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1977: The Year Punk Broke Image
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  • Summary: The three-disc compilation of punk singles released in 1977 by such artists as The Damned, The Jam, Motörhead, Graham Parker, The Strangers, and Wreckless Eric as well as lesser known names.
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  1. Jul 25, 2019
    90
    1977 was a vanguard year for music, and Cherry Red does a brilliant job excavating and polishing the gems, both obvious and obscure.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 25, 2019
    80
    This splurge of hits and misses is a pure energy infusion. [Aug 2019, p.119]
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 25, 2019
    70
    Despite its lack of Pistols and Clash this is an accurate representation of the year punk broke, which wasn't quite as great as all those of us that were there like to pretend. [Aug 2019, p.88]
  4. Uncut
    Jul 25, 2019
    70
    Unsurprisingly, the comp is most interesting in its lesser-known material found between bigger names. [Aug 2019, p.51]