To the outside of everything : a story of UK post punk 1977-1981

"This is 'A Story of UK Post-Punk 1977-81' and not the Definitive Gaze Guide to P-p-p-post hyphen punk. Audio snapshots of the days when, like now, there was just so much choice, so many possibilities - but some of them a dead end and like any experimentation, some of it yeilded inconclusive results -. Don't get me wrong, this is a really great boxed set - worth the money; some classic, unbeatable music from a different kitchen, And some curiosities and obscure gems - but it's the whole concept of 'post-punk' which I call into question here ... Maybe it is better that it's a mixtape stew of Peel-like eclecticism. It is an endlessly fascinating (and at times infuriating) collection. It is full of surprises both pleasant and not-so - but still an essential documentation of the era -".

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