{"product_id":"gang-of-four-77-81-cd-19140115702","title":"Gang of Four - 77-81 [4CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatador Records will release GANG OF FOUR: 77-81, a stunning, limited edition box set gathering Gang of Four's influential early work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book details the history and legacy of the original Gang of Four with never before seen photos, contributions from surviving original band members, rare posters, ephemera, flyers, essays, artwork, liner notes and more. It also marks the first official publication of their lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGang 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original lineup of the band released two monumental albums, Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981). A third, Songs of the Free (1982), was recorded with bassist Sara Lee replacing Dave Allen. After Songs Of The Free, Burnham departed the band and Andy Gill and Jon King continued on to release Hard in 1983. After this release, the band broke up. In 2004, the original quartet reformed for tour dates and released Return The Gift (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGill's untimely death in February 2020 was cause for many to once again re-examine the group's catalog and the legacy of these early releases was widely cited. Not only did Gang of Four's music speak to the generation of musicians, activists, writers, and visual artists that emerged in the group's immediate wake, but the generation after that. And the generation after that, even.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last few years, their songs have continued to resonate with and been sampled by artists far afield from \"post-punk,\" including Run the Jewels (\"The Ground Below\") and Frank Ocean (\"Futura Free\"). Now forty years since the original release of Entertainment!, Gang of Four's legacy cannot be overstated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMATADOR RECORDS -  GANG OF FOUR \/ 77-81\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eENTERTAINMENT!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEther\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural's Not In It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Great Men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamaged Goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturn The Gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuns Before Butter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Found That Essence Rare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Home He's A Tourist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Like Anthrax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSOLID GOLD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParalysed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat We All Want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Could Keep It For Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutside The Trains Don't Run On Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Theory?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheeseburger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Ditch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Hole In The Wallet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe'd Send In The Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSINGLES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Hell With Poverty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Her Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmalite Rifle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapital (It Fails Us Now)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory's Bunk!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheeseburger (Live) *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat We All Want (Live) *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*Live at Hammersmith Palais\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLIVE AT AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Great Men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutside The Trains Don't Run On Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamaged Goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe'd Send In The Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuns Before Butter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Her Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEther\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural's Not In It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Home He's A Tourist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosanne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturn The Gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCASSETTE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSIDE A -THE EARLY DEMOS (VARIOUS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI) REHEARSAL ROOM - 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