Punks Got Soul

 

In a similar vein to Steppingstones (punk covers of garage rock) and Nuggetized (punk covers of psychedelia), here's Punks Got Soul.  The first set starts out with pub rockers (Feelgoods, Hot Rods, Lew Lewis, Count Bishops). 

Then we get into the first wave of UK punk (Saints, Stranglers, Jam, Cortinas), and from there it's on to the Mod revival (Dexys, Secret Affair, Merton Parkas, Chords) and the ska revival (Specials, English Beat). Elvis Costello, Graham Parker and the Boomtown Rats are in there too. All of these genres and subgenres (including the original ska and Mod movements) were influenced by soul, Motown, R&B and blues.  

The second volume includes US artists, mixing in a bit of downtown NYC artiness (Contortions, Del Byzanteens, Talking Heads) and a couple of Dolls (David and Johnny) who first reminded us that girl groups were badass.  Plus more UK punk (Clash, Saints, Jam, 999, Boys, Upstarts), more pub rock (Roogalator, Inmates, Nine Below Zero), a few post-punks (Slits, Flying Lizards, Inner City Unit), and some new wave (Jane Aire, Japan, Original Mirrors).  Please enjoy irresponsibly!