DESCRIPTION Synth pop trio Bronski Beat’s 1984 debut The Age of Consent is a rarity in musical history – an album that both defined a generation and challenged the status quo. Its four singles, and particular lead single ‘Smalltown Boy’, have endured with astonishing resonance, o;ering home to all listeners dreaming of escape from their familiar surroundings and situations.
Every track on the album places the listener ‘in the room’: they are in it, living it, rolling inside each song’s thematic meaning. Through the blue-eyed wonder of singer Jimmy Somerville’s vocal pirouettes, they too take the punch of hate in ‘Why?’, question the bible with alongside a male voice choir on ‘It Ain't Necessarily So’, and watch the same crappy TV advertising on ‘Junk’.
They are part of the trade-o; between lust and commerce in ’Love and Money’ and the heated near climax of ‘Need A Man Blues.’
40 years later and The Age of Consent remains as prescient and vital as ever as it did on its original release; truly transgressive - defiant, queer, and laden with hooks. To celebrate this important anniversary, London Records revisit the album across a series of expanded formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes, essays and more.

Double Cd
40th Anniversary Double Cd Edition Including
Disc One – The Age Of Consent Plus 5 Newly Commissioned 2024 Remixes
Disc Two – Hundreds & Thousands And 5 Bonus Tracks
Remixes From Absolute., Planningtorock, The Knocks, Dave Audé, And Superchumbo
26 Tracks Across 2 Cds
6 Previously Unreleased Tracks, 5 For The 8rst Time On Cd
24,Page Booklet, Updated Artwork With Rare And Unseen Photos CD1
Why?
It Aint Necessarily So
Screaming
No More War
Love And Money
Smalltown Boy
Heatwave
Junk
Need A Man Blues
I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me
Smalltown Boy (Absolute. Extended Rework)
Smalltown Boy (Planningtorocks The Love That You Need Rework)
Smalltown Boy (Dave Audé Vs Tall Paul Remix) *
Why? (Superchumbo Mix Ft. Neil Tennant) *
Smalltown Boy (The Knocks & Bronski Beat Ft Perfume Genius) *
CD2
Heatwave (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
Why (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
Run From Love (Dominic Maita Remix)
Hard Rain (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
Smalltown Boy (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
Junk (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
Love And Money (Hundreds & Thousands Remix) *
Infatuation / Memories
Close To The Edge
I Feel Love (Cake Mix) With Marc Almond
Cadillac Car (Extended)

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