So80s

So8os began in 2009 as a way for DJs Blank & Jones to release some of their favorite, often rare, 12" remixes from the 1980s.  With so many artists having reissued expanded versions of older albums, most of these aren't so rare any longer, but on the whole it's still a very worthwhile collection.

Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground

Probably my favorite '80s box set. Are there big artists left off? Yes. Are there some songs I would've swapped out for different ones? Yes.  But as an overview of what alternative music was in that decade, this pretty much touches all the different sub-genres.  If there is one single item you could give to someone and say - this is what alternative music was in its first decade - look no further.

Rock Against Bush

Great compilation set for a great cause.  There needs to be a new one for 2018.

To The Outside of Everything - Post Punk 1977-1981

To The Outside of Everything - UK Post Punk 1977-1981 is a nice 5 x CD box set, which serves as a great introduction to the genre.