Various Artists - David Hepworth's More Deep 70s: Underrated Cuts from a Misunderstood Decade (CD Box Set)

David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the '70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC's coverage of Live Aid in July 1985.

Following the success of his 4CD set Underrated Cuts from a Misunderstood Decade, Edsel is proud to announce a new release. Here David explains his thoughts when putting this 73-track compilation together, which he has annotated in the booklet, track by track:

"The '70s wasn't simply the most action-packed decade in the history of recorded music. It was also the final decade before we succumbed to the curse of genres. Because the four CDs inside have been programmed thematically for your listening pleasure, we have given them names which they didn't have at the time. Re-make / Re-model features cult heroes making twisted sense of tunes from more innocent times. Skinny Tie Music showcases the slinky pop purveyed by the acts who rolled back the cuffs of their jackets. Americana spotlights the sons and daughters of the republic singing of their homeland. Basing Street Blues is named for the home of Island Records, most charismatic of the UK's independent record labels. There's plenty of things about the '70s we wouldn't have back - inflation, smoke-filled rooms, fizzy keg for a start - but the music has never been bettered. As you'll hear."

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Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Let's Dance - Ramones
2. Satisfaction (I Can't Get No) - Devo
3. Goin' Back - Nils Lofgren
4. Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park) - The Hollies
5. Memphis - Don Covay
6. Baltimore - Nina Simone
7. What Do You Want the Girl to Do? - Lowell George
8. Don't Be Cruel (Slow Version) - Billy Swan
9. When Will I Be Loved? - The Bunch
10. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Frankie Miller
11. For You - Greg Kihn
12. Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
13. Rain - Todd Rundgren
14. Vine Street - Nilsson
15. Jamaica Say You Will - Joe Cocker
16. These Days - Terry Melcher
17. Spencer the Rover - John Martyn
18. 7 Bridges Road - Ian Matthews
19. Pamela Brown - Leo Kottke
20. Grinning in Your Face - The Pointer Sisters
21. Psycho - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

CD 2:
1. Cherry Bomb - The Runaways
2. Surrender - Cheap Trick
3. Double Life - The Cars
4. It's Different for Girls - Joe Jackson
5. I'm on Fire - Dwight Twilley Band
6. Just Your Friends - Mink De Ville
7. Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
8. Too Late - Shoes
9. Go All the Way - Raspberries
10. Local Girls - Graham Parker & The Rumour
11. Take Off Your Uniform - John Hiatt
12. Life Begins at the Hop - XTC
13. Dirty Water - The Inmates
14. What a Way to End It All - Deaf School
15. Rock and Roll Love Letter - Tim Moore
16. Up the Junction - Squeeze
17. Go Back - Crabby Appleton

CD 3:
1. Draggin' - Roger McGuinn
2. No Other - Gene Clark
3. P.F. Sloan - Jimmy Webb
4. Stoney End - Laura Nyro
5. Loving Arms - Millie Jackson
6. It's Not the Spotlight - Bobby Bland
7. I Been Hoodood - Dr. John
8. Fire on the Bayou - The Meters
9. Satisfied 'n' Tickled Too - Taj Mahal
10. I Scare Myself - Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
11. Honky Tonk Masquerade - Joe Ely
12. Desperados Waiting for a Train - Guy Clark
13. Someday Man - Paul Williams
14. I Wasn't Born in Tennessee - Chip Taylor
15. Georgia Blue - Joe Simon
16. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
17. New Delhi Freight Train - Terry Allen

CD 4:
1. (Let's Get This) Show on the Road - Head Hands & Feet
2. The Highway Song - Free
3. You Know More Than I Know - John Cale
4. Young Savage - Ultravox
5. It Has Not Taken Long - Nico
6. Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth - Sparks
7. Country Boy - The Heptones
8. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
9. Chase the Devil - Max Romeo & The Upsetters
10. On Broadway - Jess Roden
11. Did I Come Back Too Soon (Or Stay Away Too Long) - Swamp Dogg
12. Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You - Kevin Ayers
13. Rongwrong - 801
14. Eve - Jim Capaldi
15. Roll Over Vaughn Williams - Richard Thompson
16. Grappenhall Rag - Bryn Haworth
17. I Guess You Wish You'd Gone Home - Peter Skellern
18. Princess Royal - Morris On