GANG OF FOUR: ENTERTAINMENT LP (1ST UK VINYL PRESSING)

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Jun 26, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 16, 2010 Start Date

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GANG OF FOUR: ENTERTAINMENT! LP (1ST UK VINYL PRESSING)

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On offer here is a first UK vinyl pressing of the groundbreaking 'Entertainment!' album.

'Entertainment!' is the debut album by English post-punk band Gang Of Four, released in September 1979. This album was released on EMI in the UK and on Warner Bros. in the U.S.

The music on this first album shows clearly the influence of punk, yet also incorporates funk and less-obvious influences of reggae and dub, similar to other bands at the time such as Public Image Ltd., Pere Ubu, and The Pop Group. As with these other influential post-punk bands, the bass is mixed much more prominently than it typically is in rock or punk.

The album has attracted praise from rock musicians. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers stated that the first time he heard the record, "It completely changed the way I looked at rock music and sent me on my trip as a bass player." In 2003, the album was ranked number 490 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the track "At Home He's a Tourist" at number 52 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

The album contains twelve tracks including "Ether", "Damaged Goods", and "Love Like Anthrax".

The catalogue number is EMC 3313 (YAX 5658/5659). The inscriptions scratched into the run out grooves are YAX 5658-1U on side one and YAX 5659-1U on side two. Also etched into the run-out grooves are 'PHASE TWO' on side one and 'OF THE PLAN' on side two.

I take great care with my records. I have always replaced them in their sleeves and stored them upright pressed between other albums. Accordingly the disc, and inner sleeve are both in excellent (near mint) condition. The front of the outer sleeve shows some very slight scuffing at the bottom centre, but other than this it, too, is in excellent shape.

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