Name: Dirty Disco - Best Of 1978 - 2008
Brand: Section 25

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ltmcd2515

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Limited edition

Release date

2008-07-01

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Section 25 Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

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Section 25 is an English band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in April 1978 by brothers Lawrence and Vincent Cassidy. The group got their name from a provision of the Mental Health Act. They joined Factory Records and were produced by Martin Hannett and later Bernard Sumner.

Unlike many of their contemporaries, Section 25 continued making music beyond 1982. In fact, they achieved international success with the dance hit "Looking From a Hilltop" in 1984. Not only that, but they also pioneered acid house before it became a recognized style.

In 2006, the Cassidy brothers revived the band after a hiatus. Sadly, Larry Cassidy passed away in 2010. His daughter Bethany then took over as lead vocalist for several years before moving on to join Sea Fever. Today, Section 25 consists of Vin Cassidy and Stephen Stringer as a duo.

the first-ever best of compilation from cult factory records group section 25, titled 'dirty disco (1978-2008)'. formed in blackpool by brothers larry and vin cassidy in 1978, the band were initially mentored by joy division, and went on to record four albums with factory records between 1980 and 1986. the first of these, 'always now', combined harsh post-punk with spacey psychedelia, and was produced by martin 'zero' hannett. their third, 'from the hip', produced in 1984 by bernard sumner of new order, explored techno and electronica, and spawned the oft-sampled club hit 'looking from a hilltop'. after disbanding in the late 1980s, section 25 recently regrouped, releasing acclaimed new album 'part-primitiv' in 2007, and playing a string of powerful live shows across europe. now recognized as a leading genre band, from the hip was lauded as one of '1000 albums to hear before you die' by the guardian newspaper. 'dirty disco' celebrates 30 years of section 25, and features eight key album tracks as well as the singles 'knew noise', 'dirty disco', 'haunted', 'beating heart', 'looking from a hilltop', 'crazy wisdom' and 'bad news week'. the booklet features archive images and a detailed band chronology.

Dirty Disco - Best Of 1978 - 2008

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