Postpunk Chronicles: Left of the Dial

by Various Artists

Postpunk Chronicles: Left of the Dial cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: January 1999
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:45
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The third volume of Rhino's Postpunk Chronicles series, subtitled 'Left of the Dial', gathers American college-radio and underground acts of the late 1970s and 1980s. The series framed post-punk as a transatlantic movement rather than a purely British one.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, lo-fi, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Radio Free Europe (3:49)
  2. Outdoor Miner (2:51)
  3. Transmission (3:38)
  4. Ceremony (4:25)
  5. Eye Of The Lens (4:04)
  6. In Shreds (4:09)
  7. Smiles & Laughter (3:12)
  8. I'm In Love With A German Film Star (4:02)
  9. Airwaves (3:36)
  10. Sugar Hiccup (3:41)
  11. Pink Frost (4:00)
  12. I Am A Rock (2:14)
  13. Do You Dream In Colour? (3:49)
  14. No One's Little Girl (4:31)
  15. Academy Fight Song (3:11)
  16. Tell Me When It's Over (3:33)

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