{"product_id":"5026328005508","title":"|v\/a| \"In The Beginning There Was Rhythm\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures the groundbreaking and seminal groups that crossed the divide of punk and dance music for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 2001, this album is fully remastered, remade and presented once more in its entirety and features A Certain Ratio, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, The Human League, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, The Slits, 23 Skidoo and This Heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album comes as a double black vinyl edition complete with two bespoke inner bags containing extensive sleevenotes and original photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Muzik magazine noted on its initial release 'In The Beginning' is a choice selection from the fertile post-punk period when bands thought nothing of combining politics and philosophy with imported dance rhythms and edgy industrial angst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bands featured come (mostly) from the then bleak post-industrial North of England - Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds as well as Bristol and London, and yet all show a fascination with black American rhythms and an experimentation in sound that was completely unique at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title of the album comes from The Slits track of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album is produced with all the original photos and full extensive sleevenotes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"(Soul Jazz)","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":43920410411183,"sku":"5026328005508","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/sjrlp550c-in-the-beginning-sleeve-digital.jpg?v=1717720660","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.sbs\/products\/5026328005508","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}