The Age Of Consent – 40Th Anniversary Edition

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