New Wave Time Warp

The U.K. Subs released an EP that included a cover of the Zombies’ “She’s Not There” on November 21, 1979. Here they are playing it on TV.

Pearl Harbor & the Explosions’ “Drivin’” single came out November 21, 1979. Here’s a live TV performance from earlier in the year.

The Beat’s debut single, a cover of “Tears of a Clown,” came out November 19, 1979. Here they are playing it on TV.

I would not have guessed that there was a video for Skafish’s raucous “Disgracing the Family Name” (released Nov. 19, 1979), but there you go. (To be fair, the video was made long after the recording.)

Joy Division’s “Transmission” came out November 17, 1979. Here’s a phenomenal live performance from right around then.

The Passions’ “Hunted” single came out November 16, 1979. Here’s a slightly later live performance of it.

The Photos’ debut single “I’m So Attractive” came out November 16, 1979.

The Skids’ “Working for the Yankee Dollar” single came out November 16, 1979. Here’s the original video.

The Jam’s Setting Sons album came out November 16, 1979. Here they are on TV shortly thereafter, playing—or at least lip-synching—their cover of “Heat Wave.”

Gary Numan released “Complex” as a single on Nov. 15, 1979. Here’s the original promo video, complete with state-of-the-art-30-years-ago computer effects.