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-:[[1970]] - [[1971]] - [[1972]] - [[1973]] - [[1974]] - [[1975]] - [[1976]] - [[1977]] - [[1978]] - [[1979]] - [[1980]]+"In [[1978]] a series of [[punk rock]] influenced loud [[noise music]] concerts was held at [[Artists Space|New York’s Artists’ Space]] that led to the [[Brian Eno]]-produced recording ''[[No New York]]''. This recording was the first attempt to define the [[no wave]] sound, documenting [[James Chance and the Contortions]], [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks]], [[Mars (band)|Mars]] and [[DNA (American band)|DNA]]." --Sholem Stein
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 +'''1978''' (MCMLXXVIII) was the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the [[1970s]] decade.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
 +
 +===Art===
 +*[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans
 +*''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe
 +*''[[Proust Armchair]]'' by Alessandro Mendini
 +
===Literature=== ===Literature===
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
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*''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King *''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King
==== Non-fiction ==== ==== Non-fiction ====
-*''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by [[Leslie Fiedler]]+*''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by Leslie Fiedler
 +*''[[Disco]]'' by Albert Goldman
===Film=== ===Film===
-*''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' 
-*''[[Piranha]]'' 
-*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' 
-*''[[Up in Smoke ]]'' 
-*''[[The Deer Hunter ]]'' 
-*''[[National Lampoon's Animal House ]]'' 
-*''[[Interiors ]]'' 
-*''[[Midnight Express (film) ]]'' 
-*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' 
*''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero *''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero
-*''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Edouard Molinaro+*''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Édouard Molinaro
-*''[[High Anxiety]]'' by Mel Brooks+*''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' by Philip Kaufman
 +*''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by Giuliano Montaldo
 +*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' by Louis Malle
 +*''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' by Joe Dante
 +*''[[Up in Smoke]]'' by Lou Adler
 +*''[[Animal House]]'' by John Landis
 +*''[[Interiors]]'' by Woody Allen
 +*''[[Midnight Express (film)]]'' by Oliver Stone
 +*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
===Music=== ===Music===
-*[[Telex]] debuts+*[[Public Image Ltd.]] formed
-*By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience.+*[[Telex (band) |Telex]] debuts
 +*By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience
*[[Factory Records]] is founded *[[Factory Records]] is founded
*[[Mute Records]] is founded *[[Mute Records]] is founded
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*[[ZE Records]] is founded *[[ZE Records]] is founded
====Singles==== ====Singles====
-*"[[In the Bush]]" by [[Musique (Patrick Adams)|Musique]]+*[[In the Bush]] by Musique
-*"[[Disco Circus]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzfZ85ipb_c&] by [[Martin Circus]]+*[[Keep on Jumpin']] by Musique
-*"[[Armagideon Time]]" by [[Willi Williams]]+*[[Disco Circus]] by Martin Circus
-*"[[Neon Lights]]" by [[Kraftwerk]]+*[[Armagideon Time]] by Willi Williams
 +*[[Neon Lights]] by Kraftwerk
 +*[[The Robots]] by Kraftwerk
 +*[[Weekend (Tonight Is Party Time)|Weekend]] by Phreek
 +*[[I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2)]] by Phreek
 +*[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]] by Sylvester James
 +*[[I Am the Fly]] by Wire
 +*[[Sea, Sex and Sun]] by Serge Gainsbourg
 +*[[Dance To The Drummer's Beat]] by Herman Kelly and Life
 +*[[One Nation Under a Groove]] by Funkadelic
 +*[[Human Fly]] by The Cramps
 +*[[Le Freak]] by Chic
 +*[[Why Don't You Answer]] by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting)
 +*[[Elle et moi]] by Max Berlin
 +*[[Sweet Tears]] by Roy Ayers
 +*[[Moskow Diskow]] by Telex
 +*[[Kiss Me Again]] by Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur)
 +*[[Mellow, Mellow Right On]] by by Lowrell Simon
 +*[[Te Caliente]] by Patsy Gallant
 +*[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]] by The Rolling Stones
 +*[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World
 +*[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean
 +*[[Knee 1]], a segment of the opera ''Einstein on the Beach'' by Philip Glass
 +*[[Standing In The Rain]] by Don Ray
 +*[[Love Thang]] by First Choice
 +*[[War Dance]] by Kebekelektrik
 +*[[Let's Start the Dance]] by Bohannon
 +*[[You Got Me Running]] by Lenny Williams
 +*[[Better Change Your Mind]] by William Onyeabor
 +*[[Runaway Love]] by [[Linda Clifford]]
 +*[[Relight My Fire]] by [[Dan Hartman]]
 +*[[Pow Wow]] by [[Cory Daye]]
 +*[[Living On The Frontline]] by [[Eddy Grant]]
 +*[[The Beat Goes On]] by [[Ripple]]
 +*[[Rock Creek Park]] by [[Blackbyrds]]
 +*[[Just As Long As I Got You]] by [[Love Committee]]
 +*[[Trinidad]] by [[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]]
 +*[[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] by [[Jean Carn]]
 +*[[I Thought It Was You]] by [[Herbie Hancock]]
 +*[[You Saved My Day]] by [[Cheryl Lynn]]
 +*''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal
====Albums==== ====Albums====
-*''[[No New York]]''+*''[[Patrick Adams Presents Phreek]]'' by Patrick Adams
-*''[[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo! ]]''+*''[[No New York]]'' by various
-*''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by [[Kraftwerk]]+*''[[Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]]'' by Devo
-*''[[Disco]]'' by [[Albert Goldman]]+*''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by Kraftwerk
- +*''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' by Funkadelic
-*Musique - Keep On Jumpin'+*''[[Looking for Saint Tropez]]'' by Telex
-*Phreek - Weekend+*''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by Dr. Alimantado
-*Third World - Now That We Found Love+*''[[Green (Steve Hillage album)|Green]]'' by Steve Hillage
-*Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way+*''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by Musique
-*Don Ray - Standing In The Rain+*''[[Thousand Knives]]'' by Ryūichi Sakamoto
-*Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again [Arthur Russell]+*''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by Lee Perry
-*Goody Goody - It Looks Like Love+*''[[Ambient 1: Music for Airports]]'' by Brian Eno
-*First Choice - Love Thang+* ''[[Nite Flights (album)|Nite Flights]]'' by the Walker Brothers
-*Kraftwerk - The Robots+
-*Loleatta Holloway - Catch Me On The Rebound+
-*Kebekelektrik - War Dance+
-*Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance+
-*Loleatta Holloway - I May Not Be There When You Want Me+
-*Freda Payne - I'll Do Anything For You+
-*Lenny Williams - You Got Me Running+
-*Linda Clifford - Runaway Love+
-*Lorraine Johnson - Feed The Flame+
-*Tasha Thomas - Shoot Me (With Your Love)+
-*Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire+
-*Cory Daye - Pow Wow+
-*Eddy Grant - Living On The Frontline+
-*Ripple - The Beat Goes On+
-*Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin'+
-*Phreek - Weekend+
-*Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park+
-*Roy Ayers - Can't You See Me+
-*David Bendeth - Feel The Real+
-*Love Comittee - Just As Long As I Got You+
-*John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra - Trinidad+
-*Jean Carn - Don't Let It Go To Your Head+
-*Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You+
-*Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove+
-*Serge Gainsbourg - Sea Sex and Sun+
-*Damon Harris - It's Music +
-*Cheryl Lynn - You Saved My Day+
-*Max Berlin - Elle Et Moi+
-*Roy Ayers - Sweet Tears+
-*Telex - Moskow Diskow+
== Births == == Births ==
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*[[Ed Wood, Jr.]] *[[Ed Wood, Jr.]]
*[[Jacques Brel]] *[[Jacques Brel]]
-*[[Hannah Höch]]+*[[Hannah Höch]], German painter and photographer (b. 1889)
*[[Giorgio de Chirico]] *[[Giorgio de Chirico]]
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"In 1978 a series of punk rock influenced loud noise music concerts was held at New York’s Artists’ Space that led to the Brian Eno-produced recording No New York. This recording was the first attempt to define the no wave sound, documenting James Chance and the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Mars and DNA." --Sholem Stein

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