David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojoand The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC's coverage of Live Aid in July 1985. David has written seven books about music since 2016: 1971 -Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year; Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star; Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop; A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives; Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need; Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America; and Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio. David writes a weekly column on podcasts for Radio Times, and throughout the past four years he has co-hosted, with Mark Ellen, hundreds of Word In Your Ear/ Atticinterviews on YouTube, with appearances from a galaxy of musicians and authors. Following the success of his 4CD set UNDERRATED CUTS FROM A MISUNDERSTOOD DECADE, Edsel is proud to announce a new release. Here David explains his thoughts when putting this 73-trackcompilationtogether, which he has annotated in the booklet, track by track: The 70s wasn't simply the most action-packed decade in the history of recorded music. It was also the final decade before we succumbed to the curse of genres. Because the four CDs inside have been programmed thematically for your listening pleasure, we have given them names which they didn't have at the time. Re-make / Re-modelfeatures cult heroes making twisted sense of tunes from more innocent times. Skinny Tie Musicshowcases the slinky pop purveyed by the acts who rolled back the cuffs of their jackets. Americanaspotlights the sons and daughters of the republic singing of their homeland. Basing Street Bluesis named for the home of Island Records, most charismatic of the UK's independent record labels. There's plenty of things about the 70s we wouldn't have back -inflation, smoke-filled rooms, fizzy keg for a start -but the music has never been bettered. As you'll hear.

Track List

1. The Ramones: Let's Dance
2. Devo: Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
3. Nils Lofgren:Goin ' Back
4. The Hollies: Sandy (4th of July Asbury Park)
5. Don Covay: Memphis
6. Nina Simone: Baltimore
7. Lowell George: What Do You Want the Girl to Do?
8. Billy Swan: Don't Be Cruel [Slow Version]
9. The Bunch: When Will I Be Loved?
10. Frankie Miller: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
11. Greg Kihn: For You
12. Thin Lizzy: Rosalie [Live]
13. Todd Rundgren: Rain
14. Nilsson: Vine Street
15. Joe Cocker: Jamaica Say You Will
16. Terry Melcher: These Days
17. John Martyn: Spencer the Rover
18. Ian Matthews: 7 Bridges Road
19. Leo Kottke: Pamela Brown
20. The Pointer Sisters: Grinning in Your Face
21. Elvis Costello ; the Attractions: Psycho [Live]
22. The Runaways: Cherry Bomb
23. Cheap Trick: Surrender
24. The Cars: Double Life
25. Joe Jackson: It's Different for Girls
26. Dwight Twilley Band: I'm on Fire
27. Mink de Ville: Just Your Friends
28. Sniff 'N' the Tears: Driver's Seat
29. Shoes: Too Late
30. Raspberries: Go All the Way
31. Graham Parker ; the Rumour: Local Girls
32. John Hiatt: Take Off Your Uniform
33. XTC: Life Begins at the Hop
34. The Inmates: Dirty Water
35. Deaf School: What a Way to End It All
36. Tim Moore: Rock and Roll Love Letter
37. Squeeze: Up the Junction
38. Crabby Appleton: Go Back
39. Roger McGuinn:Draggin '
40. Gene Clark: No Other
41. Jimmy Webb: P.F. Sloan
42. Laura Nyro: Stoney End
43. Millie Jackson: Loving Arms
44. Bobby Bland: It's Not the Spotlight
45. Dr John: I Been Hoodood
46. The Meters: Fire on the Bayou
47. Taj Mahal: Satisfied 'N Tickled Too
48. Dan Hicks ; His Hot Licks: I Scare Myself
49. Joe Ely: Honky Tonk Masquerade
50. Guy Clark: Desperados Waiting for a Train
51. Paul Williams: Someday Man
52. Chip Taylor: I Wasn't Born in Tennessee
53. Joe Simon: Georgia Blue
54. Muddy Waters: Mannish Boy
55. Terry Allen: New Delhi Freight Train
56. Head Hands Feet: (Let's Get This) Show on the Road
57. Free: The Highway Song
58. John Cale: You Know More Than I Know
59. Ultravox!: Young Savage
60. Nico: It Has Not Taken Long
61. Sparks: Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
62. The Heptones: Country Boy
63. Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
64. Max Romeo ; the Upsetters: Chase the Devil
65. Jess Roden: On Broadway
66. Swamp Dogg: Did I Come Back Too Soon (Or Stay Away Too Long)
67. Kevin Ayers: Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You
68. 801: Rongwrong
69. Jim Capaldi: Eve
70. Richard Thompson: Roll Over Vaughan Williams
71. Bryn Haworth: Grappenhall Rag
72. Peter Skellern: I Guess You Wish You'd Gone Home
73. Morris on: Princess Royal