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London is where it all went down in ’77, but punk had started bubbling up in New York City in ’75 and continued boiling through ’79. That fertile breeding ground of bands is explored as never before in these two sets: one with 2 CDs and a 184-page book, the other with four vinyl LPs and a 120-page book. The photos and essays make Max’s Kansas City, CBGB’s, Ardent Studios and other hallowed grounds come alive—complete with insider photos and sordid details—as the story of Ork Records and the whole New York scene unfolds. The thrillingly diverse sounds of that scene include "Little Johnny Jewel" Television; "Blank Generation," "You Gotta Lose" Richard Hell; "Fa Cé-La," "Forces at Work" Feelies; "All of the Time," "Summertime Blues" Alex Chilton; "Still Wanna Die" Cheetah Chrome; "If and When" Chris Stamey & the dB’s; "Get Off of My Cloud," Richard Lloyd; "Let It Blurt" Lester Bangs; "Love You Tonight" Prix; "Girl That I Love" Idols; "Red Lights" Marbles; "I Won’t Give Up" Erasers; "Channel 13" Student Teachers; "97 Tears" Revelons; "Shock Me" Link Cromwell and more! Numero Group.