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The UK post-punk pioneersâ influence always outshone their popularity, but a new box set makes a convincing case that stardom actually was within their reach.
Why didnât Gang of Four become pop stars? Four and a half decades after the UK band began, the answer might seem obvious. From the start, their work was innovative and challenging, with politically aware lyrics that drew on academic theory and music that moved at razor-sharp angles. One reason why their early singles and first two albumsâcollected on this new
77-81 box set alongside a live 2xLP and a cassette of demosâstill sound so vital is that the band never pandered to the mainstream or dumbed its songs down.
Gang of Four: 77-81, a limited-edition box set of early work. Ahead of the release, “Damaged Goods” and a demo of the unreleased song “Elevator” have been shared.
Gang of Four: 77-81 includes
Entertainment! and
Solid Gold (both remastered from the original analog tapes), a singles LP, and a double-LP of the never-officially-released
Live at American Indian Center 1980. The collection arrives on March 12 in LP and CD editions. The collection was originally supposed to arrive in 2020 but was delayed because of production issues.
Additionally, the package includes two new badges, a C90 cassette tape compiling 26 never-before-issued outtakes, rarities and studio demos from