Various artists: Rip It Up And Start Again (V2)

A spin-off from the excellent book of the same name by Simon Reynolds, this compilation takes an impressive stab at capturing the moment of frenzied creativity that occurred in the wake of punk, when rock music hurled itself in a thousand different s

A spin-off from the excellent book of the same name by Simon Reynolds, this compilation takes an impressive stab at capturing the moment of frenzied creativity that occurred in the wake of punk, when rock music hurled itself in a thousand different stylistic directions.

Reynolds, who selected the content himself, has eschewed the safety-first approach. Instead of the familiar big hits from The Human League, Heaven 17, The Specials and The Associates, we ...