Various Artists

Optimism/Reject: Punk and Post‐Punk Meets D‐I‐Y Aesthetic 1977–1981

Release date July 26, 2019

Tracklist

1
Michael’s Monetary System
1:45
1:45
2
You'll Lose
3:37
3:37
3
Love Lies Limp
3:07
3:07
4
Freeway
4:10
4:10
5
Suspended Sentence
2:51
2:51
6
O Levels
2:07
2:07
7
Black Velvet
1:57
1:57
8
Optimism/Reject
1:11
1:11
9
Hard Times
4:09
4:09
10
Nobody’s Scared
2:06
2:06
11
Washed Up
3:07
3:07
12
Charles
2:34
2:34
13
Police Oppression
3:31
3:31
14
Neutron Bomb
2:59
2:59
15
Mixed Up World
3:12
3:12
16
Aerosol Burns
2:01
2:01
17
It
2:41
2:41
18
The Demon
4:05
4:05
19
Master
2:22
2:22
20
Situations Vacant
3:36
3:36
21
Is and Ought the Western World
3:45
3:45
22
Wolf
1:48
1:48
23
Cool
3:12
3:12
24
He’s Frank
2:37
2:37
25
International
4:02
4:02
26
Fruitless
2:14
2:14
27
01-01-212
2:39
2:39
28
Times Encounter
1:55
1:55
29
H Eyes
2:48
2:48
30
Lord Lucan Is Missing
3:30
3:30
31
The Competition
1:39
1:39
32
Girl Gets Nervous
2:21
2:21
33
I Don't Want to Work for British Airways
2:48
2:48
34
Cold City
2:02
2:02
35
(I Saw) Batman (In the Launderette)
2:39
2:39
36
Stereo Love
2:04
2:04
37
Commuter Man
5:40
5:40
38
Heathen
2:39
2:39
39
In Love
3:06
3:06
40
Sing Song
1:35
1:35
41
Mother Moon
2:16
2:16
42
The Ultimate System
4:00
4:00
43
Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)
4:31
4:31
44
Every Day I Die
1:26
1:26
45
Nagasaki's Children
4:15
4:15
46
Metal Sheet
1:22
1:22
47
Cold Rebellion
3:28
3:28
48
I Don’t Believe
4:24
4:24
49
Subculture Fashion Slaves
3:50
3:50
50
God's Got Religion
2:51
2:51
51
Christine Keeler
3:37
3:37
52
Boys Keep Swinging
3:39
3:39
53
Beautiful Pictures
1:49
1:49
54
Top of the Pops
2:19
2:19
55
Exhibition
2:51
2:51
56
Domestic Departure
2:21
2:21
57
Reconstruction
5:03
5:03
58
Them or Me
3:55
3:55
59
Choreography
2:39
2:39
60
Chance Meeting
2:54
2:54
61
On the Air
3:33
3:33
62
Masochistic Opposite
3:33
3:33
63
Minstrel Radio Yoghurt
2:39
2:39
64
You Get Everywhere
2:41
2:41
65
Bloody
2:33
2:33
66
Hey Operator
2:11
2:11
67
Art Nouveau
3:39
3:39
68
Shangri‐La
3:32
3:32
69
Oscar Automobile
3:07
3:07
70
Self Employed
4:26
4:26
71
Fashionable Junkies
1:42
1:42
72
Authophagous
2:01
2:01
73
Modichy in Aneration
2:05
2:05
74
No Message
3:15
3:15
75
The Feeling's Mutual
2:40
2:40
76
Lean On Me
3:39
3:39
77
Chimneys
4:34
4:34
78
Short Time
3:10
3:10
79
Get
3:44
3:44
80
Final Day
1:43
1:43
81
You Get What You Deserve (A Love Song)
3:04
3:04
82
The Damage Done
3:02
3:02
83
Politics!
3:16
3:16
84
Justice Not Vengeance
3:58
3:58
85
Could Be Her, Could Be You
3:20
3:20
86
Everything's Roses
3:16
3:16
87
Motorway
2:00
2:00
88
The Russians Are Coming
1:51
1:51
89
Motion
3:02
3:02
90
Should Be More Ideal
2:39
2:39
91
I Remember
2:54
2:54
92
Insect Love
3:29
3:29
93
Chips for Tea
2:18
2:18
94
Defeated
2:28
2:28
95
Holiday Song
2:14
2:14
96
The Return
3:14
3:14
97
Zigzagging
2:52
2:52
98
When I See You
3:17
3:17
99
Domino Theory
3:37
3:37
100
Launderette
3:47
3:47
101
Ethics
3:40
3:40
102
Shades of Black
3:18
3:18
103
Plan 9 From Outer Space
3:35
3:35
104
Break the Ice at Parties
1:54
1:54
105
I Wanna Be Around (Paul)
2:30
2:30

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