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The Problem of Leisure. A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four (20 tracks feat. IDLES, Tom Morello, Flea & more​!​)

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    Artwork by Damien Hirst.
    Heavyweight red double vinyl with a protruding google eye on the front.
    Gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve.
    Includes 6 sheet sized poster.
    Individually numbered - edition of 650.

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    Artwork by Damien Hirst.
    Yellow double vinyl
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    Artwork by Damien Hirst

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    Standard black double vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and a printed inner sleeve.

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    Artwork by Damien Hirst.
    Two CD format packaged like a hardback book with a 12 page booklet.
    Includes googly eye attachment on the front sleeve.

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    Digipak with inner booklet.
    Artwork by Damien Hirst.

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Pink cassette. Artwork by Damien Hirst.

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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of La Roux - Damaged Goods remixes EP (taken from The Problem of Leisure, Gang of Four covers album), The Problem of Leisure. A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four (20 tracks feat. IDLES, Tom Morello, Flea & more!), ANTI HERO EP, This Heaven Gives Me Migraine EP, Happy Now, Complicit EP, Lucky, Live...In The Moment, and 4 more. , and , .

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IDLES - Damaged Goods 02:40
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The change will do you good I always knew it would Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The sins of the flesh Are simply sins of lust Sweat's running down your back Sweat's running down your neck Heated couplings in the sun (Or is that untrue?) Colder couplings in the night (Never saw your body) Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good Damaged goods (ah-ah-ah-ah) Send them back (ah-ah-ah-ah) I can’t work I can’t achieve (ah-ah-ah-ah) Send me back (ah-ah-ah-ah) Open the till (ah-ah-ah-ah) Give me the change you said would do me good (ah-ah-ah-ah) Refund the cost (ah-ah-ah-ah) You said you’re cheap But you’re too much Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good I always knew it would You know the change will do you good You know the change will do you good I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I'm kissing you goodbye (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, bye (Goodbye) (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
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Tom Morello & Serj Tankian - Natural's Not in It 03:18
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3.
Helmet - In The Ditch 04:22
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4.
3D x Gang of Four featuring Nova Twins - Where the Nightingale Sings (Redux) 05:03
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5.
Hotei - To Hell With Poverty 04:30
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6.
Gary Numan & Ade Fenton - Love Like Anthrax 04:31
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Gail Ann Dorsey - We Live as We Dream, Alone 03:39
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Herbert Gronemeyer feat. Alex Silva - I Love a Man in a Uniform 03:48
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Lonelady - Not Great Men 03:34
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JJ Sterry - 5.45 03:03
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La Roux - Damaged Goods 03:54
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12.
Everything Everything - Natural's Not in It 03:40
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13.
Dado Villa-Lobos - Return the Gift 03:14
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The Dandy Warhols - What We All Want 03:13
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15.
Warpaint - Paralysed 02:51
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Flea & John Frusciante featuring The Silverlake Conservatory Youth Chorale - Not Great Men 03:08
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17.
The Sounds - I Love a Man in a Uniform 03:54
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18.
Hardcore Raver In Tears - Last Mile 03:53
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19.
Killing Joke x Gang of Four - Forever Starts Now (Killing Joke dub) 05:40
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20.
Sekar Melati - Not Great Men (live) 03:20
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about

The Problem of Leisure is a double album of tracks written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by artists whose own unique contributions to music were enriched by listening to Gang of Four or working with Andy. The album features songs from across Gang of Four’s 40-plus year career, each individually chosen by the artists’ who covered them, and original artwork by Damien Hirst. It was released on June 4th 2021.

After Andy’s death in February 2020, Andy Gill's widow Catherine Mayer assembled a small team to complete The Problem of Leisure. The record had originally been conceived by Andy himself not as a post-mortem tribute, but to mark the 40th anniversary in 2019 of Gang Of Four’s extraordinary 1979 debut long player Entertainment! an album widely heralded as a classic (“the fifth best punk album of all time”: Rolling Stone magazine).

Andy had already revised that vision in the months before his death, after some artists chose tracks from different albums and periods. Every musician who committed to the project was given the freedom to create new versions of whichever Gang of Four songs they wanted to cover, with Andy overseeing some of the earlier productions but largely leaving artists to create their own interpretations.

When Andy died, obituarists struggled to sum up his profound impact on music. He had co-founded Gang of Four and remained at the time of his death its only original member. As co-writer or writer of all the band's songs and through his unmistakable and much emulated guitar style, Andy influenced generation after generation of musicians, and that effect was amplified by his work as a composer and producer. This album speaks to that impact and influence.

The final 20 track double album features an extraordinary roll call of global talent, with artists from seven different countries and four continents, and demonstrates the breadth and scale of Andy and Gang of Four’s influence.

The album’s brilliant artwork was created by Damien Hirst, a long-term Gang of Four aficionado. Andy chose the cover art from a selection of options provided by the artist.

The album is available in double vinyl, two CD and cassette formats from all usual retail outlets worldwide. All formats feature different versions of the artwork from Damien Hirst.

There are three formats of the vinyl - the standard black vinyl with a green sleeve and a limited edition yellow vinyl with a yellow sleeve are available from all retailers. The strictly limited deluxe vinyl format, “Dogluxe”,  are all numbered and the front sleeve features a protruding google eye on a red sleeve and poster insert. It is only available from the official webstore HERE.

There are two CD formats, with two CDs in each version. The limited edition orange sleeve version is in a hardback book format with a 12 page booklet insert and a protruding google eye. There is also a digipak version.

The cassette format contains a pink cassette case and includes a digital download of the album.

credits

released June 4, 2021

Executive Producer – Catherine Mayer.
Original concept and project management – Aaron Moore, Mother City Ltd.
Assistance – Matt Domino.

Original artwork by Damien Hirst. Dog with Bone 2017 Copyright Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved. DACS 2021.

All songs written by Andy Gill, Jon King, Hugo Burnham and Dave Allen except Where the Nightingale Sings, written by Andy Gill; We Live as We Dream, Alone, I Love a Man in a Uniform and Paralysed written by Andy Gill and Jon King; Forever Starts Now, written by Andy Gill, John Sterry and Thomas McNeice; Last Mile written by Andy Gill and Di Lu.

Andy Gill, Jon King and Hugo Burnham published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. Dave Allen published by Warner Chappell. John Sterry and Thomas McNeice copyright control. Di Lu published by Touch Music Publishing.

Mastered by Santi Arribas at Rear Window Studios.
Vinyl mastering by Simon Davey at The Exchange Vinyl.

Copyright Gill Music Ltd 2021.

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