Various - New York Noise: Dance Music From the New York Underground 1978-1982 [Soul Jazz, 2003] : 7.5 (high B+)

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Update: Reissued in 2016 with 7 replacement tracks and a slightly different date range in subtitle (1977-1982). No change in grade, although I do appreciate the Arto [Lindsay]/Neto and Alan Vega tracks (and rue some of the losses). Here are the replacements:

Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"
DNA - "5:30"
Rammelzee vs K Rob - "Beat Bop"
Glenn Branca - "Lesson No.1 for Electric Guitar"
The Bloods - "Button-Up"
ESG - "You Make No Sense"
Defunkt - "Defunkt"
 
for

Konk - "Elephant"
Chain Gang - "Son of Sam"
Arto/Neto - "Pini Pini"
Bush Tetras - "Too Many Creeps"
Alan Vega - "Bye Bye Bayou"
Mars - "3E"
Implog - "Breakfast"