3 CD Issued twelve months ago, Cherry Reds 3-CD set 1977: The Year Punk Broke examined the UK punk explosion in microscopic detail, prompting rave reviews, extremely healthy sales figures and numerous comments along the lines of You guys are the mutts nuts whens the follow-up coming out? ? Well, were still the mutts nuts, sonny, and heres the eagerly-anticipated second instalment. Confounding all expectations, this time were following the trail of musical breadcrumbs to 1978 or, to paraphrase the late, great Poly Styrene, The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo. ? Over three glorious, packed-to-the-brim CDs, we investigate the sounds of 1978 as the original punk template fractured into a dazzling day-glo riot of sub-genres: new wave, post-punk, proto-Oi, power-pop, punk poets, the mod revival, ska-punk, synth-oriented electronic/industrial music and a whole load of additional noises that, over forty years later, have still to be classified by the fifth estate, the fourth column or even the Third Reich. ? We document various regional scenes, paying close attention to the likes of Manchester, Scotland and, in particular, Northern Ireland, where the arrival of punk was a life-affirming relief from the horrors of everyday life. ? From household names (The Jam, The Stranglers, The Cure, Public Image Ltd) to groups who barely progressed beyond their own bedrooms, major label careerists to DIY enthusiasts, one-off mavericks (led by the blessed Jilted John) to songs specifically crafted as hit singles, every aspect of a vibrant, multi-faceted scene is represented on our marathon four-hour, 79-track anthology. ? Housed in a capacity wallet, 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo includes a 48-page booklet that includes the lowdown on every track. Loaded with vim and vigour, its another essential purchase for anyone with even a passing interest in the British music scene of the late Seventies. www.cherryred.co.uk 1978 THE YEAR THE UK TURNED DAY-GLO Various Artists 3CD CAPACITY WALLET DISC ONE DISC TWO DISC THREE 1. BORSTAL BREAKOUT Sham 69 2. 5 MINUTES The Stranglers 3. EMERGENCY 999 4. DONT TANGO ON MY HEART The Doll 5. OH! DIDNT I SAY Tubeway Army 6. AUTOMATIC LOVER The Vibrators 7. IM A BOY Cyanide 8. BAD IN BED The Electric Chairs 9. LOST LENORE Attrix 10. STUCK WITH YOU Zones 11. PARTY CLOTHES Subs 12. YOURE A DISEASE The Outcasts 13. SHES SO MODERN The Boomtown Rats 14. IM CIVILISED Menace 15. MOONMIDSUMMER The Freshies 16. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT The Pleasers 17. DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE Japan 18. CONCRETE JUNGLE The Coventry Automatics 19. ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET The Only Ones 20. TOUCH AND GO Magazine 21. SPREAD THE WORD AROUND Pretty Boy Floyd and the Gems 22. WHEN THE TANKS ROLL OVER POLAND AGAIN The Automatics 23. STELLAS GOT A FELLA Social Security 24. CHLOROFORM The Bleach Boys 25. JILTED JOHN Jilted John 26. RAT UP A DRAINPIPE The Members 27. GLANDULAR ANGELA The Exits 28. WHY DONT YOU DO ME RIGHT? Alternative TV 1. THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO X-Ray Spex 2. UP AGAINST THE WALL Tom Robinson Band 3. CENTRAL DETENTION CENTRE - Gyro 4. AINT GOT A CLUE The Lurkers 5. THE BACKSTREET BOYS Patrik Fitzgerald 6. NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOURE OLD AND GAY Dead Fingers Talk 7. I CANT RESIST The Reaction 8. I CANT WAIT The Jolt 9. KINNEL TOMMY Ed Banger 10. LOVING A KILLER The Stoat 11. A.C.A.B. The Rowdies 12. START ALL OVER AGAIN No Sweat 13. I BELIEVE The V.I.P.s 14. 2NE1 The Carpettes 15. GHOSTS OF PRINCES IN TOWERS Rich Kids 16. KUNG FU INTERNATIONAL John Cooper Clarke 17. RINGING IN THE STREETS The Ripchords 18. SLOW MOTION Ultravox 19. LOVE IS BLIND - Nightshift 20. ROCKNROLL AINT DEAD The Questions 21. CORTINA COWBOYS Blue Steam 22. BIRMINGHAM REGGIE The Others 23. LIVE IN A CAR UK Subs 24. ITS ALRIGHT The Turn 25. TEENAGE VICE The Teardrops 26. HEADS DOWN NO NONSENSE MINDLESS BOOGIE Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias 1. PUBLIC IMAGE Public Image Ltd 2. ALTERNATIVE ULSTER Stiff Little Fingers 3. LIGHT AT YOUR WINDOW The Detonators 4. FIBRE - Spizzoil 5. LIFES A GAMBLE - Penetration 6. 28/8/78 Scritti Politti 7. EUROPEANS Europeans 8. TAKE THE CASH (K.A.S.H.) Wreckless Eric 9. YOU CANT PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY Johnny Thunders 10. THE SAINTS ARE COMING Skids 11. ITS THE NEW THING The Fall 12. ALPHAVILLE The Monochrome Set 13. IN THE CROWD The Jam 14. STARRY EYES The Records 15. WEEKEND GIRL The Bozos 16. DESTINATION VENUS The Rezillos 17. FLASHING IN THE SUBWAY Tyla Gang 18. 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT The Cure 19. LARGER THAN LIFE The Parrots 20. WRONG STREET Nicky & The Dots 21. NEW TOWN The Vitamins 22. LOVE SONG - Passage 23. WHAT SHE WANTS, SHE NEEDS - Eater 24. NEVER MET SUZI Time Machine 25. WHITE CHRISTMAS - Slush