PUNK

PRECURSORS:

THE SONICS (SEATTLE 1965)

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (NEW YORK CITY 1966)

MC5 (DETROIT 1970)

THE STOOGES (DETROIT 1970)

THE MODERN LOVERS (BOSTON 1973)

THE NEW YORK DOLLS (NEW YORK CITY 1973)

FIRST STIRRINGS (US):

PERE UBU (CLEVELAND 1975)

THE RAMONES (NEW YORK CITY 1977)

TELEVISION (NEW YORK CITY 1977)

CRAMPS (NEW YORK CITY 1981)

ANARCHY IN THE U.K.:

SEX PISTOLS (LONDON 1977)

THE CLASH (LONDON 1977)

WIRE (LONDON 1977)

X RAY SPEX (LONDON 1978)

BUZZCOCKS (MANCHESTER 1978)

SLITS (LONDON 1978)

MEKONS (LEEDS 1978)

KLEENEX/LiLiPUT (GENEVA 1979)

GANG OF FOUR (LEEDS 1980)

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS (CARDIFF 1980)