Leeds UK's Gang of Four worked the temporal seam between punk and the genres that came after that which were classified under the rubric "post-punk". "Damaged Goods", an early single from 1978, displays their strongly punkish beginnings. They would later incorporate funk, reggae, and technopop into the 80s, during which time they influenced a lot of bands.
(sorry neither the sound nor the video is great in this live footage from 1979; but it's the best one Youtube had to offer)
[A commenter corrects me - this is from a 1980 show. Thanks!]
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Not 1979...Dec 31st 1980 at Hurrah's in NYC. New Year's Eve Show with Mekons and Au Pairs.
Ok, thanks. I stand corrected...
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