A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

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A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
A Brief History of the Twentieth Century.jpg
Compilation album by
Gang of Four
ReleasedDecember 1990
Recorded1979–1983
Genre
Length76:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Gang of Four chronology
Hard
(1983) 		A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
(1990) 		Mall
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century is the first compilation album by Gang of Four.[3] It was released in December 1990. The liner notes are by Greil Marcus.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."At Home He's a Tourist"3:32
2."Damaged Goods"3:28
3."Natural's Not in It"3:06
4."Not Great Men"3:06
5."Anthrax"4:23
6."Return the Gift"3:06
7."It's Her Factory"3:09
8."What We All Want" (recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, 30/03/81)5:11
9."Paralysed"3:22
10."A Hole in the Wallet"3:24
11."Cheeseburger"4:07
12."To Hell with Poverty!"4:37
13."Capital (It Fails Us Now)"4:03
14."Call Me Up"3:36
15."I Will Be a Good Boy"3:10
16."The History of the World"4:39
17."I Love a Man in Uniform"4:07
18."Is It Love"4:34
19."Woman Town"4:30
20."We Live as We Dream, Alone"3:37

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Rick. A Brief History of the Twentieth Century at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Gang of Four". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Gang of Four". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ Lester, Paul (November 5, 2009). Gang of Four: Damaged Gods. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120205 – via Google Books.


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