Rhino to Chronicle 80s Indie Rock with 4xCD Box
Ronald Reagan's just gone cold! Quick! To the capitalizingmobile!

Rhino Records has announced plans to release a new four-disc box set of tunes from the Gipper's communist-crushing reign. Culled from a time when the term "alternative" was more commonly seen before the word "lifestyle" than "music," Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground captures some of the best performances from the decade's most influential indie pioneers. With a diverse mix of punk, new wave and college rock-- as well as a handful of tracks probably meant for another box (really, the Chili Peppers? What hits?!)-- this collection could turn out to be the party set of the year for those with the Repo Man soundtrack on permanent iPod rotation.

According to Billboard, the box set will be released on October 5th at a list price of $64.98 (ah, the true cost of nostalgia), and features interviews with prominent scenesters of the day, including influential label founders Greg Ginn (SST), Peter Jesperson (Twin/Tone), Tony Wilson (Factory Records), and Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn. What, no witty commentary from Hal Sparks, Michael Ian Black or Mo Rocca?? Apparently, Rhino ain't give a good goddamn about historical accuracy. Tracklist:

>> Disc One:
01 R.E.M.: "Radio Free Europe"
02 The Jam: "Going Underground"
03 The Cure: "A Forest"
04 Dead Kennedys: "Holiday in Cambodia"
05 Passions: "I'm in Love With a German Film Star"
06 The Replacements: "I Will Dare"
07 Mission Of Burma: "That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
08 X: "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"
09 The Jesus And Mary Chain: "Just Like Honey"
10 Depeche Mode: "Black Celebration"
11 The Dream Syndicate: "Tell Me When It's Over"
12 The Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Hollywood (Africa)"
13 New Order: "Temptation"
14 Japan: "Ghosts"
15 Magazine: "A Song From Under the Floorboards"
16 Aztec Camera: "Oblivious"
17 Hüsker Dü: "Don't Want To Know if You Are Lonely"
18 Black Flag: "Rise Above"
19 Wall Of Voodoo: "Back in Flesh"
20 The Go-Betweens: "Cattle and Cane"
>> Disc Two:
01 The Pretenders: "Message of Love"
02 Ultravox: "Vienna"
03 Dinosaur Jr.: "Freak Scene"
04 The Smiths: "This Charming Man"
05 Ministry: "Stigmata"
06 Lone Justice: "Ways To Be Wicked"
07 Killing Joke: "Wardance"
08 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: "Enola Gay"
09 The English Beat: "Mirror in the Bathroom"
10 The Raincoats: "Fairytale in the Supermarket"
11 The Smithereens: "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
12 Minutemen: "Political Song for Michael Jackson To Sing"
13 The Dead Milkmen: "Punk Rock Girl"
14 Concrete Blonde: "Still in Hollywood"
15 Joy Division: "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
16 Violent Femmes: "Blister in the Sun"
17 Meat Puppets: "Lake of Fire"
18 The dB's: "Amplifier"
19 Prefab Sprout: "When Love Breaks Down"
20 The Cramps: "Goo Goo Muck"
21 Sisters of Mercy: "This Corrosion"
22 XTC: "Senses Working Overtime"
>> Disc Three:
01 Echo & The Bunnymen: "The Cutter"
02 Bad Brains: "Pay To Cum!"
03 The Sugarcubes: "Birthday"
04 Robyn Hitchcock 'n' the Egyptians: "Madonna of the Wasps"
05 Faith No More: "We Care a Lot"
06 Sonic Youth: "Teenage Riot"
07 Gang Of Four: "To Hell With Poverty"
08 The Feelies: "Fa Cé-La"
09 They Might Be Giants: "Ana Ng"
10 The Chameleons UK: "Swamp Thing"
11 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: "The Mercy Seat"
12 The Rain Parade: "I Look Around"
13 Psychedelic Furs: "All That Money Wants"
14 The Church: "Under the Milky Way"
15 Public Image Ltd.: "Rise"
16 Love And Rockets: "Kundalini Express"
17 Green On Red: "Gravity Talks"
18 Throbbing Gristle: "Adrenalin"
19 The Stone Roses: "She Bangs the Drums"
>>Disc Four:
01 Pixies: "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
02 The The: "Uncertain Smile (original 7" version)"
03 Bauhaus: "Bela Lugosi's Dead"
04 Siouxsie And The Banshees: "Christine"
05 Minor Threat: "Straight Edge"
06 The Lyres (Boston): "I Want To Help You Ann"
07 Beat Happening: "Our Secret"
08 Jane's Addiction: "Jane Says"
09 Julian Cope: "World Shut Your Mouth"
10 Kate Bush: "Running up That Hill"
11 Gun Club: "Sex Beat"
12 Camper Van Beethoven: "Take the Skinheads Bowling"
13 Suicidal Tendencies: "Institutionalized"
14 Cocteau Twins: "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"
15 Happy Mondays: "24 Hour Party People"
16 Hoodoo Gurus: "I Want You Back"
17 Descendents: "Suburban Home"
18 The Pogues: "A Pair of Brown Eyes"
19 The Three O'Clock: "Jet Fighter"
20 Butthole Surfers: "Moving To Florida"
21 Billy Bragg: "A New England"