Click the link above and you will be taken to the playlist hosted on this website.  Click once on the first song and the playlist will start.

1) “Ghost Rider” by Suicide (2:36)
2) “Public Image” by Public Image Ltd. (3:04)
3) “Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t ‘Ve)?” by Buzzcocks (2:44)
4) “Shot by Both Sides” by Magazine (4:06)
5) “Non-Alignment Pact” by Pere Ubu (3:19)
6) “Outdoor Miner” by Wire (1:46)
7) “Mongoloid” by Devo (3:34)
8) “Take Me To The River” by Talking Heads (5:02)
9) “Burning Rubber” by Lydia Lunch (1:43)
10) “Contort Yourself” by James Chance (6:17)
11) “She Is Beyond Good and Evil” by Pop Group (3:24)
12) “Typical Girls” by Slits (4:01)
13) “Damaged Goods” by Gang of Four (3:26)
14) “She’s Lost Control” by Joy Division (3:57)
15) “Hot on the Heels of Love” by Throbbing Gristle (4:26)
16) “Being Boiled” by Human League (3:45)
17) “I’ll Have To Dance Then (On My Own)” by Mekons (3:16)
18) “Totally Wired” by Fall (3:25)
19) “Final Day” by Young Marble Giants (1:43)
20) “No Side to Fall In” by Raincoats (1:50)
21) “Possessions” by Residents (1:08)
22) “Help Me Somebody” by Brian Eno & David Bryne (4:19)
23) “Parallel Lines” by Subway Sect (2:36)

In this playlist you will find music ordered chronologically by year of release from 1978 to 1980 (with a few exceptions). The playlist was inspired by the book Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds.  The book is split into two parts so I split the playlists up as well…  see and hear the playlist for Part Two here.  Please also see my review of the book here.  Course you don’t need to read the book to enjoy it, please dig in regardless of your interest in reading.

Click the link above and you will be taken to the playlist hosted on this website.  Click once on the first song and the playlist will start.

1 ) “Aphrodisiac” by Bow Wow Wow (3:18)
2 ) “Where Do You Run To” by Vivian Girls (3:23)
3 ) “Lola (Kinks Cover)” by Raincoats (4:04)
4 ) “Strangers” by Kinks (3:22)
5 ) “Paper Tiger” by Spoon (3:07)
6 ) “Shout Me Out” by TV On The Radio (4:28)
7 ) “Armenia City in the Sky” by Who (3:48)
8 ) “Good To Sea” by Pinback (3:14)
9 ) “Tammie” by The Dø (3:15)
10 ) “Daisy Click Clack” by Stereolab (3:28)
11 ) “Time to Pretend” by MGMT (4:21)
12 ) “Golden Brown” by Stranglers (3:30)
13 ) “Up In Michigan” by Chappaquiddick Skyline (2:24)
14 ) “Calling And Not Calling My Ex” by Okkervil River (4:21)
15 ) “Folk Song” by Ash (4:13)
16 ) “Boots Of Chinese Plastic” by Pretenders (2:33)
17 ) “Boots of Spanish Leather” by Bob Dylan (4:40)
18 ) “I’ll Keep It With Mine” (Bob Dylan Cover) by Nico (3:20)
19 ) “Who Loves The Sun” by Velvet Underground (2:48)
20 ) “Perfect Day” by Lou Reed (3:49)
21 ) “Gila” by Beach House (4:46)

Contains tracks that I was obsessed with over the past year.  A mixture of great songs from 2008 and great tracks from the past.