History in Five Songs Episode 326: Punk in 1976

In Episode 326 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin tracks the explosive pre-album stirrings of punk—from the Ramones’ debut and the Saints’ first single to the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, and Damned taking shape—marking the moment the underground coalesced into a global movement.

1. Ramones – “Judy is a Punk”
2. The Saints – “(I’m) Stranded”
3. The Damned – “New Rose”
4. Chris Spedding + The Vibrators – “Pogo Dancing”
5. The Sex Pistols – “Anarchy in the UK”

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