Punk 8-Tracks
One of the more bizarre artifacts of the early years of punk is the punk 8-track tape. There were no more than 5 years between the birth of punk and the death of the 8-track, and few companies bothered to produce them (Sire being the most notable exception.) There are few truly "punk" 8-tracks, but the numbers grow if one includes the associated genres. For the purists, I've separated out the proto-punk and new wave carts. No modern small-press releases are are listed, but some of the links on the bottom cover that. So far most of this is based on what I've seen on eBay. Other contributers are listed at the bottom. If you have something to add, please email band name, title, year, record label, catalog number and a scan or digital photo (if possible) to webmaster@collectorscum.com.
Punk
- Clash - S/T (recorded 1977 but probably only a 1979 USA release, Epic JEA 36060)
- Clash - Give 'em Enough Rope (1978, Epic E2A 35763)
- Clash - London Calling (1979, Epic E2A 36328)
- Clash - Sandinista! (1980, Epic EA 37038 / EAX 37037 & EA 37039 / EAX 37037)
- Clash - Combat Rock (1982, Epic FEA 37689)
- Dead Boys - Young Loud and Snotty (1977, Sire 8147 - 6038 H)
- Dickies - see the "No Wave" comp in the New Wave section below
- Diodes - S/T (1977, Columbia)
- Generation X - S/T (1978, Chrysalis 8CH 1169)
- Radio Birdman - Radios Appear (1978, Sire-GRT 8147)
- Ramones - S/T (1976, GRT/Sire 8147-7520, Canadian press has slightly different label, pictured at right)
- Ramones - Leave Home (1977, Sire 8147-SA 7528, both with and without "Carbona Not Glue" exist)
- Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1978, Sire 8147 6042 H)
- Ramones - Road to Ruin (1978, Sire 8147 6063 H, black cart is WB/Sire SIR M8 6063)
- Ramones - End of the Century (1980, Sire M8S6077)
- Ramones - Pleasant Dreams (1981, Sire M8S 3571)
- Ramones - Rock 'N' Roll High School Soundtrack (1981, Sire, also features songs by Nick Lowe, Brian Eno, P.J. Soles, Devo, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Brownsville Station, Chuck Berry, and Todd Rungren)
- Ramones - also see the New Wave various artists listings below
- Rezillos - Can't Stand the Rezillos (1978, Sire GRT 8147-6057)
- Saints - (I'm) Stranded (1977, GRT/Sire 8147 6039 H)
- Saints - Eternally Yours (Sire)
- Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks (1977, Warner Bros. WB M8 3147)
- Sham 69 - Tell Us The Truth (1978, Sire GRT 8147-6060H)
- Slaughter (& the Dogs) - Bite Back (1980, back of LP says 'also available on 8-track', can anyone confirm?)
- Stiff Little Fingers - All the Best (1983, Chrysalis)
- Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus (1977)
- Stranglers - No More Heroes (1977, United Artists)
- Stranglers - Black and White
- Teenage Head - Frantic City (1980, Attic 8AT-1081, Canada)
- Undertones - S/T (1979, Sire SIR M8S 6081)
- Vacants - England's Punk Rock Craze (1978?, Charm Originals CC-2062, Canada only?)
- Vibrators - Pure Mania (Columbia JCA 35038)
- Wire - Pink Flag (1977)
- X - Under the Big Black Sun (1982, Elektra)
Proto-punk/Garage (Just a selection -- this deserves its own discography.)
- Brinsley Schwartz - Despite It All (1970, pub rock with Nick Lowe)
- Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (Double Shot DST-8001)
- Deviants - Ptooff! (Sire)
- Dictators - Manifest Destiny (1977, Elektra/Asylum ET - 81109)
- Dictators - Bloodbrothers (1978, Elektra/Asylum)
- DMZ - S/T (1978, Sire)
- MC5 - Kick Out the Jams (Elektra EKM 84042, both censored and uncensored versions of "Kick Out the Jams" exist, also exists as a Muntz 4 track)
- MC5 - Back in the USA (Atlantic TP 8247, both censored and uncensored versions of "Teenage Lust" exist: lyric "girl" vs. "bitch")
- MC5 - High Time
- New York Dolls - S/T (1973, Mercury MC 8-1-675)
- New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon (1974, Mercury)
- Iggy Pop and James Williamson - Kill City (1977, Bomp)
- Stooges - S/T (Elektra M 84051)
- Stooges - Fun House (Elektra ET 84071, note that cover photo is from inside of gatefold LP)
- Stooges - Raw Power (Columbia)
- Stooges, Iggy and the - Metallic KO
- Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds of (International Artists)
- Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere (International Artists)
- Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Bull of the Woods (International Artists)
- Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Live (International Artists)
- Velvet Underground is well documented here (plus 4-tracks too.)
- Various Artists - Michigan Rocks (1977, Seeds and Stems, w/ Stooges, MC5, Detroit, SRC, Frost, Third Power, Rationals, Ted Nugent, Amboy Dukes)
- Various Artists - Nuggets (1972, Elektra T-82006, w/ Electric Prunes, Standells, Mouse, Blues Project, Sagittarius, Chocolate Watch Band, Shadows of Knight, Seeds, Barbarians, Remains, Magicians, Castaways, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Count Five, Michael & the Messangers, Cryan Shames, Amboy Dukes, Blues Magoos, Leaves, Strangeloves, Vagrants, Mojo Men, Third Rail, Premiers, Magic Mushrooms)
New Wave/Art/Pop/Etc.
- Adam and the Ants - Price Charming (1981, Epic AEA 37615)
- A's - S/T (1979, Arista 4238)
- B-52s - S/T (1979, Warner Bros. M8 3355)
- B-52s - Wild Planet (1980, Warner Bros.)
- B-52s - Mesopotamia
- B-52s - Whammy!
- Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion (1980, Chrysalis)
- Bizarros - S/T (1979, Mercury MC8-1-3776)
- Blondie - S/T (1976, CRC)
- Blondie - Plastic Letters (Chyrsalis)
- Blondie - Parallel Lines (Chyrsalis 8CH 1192)
- Blondie - Eat To The Beat (Chyrsalis 8CE 1225)
- Blondie - Autoamerican (1980, Chyrsalis BCE 1290)
- Blondie - Best of Blondie (1981, Chrysalis S153320)
- Blondie - The Hunter
- Boomtown Rats - A Tonic for the Troops (JCA 35750)
- Boomtown Rats - Fine Art of Surfacing
- Boomtown Rats - Mondo Bongo
- David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983, EMI America 8XO 517093, probably record club only)
- Bram Tchaikovsky - Strange Man, Charmed Man (1979, Polydor PD8-1-6211)
- Buggles - The Age of Plastic
- Cars - Greatest Hits (1985, Elektra E8 - 60464, probably record club only)
- Cars - Door to Door (1987, Elektra E8 60747, probably record club only)
- Chipmunks - Chipmunk Punk (1980, Excelsior, covers of Blondie and other non-punk bands)
- Cichlids - Be True To Your School (1980, Bold, Miami FL band)
- Contortions - Buy (1979)
- Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977, Columbia TC8 JCA 35037)
- Elvis Costello - Taking Liberties (1980, Columbia)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions - This Year's Model (1978, Columbia TC8 JCA 35331)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces (1978, Columbia TC8 JCA 35709)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Get Happy! (1980, Columbia TC8 JCA 36347)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Trust (1981, Columbia)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Almost Blue (1981, Columbia)
- Elvis Costello - Punch the Clock (1983, Columbia)
- Cretones - Thin Red Line (1980, Planet)
- Cynics - (Alaska band, 2 releases in '82 and '83)
- Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo! (1978, Warner Bros.)
- Devo - Duty Now for the Future (1979, Warner Bros. M8 3387)
- Devo - Freedom Of Choice (1980, Warner Bros.)
- Devo - New Traditionalists (1981, Warner Bros.)
- Devo - Oh No It's Devo! (1982, Warner Bros. W8-23741)
- Duran Duran - Rio (Capitol)
- Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties (Stiff AS8 0002, 1978)
- Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Do It Yourself (1979, Stiff/Epic JEA 36104)
- Eddie and the Hotrods - Teenage Depression (1976, Island)
- Eddie and the Hotrods - Life on the Line (1977, Island)
- Fabulous Poodles - Think Pink (1979, Epic JEA 36256)
- Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Stars (Epic)
- Flamin' Groovies - Now (1978, GRT/Sire 8147 6059 H)
- Flock of Seagulls - S/T (1982, Arista V8 33003)
- Flying Lizards - S/T (1981)
- BB Gabor - S/T (1980, Anthem, Canada only?)
- Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
- Go-Go's - Vacation (IRS)
- Greg Kihn Band - With the Naked Eye (1979, Elektra/Asylum B8-10063)
- Debbie Harry - Kookoo
- Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation (1977, Sire GRT 8147-6037H)
- Human League - Dare (1981)
- Billy Idol - S/T (1982, Capitol)
- Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1983, Chrysalis)
- Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile (1986, Chrysalis QVA 41514, probably record club only)
- Joe Jackson - Look Sharp (1979, A&M 8T 4743)
- Joe Jackson - I'm the Man (1979, A&M)
- Jam - In the City (1977, Polydor)
- Jam - This is the Modern World (1977, Polydor 8T-1-6129)
- Jam - All Mod Cons (1978, Polydor)
- Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (1980)
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981)
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth (1984, probably record club only)
- Knack - Get the Knack (1979, Capitol 8X0 11948)
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Mercury MC 8 1-3704)
- Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian (1975, Vertigo VC8 2006)
- Kraftwork - Trans-Europe Express (1977, Capitol 8XW 11603)
- Kraftwork - The Man Machine (1978)
- Nick Lowe - Pure Pop for Now People (1978, Columbia)
- Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust (1979, Columbia)
- Nick Lowe - Nick the Knife (1982, Columbia)
- M - New York - London - Paris - Munich (1979, Sire/Warner Bros. WB M8S 6084)
- Men at Work - Cargo
- Men at Work - Business as Usual
- Men at Work - Two Hearts (1985, Columbia FCA 40078, probably record club only)
- Meteors - Teenage Heart (1980, Passport/PVC PVC8-7911)
- Mink DeVille - Return to Magenta (1978, 8XW 11780)
- Missing Persons - Spring Session M (1982, Capitol S 152455, probably record club only)
- Modern Lovers - S/T (1976, Berserkley 0050)
- Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman & The...) - S/T (1976, GRT/Berserkley 8380 0048 H)
- Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman & The...) - Rock & Roll with the Modern Lovers (1977, Beserkley/CBS PZA 34800)
- Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman & The...) - Modern Lovers Live (1977, Beserkley 8350-0055 H)
- Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman & The...) - Back in Your Life (1979, Beserkley)
- Motels - S/T (1979, Capital 8XT 11996)
- Motels - Careful (1980, Capital 8XT 12070)
- Motels - All Four One (1982, Capitol)
- Naked Eyes - S/T (1983)
- Nervous Eaters - S/T (Elektra)
- Now - S/T (1979, Midsong International MS8-014, NY powerpop band, but not the same as the Rochester group of the same name)
- Gary Numan - Pleasure Principle (1979, Atlantic)
- Gary Numan - Telekon (1980, ATCO TP 32-103)
- Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - Replicas (1979, ATCO TP 38-117)
- Off Broadway USA - On (1979, Atlantic)
- Pirates - Out of Their Skulls
- Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi (Sire)
- Plastic Bertrand - J'te Fais Un Plan (1978)
- Plimsouls
- Police - Outlandos D'Amour (1979, A&M 8T-4753)
- Police - Reggatta de Blanc (1979, A&M 8T-4792)
- Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980, A&M 8T 4831)
- Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981, A&M 8T-3730)
- Police - Synchronicity (1983, A&M 8T 3735)
- Police - Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1988, A&M 8T 3902, probably record club only)
- Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (1977, RCA AFS1-2488)
- Iggy Pop - The Idiot (1977, RCA)
- Iggy Pop - TV Eye 1977 Live (1977, RCA)
- Iggy Pop - New Values (1979, Arista)
- Iggy Pop - Soldier (1980, Arista)
- Pretenders - S/T (Sire)
- Pretenders - II (1981, WB/Sire SIR M8S 3572)
- Public Image Ltd. - Second Edition (1980, Warner Bros. 2W8 3288)
- Quick - Mondo Deco (1976, Mercury)
- Records - S/T (Virgin TP13130)
- Reds - S/T (1978, A&M)
- Lou Reed - Berlin (1973, RCA P8S-11670)
- Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (1975, RCA)
- Lou Reed - Street Hassle (1978, Arista)
- Tom Robinson Band - Power In the Darkness (1978, Capitol)
- Tom Robinson Band - TRB Two (1979)
- Runaways - Queens of Noise (1977, Mercury MC 8 1-1126)
- Runaways - Live in Japan (1977, Mercury, Canada)
- Runaways - Waitin' for the Night (1977, Mercury)
- Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Scream (1979, Polydor)
- Slik - S/T (1976, Bell, features Midge Ure, pre-PVC2, Rich Kids, Ultravox, Zones)
- Patti Smith - Horses (1975, GRT/Arista 8301 4066)
- Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethiopa (1976, GRT/Arista 8301 4097)
- Patti Smith Group - Easter (1978, Arista 4171)
- Patti Smith Group - Wave (1979, Arista 4221)
- Sniff 'n' the Tears - Fickle Heart (1978)
- Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
- Sparks - Kimono My House (1974, Island Y81-9272)
- Specials - S/T (1980, Chrysalis 8CH 1265)
- Specials - More Specials (1980, Chrysalis)
- Split Enz - True Colours (1979)
- Split Enz - Waiata (1981, A&M)
- Squeeze - Singles: 45's and Under (1982, CRC 8T 4922, record club only?)
- States - S/T (1979)
- Talking Heads - 77 (1977, Sire)
- Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978, Sire)
- Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979, Sire SIR M8S 6076)
- Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980, Sire)
- Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983, Sire W8-23883, also WB/Sire W8 81683?)
- Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984, Sire)
- Television - Marquee Moon (1977, Elektra/Asylum ET-81098)
- Television - Adventure (1978, Elektra/Asylum ET-8133)
- Thompson Twins - Into the Gap (1984, Arista S 124567, probably record club only)
- Tuff Darts - S/T (1978, GRT/Sire 8147 6048 H)
- Ultratox - Ultravox! (1977, Island/Warner Bros. Y81 - 9449)
- Vapors - New Clear Day (United Artists 8LT 1049)
- Venus & The Razorblades
- James White and the Blacks - Off White
- XTC - Drums and Wires (Virgin TP 13134, also Virgin Canada 8XV - 2129)
- Yipes! - A Bit Irrational (Millenium, 1980, Wisconsin power pop band)
- Various - The Beat (1982, K-Tel , w/ Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Go Go's, A Flock of Seagulls, Kim Wilde, Sparks, Waitresses, Haircut One Hundred, OMD, Bow Wow Wow, Split Enz, Thompson Twins, Graham Parker, Duran Duran)
- Various - Concerts For The People of Kampuchea (w/ Clash, Specials, Ian Dury, Pretenders+)
- Various - Full Tilt (K-Tel, w/ Vapors, Blondie, Monks, Pat Benatar, etc.)
- Various - Live at CBGB's (1976, Atlantic TP2508, w/ Mink DeVille, Shirts, Tuff Darts, Laughing Dogs, Manster, Stuart's Hammer, Miamis)
- Various - Marty Thau Presents 2x5 (1980, Red Star RED-8-100, w/ Fleshtones, Student Teachers, Bloodless Pharoahs, Comateens, Revelons)
- Various - No Wave (1978, A&M, w/ Police, Dickies, Squeeze, Joe Jackson+)
- Various - Rock 80 (1980, K-Tel, w/ Gary Numan, Sniff n The Tears, Knack, Ian Gomm, Joe Jackson, Pat Benatar, Blondie, Ramones, Cheap Trick, M, Pretenders, Nick Lowe)
- Various - Stiffs Live (1978, Stiff AS8 0001, w/ Nick Lowe's Last Chicken In The Soup, Wreckless Eric & New Rockets, Larry Wallis' Psychedelic Rowdies, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Ian Dury & The Blockheads)
- Various - Street Wave (K-Tel, w/ Ramones, Teenage Head, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Pretenders, etc.)
- Various - Times Square Soundtrack (RSO, w/ Ramones, Gary Numan, Talking Heads, Pretenders, XTC, Ruts, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Joe Jackson, Cure)
Special Reel-to-Reel Section!
Do the following exist?
- Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom (1982, Columbia)
- Elvis Costello - Goodbye Cruel World (1984, Columbia)
- Cramps
- Dead Boys - We Have Come For Your Children (1978, Sire)
- Generation X - Valley of the Dolls (1979, Chrysalis)
- Generation X - Kiss Me Deadly (1981, Chrysalis)
- Damned - damneddamneddamned
- Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Laughter (1980)
- Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Jukebox Dury (1981)
- Jam - Setting Sons (1979, Polydor)
- Jam - Sound Affects (1980, Polydor)
- Jam - The Gift (1982, Polydor)
- Jam - Dig the New Breed (1982, Polydor)
- Nick Lowe - The Abominable Showman (1983, Columbia)
- Ramones - It's Alive
- Ramones - Subterranean Jungle (1983, Sire)
- Ramones - Too Tough to Die (1985, Warner Bros.)
- Replacements
- Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody's Heroes (1980, Chrysalis)
- Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx! (1980, Chrysalis)
- Stiff Little Fingers - Go For It (1981, Chrysalis)
- Stiff Little Fingers - Now Then... (1982, Chrysalis)
- Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982, Sire)
- Talking Heads - Little Creatures (Sire, 1985)
- Talking Heads - True Stories (Sire, 1986)
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