List of punk compilation albums
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Compilation albums played a particularly vital role in the development of new punk rock bands, since relatively few local bands had a large enough audience to justify their own albums.
This article lists a number of the most significant punk compilation albums.
| Album | Released | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Youth Report | 1982 LP, 1994 CD | Bomp Records | Mostly Southern California hardcore |
| The Blasting Concept | 1983 LP | SST Records | SST artists, mostly Southern California hardcore |
| The Decline of Western Civilization (soundtrack) | 1981 LP, 1996 CD | Warner Bros. | Live performances from the movie. Mostly L.A. hardcore. |
| Flipside Vinyl Fanzine | 1984 LP, 1993 CD | Flipside Records | 3-record set. The 2-CD version omits a few songs. Hardcore. |
| Hell Comes to Your House | 1982 LP, 1998 CD | Time Bomb/Bemis Brain | Side 1 hardcore, side 2 deathrock |
| Let Them Eat Jellybeans | 1981 LP | Alternative Tentacles | Side 1 hardcore, side 2 various genres. |
| Nardcore | 1984 LP, 2002 CD | Mystic Records | Hardcore from Oxnard, California. An example of Mystic's "local" records. |
| New York Thrash | 1982 cassette, 1998 CD | ROIR | CD has additional tracks. Punk and hardcore. |
| Not So Quiet on the Western Front | 1982 LP, 1999 CD | Alternative Tentacles | 47 bands, mostly Northern California hardcore |
| Punk-O-Rama | Various 1994-2005 | Epitaph Records | Series of low-cost albums featuring Epitaph artists. Early issues are mostly punk. |
| Rodney on the ROQ | Various | Posh Boy Records | Series of three. Punk and New Wave as popularized by the radio program. |
[edit] See also
Mystic Records, an innovative producer of many compilation albums
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