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.
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 formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes and more.
40th Anniversary 2CD includes:
The Age of Consent plus 5 newly commissioned 2024 remixes
Hundreds & Thousands and 5 bonus tracks
Remixes from ABSOLUTE., Planningtorock, The Knocks, Dave Audé vs Tall Paul, and Superchumbo.
Exclusive detailed timeline by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
Updated artwork with rare and unseen photos
Tracklisting
Disc One
1. Why?
2. It Ain’T Necessarily So
3. Screaming
4. No More War
5. Love And Money
6. Smalltown Boy
7. Heatwave
8. Junk
9. Need A Man Blues
10. I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me
11. Smalltown Boy (Absolute. Extended Rework)
12. Smalltown Boy (Planningtorock’S ‘The Love That You Need’ Rework)
13. Smalltown Boy (Dave Audé Vs Tall Paul Remix) *
14. Why? (Superchumbo Mix Ft. Neil Tennant) *
15. Smalltown Boy (The Knocks & Bronski Beat Ft Perfume Genius) *
Disc Two
1. Heatwave (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
2. Why (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
3. Run From Love (Dominic Maita Remix)
4. Hard Rain (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
5. Smalltown Boy (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
6. Junk (Harvey Goldberg Remix)
7. Love And Money (Hundreds & Thousands Remix) *
8. Infatuation / Memories
9. Close To The Edge
10. I Feel Love (Cake Mix) With Marc Almond
11. Cadillac Car (Extended)
* Previously Unreleased