What are some undermentioned but also great Post-Punk/New Wave albums from the late 70's early 80's?

Question

What are some undermentioned but also great Post-Punk/New Wave albums from the late 70's early 80's?

Answer 1

Some of these belong to their own subgenres; they run the gamut, really. I own and would personally recommend all.



23 Skidoo- 7 Songs

The Au Pairs-Playing with a Different Sex

Alternative TV-Action Time Vision

The Birthday Party-Junkyard

The Boys Next Door-Door, Door

James Chance & the Contortions-Buy

Essential Logic-Fanfare in the Garden

Lizzy Mercier Descloux- Press Color

Royal Family & the Poor- Temple of the 13th Tribe

The Durutti Column- LC

Current 93- Dogs Blood Rising

The Virgin Prunes- If I Die, I Die

ESG- A South Bronx Story

Magazine-The Correct Use of Soap

The Homosexuals-Astral Glamour

This Heat-Deceit

The Pop Group- Y

Clock DVA- Advantage

Ultravox-Ultravox!

The Slits-Cut

Orange Juice-Rip it Up

Kleenex/LiliPUT-Kleenex/LiliPUT

Monte Cazazza-The Worst of Monte Cazazza

Mission of Burma-Signals, Calls, and Marches

Pere Ubu-Dub Housing

Public Image Ltd.-Metal Box

Sex Gang Children-Song & Legend

Swell Maps- Jane from Occupied Europe

The Teardrop Explodes-Wilder

Young Marble Giants-Colossal Youth

Xmal Deutschland-Tocsin



& Lady Merton beat me to it, but New Boots and Panties (though not exactly post-punk) is essential listening!

Answer 2

It's really hard for me to determine what is and what is not undermentioned, so I'll just list some of my all-time favorites and you can determine that for yourself. Sorry, and I hope this will help some.

Scatology - Coil

(mid 80's but) Talk About the Weather - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Seduction: The Society Collection - Danse Society

Seventeen Seconds - The Cure

Unknown Pleasures - JD

D.O.A. The Third and Final Report Of - Throbbing Gristle

Desire - Tuxedomoon

Entertainment - Gang of Four

Mask - Bauhaus

Promise - Gene Loves Jezebel

If I Die I Die - Virgin Prunes

Second Edition - Public Image Ltd

Only Theatre of Pain - Christian Death

Let The Tribe Increase - The Mob

Surrender - The Veil

Leading Stolen Horses - Glorious Din

Children of God - SWANS

Tocsin - Xmal Deutschland

And Also the Trees - And Also the Trees

Natural History - March Violets

The Birthday Party - Junkyard

And Did Those Feet - The Dancing Did

Compiled - Malaria!

(late 80's) Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon - Red Temple Spirits

(late 80's) Cacophony - Rudimentary Peni

Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain

Song and Legend - Sex Gang Children

Promised Land - Skeletal Family

Real Life - Magazine

From The Lion's Mouth - The Sound

The Southern Death Cult - The Southern Death Cult

For Madmen Only - UK Decay

Los Angeles - X

Curse of the Zounds - Zounds

Strange Times - The Chameleons

Mix Up - Cabaret Voltaire

Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy - Brian Eno

Manipulate - Ausgang

Answer 3

I was heavily into this type of music in the early 80's



Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle

The Feelies - It's Only Life

The Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy

Jules And The Polar Bears - Got No Breeding

Lords Of The New Church - Lords Of The New Church

The Method Actors - Little Figures *

Martha & The Muffins - Metro Music

Middle Class - Homeland *

Mink DeVille - Coup De Grâce

Gary Myrick & The Figures - Gary Myrick & The Figures *

The Neats - The Monkey's Head In The Corner Of The Room *

Payola$ - In A Place Like This *

The Ruts - The Crack

Snips - La Rocca *

The Sound - From The Lions Mouth

The Sound - Jeopardy

The Suburbs - Credit In Heaven

The Suburbs - In Combo

The Sunnyboys - The Sunnyboys

Translator - Heartbeats And Triggers *

Johnny Warman - Walking Into Mirrors *



(* = on vinyl only as far as I know)

Answer 4

It's My Life - Talk Talk

Faith - The Cure

Forever Now - The Psychedelic Furs

Meat is Murder - The Smiths

A Kiss in the Dreamhouse - Siouxsie & the Banshees

Wild Planet - The B-52's

Neu! '75 - Neu!

Radio-Activity - Kraftwerk

Duty Now for the Future - Devo

Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants

Speaking in Tongues - The Talking Heads

Eat to the Beat - Blondie



And there are more, I just can't think of any at the moment.

Answer 5

Jesus of Cool ( or Pure pop for now people) Nick Lowe

Labor of Lust- Nick Lowe



New Boots & Panties/Do it Yourself/ Laughter- 3 albums by

Ian Dury and the Blockheads



Close to the Bone and self titled The Tom tom club ( backup band for Talking heads)





New wave meets rockabilly- Repeat when Necessary and Get it by Dave Edmunds



Power pop- The Records( self titled)

Answer 6

the first Tubeway Army --



Steel and You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLDDEGaytE

Listen to the Sirens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouvZuP3mNWo

Bombers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGCS0dRv1HM

Friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT83bIQz1aM

It Must Have Been Years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7opX35qIJs

Are You Real?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Ryh7LYgj0

Something's in the House

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ204XKxVPY

The Dream Police

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquZ_OXtxdU

My Love Is a Liquid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUbIYKJHmDg

Everyday I Die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQeswklQu-Q

My Shadow in Vain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQYtXdIk7I

Zero Bars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daRoVWsyXh4

The Life Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkygBknsmKs



XTC -- "White Music" & "Go 2" --



Funk Pop A Roll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngOjVt0X1i4

Radios in Motion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtE0qaUsNiY

Statue of Liberty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXhY1GX5dhU

Meccanik Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOpkwWSaNAs



The Flamin' Groovies -- "Shake Some Action" (1976)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7aoWX8ENT0



Edit --



PIL -- "Flowers of Romance" (1981)



Pere Ubu -- "Modern Dance" (1978)

(NOT as great as "Dub Housing" - but, important, imo)



the "2nd Hammill Triology" --

- Future Now (1978)

- pH7 (1979)

- A Black Box (1980)



Has anyone mentioned --



Throbbing Gristle --

- The Second Annual Report (1977)

- D.o.A: The Third and Final Report (1978)

- Pastimes/Industrial Muzak (1979)

- 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)

- Heathen Earth (1980)

- Mission of Dead Souls (1981)



the first Durutti Column ??

- The Return of the Durutti Column (1980)

Answer 7

true colours ~ split enz

second hand daylight ~ magazine

a different kind of tension ~ buzzcocks

hypnotised ~ undertones