Building on the success of ‘The Edge of the 80s’ earlier this year, it seemed only right & proper to continue the series. The logical next release is ‘The Edge of the 70s’, serving up 3CDs of classic tracks from the late 70s as well as some more obscure gems, and tracks that have never been on CD before.
The late 1970s are known for the rise in computers; the start of big things for the likes of Apple and Microsoft, the emergence of directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and the shift in music away from the more overblown progressive rock towards the experimental New Wave sound.
The Edge Of The 70s is not ‘just another 70s album’. It’s for the discerning music fan, or anyone with a keen interest in the late 70s, an era that has inspired many of today’s artists such as Kings Of Leon, Babyshambles and Interpol to name just a few.
This eclectic 3CD collection includes British rock legends Cure with ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, moving into living legend Patti Smith ‘Because The Night’, the iconic Blondie ‘I’m Always Touched By Your Prescence Dear’, the inspirational Giorgio Moroder ‘From Here To Eternity’, the late Ian Dury ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ and the classic Boomtown Rats ‘Rat Trap’.
The album gets even better with superstar David Bowie’s ‘Sounds & Vision’, Kate Bush with ‘Wow’, B52’s ‘Rock Lobster’, Gary Numan’s ‘Complex’, Japan’s ‘European Son’, Ultravox’s ‘Rockwrok’, Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’ and ending with incredible Joe Jackson ‘Is She Really Going Out With Him’.