| Artist |
Gang Of Four |
| Album Title: |
A Brief History of the Twentieth Century |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/06/1990 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
9 26448-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-26448-2 2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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At Home He's a Tourist (3:32)
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| 2.
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Damaged Goods (3:28)
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| 3.
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Natural's Not in It (3:06)
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| 4.
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Not Great Man (3:06)
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| 5.
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Anthrax (4:23)
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| 6.
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Return the Gift (3:06)
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| 7.
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It's Her Factory (3:09)
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| 8.
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What We All Want (Live 3/30/81) (5:11)
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| 9.
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Paralysed (3:22)
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| 10.
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A Hole in the Wallet (3:24)
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| 11.
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Cheeseburger (4:07)
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| 12.
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To Hell With Poverty! (4:37)
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| 13.
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Capital (It Fails Us Now) (4:03)
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| 14.
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Call Me Up (3:36)
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| 15.
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I Will be a Good Boy (3:10)
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| 16.
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The History of The World (4:39)
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| 17.
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I Love a Man in a Uniform (4:07)
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| 18.
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Is it Love (4:34)
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| 19.
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Womantown (4:30)
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| 20.
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We Live as We Dream, Alone (3:37)
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| Date Acquired |
12/15/1990 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Down In The Valley |
| Purchase Price |
17.00 |
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All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
T1 to 7 recorded at The Workhouse, London, 1979.
T8 recorded at Hammersmith Palais, 30/3/81.
T9 to 11 recorded at Abbey Rd. Studios, London, 1981.
T12, 13 recorded at The Townhouse, London, 1981.
T14 to 17, 20 recorded at Ridge Farm, Surrey, UK, 1982.
T18, 19 recorded at The Hit Factory, NY, & Criteria Sound, Miami (both USA), 1983. Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, Lonon, 1990
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ? 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.
Includes a booklet with photos of the band and a 5-page text written by Greil Marcus in July 1990.
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Rick Anderson
Gang of Four emerged from the wreckage of punk rock in the early '80s with a sound all their own. Characterized by blatantly political lyrics that were chanted, sung, and yelled over spare, funky drumbeats and Andy Gill's scratch-and-kill guitar, the Gang's particular brand of angular dance punk was as refreshing as ice water in the face, and as this collection shows, still holds up well almost 20 years later. Back when the members of Rage Against the Machine were still in grade school, Gang of Four's explicit politics were something of a curiosity; the desultory feminism of "It's Her Factory" and the pessimistic Marxist economic forecasting of "Capital (It Fails Us Now)" were not exactly common lyrical conceits in the immediate post-disco era. Those who know their Chinese history will recognize the band's name, though whether it was meant ironically or as a genuine tribute to the counterrevolutionist faction led by Lady Mao is unclear. This generous best-of recaps some of the Gang's finest moments, and will serve as a perfectly sufficient precis for all but completist fans. Half of the Gang's first full-length album (cheerfully titled Entertainment! as in "guerrilla war struggle is the new entertainment") is here, and so are some of the better tracks from their EPs. It also brings together some of the brighter moments from the band's protracted decline into synthesized dribble, such as the immortal "I Love a Man in a Uniform." There are occasional disappointments (the studio version of "To Hell With Poverty" was much better than the so-so live version included here), but overall this is an excellent collection.
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