Gang of Four - 77-81 4xCD from Matador Records

Gang of Four - 77-81 4xCD from Matador Records, $67.98 USD. GANG OF FOUR: GANG OF FOUR: 77-81 (CD BOX SET) / • CD VERSION ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND / • INCLUDES 2020 REMASTERS OF ENTERTAINMENT! AND SOLID GOLD / • INCLUDES THE FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE OF LIVE AT AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER 1980 / • 100 PAGE FULL-COLOR HARDBOUND BOOK / DETAILING THE BANDS HISTORY & LEGACY WITH NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS, POSTERS, EPHEMERA, ESSAYS AND MORE. • BOOK INCLUDES THE FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THEIR LYRICS / August 13th, Matador Records will release GANG OF FOUR: 77-81, a stunning, limited edition box set in CD format, gathering their hugely influential early work. The box set contains remastered editions of Entertainment! and Solid Gold, an exclusive Singles album, and the never officially released Live at American Indian Center 1980. Additionally, the CD format includes a download code for 26 never-before-issued outtakes, rarities and studio demos from Entertainment! and Solid Gold. The box also includes an epic 100 page, full-color hardbound book detailing 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. Gang of Four was formed 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. Even now, 45 years after the birth of the band, Gang of Four’s music has endured as a formative influence, not only to subsequent generations of musicians, but also activists, writers, and visual artists.