THE AGE OF CONSENT - 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (LIMITED 4CD+1DVD BOXSET)
LIMITED 4CD+1DVD BOXSET
" The definitive version of Bronski Beat's The Age of Consent
" Meticulously researched by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
" 67 tracks, including 22 previously unreleased tracks uncovered and restored from the London Records archive
" 5 Discs in wallets (4 audio CDs and 1 DVD)
o The Age of Consent [16 Tracks]
" The original album, plus 6 bonus tracks [7" versions and radio edits]
o Hundreds & Thousands [11 Tracks]
" The original remix album, plus 5 bonus tracks
o Consent Extended - The 12 Inches Plus [11 Tracks]
" Rare 12" versions, US Club Mixes, B-sides
o Ignore at Your Peril - The Rarities Plus [19 Tracks]
" Radio sessions, previously unreleased early versions, and studio sessions
o DVD - The First Chapter - The Videos Plus [10 Tracks]
" Restored music videos
" Top of The Pops performances
" Original TV adverts
" 24-page booklet featuring rare and unseen photos, and essays by:
o Tom Rasmussen
o Lesley Chow
o Lucy Robinson
o Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
| Genre | Pop |
|---|---|
| Format | CD |
| Cat. no | LMS1725202 |
| Label | LONDON RECORDS |
| Artist | BRONSKI BEAT |
| Release Date | 18/10/2024 |
| Carrier | 4CD + DVD |
| Barcode | 5061017252023 |
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Synth pop trio Bronski Beat's 1984 debut The Age of Consent is a rarity in musical history - an album that both defined a generation and challenged the status quo. Its four singles, and particular lead single 'Smalltown Boy', have endured with astonishing resonance, offering home to all listeners dreaming of escape from their familiar surroundings and situations.
Every track on the album places the listener 'in the room': they are in it, living it, rolling inside each song's thematic meaning. Through the blue-eyed wonder of singer Jimmy Somerville's vocal pirouettes, they too take the punch of hate in 'Why?', question the bible with alongside a male voice choir on 'It Ain't Necessarily So', and watch the same crappy TV advertising on 'Junk'. They are part of the trade-off between lust and commerce in 'Love and Money' and the heated near climax of 'Need A Man Blues.'
40 years later and The Age of Consent remains as prescient and vital as ever as it did on its original release; truly transgressive - defiant, queer, and laden with hooks. To celebrate this important anniversary, London Records revisit the album across a series of expanded formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes, essays and more.
TRACKLIST
DISC ONE : THE AGE OF CONSENT - THE ALBUM PLUS
01. WHY?
02. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
03. SCREAMING
04. NO MORE WAR
05. LOVE AND & MONEY
06. SMALLTOWN BOY
07. HEATWAVE
08. JUNK
09. NEED A MAN BLUES
10. I FEEL LOVE / JOHNNY REMEMBER ME
11. SMALLTOWN BOY (DJ 7" EDIT) - Bonus track
12. WHY? (REMIX) - Bonus track
13. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (7" VERSION) - Bonus track
14. I FEEL LOVE (7" VERSION) WITH MARC ALMOND - Bonus track
15. RUN FROM LOVE (RADIO VERSION) - Bonus track
16. HARD RAIN (NME 7" VERSION) - Bonus track
DISC TWO : HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS - THE REMIX PLUS
01. HEATWAVE (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
02. WHY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
03. RUN FROM LOVE (DOMINIC MAITA REMIX)
04. HARD RAIN (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
05. SMALLTOWN BOY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
06. JUNK (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
07. LOVE AND MONEY (HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS REMIX) * - Bonus track
08. INFATUATION / MEMORIES - Bonus track
09. CLOSE TO THE EDGE - Bonus track
10. I FEEL LOVE (CAKE MIX) WITH MARC ALMOND - Bonus track
11. CADILLAC CAR (EXTENDED) - Bonus track
DISC THREE : CONSENT EXTENDED - THE 12 INCHES PLUS
01. SMALLTOWN BOY (12" VERSION)
02. WHY? (12" VERSION)
03. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (12" VERSION)
04. I FEEL LOVE (12" VERSION) WITH MARC ALMOND
05. RUN FROM LOVE (US CLUB REMIX '85) *
06. SMALLTOWN BOY (US CLUB REMIX '84) *
07. RED DANCE
08. THE POTATO FIELDS
09. PUIT D'AMOUR
10. SIGNS (AND WONDERS)
11. I FEEL LOVE (FRUIT MIX)
DISC FOUR : IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL - THE RARITIES PLUS
01. SMALLTOWN BOY (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY '84) *
02. HEATWAVE (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY '84) *
03. HARD RAIN (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY '84 )*
04. WHY? (EARLY VERSION, MARCH '84) *
05. CRAZY MARAQUITTA (STUDIO SESSION) *
06. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (EARLY VERSION) *
07. UPSIDE DOWN (STUDIO SESSION) *
08. SCREAMING (EARLY VERSION, MARCH '84) *
09. THE POWER OF THE GOLD (STUDIO SESSION) *
10. LOVE AND MONEY (EARLY VERSION) *
11. FIRST CHURCH (FEEL LOVE) (STUDIO SESSION) *
12. JUNK (EARLY VERSION 2) *
13. WALKING (STUDIO SESSION) *
14. NO MORE WAR (EARLY VERSION) *
15. GO (YOU & ME) (STUDIO SESSION) *
16. CLOSE TO THE EDGE (EARLY ALTERNATE EXTENDED MIX) *
17. HEATWAVE (EARLY VERSION) *
18. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS (STUDIO SESSION) *
19. SMALLTOWN BOY (EARLY VERSION, MARCH '84) *
DISC FIVE / DVD : THE FIRST CHAPTER - THE VIDEOS PLUS
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS
01. SMALLTOWN BOY (RESTORED PROMO)
02. WHY? (RESTORED PROMO)
003. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (RESTORED PROMO)
04. I FEEL LOVE (RESTORED PROMO) WITH MARC ALMOND
TOP OF THE POPS PERFORMANCES
05. SMALLTOWN BOY (BBC 'TOP OF THE POPS', JUNE '84)
06. WHY? (BBC 'TOP OF THE POPS', SEPTEMBER '84)
07. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (BBC 'TOP OF THE POPS', DECEMBER '84)
08. I FEEL LOVE (BBC 'TOP OF THE POPS', APRIL '85) WITH MARC ALMOND
ORIGINAL TV ADVERTS
09. THE AGE OF CONSENT - TV ADVERT #1 (DECEMBER '84) *
10. THE AGE OF CONSENT - TV ADVERT #2 (JANUARY '85) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
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