A single-disc, 25-track collection of the first and second waves of British punk,
Give It Some Punk
doesn't necessarily feature the best-known versions of the songs present -- some are live versions used due to licensing restrictions -- but it does hit a lot of the best-known groups (except most obviously for
the Clash
). In addition to
the Sex Pistols
,
Buzzcocks
Adverts
Eddie & the Hotrods
Wire
X Ray Spex
the Stranglers
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
, and
the Damned
, there's also a generous selection of material from the very early '80s, when London punk was beginning to transform into Oi! and hardcore; some of these groups include
Slaughter and the Dogs
Sham 69
Chelsea
the English Dogs
Discharge
the U.K. Subs
the Ruts
Splodgenessabounds
. It's not an exceptional overview like
Rhino
's
D.I.Y
. installments, but it does present a number of decent to excellent songs in one place. ~ Steve Huey