In the Beginning There Was Rhythm [Limited Edition]

1. Shack Up - A Certain Ratio

2. Coup - 23 Skidoo, 23 Skidoo

3. To Hell With Poverty - Gang of Four

4. Being Boiled - The Human League

5. In the Beginning, There Was Rhythm - The Slits

6. 24 Track Loop - This Heat

7. 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle

8. She Is Beyond Good and Evil - The Pop Group

9. Sluggin' Fer Jesus - Cabaret Voltaire

10. Vegas el Bandito - 23 Skidoo, 23 Skidoo

11. Knife Slits Water - A Certain Ratio

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm features the groups that grew out of punk and embraced dance and electronic music. Artists include, A Certain Ratio, 23 Skidoo, Gang Of Four, The Human League, The Slits, Throbbing Gristle, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire and The Pop Group. Digipak housed in a slipcase plus a 35 page booklet featuring photos and in depth notes about the disc and genre. 11 tracks. Soul Jazz Records.

Tracks:

Shack Up - A Certain Ratio
Coup - 23 Skidoo, 23 Skidoo
To Hell With Poverty - Gang of Four
Being Boiled - The Human League
In the Beginning There Was Rhythm - The Slits
24 Track Loop - This Heat
20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle
She Is Beyond Good and Evil - The Pop Group
Sluggin' Fer Jesus - Cabaret Voltaire
Vegas el Bandito - 23 Skidoo, 23 Skidoo
Knife Slits Water - A Certain Ratio

Album Description

In The Beginning There Was Rhythm features the groups that grew out of punk and embraced dance and electronic music. Artists include, A Certain Ratio, 23 Skidoo, Gang Of Four, The Human League, The Slits, Throbbing Gristle, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire and The Pop Group. Digipak housed in a slipcase plus a 35 page booklet featuring photos and in depth notes about the disc and genre. 11 tracks. Soul Jazz Records.

Album Details

An Excellent Selection of Postpunk Classics that Inspired the Electronic Dance Movements of the 1980's. Each Track is Essential to the Era and Will Bring Back all the Angst and Energy of the Time! an Alt-hits Soundtrack!

Customer Reviews:

not bad, but.......2002-04-30

Pretty decent comp, but maybe not as wide ranging as that Nine O'Clock Drop comp Nuphonic put out in the same genre (post-punk dance). What's up with the liner notes though? Reads like they were written by a fourteen year-old for a book report. Dubious.

angular funk/post punk junk.......2002-02-08

so can we give out an award for best re-issue of the year AND best comp of the year even though it's barely february? one could spend years looking for these songs on long out of print singles and lp's (i know, i have) but soul jazz comes along and hands 'em to you on a silver platter! if the names mentioned above mean anything to you already (ACR, Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc.) you already know how good this is and would be a fool not to buy this comp RIGHT AWAY before the chance eludes you (hey soul jazz has already deleted some of their titles). what are you waiting for? a written invitation?

angular funk/post-punk danceateria music.......2002-02-07

the mighty soul jazz records brings out the big guns for the best re-issue & comp of the year, and it's only january. you could spend years looking for most of these songs on long out of print singles and lp's (i have), but now it's being handed to you on a plate. don't be a fool! buy this while it lasts! if you've gotten this far, and read the teaser about bands like Gang of Four, A Certain Ratio, etc. you already know what you're in for, you just need to know it's really THAT good. it's so about time this happened.

Average customer rating:

Why is Neneh Cherry only on one song?
about as punk as it gets

In the Beginning There Was Rhythm
The Slits , and The Pop Group
Manufacturer: 3d
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00016ZP1C
Release Date: 2004-03-08

Tracks:

In The Beginning
Newtown
Man Next Door
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Typical Girls
Fade Away
In The Beginning
Vindictive
A Boring Life
Slime
Newtown
Love Und Romance
Shoplifting
Number One Enemy
Number One Enemy (Acoustic)

Album Details

Currently Out of Print in the USA.

Customer Reviews:

Why is Neneh Cherry only on one song?.......2006-07-22

The Slits toured with her stepfather, jazz great Don Cherry, in the late 1970's. Not sure, but I believe Cherry had moved to Spain by then (where he died in 1995 of liver failure brought on by hepatitis). Neneh was only about 15 at the time and it was this connection that is the reason why she is on any of their recordings.

about as punk as it gets.......2005-07-15

If "punk rock" means not giving a toss about technical ability and everything about total attitude and conviction, this is just about as punk as it gets. The price for the import offered here is steep, but for fans it's fair. Beware, the sound mix is a bit muddy, but that's to be expected, and actually gives it more authenticity, a sort of "you were there" atmosphere. Music trivia types will spot future hip-pop one hit wonder Neneh Cherry's name in the credits, and wonder.."why?" but it's just the one song. What remains is a crazy mix of PiL, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Captain Beefheart. I quite like it.

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