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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
GANG OF FOUR
Leeds, GB
*  1977

Line-Up (2021):

GANG OF FOUR (photo)
 

Jon King - voc
David Pajo - g
Sara Lee - bg
Hugh Burnham - ds

Former Members:

Jon King (voc, 1977-2/84, 1990-91, 1994-?, 11/04-2012); Chuck Kirkpatrick (voc, cca 1983); Alfa Anderson (voc, cca 1983); Brenda White (voc, cca 1983); John Sterry (voc, cca 11/14-cca 1/20)

Andy Gill (voc,g, 1977-2/84, 1990-91, 1994-cca 1/96, 11/04-1/20)

Dave Allen (bg, 1977-81, 11/04-5/08); Buster Cherry Jones (bg, 1981-82); Sara Lee (bg,voc, cca 4/82); John Sombatero (bg, cca 1983); Jon Astrop (bg, cca 1983); Phil Butcher (bg, 1994-?); Gail Ann Dorsey (bg, cca 5/08); Thomas McNeice (bg, cca 1/11-cca 1/20)

Hugh Burnham (ds, 1977-4/83, 11/04-5/08); Stephen Goulding (ds, ?-1984); Steve Monti (ds, 1994-?); Mark Heaney (ds, cca 5/08-cca 1/11); Tobias Humble (ds, cca 1/20)

Stan Loubieres (1990-91); Hiromi (1990-91)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Entertainment9/1979 EMI45
2.Solid Gold09.03.1981EMI52
3.Another Day / Another Dollar
(mini LP, in the USA)
2/1982 Warner Bros
4.Songs Of The Free21.05.1982EMI61
5.Hard05.09.1983EMI
6.Live At The Palace
produced by: Andy Gill/Jon King
16.11.1984Mercury
7.The Peel Sessions (1979-81)5/1990 Strange Fruit
8.A Brief History Of The Twentieth Century22.10.1990EMI
9.Mall
(in the USA)
4/1991 Polydor
10.Shrinkwrapped04.09.1995When!
11.Entertainment!17.05.2005Rhino
12.Return The Gift
(2CD)
10.10.2005V2
13.Complete Peel Sessions24.09.2010Strange Fruit
14.Content20.01.2011Gronland
15.Official Live Recording: London Barbican 200509.02.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
16.What Happens Next24.02.2015Membran
17.Live...In the Moment09.09.2016Gill Music
18.Happy Now2019
19.Gang Of Four: 77-81
(box set)
11.12.2020Matador

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Damaged Kids / Love Like Anthrax / Armalite Rifle10/1978 Fast
2.At Home He's A Tourist / It's Her Factory18.05.1979Fast58
3.Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time / He'd Send In The Army25.04.1980EMI
4.What We All Want / History's Bunk02.03.1981EMI
5.Cheeseburger / Paralysed5/1981 EMI
6.To Hell With Poverty / Capital (It Fails Us Now)15.06.1981EMI
7.I Love A Man In A Uniform / World At Fault05.05.1982EMI65
8.Call Me Up(If I'm Home) / I Will Be A Good Boy28.06.1982EMI
9.I Love A Man In A Uniform / I Will Be A Good Boy
(v USA)
7/1982 Warner Bros
10.Is It Love / Man With A Good Car19.08.1983EMI88
11.Is It Love / Arabic
(v USA)
9/1983 Warner Bros
12.Silver Lining / Independence07.11.1983EMI
13.I Will Be A Good Boy (live) / Is It Love (live) / Call Me Up (live)
produced by: Andrew Gill/Jon King
02.11.1984Mercury
14.The Peel Sessions EP (16.1.89)
(I Found That Essence Rare / Return The Gift / 5-45 / At Home He's A Tourist)
10/1986 Strange Fruit
15.Money Talks (The Money mix) / Use The Colour From The Tube02.07.1990Scarlet
16.To Hell With Poverty (remix)
CD + Cheeseburger (live) / Call Me Up
1/1991 EMI100
17.Cadillac / Motel Favourites8/1991 Polydor
18.Tattoo / Banned Words / Cop Goes Home
12",CD + Tattoo (quiet guy mix)
26.06.1995Castle
19.Another Day / Another Dollar EP26.02.1996EMI
20.To Hell With Poverty 200522.08.2005V2
21.Second Life / Paralyzed (Tortoise remix)21.07.2008Gang Of Four
22.Who Am I? / Sleeper14.04.2011Gronland
23.Lucky3/2018
24.Complicit EP20.04.2018
25.This Heaven Gives Me Migraine EP26.02.2020

Andy Gill:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Dispossession / Genuine8/1987 Survival

Various:

disbanded 2/1984
reunited 1990
disbanded 1991
reunited 1994
reunited 11/2004

Compilation Appearances:

"Damaged Goods" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)
"Natural's Not In It" on OST "Marie Antoinette" (10.10.06, Verve Forecast)

Andy Gill:

produced by LP:

Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984, EMI)
Gail Ann Dorsey: The Corporate World (1988, WEA)
Michael Hutchence: Michael Hutchence (9/99)
Killing Joke: Axis Of Evil (6/03, Sony Music)
Therapy?: Crooked Timber (24.3.09, Demolition)

produced by SP:
The Futureheads: First Day (28.7.03, Fantastic Plastic)

appeared on the LP:
Sara Lee: Make It Beautiful (12.9.00, Righteous Babe)

Buster Cherry Jones:

appeared on the LP:

Talking Heads: Remain In Light (8.10.80, Sire)
Chris Spedding: Friday The 13th (8/81, Passport)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1996229.01.199611Bang!aleriealbum review
1996316.02.199645interview
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1979803.03.197937Caught In The Actgig review
19791812.05.19794News
19792026.05.197917profile, interview
19792102.06.197919Caught In The Actgig review
19792904.08.197923Caught In The Actgig review
19793408.09.197930Caught In The Actgig review
19793806.10.197932Albumsalbum review
19793913.10.19793News
19794020.10.197936Caught In The Actgig review
19794103.11.19793News
19794103.11.197923interview
19794501.12.197935Caught In The Actgig review
1980426.01.19804News
1980609.02.198029Caught In The Actgig review
19801115.03.19803News
19801626.04.198022Singlessingle review
19803220.09.19803News
19803327.09.198018Caught In The Actgig review
19804627.12.198026Caught In The Actgig review
1981928.02.19814News
1981928.02.198121Albumsalbum review
19811007.03.198117Singlessingle review
19811007.03.198124interview
19811221.03.198132Caught In The Actgig review
19811511.04.198130Caught In The Actgig review
19812413.06.198130Caught In The Actgig review
19812704.07.198135Singlessingle review
19814431.10.198131Caught In The Actgig review
1982209.01.198224Caught In The Actgig review
19821617.04.198232Datelines
19821724.04.19825Fast Forward
19821801.05.198233Datelines
19821908.05.198223Singlessingle review
19822122.05.198217Albumsalbum review
19822412.06.198225Caught In The Actgig review
19822626.06.19824Fast Forward
19822703.07.198219Singlessingle review
19822810.07.19826interview
19832625.06.19835Fast Forwardinterview
19833420.08.198322Singlessingle review
19833527.08.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19833817.09.198322Singlessingle review
19833817.09.198323Albumsalbum review
19833817.09.198326interview
1984903.03.19843Fast Forward
19841621.04.198414It's Alivegig review
19843803.11.19844Fast Forward
19844017.11.19844Fast Forward - Record News
1990027.10.19905News
19952601.07.199536Singlessingle review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19941616.08.19947Galerie
20068 74Šrotištěalbum review