GANG OF FOUR ENTERTAINMENT US ORIG SEALED WARNER BROS POST-PUNK 1979
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Here is a MINT MINUS SEALED! copy of the DEBUT! LP from GANG OF FOUR titled ENTERTAINMENT. It is an ORIGINAL SEALED US pressing on the WARNER BROS label, catalog #BSK-3446 in STEREO sound and “HYPE” STICKER. This ORIGINAL LP was released in 1979. The vinyl is presumed to be in MINT condition, shiny and black and should have superb playback. The original SEALED! cardboard cover is in NEAR MINT condition with a small hole at top left and a small 1 ¾” opening tear in shrink (see picture). It is a SEALED MINT MINUS! copy of this DEBUT LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this TOP! condition! It’s a true gem for the POST-PUNK ROCK collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Andy Kellman
Entertainment! is one of those records where germs of influence can be traced through many genres and countless bands, both favorably and unfavorably. From groups whose awareness of genealogy spreads wide enough to openly acknowledge Gang of Four's influence (Fugazi, Rage Against the Machine), to those not in touch with their ancestry enough to realize it (rap-metal, some indie rock) -- all have appropriated elements of their forefathers' trailblazing contribution. Its vaguely funky rhythmic twitch, its pungent, pointillistic guitar stoccados, and its spoken/shouted vocals have all been picked up by many. Lyrically, the album was apart from many of the day, and it still is. The band rants at revisionist history in "Not Great Men" ("No weak men in the books at home"), self-serving media and politicians in "I Found That Essence Rare" ("The last thing they'll ever do?/Act in your interest"), and sexual politics in "Damaged Goods" ("You said you're cheap but you're too much"). Though the brilliance of the record thrives on the faster material -- especially the febrile first side -- a true highlight amongst highlights is the closing "Anthrax," full of barely controlled feedback squalls and moans. It's nearly psychedelic, something post-punk and new wave were never known for. With a slight death rattle and plodding bass rumble, Jon King equates love with disease and admits to feeling "like a beetle on its back." In the background, Andy Gill speaks in monotone of why Gang of Four doesn't do love songs. Subversive records of any ilk don't get any stronger, influential, or exciting than this.
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