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

Album by Various Artists

RockNew WavePost-PunkElectronicExperimental

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Michael’s Monetary System
    1:45
  2. 2.
    You’ll Lose
    3:37
  3. 3.
    Love Lies Limp
    3:07
  4. 4.
    Freeway
    4:10
  5. 5.
    Suspended Sentence
    2:51
  6. 6.
    O Levels
    2:07
  7. 7.
    Black Velvet
    1:57
  8. 8.
    Optimism/Reject
    1:11
  9. 9.
    Hard Times
    4:09
  10. 10.
    Nobody’s Scared
    2:06
  11. 11.
    Washed Up
    3:07
  12. 12.
    Charles
    2:34
  13. 13.
    Police Oppression
    3:31
  14. 14.
    Neutron Bomb
    2:59
  15. 15.
    Mixed Up World
    3:12
  16. 16.
    Aerosol Burns
    2:01
  17. 17.
    It
    2:41
  18. 18.
    The Demon
    4:05
  19. 19.
    Master
    2:22
  20. 20.
    Situations Vacant
    3:36
  21. 21.
    Is and Ought the Western World
    3:45
  22. 22.
    Wolf
    1:48
  23. 23.
    Cool
    3:12
  24. 24.
    He’s Frank
    2:37
  25. 25.
    International
    4:02
  26. 26.
    Fruitless
    2:14
  27. 27.
    01‐01‐212
    2:39
  28. 28.
    Times Encounter
    1:55

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    H‐Eyes
    2:48
  2. 2.
    Lord Lucan Is Missing
    3:30
  3. 3.
    The Competition
    1:39
  4. 4.
    Girl Gets Nervous
    2:21
  5. 5.
    I Don’t Want to Work for British Airways
    2:48
  6. 6.
    Cold City
    2:02
  7. 7.
    (I Saw) Batman (In the Launderette)
    2:39
  8. 8.
    Stereo Love
    2:04
  9. 9.
    Commuter Man
    5:40
  10. 10.
    Heathen
    2:39
  11. 11.
    In Love
    3:06
  12. 12.
    Sing Song
    1:35
  13. 13.
    Mother Moon
    2:16
  14. 14.
    The Ultimate System
    4:00
  15. 15.
    Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)
    4:31
  16. 16.
    Every Day I Die
    1:26
  17. 17.
    Nagasaki’s Children
    4:15
  18. 18.
    Metal Sheet
    1:22
  19. 19.
    Cold Rebellion
    3:28
  20. 20.
    I Don’t Believe
    4:24
  21. 21.
    Subculture Fashion Slaves
    3:50
  22. 22.
    God’s Got Religion
    2:51
  23. 23.
    Christine Keeler
    3:37
  24. 24.
    Boys Keep Swinging
    3:39
  25. 25.
    Beautiful Pictures
    1:49
  26. 26.
    Top of the Pops
    2:19
  27. 27.
    Exhibition
    2:51

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Domestic Departure
    2:21
  2. 2.
    Reconstruction
    5:03
  3. 3.
    Them or Me
    3:55
  4. 4.
    Choreography
    2:39
  5. 5.
    Chance Meeting [Absolute Version]
    2:54
  6. 6.
    On the Air
    3:33
  7. 7.
    Masochistic Opposite
    3:33
  8. 8.
    Minstrel Radio Yoghurt
    2:39
  9. 9.
    You Get Everywhere
    2:41
  10. 10.
    Bloody
    2:33
  11. 11.
    Hey Operator
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Art Nouveau
    3:39
  13. 13.
    Shangri‐La
    3:32
  14. 14.
    Oscar Automobile
    3:07
  15. 15.
    Self Employed
    4:26
  16. 16.
    Fashionable Junkies
    1:42
  17. 17.
    Authophagous
    2:01
  18. 18.
    Modichy in Aneration
    2:05
  19. 19.
    No Message
    3:15
  20. 20.
    The Feeling’s Mutual
    2:40
  21. 21.
    Lean on Me
    3:39
  22. 22.
    Chimneys
    4:34
  23. 23.
    Short Time
    3:10
  24. 24.
    Get
    3:44

Disc 4

  1. 1.
    Final Day
    1:43
  2. 2.
    You Get What You Deserve (A Love Song)
    3:04
  3. 3.
    The Damage Done
    3:02
  4. 4.
    Politics!
    3:16
  5. 5.
    Justice Not Vengeance
    3:58
  6. 6.
    Could Be Her, Could Be You
    3:20
  7. 7.
    Everything’s Roses
    3:16
  8. 8.
    Motorway
    2:00
  9. 9.
    The Russians Are Coming
    1:51
  10. 10.
    Motion
    3:02
  11. 11.
    Should Be More Ideal
    2:39
  12. 12.
    I Remember
    2:54
  13. 13.
    Insect Love
    3:29
  14. 14.
    Chips for Tea
    2:18
  15. 15.
    Defeated
    2:28
  16. 16.
    Holiday Song
    2:14
  17. 17.
    The Return
    3:14
  18. 18.
    Zigzagging
    2:52
  19. 19.
    When I See You
    3:17
  20. 20.
    Domino Theory
    3:37
  21. 21.
    Launderette
    3:47
  22. 22.
    Ethics
    3:40
  23. 23.
    Shades of Black
    3:18
  24. 24.
    Plan 9 From Outer Space
    3:35
  25. 25.
    Break the Ice at Parties
    1:54
  26. 26.
    I Wanna Be Around (Paul)
    2:30

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