SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES: 1979

3CD Set
Released December 1999

Cat No.: RDCD2831-3 (RDC94501-3)
RD Code: SV79-003
Compilation by J K Hall - Booklet Notes by S Barnard- Mastered by P Marchant
(In 2005 the first three volumes of this series were reissued with some tracks missing due to licensing constraints.)*

(Re Issued: 2005 SV79A-023  RDCD4701-3)

1           Pop Music! – The Hits Of 1979

1 - Roxy Music - Dance Away

2 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass

3 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood

4 - Earth, Wind And Fire - Boogie Wonderland

5 - MacFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now*

6 - Dr Hook - When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman

7 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore

8 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

9 - M - Pop Muzik

10 - Dollar - I Wanna Hold Your Hand

11 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go

12 - The Korgis - If I Had You

13 - Kate Bush - Wow

14 - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

15 - Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind*

16 - Racey - Some Girls

17 - The Knack - My Sharona

18 - Squeeze - Up The Junction

19 - Bill Lovelady - Reggae For It Now

20 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

2           One Step Beyond – The Memories Of 1979

21 - Madness - One Step Beyond

22 - Specials - Gangsters

23 - The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

24 - Violinski - Clog Dance

25 - Electric Light Orchestra - Diary Of Horace Wimp

26 - Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

27 - John Williams - Cavatina*

28 - Robert John - Sad Eyes

29 - Elton John - Song For Guy

30 - The Rumour - Emotional Traffic

31 - Quantum Jump - Lone Ranger

32 - The Sinceros - Take Me To Your Leader

33 - Supercharge - I Can See Right Thru You

34 - Barry Manilow - Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed*

35 - Chas ‘n’ Dave - Gertcha

36 - The Monks - Nice Legs Shame About Her Face

37 - Mike Oldfield - Blue Peter

38 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity

39 - Boney M - Hooray, Hooray, It's A Holi-Holiday*

40 - Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You

41 - Rachel Sweet - B - A - B - Y

42 - Barron Knights - A Taste Of Aggro

3           Something Else – The Rock Of 1979

43 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

44 - Gary Moore with Phil Lynott - Parisienne Walkways

45 - Devo - Secret Agent Man

46 - Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Furniture Music

47 - Flying Lizards - Money

48 - John Cooper Clarke - Gimmix! Play Loud

49 - XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

50 - Ruts - Babylon's Burning

51 - The Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays

52 - Undertones - Get Over You

53 - Sex Pistols - Something Else

54 - Generation X - King Rocker

55 - Leyton Buzzards - Saturday Night (Beneath The Plastic

56 - Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

57 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

58 - The Jam - Strange Town

59 - Secret Affair - Time For Action

60 - Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (Live)

61 - Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol

62 - Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To

63 - Judas Priest - Take On The World

64 - Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (7" Version)

* The indicated tracks were ommitted from the re-issue set.
One track was added: 'A Woman In Love' by The Three Degrees