Best of New Rose

Taking their name from The Damned's seminal first-wave punk single, New Rose emerged in 1980 as the preeminent record label for the underground. To listen to the best of the label is to study the history of late 20th century rock subculture, wending through the reckless psychobilly abandon of The Cramps to the subversive power pop of Alex Chilton—and every obscure and gritty niche in between.