of 12 October 1978 at New York's Hotel Chelsea. The Boomtown Rats attain the first official UK number one single by a punk/new wave band. Rough Trade Records (music store originally opened in London 1976) becomes a working record label and signs almost exclusively punk inspired bands. Derek Jarman (Film director) releases Jubilee, cult punk-themed film, featuring Adam Ant, Toyah Willcox, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Jordan. Blondie achieve worldwide success with, Parallel Lines, mixing styles of 1960s vocal pop, garage and punk rock energy. Debbie Harry becomes an icon for younger generations. 1979 Bands formed The 4-Skins Agent Orange Big Boys The Business Catholic Discipline Circle Jerks Cockney Rejects The Exploited Hüsker Dü MDC The Necros Mission of Burma NoMeansNo The Replacements Riot/Clone The Teen Idles Toy Dolls Slime The Varukers Albums Adam and the Ants – Dirk Wears White Sox The Adicts - Lunch with the Adicts The Adverts – Cast of Thousands Blondie – Eat to the Beat Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown (EP) Buzzcocks – A Different Kind of Tension Chelsea – Chelsea The Cramps- Songs the Lord Taught Us The Clash – London Calling Crass – Stations of the Crass The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette Descendents – Ride the Wild/It's a Hectic World Devo – Duty Now for the Future The Dickies - The Incredible Shrinking Dickies The Dickies – Dawn of the Dickies Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Armed Forces The Fall – Live at the Witch Trials The Forgotten Rebels – Tomorrow belongs to us (EP) Gang of Four – Entertainment! Germs – (GI) The Members – At The Chelsea Nightclub Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures Madness – One Step Beyond... Nina Hagen Band – Nina Hagen Band Public Image Ltd – Metal Box Ramones – It's Alive The Ruts – The Crack Sex Pistols – Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols Siouxsie and the Banshees – Join Hands The Skids – Scared to Dance The Slits – Cut The Specials – The Specials Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material The Stranglers – The raven Swell Maps – A Trip to Marineville Talking Heads – Fear of Music Teenage Head – Teenage Head The Undertones – The Undertones The Vibrators – V2 Wire – 154 Disbandments The Adverts Neo Penetration The Rich Kids X-Ray Spex Patti Smith Group Events Sid Vicious, Sex Pistols bassist, dies of