Live at the Roxy WC2

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Live at the Roxy WC2
Live album by Various
Released	July 1977
Genre	Punk
Label	Harvest Records Reissue 1: Receiver Reissue 2: Sanctuary
Producer	Mike Thorne

Live at the Roxy WC2 is a seminal album of live recordings taken from various Punk bands that played the now-legendary Roxy club in Covent Garden, London between January and April of 1977.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Original Track listing 2.1 Side one 2.2 Side two 3 Track listing (from the 1991 reissue) 4 References

[edit] Overview

The original Harvest Records release in 1977 (cat. no. SHSP 4069) included tracks by Eater, Johnny Moped, and the Unwanted that were left off the 1991 Receiver reissue (cat. no. RR 132). Also, The Boys, The Damned, Sham 69 and The U.K. Subs appear on the reissue but not the original. Finally, even for bands that appear on both discs, some of the tracks have been changed (e.g. Wire’s "1-2-X-U", X-Ray Spex’s "Oh Bondage Up Yours!", etc.). The Receiver album was re-released on CD in 2001 by Sanctuary as a 2CD set.

The original 12 track album reached number 24 in the UK Albums Chart and spent five weeks in the charts. In 2004, it was recognised as one of the five 'Classic Punk Rock Compilation LPs' of all-time. ^[1] 'Over the years, the compilation LP has rightly become the bedrock of any perceived ‘happening’. During the formative months of the development of any given scene, a compilation or two (usually on an obscure independent label) will appear to define the zeitgeist. 1977 was no exception - with pundits & commentators alike keen to establish a few ground rules - & a slew of top quality collections appeared almost overnight to pencil in a few guidelines... Capturing the full force of the first wave head on, The Roxy is an essential historical reminder of the power & the glory of Punk Rock.'^[2]

[edit] Original Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Runaway" (Rossi/Barrett) by Slaughter & The Dogs
2. "Boston Babies" (Rossi/Barrett) by Slaughter And The Dogs
3. "Freedom" (Wisdom/Nelson/Destroy/Grotesque) by The Unwanted
4. "Lowdown" (Gilbert/Lewis/Newman/Gotobed) by Wire
5. "12 X U" (Gilbert/Lewis/Newman/Gotobed) by Wire
6. "Bored Teenagers" (TV Smith) by The Adverts

[edit] Side two

1. "Hard Loving Man" (Halford) by Johnny Moped
2. "Don't Need It" (Blade/Woodcock/Chevette/Generate) by Eater
3. "15" (Bruce/Cooper/Dunaway/Smith/Buxton) by Eater
4. "Oh Bondage! Up Yours!" (Styrene) by X-Ray Spex
5. "Breakdown" (Shelley/Devoto) by The Buzzcocks
6. "Love Battery" (Shelley/Devoto) by The Buzzcocks

[edit] Track listing (from the 1991 reissue)

1. "Runaway" by Slaughter And The Dogs
2. "Boston Babies" by Slaughter & The Dogs
3. "Rip Off" by Sham 69
4. "Borstal Breakout" by Sham 69
5. "Just Don’t Care" by Wire
6. "TV" by Wire
7. "Bored Teenagers" by The Adverts
8. "Gary Gilmore’s Eyes" by the Adverts
9. "Living In The City" by The Boys
10. "Sabre Dancing" by the Boys
11. "Sick On You" by the Boys
12. "I Am Cliche" by X-Ray Spex
13. "Orgasm Addict" by the Buzzcocks
14. "Breakdown" by the Buzzcocks
15. "Love Battery" by the Buzzcocks
16. "World War" by the U.K. Subs
17. "I Couldn’t Be With You" by the U.K. Subs
18. "Smash It Up" by The Damned
19. "Neat Neat Neat" by the Damned

[edit] References