The Age Of Consent

20th May 1984, so just 35 years ago! SMALLTOWN BOYbyBronski Beat "a touching lyric about leaving home,a remarkably agile but controlled vocal and a good song that recalls Yazoo or Eurythmics in its effective use of electronic simplicity" Smash Hits, May 84. "Singer Jimmy Somerville adds a warmth and frailty to the electronic disco backing which is irresistable." N°1, May 84. "If you make a check-list of every element of great synthpop, you can find it in this record.[...] When something is as perfect an example of an artform as... [Lire la suite]

"Formed a year agowith only a dozen concerts to his credit, Bronski Beat was on NME front cover 19 May 1984." So just 35 years ago!

Smalltown Boy RSD 201912" Limited Edition Picture Disc A1. Smalltown Boy (Remastered)  05:03 A2. Smalltown Boy (Remastered 12” Version)  9:01 B1. Smalltown Boy (KDA Pink Triangle Remix)  07:32 B2. Why? (Wax Wings Remix)  05:30         "To celebrate 35 years of Bronski Beat playing their first gig, London Records recently reissued ‘The Age Of Consent.’ This limited-edition picture disc exclusive to Record Store Day features the era-defining pop classic ‘Smalltown Boy' remastered from... [Lire la suite]

La version vinyle rose de The Age Of Consent :  

L’édition 2CD deluxe du 35ème anniversaire de carrière : « Mon propos, c’était la vérité. Mais aussi mes émotions, mes espoirs, ma sexualité, ma vie. Je n’avais peur rien et j’étais surmotivé à combattre la politique de discrimination que je vivais au quotidien. Je ne m’imaginais pas devenir une pop star, je me voyais comme un fauteur de troubles » Jimmy Somerville, 2018. Il y a 35 ans en septembre 1983 , Bronski Beat donnèrent un concert légendaire dans le club et antre de paix de référence pour les gays Londoniens, le Heaven.... [Lire la suite]

B R O N S K I   B E A TSmalltown Boy (KDA Pink Triangle Remix) available to stream/download today KDA lands a piston pumping re-rub of Bronski Beat's classic Smalltown Boy online today. House producer KDA has given the seminal track a 2018 dance-floor treatment for the bonus disk of the re-issued Bronski Beat album The Age of Consent, coming out on 26th October.    

A l'occasion du 35ème anniversaire de la sortie de l'albumTHE AGE OF CONSENT du BRONSKI BEAT,une toute nouvelle réédition sortira le 26 octobre 2018.       Trois formats seront disponibles :   - un vinyl "rose" avec une pochette et sous pochette reproduisant fidèlement l'édition originale.    - un vinyl "picture disc" en édition limitée.   - un double CD avec en bonus les versions étendues originales des 4 singles ('Smalltown Boy', 'Why?', 'Ain't Necessarily So' et 'I Feel Love'... [Lire la suite]

LP: DE (820 171-1-ME - Metronome Musik GmbH) > press pack including 12"x24" b/w info sheet + 1 photo + A4 biography   side A        1  [4’02] Why?     2  [4’43] It Ain't Necessarily So     3  [4’13] Screaming     4  [3’52] No More War     5  [5’08] Love And Money   side B     1  [5’02] Smalltown Boy     2  [2’41] Heatwave     3  [4’17]... [Lire la suite]

Very Limited Special Edition - only 50 available! Includes: *New Fan Edition double CD of The Age Of Consent (including Hundreds & Thousands plus rarities never before available on CD) *Bronski Beat T-Shirt (available in M / L / XL) *Bronski Beat Pin-Badge *Presentation Box The first 20 sold will include a Presentation Box signed by Jimmy. >> SOLD OUT <<

in addition of the album THE AGE OF CONSENT and the remix album HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS, you can find easily 7", 12" and remixed versions, but also b-sides and rarities on 4 CD: -1- THE AGE OF CONSENT Deluxe 2 CD Edition – 2012 -2- THE AGE OF CONSENT Digitally Remastered with Bonus Tracks – 1996 -3- HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS -1985 -4- THE VERY BEST OF JIMMY SOMERVILLE, BRONSKI BEAT and THE COMMUNARDS Collector’s Edition – 2002 -1- THE AGE OF CONSENT Deluxe 2 CD Edition – 2012-2- THE AGE OF CONSENT Digitally Remastered... [Lire la suite]