Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records UK Issues 1976 – 1980 as according to Spiral Scratch 1 – 25 |
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Pos |
Title |
Artist |
Label |
Notes |
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1 |
God Save The Queen |
Sex Pistols |
A&M |
: |
2 |
Girl From The Snow Country |
JJ Burnel |
UA |
Member of the Stranglers |
3 |
Case of 23 Cassettes |
Throbbing Gristle |
Industrial Records |
|
4 |
Untitled |
Lentilmas |
Virgin |
Flexidisc – rumored to have members of the Sex Pistols singing Christmas Carols. Given to Journalists for Christmas 1977 by Virgin. |
5 |
Peaches |
The Stranglers |
UA |
Promo with sleeve. |
6 |
Songs the Lord Taught Us |
The Cramps |
Illegal Records |
LP white label test pressing with “Drug Train” in place of “TV Set”. Most tracks are totally different versions. Only 50 made. |
7 |
An Ideal For Living |
Joy Division |
Enigma |
7″ issue. |
8 |
Science Friction |
XTC |
Virgin |
7″ issue with Pic sleeve. 12″ is not rare. |
9 |
Falling and Laughing |
Orange Juice |
Postcard |
Complete with Flexidisc & postcard. |
10 |
Mutant Moments EP |
Soft Cell |
Big Frock |
|
11 |
It’s Not Enough |
Heartbreakers |
Track |
|
12 |
An Ideal For Living |
Joy Division |
Anonymous |
12″ issue. |
13 |
Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine & an Umbrella |
Nurse With Wound |
United Dairies |
LP |
14 |
Beware |
The Misfits |
Cherry Red |
Issued as 12″ only. |
15 |
Hethan Earth |
Throbbing Gristle |
Industrial Records |
Blue Vinly. Only 785 copies made. |
16 |
Short Circuit |
Various Artists |
Virgin |
10″ LP, Orange Vinyl issue. |
17 |
Damned Damned |
The Damned |
Stiff Records |
First LP with “hotrod sleeve”. |
18 |
2nd Annual Report |
Throbbing Gristle |
Industrial Records |
LP |
19 |
Short Circuit |
Various Artists |
Virgin |
10″ LP, Yello Vinyl issue. |
20 |
Trouble in the World |
The Only Ones |
CBS |
With Black & Red Picture Sleeve. |
21 |
Blitzkrieg Bop |
The Ramones |
Sire Records |
With Picture sleeve. |
22 |
14th Floor |
Television Personalities |
Teen 78 |
|
23 |
Stretcher Case Baby |
The Damned |
Stiff Records |
|
24 |
Sofa |
Various Artists |
The Label |
The Label compilation 12″ 3D Picture disc. |
25 |
Boys Keep Swinging |
The Associates |
Double Hip |
(Published in July 1989 Issue 7 of Spiral Scratch Magazine.)