{"product_id":"77-81","title":"77-81","description":"\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50828\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\" data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5083A\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe vinyl box set is currently sold out from the Matador store, please check at your local retailer or stock. The CD version of the box will ship around Mid-July. It will not include the badges or the C90. The demo recordings will instead be made available through a download code.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is only available to be shipped within the United States. Any order shipped outside of the US will be canceled and payment refunded.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50845\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are ordering from outside of the US please find your local regional Warner Music store here\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50850\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gangoffour.ffm.to\/boxset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo purchase official Gang Of Four merchandise visit \u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50866\"\u003e https:\/\/gangoffour.ffm.to\/merch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5087C\"\u003eComing in 2021 , Matador Records will release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGANG OF FOUR: 77-81\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50886\"\u003e, a stunning, limited edition box set \u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50891\"\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5089C\"\u003ecurated by Jon King, Hugo Burnham and Dave Allen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e gathering Gang of Four’s influential early work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508A6\"\u003eThe box set contains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508B1\"\u003eEntertainment!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508BB\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508C6\"\u003eSolid Gold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508D0\"\u003e(both remastered from the original analog tapes), an exclusive singles LP, and an exclusive double LP of the never officially released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508DB\"\u003eLive at American Indian Center 1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508E6\"\u003e. Additionally, the package includes two new badges, a C90 cassette tape compiling 26 never-before-issued outtakes, rarities and studio demos from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508F0\"\u003eEntertainment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC508FB\"\u003e! and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50905\"\u003eSolid Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50910\"\u003e, and an epic 100-page, full-color handbound book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5091A\"\u003eThe book details 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGang of Four \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50925\"\u003ewas formed in Leeds in 1976 by bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5092F\"\u003e, drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugo Burnham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5093A\"\u003e, guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Gill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50945\"\u003e, and singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5094F\"\u003e. 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. They put every element of the traditional “rock band” format to question, from notions of harmony and rhythm to presentation and performance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5095A\"\u003eThis original lineup of the band released two monumental albums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50965\"\u003eEntertainment!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5096F\"\u003e (1979) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5097A\"\u003eSolid Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC50984\"\u003e (1981). A third, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5098F\"\u003eSongs of the Free\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC5099A\"\u003e (1982), was recorded with bassist Sara Lee replacing Dave Allen. After \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509A4\"\u003eSongs Of The Free\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509AF\"\u003e, Burnham departed the band and Andy Gill and Jon King continued on to release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509BA\"\u003e Hard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509C4\"\u003e in 1983. After this release, the band broke up. In 2004, the original quartet reformed for tour dates and released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509CF\"\u003eReturn The Gift \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509D9\"\u003e(2005).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pb-style=\"62F264DC509E4\"\u003eGill’s untimely death in February 2020 was cause for many to once again re-examine the group’s catalog and the legacy of these early releases was widely cited. Not only did Gang of Four’s music speak to the generation of musicians, activists, writers, and visual artists that emerged in the group’s immediate wake, but the generation after that. 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