Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987, Various Artists, 4CD Bookpack
Various Artists
Cherry Red
£24.99 Released September 25, 2020.
• 4CD / 90 track set exploring the work of female artists in the decade following the punk explosion.
• From household names and legends – Alison Moyet, Toyah, Kirsty MacColl, Nico, Tracey Thorn, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, Pauline Murray, Sinead O’Connor, Tracey Ullman, Cosey Fanni Tutti – to underground figureheads and unsung pioneers.
• Spanning the genres – from the punk howl of X-Ray Spex and the NWOBHM stylings of Girlschool to Cosey Fanni Tutti’s post-TG electronica, the experimental dub of Vivien Goldman and the the High Street pop of Bananarama.
Features a Girls At Our Best! track: Fast Boyfriends.