1978 Part 1 This Is Pop?
XTC “Statue of Liberty” Single (1978) Virgin — Banned by the BBC 1/6
Sham 69 “Borstal Breakout” Single (1978) Polydor — 1/6
Rich Kids “Rich Kids” Single (1978) EMI — X-Pistol Glen Matlock plus future Ultravox 1/13
Sex Pistols “Anarchy In The U.S.A.” Troublemakers (1980) Warner Brothers — Last Live concert @ Winterland San Fran 1/14
Magazine “Shot By Both Sides” Single (1978) Virgin — Howard Devoto's new band Debut 1/16
The Buzzcocks “What Do I Get?” Single (1978) United Artists — 1/20 4th single
Kate Bush “Wuthering Heights” Single (1978) EMI — Debut single 1/20
Brian Eno “King's Lead Hat” Single (1978) EG/Polydor — Remixed single version 1/20 anagram Talking Heads
The Mekons “Never Been In A Riot” Single (1978) Fast Product — Debut single 1/20
The Adverts “No Time to Be 21” Single (1978) Bright — 1/20
The Zippers “You're So Strange” Single (1978) Back Door Man — LA band Jan?
Swell Maps “Read About Seymour” Single (1978) Rough Trade — Debut single 1/30
Blondie “Denis” Single (1978) Chrysalis — Randy and the Rainbows cover #2 hit in UK 2/4
Nick Lowe “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass” Single (1978) Radar — Jesus of Cool Lp a few weeks later 2/8
Generation X “Ready Steady Go” Single (1978) Chrysalis — Billy Idol and Co 2/10
Wreckless Eric “Reconnez Cherie” Single (1978) Stiff — Speeded up a bit 2/10
Squeeze “Take Me I'm Yours” Single (1978) A and M — Lp followed in days 2/10
Métal Urbain “Paris Maquis” Single (1978) Rough Trade — French Group - 1st single on Rough Trade 2/14
The Clash “Clash City Rockers”Single (1978) CBS Records — Included on US version of 1st LP 2/17
Wire “I Am the Fly”Single (1978)Harvest — 2nd 45 2/23
Destroy All Monsters “Bored” Single (1978) IDBI — Stooges related from Detroit 2/25
Patti Smith “Because The Night” Single (1978) Arista — Easter Lp Springsteen Cover 3/3
Elvis Costello and The Attractions “(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea” Live At the El Mocambo (1978) Columbia — 45 released 3 days earlier - Live in Toronto 3/6
Pere Ubu “Non-Alignment Pact” The Modern Dance (1978) Blank — Cleveland 1st LP 3/9
The Weirdos “(We Got The) Neutron Bomb” Single (1978) Dangerhouse — LA band 3/15
Stiff Little Fingers “Suspect Device” Single (1978) Rigid Digits — Debut 45 3/15
The Rutles “I Must Be In Love” The Rutles (1978) Warner Brothers — All You Need is Cash TV 3/22
The Ramones “Do You Wanna Dance?” Rocket To Russia (1978) Sire — 3rd LP and Single 3/24
Ian Gomm “Come On” Single (1978) Albion — Chuck Berry cover ex Brinsley Schwartz Mar?
The Boomtown Rats “She's So Modern” Single (1978) Ensign — Sir Bob Geldof and co 3/31
X “Adult Books” Single (1978) Dangerhouse — Debut 45 LA Band 4/4
The Cramps “Surfin' Bird” Single (1978) Vengeance — Debut 45 NYC Band 4/4
The Normal “T.V.O.D.” Single (1978) Mute — First Mute 45 4/6
Television “Glory” Adventure (1978) Elektra — 4/7 second LP
The Police “Roxanne” Single (1978) A and M — 4/7 second single Big Hit
Television Personalities “14th Floor” Single (1978) Teen 78 — Debut 45 Dan Treacy 4/9
The Kinks “Live Life ” Misfits (1978) Arista — 4/14
X-Ray Spex “The Day the World Turned Day-Glo” Single (1978) Art-I- Ficial Records — Germ Free Adolescents Lp a week later 4/14
The Suburbs “Go” The Suburbs (1978) Twin/Tone Records — Minneapolis - First Twin/Tone release 4/17
Kraftwerk “Neonlicht” Single (1978) EMI — German version by German Band 4/19
XTC “This Is Pop?” Single (1978) Virgin — Rerecorded for the Single 4/21
The Only Ones “Another Girl, Another Planet” Single (1978) CBS — 4/21
Vom “I'm In Love With Your Mom” Live at Surf City EP (1978) White Noise — Pre Angry Samoans LA Band 4/24
Throbbing Gristle “United” Single (2011) Industrial Records Ltd. — Debut 45 4/26
The B 52's “Rock Lobster” Single (1978) Db Records — Debut single Athens GA band 5/4
The Rolling Stones “Miss You” Some Girls (1978) Rolling Stones — Lp followed soon 5/10
Rudi “Big Time” Single (1978) Good Vibrations — 5/10
Plastic Bertrand “Ca Plane Pour Moi” Single (1978) Sire — French 5/13
Nips “King Of The Bop” Single (1978) Soho Records — Post Nipple Erectors Pre Pogues 5/16
The Members “Solitary Confinement” Single (1978) Stiff — One Off 45 5/26
