SMASH HITS, DECEMBER 1978: The Jam figure twice on "20
Of Another Kind", Polydor’s New Wave compilation album. There are one or
two fillers among the 20 tracks, but mostly it's a strong collection (and a
good way to catch up on some fine singles you might have neglected to add to
your collection in their 7" forms). Best tracks are Siouxsie & The
Banshees' 'Hong Kong Garden', The Jam's 'In The City', The Stranglers' 'No More
Heroes', Sham's 'If The Kids Are United', and The Adverts' 'Gary Gilmore's
Eyes'. Also represented are Otway & Barratt, Gen X, The Boys and 999. SMASH
HITS, JANUARY 1979: Release of the new wave compilation "20 Of Another
Kind", which we told you about last month, has been held up due to
objections from Siouxsie & The Banshees over the inclusion of 'Hong Kong
Garden'. The Banshees say they weren't asked if they would allow their track to
go on, and now they're withholding permission.
SMASH HITS, FEBRUARY 1979: Reasonable collection of
mainstream New Wave singles from 1978 for the non-singles buyer. All
established stuff, however only The Cure offer anything really new and
interesting. Still, at least you know what you're getting this time. Dreadful
cover.