two Tub Man" (from Go Girl Crazy!, 1975)Andy ShernoffThe Dictators 
23."Hey Joe" (1974 single)Billy Roberts, Patti SmithPatti Smith 
24."Your Generation" (1977 single)Billy Idol, Tony JamesGeneration X 
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Lust for Life" (from Lust for Life, 1977)Pop, David BowieIggy Pop 
2."Gary Gilmore's Eyes" (1977 single)T. SmithThe Adverts 
3."Sat'day Night in the City of the Dead" (from Ultravox!, 1977)John FoxxUltravox 
4."What Do I Get?" (1978 single)ShelleyBuzzcocks 
5."X Offender" (single version, 1976)Gary Valentine, Debbie HarryBlondie 
6."Lookin' After No. 1" (from The Boomtown Rats, 1977)Bob GeldofThe Boomtown Rats 
7."Don't Dictate" (1977 single)Gary Chaplin, Pauline MurrayPenetration 
8."Bingo Master" (from Bingo-Master's Break-Out!, 1978)Mark E. Smith, Una BainesThe Fall 
9."Free Money" (from Horses, 1975)P. Smith, Lenny KayePatti Smith 
10."The Modern World" (from This Is the Modern World, 1977)WellerThe Jam 
11."Chinese Rocks" (from L.A.M.F., 1977)D. Ramone, HellThe Heartbreakers 
12."New Rose" (from Damned Damned Damned, 1977)B. JamesThe Damned 
13."Ambition" (1978 single)Vic GodardSubway Sect 
14."See No Evil" (from Marquee Moon, 1977)VerlaineTelevision 
15."Suspect Device" (single version, 1978)Jake Burns, Gordon OgilvieStiff Little Fingers 
16."Mannequin" (from Pink Flag, 1977)Gilbert, Lewis, Newman, GotobedWire 
17."Baby Baby" (from Pure Mania, 1977)KnoxThe Vibrators 
18."Love Comes in Spurts" (from Blank Generation, 1977)HellRichard Hell and the Voidoids 
19."First Time" (from The Boys, 1977)Honest John PlainThe Boys 
20."Sonic Reducer" (from Young Loud and Snotty, 1977)Stiv Bators, Johnny Blitz, Cheetah Chrome, Jeff Magnum, Thomas, Jimmy ZeroThe Dead Boys 
21."Shot by Both Sides" (from Real Life, 1978)Devoto, ShelleyMagazine 
22."Mystery Dance" (from My Aim Is True, 1977)Elvis CostelloElvis Costello 
23."Trash" (from New York Dolls, 1973)Johansen, Sylvain SylvainNew York Dolls 
24."The Day the World Turned Day-Glo" (single version, 1978)StyreneX-Ray Spex 
25."Do Anything You Wanna Do" (from Life on the Line, 1977)Graeme Douglas, Ed HollisEddie and the Hot Rods 
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Ready Steady Go" (from Generation X, 1978)Idol, T. JamesGeneration X 
2."Teenage Kicks" (1978 single)John O'NeillThe Undertones 
3."Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" (1977 single)Ian Dury, Chaz JankelIan Dury 
4."Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (from Love Bites, 1978)ShelleyBuzzcocks 
5."Rocket U.S.A." (from Suicide, 1977)Alan Vega, Martin RevSuicide 
6."Mongoloid" (single version, 1977)Gerald CasaleDevo 
7."Homicide" (from Separates, 1978)Nick Cash, Guy Days999 
8."Mr. Big" (from 198 Seconds of The Dils, 1977)Chip Kinman, Tony KinmanThe Dils 
9."Warsaw" (from An Ideal for Living, 1978)Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Ian CurtisJoy Division 
10."Where Were You?" (1978 single)Tom Greenhalgh, Jon LangfordThe Mekons 
11."Lexicon Devil" (from Lexicon Devil, 1978)Darby Crash, Pat SmearGerms 
12."(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures" (single version, 1977)Jo CallisThe Rezillos 
13."The Wait" (from "Stop Your Sobbing" single, 1979)Chrissie Hynde, Pete FarndonThe Pretenders 
14."We Got the Neutron Bomb" (1978 single)John Denney, Cliff RomanThe Weirdos 
15."Pablo Picasso" (from The Modern Lovers, 1976)RichmanThe Modern Lovers 
16."Action Time Vision" (from The Image Has Cracked, 1978)Alex Fergusson, Mark PerryAlternative TV 
17."2-4-6-8 Motorway" (1977 single)Tom RobinsonTom Robinson Band 
18."We Are the One" (from We Are the One, 1977)Penelope Houston, Greg Ingraham, Danny O'Brien, James Calvin WilseyAvengers 
19."Borstal Breakout" (1978 single)Dave Parsons, Jimmy PurseySham 69 
20."Wasted" (from Nervous Breakdown, 1979)Greg GinnBlack Flag 
21."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (single version, 1977)Joey RamoneRamones 
22."I Love Livin' in the City" (single version, 1978)Lee VingFear 
23."She's So Modern" (from A Tonic for the Troops, 1978)Geldof, Johnnie FingersThe Boomtown Rats 
24."Ghosts of Princes in Towers" (from Ghosts of Princes in Towers, 1978)Glen Matlock, Steve NewRich Kids 
25."We're Desperate" (from "Adult Books" single, 1978)John Doe, Exene CervenkaX 
26."You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)" (from The Incredible Shrinking Dickies, 1978)Stan Lee, Chuck WagonThe Dickies 
27."Dancing the Night Away" (single version, 1977)Nick Garvey, Andrew McMasterThe Motors 
Disc 4
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Hong Kong Garden" (1978 single)Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay, Kenny MorrisSiouxsie and the Banshees 
2."Hanging on the Telephone" (originally performed by The Nerves; from Parallel Lines, 1978)Jack LeeBlondie 
3."Top of the Pops" (single version, 1978)CallisThe Rezillos 
4."Adult Books" (1978 single)Doe, CervenkaX 
5."The Sound of the Suburbs" (1979 single)JC Carroll, Nicky TescoThe Members 
6."California über alles" (single version, 1979)Jello Biafra, John GreenwayDead Kennedys 
7."Another Girl, Another Planet" (from The Only Ones, 1978)Peter PerrettThe Only Ones 
8."(I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp" (1978 single)Robyn HitchcockThe Soft Boys 
9."Radio Radio" (from This Year's Model, 1978)CostelloElvis Costello and The Attractions 
10."Typical Girls" (from Cut, 1979)Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, Ari Up, PalmoliveThe Slits 
11."Human Fly" (1978 single)Lux Interior, Poison IvyThe Cramps 
12."Psycho Killer" (from Talking Heads: 77, 1977)David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina WeymouthTalking Heads 
13."Babylon's Burning" (from The Crack, 1979)Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy, John JenningsThe Ruts 
14."If the Kids Are United" (1978 single)Parsons, PurseySham 69 
15."Alternative Ulster" (from Inflammable Material, 1979)Burns, OgilvieStiff Little Fingers 
16."Boys Don't Cry" (1979 single)Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst, Michael DempseyThe Cure 
17."She Is Beyond Good and Evil" (1979 single)Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart, Simon Underwood, John WaddingtonThe Pop Group 
18."Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (single version, 1978)Joe JacksonJoe Jackson 
19."Get Over You" (1979 single)O'NeillThe Undertones 
20."Love Like Anthrax" (from "Damaged Goods" single, 1978)Andy Gill, Jon King, Hugo Burnham, Dave AllenGang of Four 
21."Peaches" (from Rattus Norvegicus, 1977)Cornwell, BurnelThe Stranglers 
22."Into the Valley" (from Scared to Dance, 1979)Richard Jobson, Stuart AdamsonSkids 
23."You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (single version, 1978)ThundersJohnny Thunders 
24."Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1980 single)Sumner, Hook, Morris, CurtisJoy Division 

Credits

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  • Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Alec Palao[3]
  • Compilation Producer [Box Set Produced by] – Gary Stewart
  • Liner Notes [Discographical Annotations] – Reggie Collins [4]
  • Management [Product] – Emily Cagan,[5] Marc Salata [6]
  • Other [Licensing] – John Austin
  • Producer [Sound Produced by] – Bill Inglot
  • Remastered by – Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch,[7] Dave Schultz [8]
  • Research [Editorial] – Steven Chean [9]
  • Research [Photo] – Steven P. Gorman [10]
  • Supervised by [Editorial Supervision] – Sheryl Farber [11]
  • Supervised by [Project Supervision] – Patrick Milligan

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