Entertainment! [Rhino Expanded]

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All Music Guide - Andy Kellman
Entertainment!, the album that made the word "angular" immortal, has gone in and out of print a number of times since 1979, but it has never had any trouble finding new ears. Copies of the original issue on vinyl, the Infinite Zero/American reissue on CD, and thousands of worn-out dubs on cassette have been passed around throughout the years. It's one of those gateway albums that cracks open a new perspective for people who hear it for the first time, often dropping new converts down the post-punk rabbit hole -- on to Joy Division, Wire, PiL, Magazine, the Slits, the Pop Group, Swell Maps, and maybe all the way down to bIG fLAME. Whether first heard in 1979, 1985 after Big...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Andy Kellman
Entertainment!, the album that made the word "angular" immortal, has gone in and out of print a number of times since 1979, but it has never had any trouble finding new ears. Copies of the original issue on vinyl, the Infinite Zero/American reissue on CD, and thousands of worn-out dubs on cassette have been passed around throughout the years. It's one of those gateway albums that cracks open a new perspective for people who hear it for the first time, often dropping new converts down the post-punk rabbit hole -- on to Joy Division, Wire, PiL, Magazine, the Slits, the Pop Group, Swell Maps, and maybe all the way down to bIG fLAME. Whether first heard in 1979, 1985 after Big Black, the Minutemen, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1995 after Fugazi, Jawbox, and Rage Against the Machine, or 2004 after the Rapture, the Futureheads, and Franz Ferdinand, Entertainment! has always startled. When Michael Azerrad pulls a Natalie Portman, mentioning in his liner notes of this reissue that the album is life-changing, he might not be exaggerating. This, Rhino's 2005 spin on the album, is a minor improvement on Infinite Zero/American's 1995 edition. Like its predecessor, it includes the four-song Yellow EP featuring the essential "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time". Raw alternate versions of "Guns Before Butter" and "Contract" are added, as well as a pair of live cuts: "Blood Free," an insignificant song that never made it past the stage, and a roll through the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane." If you have the 1995 reissue, you can hold off without missing much. Better yet, pick this up and give your old copy to someone you love, as long as he or she promises to not start a band that sounds anything remotely like Gang of Four.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 5/24/2005
  • Label: Rhino
  • UPC: 081227842819
  • Catalog Number: 78428

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Ether (3:51)
  2. 2 Natural's Not in It (3:06)
  3. 3 Not Great Men (3:06)
  4. 4 Damaged Goods (3:26)
  5. 5 Return the Gift (3:06)
  6. 6 Guns Before Butter (3:45)
  7. 7 I Found That Essence Rare (3:14)
  8. 8 Glass (2:29)
  9. 9 Contract (2:40)
  10. 10 At Home He's a Tourist (3:30)
  11. 11 5-45 (3:43)
  12. 12 Anthrax (4:29)
  13. 13 Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time (3:16)
  14. 14 He'd Send in the Army (3:41)
  15. 15 It's Her Factory (3:10)
  16. 16 Armalite Rifle (2:51)
  17. 17 Guns Before Butter (4:25)
  18. 18 Contract (2:48)
  19. 19 Blood Free (3:17)
  20. 20 Sweet Jane (3:20)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Gang of Four Primary Artist
Dave Allen Group Member
Hugo Burnham Drums, Group Member
Andrew Gill Group Member
Jon King Vocals, Group Member
Dave Allen Bass Guitar
Andy Gill Guitar
Technical Credits
Gang of Four Arranger, Composer, Producer
Lou Reed Composer
Dave Allen Composer
Hugo Burnham Composer
Andrew Gill Composer, Producer, Original Album Producer
Dan Hersch Remastering
Bill Inglot Remastering
Rick Walton Producer, Engineer, Audio Production, Original Album Producer
Jon King Composer, Producer, Audio Production, Original Album Producer
Rob Warr Producer, Audio Production, Original Album Producer
Wendy Dougan Art Direction
Michael Azerrad Liner Notes
Dave Allen Composer
Andy Gill Audio Production
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