A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

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Tracklist

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1At Home He’s a Tourist
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
At Home He’s a Tourist (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Publishing Ltd.
3:32
2Damaged Goods
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Damaged Goods (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:29
3Naturals Not in It
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Natural’s Not in It (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Publishing Ltd.
3:07
4Not Great Men
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Not Great Men (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Publishing Ltd.
3:07
5Anthrax
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 13)
recording of:
Anthrax (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Love Like Anthrax
4:23
6Return the Gift
recording engineer:
Edwin Cross (in 1979) and Davy Phee (in 1979)
additional engineer:
Edwin Cross and Davy Phee
engineer:
Rick Walton
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:
Return the Gift (in 1979)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Publishing Ltd.
3:07
7It’s Her Factory
producer:
Gang of Four
bass guitar:
Dave Allen (in 1979-03)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1979-03)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1979-03)
lead vocals:
Jon King (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
It’s Her Factory (in 1979-03)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Copyright Control
3:10
8What We All Want (live)
producer:
Burnham, Gill and King
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-30)
live recording of:
What We All Want (on 1981-03-30)
lyricist:
Jon King
composer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Gang of Four, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
5:12
9Paralysed
engineer:
Jimmy Douglass
producer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Jimmy Douglass, Andy Gill and Jon King
bass:
Dave Allen (in 1981-01)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1981-01)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1981-01)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1981-01)
arranger:
Gang of Four
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Paralysed (in 1981-01)
lyricist:
Andy Gill and Jon King
composer:
Andy Gill
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
3:23
10A Hole in the Wallet
producer:
Jimmy Douglass and Gang of Four
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
A Hole in the Wallet (in 1981)
lyricist:
Jon King
composer:
Andy Gill
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
3:24
11Cheeseburger
producer:
Jimmy Douglass and Gang of Four
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Cheeseburger (in 1981)
lyricist:
Andy Gill and Jon King
composer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Gang of Four, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
4:07
12To Hell With Poverty
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Nick Launay
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
To Hell With Poverty (in 1981)
writer:
Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Publishing Ltd. and Gang of Four Music
4:37
13Capital (It Fails Us Now)
producer:
Andy Gill, Jon King and Nick Launay
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Capital (It Fails Us Now) (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Gill
writer:
Dave Allen, Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music and Gang of Four Music
4:04
14Call Me Up
engineer:
Simon Smart
producer:
Andy Gill, Mike Howlett and Jon King
mixer:
Walter Samuel
bass:
Sara Lee (in 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1982-03)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1982-03)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1982-03)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-03)
mixed at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Call Me Up (in 1982-03)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
3:36
15I Will Be a Good Boy
producer:
Andy Gill, Mike Howlett and Jon King
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
recording of:
I Will Be a Good Boy (in 1982)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
3:11
16The History of the World
engineer:
Simon Smart
producer:
Andy Gill, Mike Howlett and Jon King
mixer:
Walter Samuel
bass:
Sara Lee (in 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1982-03)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1982-03)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1982-03)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-03)
mixed at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The History of the World (in 1982-03)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
4:40
17I Love a Man in a Uniform
engineer:
Simon Smart
producer:
Andy Gill, Mike Howlett and Jon King
mixer:
Walter Samuel
bass:
Sara Lee (in 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1982-03)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1982-03)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1982-03)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-03)
mixed at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Love a Man in a Uniform (in 1982-03)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
4:08
18Is It Love
producer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Andy Gill and Jon King
bass guitar:
Jon Astrop (in 1983)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1983)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1983)
arranger:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Andy Gill and Jon King
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1983) and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Is It Love (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Gill
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
4:34
19Womantown
producer:
Howard Albert and Ron Albert
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1983) and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
recording of:
Woman Town (in 1983)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
4:31
20We Live as We Dream, Alone
engineer:
Simon Smart
producer:
Andy Gill, Mike Howlett and Jon King
mixer:
Walter Samuel
bass:
Sara Lee (in 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Hugo Burnham (in 1982-03)
guitar:
Andy Gill (in 1982-03)
vocals:
Jon King (in 1982-03)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1982-03)
mixed at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
We Live as We Dream, Alone (in 1982-03)
writer:
Andy Gill and Jon King
publisher:
Bug Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gang of Four Music and EMI Music (in 1982)
written at:
Mount Pleasant Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
3:38