The Age of Consent (40th Anniversary Edition)

Synth pop trio Bronski Beat’s 1984 debut The Age of Consent is a rarity in musical history – an album that both defined a generation and challenged the status quo. 40 years later and The Age of Consent remains as prescient and vital as ever as it did on its original release; truly transgressive - defiant, queer, and laden with hooks. To celebrate this important anniversary, London Records revisit the album across a series of formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes and more.

40^th Anniversary double vinyl edition features:

• The Age of Consent (2018 remaster)
• Hundreds & Thousands (2024 remaster)

• Updated artwork with rare and unseen photos

40^th Anniversary 2CD includes:

• The Age of Consent plus 5 newly commissioned 2024 remixes
• Hundreds & Thousands and 5 bonus tracks
• Remixes from ABSOLUTE., Planningtorock, The Knocks, Dave Audé vs Tall Paul, and Superchumbo.
• Exclusive detailed timeline by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock
• Updated artwork with rare and unseen photos

The Deluxe 4CD/DVD version contains:

• The Age of Consent
• The original album, plus 6 bonus tracks [7” versions and radio edits]
• Hundreds & Thousands
• The original remix album, plus 5 bonus tracks
• Consent Extended – The 12 Inches Plus
• Rare 12” versions, US Club Mixes, B-sides
• Ignore at Your Peril – The Rarities Plus
• Radio sessions, previously unreleased early versions, and studio sessions
• DVD – The First Chapter – The Videos Plus
• Restored music videos, Top of The Pops performances, Original TV adverts
• 24-page booklet featuring rare and unseen photos, and essays.

Tracklist

2LP
SIDE ONE

1. WHY?
2. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
3. SCREAMING
4. NO MORE WAR
5. LOVE AND MONEY

SIDE TWO

1. SMALLTOWN BOY
2. HEATWAVE
3. JUNK
4. NEED A MAN BLUES
5. I FEEL LOVE / JOHNNY REMEMBER ME

HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS 

SIDE THREE

1. HEATWAVE (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
2. WHY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
3. RUN FROM LOVE (DOMINIC MAITA REMIX)

SIDE FOUR

1. HARD RAIN (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
2. SMALLTOWN BOY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
3. JUNK (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)

2CD
DISC ONE

1. WHY?
2. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
3. SCREAMING
4. NO MORE WAR
5. LOVE AND MONEY
6. SMALLTOWN BOY
7. HEATWAVE
8. JUNK
9. NEED A MAN BLUES
10. I FEEL LOVE / JOHNNY REMEMBER ME
11. SMALLTOWN BOY (ABSOLUTE. EXTENDED REWORK)
12. SMALLTOWN BOY (PLANNINGTOROCK’S ‘THE LOVE THAT YOU NEED’ REWORK)
13. SMALLTOWN BOY (DAVE AUDÉ VS TALL PAUL REMIX) *
14. WHY? (SUPERCHUMBO MIX FT. NEIL TENNANT) *
15. SMALLTOWN BOY (THE KNOCKS & BRONSKI BEAT FT PERFUME GENIUS) *

DISC TWO

1. HEATWAVE (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
2. WHY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
3. RUN FROM LOVE (DOMINIC MAITA REMIX)
4. HARD RAIN (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
5. SMALLTOWN BOY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
6. JUNK (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
7. LOVE AND MONEY (HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS REMIX) *
8. INFATUATION / MEMORIES
9. CLOSE TO THE EDGE
10. I FEEL LOVE (CAKE MIX) WITH MARC ALMOND
11. CADILLAC CAR (EXTENDED)

* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

Deluxe 4CD+DVD
CD ONE - THE AGE OF CONSENT - THE ALBUM PLUS

1. WHY?
2. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
3. SCREAMING
4. NO MORE WAR
5. LOVE AND & MONEY
6. SMALLTOWN BOY
7. HEATWAVE
8. JUNK
9. NEED A MAN BLUES
10. I FEEL LOVE / JOHNNY REMEMBER ME
11. SMALLTOWN BOY (DJ 7” EDIT) - Bonus track
12. WHY? (REMIX) - Bonus track
13. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO (7” VERSION) - Bonus track
14. I FEEL LOVE (7” VERSION) WITH MARC ALMOND - Bonus track
15. RUN FROM LOVE (RADIO VERSION) - Bonus track
16. HARD RAIN (NME 7” VERSION) - Bonus track

CD TWO - HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS - THE REMIX PLUS

1. HEATWAVE (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
2. WHY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
3. RUN FROM LOVE (DOMINIC MAITA REMIX)
4. HARD RAIN (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
5. SMALLTOWN BOY (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
6. JUNK (HARVEY GOLDBERG REMIX)
7. LOVE AND MONEY (HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS REMIX) * - Bonus track
8. INFATUATION / MEMORIES - Bonus track
9. CLOSE TO THE EDGE - Bonus track
10. I FEEL LOVE (CAKE MIX) WITH MARC ALMOND - Bonus track
11. CADILLAC CAR (EXTENDED) - Bonus track

CD THREE - CONSENT EXTENDED - THE 12 INCHES PLUS

1. SMALLTOWN BOY (12” VERSION)
2. WHY? (12” VERSION)
3. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO (12” VERSION)
4. I FEEL LOVE (12” VERSION) WITH MARC ALMOND
5. RUN FROM LOVE (US CLUB REMIX ‘85) *
6. SMALLTOWN BOY (US CLUB REMIX ‘84) *
7. RED DANCE
8. THE POTATO FIELDS
9. PUIT D’AMOUR
10. SIGNS (AND WONDERS)
11. I FEEL LOVE (FRUIT MIX)

CD FOUR - IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL - THE RARITIES PLUS

1. SMALLTOWN BOY (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY ‘84) *
2. HEATWAVE (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY ‘84) *
3. HARD RAIN (CAPITAL RADIO SESSION, MAY ‘84 )*
4. WHY? (EARLY VERSION, MARCH ‘84) *
5. CRAZY MARAQUITTA (STUDIO SESSION) *
6. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO (EARLY VERSION) *
7. UPSIDE DOWN (STUDIO SESSION) *
8. SCREAMING (EARLY VERSION, MARCH ‘84) *
9. THE POWER OF THE GOLD (STUDIO SESSION) *
10. LOVE AND MONEY (EARLY VERSION) *
11. FIRST CHURCH (FEEL LOVE) (STUDIO SESSION) *
12. JUNK (EARLY VERSION 2) *
13. WALKING (STUDIO SESSION) *
14. NO MORE WAR (EARLY VERSION) *
15. GO (YOU & ME) (STUDIO SESSION) *
16. CLOSE TO THE EDGE (EARLY ALTERNATE EXTENDED MIX) *
17. HEATWAVE (EARLY VERSION) *
18. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS (STUDIO SESSION) *
19. SMALLTOWN BOY (EARLY VERSION, MARCH ‘84) *

DVD - THE FIRST CHAPTER - THE VIDEOS PLUS

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS

1. SMALLTOWN BOY (RESTORED PROMO)
2. WHY? (RESTORED PROMO)
3. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO (RESTORED PROMO)
4. I FEEL LOVE (RESTORED PROMO) WITH MARC ALMOND

TOP OF THE POPS PERFORMANCES

1. SMALLTOWN BOY (BBC ‘TOP OF THE POPS’, JUNE ‘84)
2. WHY? (BBC ‘TOP OF THE POPS’, SEPTEMBER ‘84)
3. IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO (BBC ‘TOP OF THE POPS’, DECEMBER ‘84)
4. I FEEL LOVE (BBC ‘TOP OF THE POPS’, APRIL ‘85) WITH MARC ALMOND

ORIGINAL TV ADVERTS

1. THE AGE OF CONSENT - TV ADVERT #1 (DECEMBER ‘84) *
2. THE AGE OF CONSENT - TV ADVERT #2 (JANUARY ‘85) *

* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED