Been playing Adicts-Sound of music so many times lately. Any other good albums by them ?

The Outsiders, Adrian Borland's band before he formed The Sound, are seldom mentioned. Released two great albums and a godlike single.

So many classics! I think Crossing The Red Sea by The Adverts might be my favourite UK record from that period (alongside Wire - Pink Flag), but there are honestly so many killer records from the first wave. For cannon stuff, a lot has been mentioned above but I somehow only listened to this for the first time recently and can't believe I'd missed it for so long:

I’ve been digging the Users and also The Automatics - especially their tracks ‘Moth Into The Flame’ & ‘Walking With The Radio On’
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Luc At Tomorrow I can't believe I forgot to mention The Ruts. "The Crack" is one of the top late 70s UK punk albums. Top 5 material, no question.

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      Don't forget Sham 69 for classic, the Drones and Menace for slightly-less-than-classic.

      This is a good resource https://punk77.co.uk/uk-bands/

      Once you've covered everything in the Punk Britannia documentary and Mojo magazine type lists I suggest checking out Raw Records, Small Wonder and Chiswick compliations. Live at the Vortex and Live at the Roxy good snapshots too.

      first 2 Cortinas singles are cool (skip the lp).
      Warsaw Pakt - Needle Time
      Killjoys 7"

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      Dolly Mixture, though they came a little later than most of the bands listed above.

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      One of my absolute fave Swell Maps cuts.

      I had a strange love of UK punk when I was a wee lad of 14/15. I distinctly remember trying to get my coworkers in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant to like the Toy Dolls and Sham 69. The feeling now is somewhat cringe but some of the songs hold up.

      Gotta get this one on karaoke.

          Nathan Loud I have a hard time picking a favorite but Vertical Slum is for sure up there. The lyrics to 'So What' are pure poetry.