Highly recommended. Double CD for the price of one, the "definitive anthology of ACR recordings from 1978-85." Well-packaged per the Soul Jazz standard, with a 36-page booklet of historical photos and a long interview with the band. "A Certain Ratio were the first group (alongside Joy Division) to sign to Manchester's infamous Factory Records in 1978, future home of New Order, Happy Mondays. As purveyors of dance music in the aftermath of punk, A Certain Ratio led the field. After punk, a new set of groups...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "The Graveyard and the Ballroom" is the legendary first album by A Certain Ratio (featuring Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson). Originally released in 1980, this album has been a collectors' item ever since its initial release on cassette-only by Factory Records. (Only 1000 copies were ever originally issued.) A definitive piece of post-punk history, the album shows A Certain Ratio as leaders in the movement they helped create with their labelmates Joy Division and other groups such as The Po...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. 2008 repress, double LP. Only contains the material from the first CD (of the 2CD set), ie. only the proper Early album, none of the bonus "b-sides, rarities & sessions". 13 Tracks. "A Certain Ratio were the first group (alongside Joy Division) to sign to Manchester's infamous Factory Records in 1978, future home of New Order, Happy Mondays. As purveyors of dance music in the aftermath of Punk, A Certain Ratio led the field. After Punk, a new set of groups emerged who wanted to mix Dance mus...   [ read more ]

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