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The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four.  

Green sleeve / black standard vinyl version with artwork by Damien Hirst. NEW.
Twenty track double album including contributions from IDLES, Tom Morello & Serj Tankian, Flea & John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) & Gary Numan.
Gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve. Includes download code.
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The Problem of Leisure is a double album of tracks written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by artists whose own unique contributions to music were enriched by listening to Gang of Four. The album features songs from across Gang of Four’s 40-plus year career, each individually chosen by the artists’ who covered them.

After Andy Gill's death in February 2020, his widow Catherine Mayer assembled a small team to complete The Problem of Leisure. The record had originally been conceived by Andy himself not as a post-mortem tribute, but to mark the 40th anniversary in 2019 of Gang Of Four’s extraordinary 1979 debut album Entertainment! 

Andy had already revised that vision in the months before his death, after some artists chose tracks from different albums and periods. Every musician who committed to the project was given the freedom to create new versions of whichever Gang of Four songs they wanted to cover, with Andy overseeing some of the earlier productions but largely leaving artists to create their own interpretations.

The final 20 track double album features an extraordinary roll call of global talent, with artists from seven different countries and four continents, and demonstrates the breadth and scale of Andy and Gang of Four’s influence.

The album’s brilliant artwork was created by Damien Hirst, a long-term Gang of Four aficionado. Andy chose the cover art from a selection of options provided by the artist.

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Tracklisting: 

Vinyl 1 Side A - IDLES - Damaged Goods/ Tom Morello & Serj Tankian - Natural’s Not in It/ Helmet - In the Ditch/ 3D x Gang of Four feat. Nova Twins - Where The Nightingale Sings/Hotei - To Hell With Poverty.

Vinyl 1 Side B - Gary Numan - Love Like Anthrax/ Gail Ann Dorsey - We Live As We Dream Alone/ Herbert Grönemeyer feat. Alex Silva - I Love A Man in a Uniform/ LoneLady - Not Great Men/ JJ Sterry - 5.45.

Vinyl 2 Side C - La Roux - Damaged Goods/ Everything Everything - Natural’s Not in It/ Dado Villa-Lobos - Return The Gift/ The Dandy Warhols - What We All Want/ Warpaint - Paralysed.

Vinyl 2 Side D - Flea & John Frusciante - Not Great Men/ The Sounds - I Love a Man in a Uniform/ Hardcore Raver in Tears- Last Mile/ Killing Joke x Gang of Four - Forever Starts Now (Killing Joke Dub)/ Sekar Melati - Not Great Men (live version).

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