The Best Punk Album in the World… Ever! 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Holidays in the Sun
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-06-18)
recording of:
Holidays in the Sun
writer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Sid Vicious
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Sex Pistols4.13:21
2Something Better Change
engineer:
Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
recorded at:
T.W. Studios (Clanger Winstanley's studio in Fulham) in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Something Better Change (in 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
Albion Music Ltd., Complete Music Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
The Stranglers33:36
3If the Kids Are United
producer:
Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1978), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
If the Kids Are United
writer:
Dave Parsons (Sham 69 guitarist) and Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69)
publisher:
Maxwood Music Ltd.
Sham 6953:45
4Turning Japanese
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
drums (drum set):
Howard Smith (UK drummer for the Vapors)
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Smith (UK bassist for the Vapors)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Fenton
guitar [lead guitar]:
Edward Bazalgette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (, in 1980)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 30)
recording of:
Turning Japanese
lyricist and composer:
David Fenton
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Glenwood Music Corp.
The Vapors3.63:44
5I Don’t Mind
engineer and mixer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Martin Rushent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists Records Ltd. (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Don't Mind
lyricist, writer and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer)
recording of:
I Don’t Mind
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer)
writer:
Peter Shelley (British 1970s pop singer/songwriter)
Buzzcocks3.752:19
6Don’t Dictate
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass:
Robert Blamire
drums (drum set):
Gary Smallman
guitar:
Gary Chaplin
vocals:
Pauline Murray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only)
recorded at:
Pebble Beach Studios in Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Dictate
writer:
Gary Chaplin and Pauline Murray
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Penetration52:54
7She Does It Right
recording of:
She Does It Right
lyricist, writer and composer:
Wilko Johnson
Dr. Feelgood2:42
8The Saints Are Coming
recording of:
The Saints Are Coming
lyricist:
Richard Jobson
composer:
Stuart Adamson
The Skids3:18
9Love Comes in Spurts
recording of:
Love Comes in Spurts
lyricist and composer:
Richard Hell
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Richard Hell & the Voidoids2:00
10Sonic Reducer
recording engineer:
Dave Wittman
assistant engineer:
Jim Galante
producer:
Genya Ravan (pop rock singer Goldie)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sonic Reducer
writer:
Stiv Bators, Johnny Blitz, Cheetah Chrome, Jeff Magnum, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Jimmy Zero
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dead Boys53:07
11Rock & Roll Nigger
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Nigger
writer:
Lenny Kaye and Patti Smith
Patti Smith Group53:22
12Suspect Device
vocals:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
recording of:
Suspect Device
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
Stiff Little Fingers4.652:35
13Emergency
recording of:
Emergency (999)
writer:
Nick Cash (UK punk vocalist/guitarist for 999) and Guy Days
99952:50
14Smash It Up
recording of:
Smash It Up
writer:
Alasdair Ward, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Dave Vanian
publisher:
Anglo Rock, Inc. and Rock Music Co., Ltd.
The Damned52:51
15Don’t Touch Me There
engineer:
Ed Thacker
producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
recording of:
Don’t Touch Me There
writer:
Jane Dornacker and Ron Nagle
The Tubes3:26
16Shake Some Action
executive producer:
Greg Shaw
producer:
Dave Edmunds
drums (drum set):
Danny Mihm
produced at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shake Some Action
writer:
Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson (US guitarist, Ex- Flamin' Groovies)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Flamin’ Groovies54:31
17Little Girl
producer:
T. Keating
bass:
John Thomas
drums (drum set):
Paul Sordid (drummer in The Banned)
guitar:
Rick Mansworth and Pete Fresh (aka Pete Fresh)
vocals:
Rick Mansworth and Paul Sordid (drummer in The Banned)
cover recording of:
Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound)
lyricist and composer:
Don Baskin and Bob Gonzalez
The Banned52:21
18Whole Wide World
bass guitar and guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
vocals:
Wreckless Eric
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1977), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Whole Wide World
lyricist and composer:
Eric Goulden
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
sub-publisher:
Concord Music Publishing Sàrl
Wreckless Eric4.652:49
19Treason (It’s Just a Story)
recording of:
Treason
writer:
Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer and Michael Finkler
The Teardrop Explodes3:06
20Outdoor Miner
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
Outdoor Miner
writer:
Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
Wire52:54
21Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No)
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Brian Eno
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 17)
cover recording of:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), BMG VM Music Ltd. and Essex Music International
recording of:
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), BMG VM Music Ltd. and Essex Music International
DEVO4.62:40
22Death Disco
recording of:
Death Disco
lyricist:
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols)
composer:
John Wardle, Keith Levene, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Jim Walker (PIL member)
publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium, EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Songs (publisher) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Public Image Ltd.4:05
23Love Will Tear Us Apart
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Joy Division3.653:14
24Beasley Street
recording of:
Beasley Street
lyricist:
John Cooper Clarke (English poet)
composer:
Steve Hopkins (The Invisible Girls, Smudeboy) and Martin Hannett
John Cooper Clarke6:21