'77The Year of Punk New Wave Author:Henrik Bech Poulsen The first punk album was released in 1977 with The Damned's debut, and era-defining singles by The Sex Pistols and The Clash followed, as well as key records by lesser acts like Buzzcocks and Tom Robinson. '77 is a detailed history of all of the 200 UK punk or new wave artists who released a record in 1977, making the most complete docume... more »nt of the punk scene that thrived before punk's revolutionary spirit burned out.« less