{"product_id":"throbbing-gristle-20-jazz-funk-greats-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Throbbing Gristle: 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout context, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Throbbing+Gristle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s third studio album may sound fucking weird,\u003c\/i\u003e but in fact, this record is so ahead of its time that many people ended up enjoying it for the wrong reasons, thanks to the placid album sleeve and somewhat-accessible synthpop numbers peppering passages of discordant industrial noise. All an elaborate piss-take from the members of TG (if you knew what kind of sordid shit they were up to in the preceding years, you'll see what I mean), their 3rd album \u003cem\u003e20 Jazz Funk Greats\u003c\/em\u003e was dressed to make it look like a garden variety jazz-funk compilation you might pick up in a department store - from the rented Range Rover on the back cover to the square outfits adorned by the band members on the front. But there’s something sinister lurking just beyond those grassy cliffs in the background (Beachy Head is actually a popular suicide destination on the south coast of England), and after a full rotation you’ll notice \u003cem\u003e20JFG\u003c\/em\u003e only consists of 11 tracks, not 20, and doesn’t actually contain any jazz-funk music whatsoever. Highlights include the stripped down proto-techno of \"Hot On The Heels Of Love,\" the creepily smoked out title track, the grinding rhythms of \"Still Walking,\" the arpeggio kosmische of \"Walkabout\" and the dissonant post-punk bossa nova of \"Six Six Sixties.\" Controversially named the best album of the 1970s by FACT magazine, despite only being released in the last month of the decade, \u003cem\u003e20JFG\u003c\/em\u003e has been hugely influential in the work of \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Joy+Division\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Carl+Craig\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Craig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Marilyn+Manson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarilyn Manson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as providing the framework for TG offshoots \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Psychic+TV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychic TV,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Chris+%26+Cosey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris \u0026amp; Cosey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Coil\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Coil\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Limited edition transparent green vinyl pressing with 8-page full-color booklet, remastered by \u003cstrong\u003eChris Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etransparent green colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered by Chris Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes 8 page full-color booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mute 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 12\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Throbbing Gristle","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":694416932872,"sku":"lp-9222a","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/throbbinggristle-20jazzfunkgreats-grn.jpg?v=1762274300","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/throbbing-gristle-20-jazz-funk-greats-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}