Early

by A Certain Ratio

Early cover art

A vital Soul Jazz Records retrospective documenting the intensely rhythmic, industrial-funk origins of the seminal Factory Records post-punk ensemble. Highlighting their sharp, early 1980s recordings produced by Martin Hannett, the compilation showcases their unparalleled ability to fuse bleak Northern English post-punk with Latin batucada and New York disco. It remains an essential cornerstone of the Manchester alternative dance lineage.

Genres

  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Do The Du
  2. Flight
  3. Waterline
  4. Shack Up
  5. The Fox
  6. Blown Away
  7. Gum
  8. Life's A Scream
  9. Skipscada
  10. Knife Slits Water
  11. Sounds Like Something Dirty
  12. Touch
  13. Saturn
  14. All Night Party
  15. Faceless
  16. Do The Du
  17. All Night Party
  18. Flight
  19. Choir
  20. Skipscada
  21. Felch (Original NYC Mix)
  22. Abracadubra
  23. Tumba Rhumba
  24. Si Fermir O Grido
  25. Tribeca