Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent Vinyl Record Album 80s See More Info Below

Description: Check Our Profile Page For More Cool Items. The Age of Consentis the debut album bysynth-popbandBronski Beat(Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek andJimmy Somerville), released onLondon Recordsin October 1984. This was the only album released by the band to feature Somerville, who departed the band in 1985. Released October 1984 Genre Synth-pop disco Length 44:22 Label London Producer Mike Thorne SinglesfromThe Age of Consent "Smalltown Boy" Released: June 1984 "Why?" Released: 26 September 1984 "It Ain't Necessarily So" Released: 5 December 1984 "I Feel Love (Medley)" Released: April 1985 By 1984, many European countries had reduced theage of consentfor homosexual acts to 16, but it remained at 21 in the United Kingdom, having only been partially decriminalised in 1967. Homosexuality was not legalised in Scotland, where Somerville was born, until 1981. The wording of the legislation to decriminalise also included wording that placed restrictions such as making illegal the use of a hotel room for sex.[7][8]Homosexuality was further stigmatised beyond the restrictions placed on homosexual individuals, andhomophobiawas a danger to gay individuals.[7] Against this background, Bronski, Steinbachek, and Somerville met in Brixton in 1983, and soon formed Bronski Beat.[7]They signed a recording contract with London Records in 1984 after doing only nine livegigs.[citation needed] The album was produced by Mike Thorne; the recording sessions took place inLondonandNew York City. The first single, "Smalltown Boy", was recorded at The Garden studio (owned by formerUltravoxsingerJohn Foxx) and mixed at Maison Rouge studio, both of them based in London.[citation needed] The song "Heatwave" features the tap-dancing rhythms ofCaroline O'Connor.[citation needed] The inner sleeve of the album has a table listing the minimum age for lawful homosexual relationships between men in each country in Europe, accompanied by the telephone number of a service giving gay legal advice. It was removed from the United States release of the album byMCA Recordson the basis of "past sensitivities of several record store chains". Smalltown Boy The band's debut single was released in June 1984, peaking at number 3 in the UK singles chart in June, and reaching number one in Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands. It is a poetically poignant, soul searching composition addressing homophobia, loneliness and family misunderstanding. It has been described as perfectly encapsulating "the experience of being young and gay in the '80s". It was accompanied by a video of Jimmy Somerville with fellow band member friends Larry Steinbachek and Steve Bronski, who, whilecruisingat a public swimming pool and changing room, are attacked andbeaten upby a gang of homophobes. Somerville is returned to his family by the police; he leaves home alone and has a reunion with friends Steinbachek and Bronski, travelling to a new life on a train. The band had the telephone number of the London Gay Switchboard (telephone support and information for gays and lesbians in central London) etched into the inner groove of the 12" vinyl version. Additional congas were played by John Folarin. Sleeve cover art was by Gill Whisson. eBay Store spinplay67

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