Gang Of Four Entertainment! (2022 Reissue) LP (Vinyl)

Gang Of Four's debut record, Entertainment!, remains one of the most beloved and influential works of its era (or any era, really) - an unparalleled collection of songs that has left an indelible mark on generations of bands, producers and artists.

Leeds, UK's 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. This first lineup of the group released two monumental albums, Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981). A third, Songs Of The Free (1982), was recorded with Sara Lee replacing Allen. These records have endured as a formative influence, not only to subsequent generations of musicians, but also activists, writers and visual artists.

Entertainment! is one of those records where germs of influence can be traced through many genres and countless bands...Subversive records of any ilk don't get any stronger, influential, or exciting than this.