Name: Solid Gold
Brand: Gang Of Four

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-OLE-1566

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

191401156615

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Gang Of Four

Genre US

New Wave / Post Punk

Label US

Matador

Gang Of Four is an English post-punk group from Leeds, formed in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Jon King on vocals, Andy Gill on guitar, Dave Allen on bass and guitar, and Hugo Burnham on drums.

Over the years, the band experienced some changes in their lineup. After the release of 'Solid Gold', Dave Allen left and was replaced by Sara Lee. Later, after their third album, Hugo Burnham also departed and programmed drums were introduced.

In 1984, Gang Of Four disbanded but reunited in 1990 with intermittent collaborations between King and Gill. Following the release of 'Content' in 2011, Andy Gill became the sole remaining original member until his unfortunate passing in 2020.

The band made a comeback in 2021 with original members Jon King and Hugo Burnham along with Sara Lee who joined later as a member. They were also joined by new guitarist David Pajo to continue their musical journey.

Formed in 1977 by Leeds University students Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass), and Hugo Burnham (drums), Gang of Four (along with the Fall, Mekons, and Liliput) produced some of the most exhilarating and lasting music of the early English post-punk era of 1978-1983. Fueled by the fury of punk rock and radical political theory, Gang of Four successfully welded the two in an inspired display of polemics and music that addressed the vagaries of life in the modern world (including love and romance) as matters of political inquiry. What made Gang of Four's polemical clang'n'roll so compelling was that it worked as harsh, bracing, and ultimately liberating rock &amp; roll. With Allen and Burnham combining as a formidable and frequently very funky rhythm section, Gill didn't play guitar as much as emit thick wads of semi-tuneful distortion, while King"sang" in a dry, declamatory fashion similar to that of the Fall's Mark E. Smith. They have always remained, to the ears of those opened wide by punk rock, an extremely important band.

Solid Gold, Gang of Four's second album, has been remastered from the original tapes by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road, with supervision by Jon King.

Solid Gold

Music US

Discover Solid Gold by Gang Of Four on Matador Records. Available in LP format. Second album remastered for a unique post-punk experience.