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Gang Of Four - Entertainment!: Remastered (Vinyl LP)

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Gang Of Four - Entertainment!: Remastered (Vinyl LP)

Gang Of Four - Entertainment!: Remastered (Vinyl LP)

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Remastered from the Original Tapes by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road with Supervision by Jon King!

Gang of Four was formed in Leeds in 1976 by bassist Dave Allen, drummer Hugo Burnham, guitarist Andy Gill, and singer Jon King. The band pioneered a style of music that inverted punk's blunt and explosive energies – favoring tense rhythms, percussive guitars, and lyrics that traded in Marxist theory and situationism. They put every element of the traditional "rock band" format to question, from notions of harmony and rhythm to presentation and performance. This original lineup of the band released two monumental albums, Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981).

Some of the most powerful, energized, and memorable music of the UK's potent post-punk era of the late 70's and early 80's came courtesy of Gang Of Four, and it all started with their trailblazing 1979 debut Entertainment! Punk, funk, explosive prog-rock, and literate and often incendiary lyrics fused into a signature, groundbreaking sound that would influence countless bands to come. Home to the classics "I Found That Essence Rare," "Damaged Goods," "Ether" and "Anthrax."

In addition to the release of the stunning Gang Of Four 77-81 box set, Matador Records is also reissuing Gang Of Four's first two albums individually on vinyl LP. The albums have both been remastered from the original tapes by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road, with supervision by Jon King.

1. Ether
2. Natural's Not In It
3. Not Great Men
4. Damaged Goods
5. Return the Gift
6. Guns Before Butter
7. I Found that Essence Rare
8. Glass
9. Contract
10. At Home He's A Tourist
11. 5-45
12. Anthrax
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