1.2 The Harlots of 42nd Street - S;M (I Can't Live Without You)
1.3 The Magic Tramps - S;M - Leather Queen
1.4 Patti Smith - Free Money
1.5 The Brats - Be A Man
1.6 City Lights - Travelin' Man
1.7 The Hounds - Call Me (Previously unreleased on CD)
1.8 Erasers - It Was So Funny (That Song That They Sung)
1.9 Ramones - Beat On The Brat
1.10 Stuart's Hammer - Everybody's Depraved (Live at CBGB)
1.11 The Planets - Come On Up (Previously unreleased)
1.12 Milk 'N' Cookies - Not Enough Girls (In The World)
1.13 Just Water - They Live By Night
1.14 Television - See No Evil
1.15 Mumps - Crocodile Tears
1.16 The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose
1.17 Testors - You Don't Break My Heart
1.18 The Dead Boys - Ain't Nothing To Do
1.19 The Senders - You Really Piss Me Off
1.20 The Electric Chairs - Fuck Off
1.21 Marbles - Forgive And Forget
1.22 Cherry Vanilla - Hard As A Rock
1.23 Tuff Darts - Fun City
1.24 Talking Heads - A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live)
2.1 Suicide - Ghost Rider
2.2 Pure Hell - I Feel Bad
2.3 Helen Wheels - Room To Rage
2.4 Blondie - Picture This
2.5 Mars - Helen Forsdale
2.6 Come On - Don't Walk On The Kitchen Floor
2.7 Mink Deville - «A» Train Lady
2.8 The Heat - Instant Love (Previously unreleased on CD)
2.9 Genya Ravan - Aye Co'lorado
2.10 Theoretical Girls - Lovin' In The Red
2.11 Richard Hell ; The Voidoids - The Kid With The Replaceable Head
2.12 The Stillettos - Pink Stillettos
2.13 The Paley Brothers - Baby, Let's Stick Together
2.14 Neon Leon - Rock 'n' Roll Is Alive (Previously unreleased on CD)
2.15 Revelons - The Way (You Touch My Hand)
2.16 New York Ni**ers - Just Like Dresden '45
2.17 L.O.K. - Fun House (Previously unreleased on CD)
2.18 Material - O.A.O.
2.19 The Laughing Dogs - I Need A Million
2.20 Shrapnel - Combat Love
2.21 Peroxide - Heart Disease
2.22 Student Teachers - Christmas Weather
2.23 Tom Verlaine - Breakin' In My Heart
2.24 Richard Lloyd - Number Nine
2.25 James Chance ; The Contortions Jailhouse Rock (Live at CBGB 1978)
3.1 The Cramps - Garbage Man
3.2 The Dots - I Don't Wanna Dance (With You) (Previously unreleased on CD)
3.3 The Miamis - We Deliver
3.4 Model Citizens - Shift The Blame
3.5 The dB's - Black And White
3.6 The Rattlers - On The Beach
3.7 Love Of Life Orchestra - Revolution Is Personal
3.8 Urban Verbs - Next Question (Previously unreleased)
3.9 Sylvain Sylvain - Teenage News
3.10 Stimulators - Loud Fast Rules
3.11 Tot Rocket And The Twins - Reduced
3.12 The Bongos - Telephoto Lens
3.13 Outsets - I'm Searchin' For You
3.14 Sorrows - Teenage Heartbreak
3.15 The Lounge Lizards - Do The Wrong Thing
3.16 Nervus Rex - There She Goes
3.17 The Cosmopolitans - Wild Moose Party
3.18 Polyrock - Your Dragging Feet
3.19 Lenny Kaye with The Lone Wolves - Child Bride (Previously unreleased on CD)
3.20 R.L. Crutchfield's Dark Day - Arp's Carpet
3.21 The Colors - Jealousy
3.22 TV Toy - (Don't Blame It On The) Weekend
3.23 DNA - Blonde Red Head
3.24 The Rudies- Sherri Goodbye
3.25 The Raybeats - Tight Turn
3.26 Phosphenes - Asexual (Previously unreleased on CD)
3.27 Minor Threat - Straight Edge
4.1 Bush Tetras - Things That Go BOOM In The Night
4.2 Human Switchboard - (Say No To) Saturday's Girl
4.3 Disturbed Furniture - Information
4.4 The Necessaries - Back To You
4.5 Chemicals Made From Dirt - Oriental Television
4.6 China Shop - If It's New
4.7 James Blood Ulmer - Open House
4.8 Nihilistics - You're To Blame
4.9 Beastie Boys - Egg Raid On Mojo
4.10 The Individuals - My Three Sons (Revolve Around The Earth)
4.11 Rhys Chatham - Drastic Classicism (edit)
4.12 Unknown Gender - Boys-Girls (Radio)
4.13 Khmer Rouge - Hinterland
4.14 Bad Brains - Banned In D.C.
4.15 Heart Attack - English Cunts
4.16 Outpatients - Fight
4.17 Vatican Commandos - Housewives On Valium
4.18 Sonic Youth - The World Looks Red
4.19 Jeff ; Jane Hudson - Operating Instruction
4.20 Glorious Strangers - Deception
4.21 Nona Hendryx - Transformation
4.22 Reagan Youth - No Class
4.23 Rat At Rat R - Assassin
4.24 Ritual Tension - Social Climber
4.25 The Ordinaires - Grace
Description:
'CBGB: A New York Soundtrack 1975-1986' on CD is an expansive, carefully curated journey through one of the most influential musical incubators of the 20th century: the legendary New York club CBGB. Spanning the crucial years from 1975 to 1986, this compilation captures the raw energy, stylistic diversity and fearless experimentation that transformed a grimy downtown venue into a global symbol of punk, new wave and underground rock. Rather than focusing on a single artist, the collection paints a panoramic portrait of the scene itself: jagged guitars, nervy rhythms, off'kilter pop sensibilities and a constant sense of risk and reinvention. You hear the shift from primal, rough-edged punk to artier post'punk, power pop, hardcore and left'field alternative sounds, reflecting how CBGB morphed from a haven for musical misfits into a creative crossroads for an entire generation.
The stylistic range is the core strength of this CD. Tracks veer from stripped'down, three'chord assaults to angular, cerebral compositions, from gritty street poetry to ironic, literate lyrics filled with New York's nocturnal imagery. The set evokes sticky floors, low ceilings and a tiny stage packed with bands who sounded like nothing on mainstream radio at the time. It's less a 'greatest hits' package than a documentary in sound: cult favorites sit alongside scene-defining anthems, and the sequencing invites you to follow how ideas cross'pollinated across punk, art rock, garage, proto'hardcore and early indie. For listeners already familiar with the club's mythology as well as newcomers curious about where so much alternative music began, this soundtrack serves both as an introduction and a deep dive, rewarding close listening with a sense of narrative and evolution.
Cherry Red Records, the label behind this release, is one of the most respected independent reissue and archival specialists in the world. Founded in the late 1970s in the UK, Cherry Red has built its reputation by treating alternative, punk, post'punk and underground catalogues with care and context, often adding detailed liner notes, rare tracks and authoritative remastering. The company has played a crucial role in preserving and re'presenting scenes that might otherwise have remained the preserve of collectors and bootlegs. With box sets, genre anthologies and label retrospectives that have become reference points for fans and journalists alike, Cherry Red has consistently championed music that fell outside the mainstream, making them an ideal curator for a project that aims to capture the spirit of CBGB's most fertile era.
Rock&Pop
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- Beat 219- Bombast Rock 121- Classic Rock 14.845- Glamrock 97- Latin Rock 208- Mainstream Rock 71.684- Rockpop 20.595- Soft Rock/Pop Rock 534- Westcoast 547Songwriter 3.362
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