New Wave · 1970s

New Wave loudness in the 1970s

-11.1 Median integrated LUFS
-14.2 to -9.9 Range
19 Tracks

Distribution

-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track-13 to -12 LUFS: 3 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 6 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 7 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 1 track -15 LUFS -12 LUFS -9 LUFS

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: London Calling
The Clash
-9.9 LUFS
Quietest: Lover’s Rock
The Clash
-14.2 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Tim Young
n=19 · median -11.1 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 19 measured tracks, not a survey of every New Wave release from the 1970s.