new wave

1978
Public Image Ltd In preparing their debut studio album, Public Image: First Issue

In preparing their debut studio album, Public Image: First Issue , the band spent their recording budget well before the record was completed. As a result, the final album comprised eight tracks of varying sound quality, half of which were written and recorded in a rush after the money had…
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The Damned (band) The former members of the band worked on a series of brief side

The former members of the band worked on a series of brief side projects and solo recordings, all making little commercial impact. Scabies formed a one-off band called “Les Punks” for a late 1978 gig. Les Punks was a quasi-reunion of the Damned (without Brian James or Edmonds) that featured…
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Split Enz moved back to New Zealand

The group moved back to New Zealand for Christmas 1978.

Midnight Oil Run by Night

Midnight Oil’s first single “Run by Night” followed in December, but had very little chart success, peaking at No. 100 on the singles charts.

The Adverts Switching to RCA Records , the Adverts released three additional

Switching to RCA Records , the Adverts released three additional well-regarded singles, “Television’s Over” on 10 November 1978, “My Place” on 1 June 1979 and “Cast of Thousands” on 19 October 1979, but were unable to maintain their momentum. Their career stalled after the release of their second album Cast…
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The Clash Give ‘Em Enough Rope

The album Give ‘Em Enough Rope was released in early November 1978, and received mixed reviews in the UK music press, where some reviewers complained about its relatively mainstream production style. The album reached number 2 in the UK album chart. NME readers voted Give ‘Em Enough Rope the second-best…
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The Police follow-up single

The follow-up single, ” So Lonely “, issued in November 1978, failed to chart.

Midnight Oil released by Powderworks

which was released by Powderworks in November 1978 and peaked at No. 43 on the Australian albums charts.

Siouxsie and the Banshees The band released their debut album, The Scream , in November 1978

The band released their debut album, The Scream , in November 1978. Nick Kent of NME said of the record: “Certainly, the traditional three-piece sound has never been used in a more unorthodox fashion with such stunning results”.

Duran Duran Childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes formed Duran Duran in

Childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes formed Duran Duran in 1978 in Birmingham , England, together with Taylor’s art school friend Stephen Duffy , naming their band after “Dr. Durand Durand”, Milo O’Shea ‘s character from the science fiction film Barbarella (1968), the day after the film was broadcast…
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