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The Age Of Consent
1-1	Why?	4:05
1-2	It Ain't Necessarily So Soloist, Clarinet – Arno HechtWritten-By – George & Ira Gershwin	4:44
1-3	Screaming	4:15
1-4	No More War	3:55
1-5	Love And Money Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*	5:08
1-6	Smalltown Boy	5:03
1-7	Heatwave Tap Dance – Caroline O'Connor	2:40
1-8	Junk	4:18
1-9	Need-A-Man Blues	4:21
1-10	I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me Written-By – Donna Summer, Geoffrey Goddard, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte*	6:01
Bonus Tracks
1-11	Smalltown Boy (7" Edit)	3:57
1-12	Why? (Remix) Engineer [Mixing] – Julian MendelsohnRemix – Larry Steinbachek ('Laz')*, Steve Bronski	5:10
1-13	I Feel Love Medley (Source Mix) Vocals – Marc AlmondWritten-By – Donna Summer, Geoffrey Goddard, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte*	10:05
1-14	It Ain't Necessarily So (12" Version) Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	5:21
1-15	Red Dance	6:59
Hundreds And Thousands
2-1	Heatwave (Goldberg Remix) Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRecorded By [Location Recording] – Don WershbaRemix – Harvey GoldbergTrombone [Electric Trombone] – J.A. DeaneVoice [Aerobics, Cheerleading And The Shouts] – Michelle Hiegel	5:43
2-2	Why? (Goldberg Remix) Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRemix – Harvey GoldbergTrombone [Electric Trombone] – J.A. Deane	6:18
2-3	Run From Love (Maita Remix) Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRemix – Dominick Maita	8:17
2-4	Hard Rain (Goldberg Remix) Alto Saxophone – Crispin Cioe, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRemix – Harvey GoldbergTrombone [Electric Trombone] – J.A. Deane	8:11
2-5	Smalltown Boy (Goldberg Remix) Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRemix – Harvey GoldbergTrombone [Electric Trombone] – J.A. Deane	6:03
2-6	Junk (Goldberg Remix) Alto Saxophone – Chris Cioe*, Jack Baskow*Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Jimmy Biondolillo*Clarinet – Dave TofaniEngineer – Carl BeattyEngineer [Assistant] – Fernando KralKeyboards [Additional] – Larry Steinbachek, Steve BronskiRemix – Harvey GoldbergTrombone [Electric Trombone] – J.A. DeaneVoice [Dialogue] – Miss Wendy Wild*	6:06
Bonus Tracks
2-7	I Feel Love (Fruit Mix) Written-By – Donna Summer, Geoffrey Goddard, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellotte*	8:24
2-8	Hard Rain (Demo)	4:15
2-9	Screaming (Demo)	4:09
2-10	Signs (And Wonders)	4:56
2-11	The Potato Fields	2:53
2-12	Run From Love (Radio Version)	4:01
2-13	Puit D'Amour	1:36
2-14	Close To The Edge	4:43
2-15	Cadillac Car	3:54

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Edsel Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Licensed From – Warner Music UK Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Garden
• Recorded At – Skyline Studios
• Recorded At – RPM Studios
• Engineered At – The Garden
• Engineered At – Skyline Studios
• Engineered At – RPM Studios
• Mastered At – Master Room
• Mixed At – Maison Rouge
• Mixed At – The Town House
• Mixed At – Right Track Recording
• Published By – Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
• Published By – Lawrence Cole
• Published By – Bucks Music Group
• Published By – Warner/Chappell North America Ltd.
• Published By – Ira Gershwin Music
• Published By – Warner/Chappell
• Published By – Rick's Music, Inc.
• Published By – Peer Music UK Ltd
• Published By – Artemis Music Ltd.
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Cello – Beverly Lauridsen, Jesse Levy, Mark Shuman
• Choir – The Pink Singers
• Congas – John Folarin
• Coordinator [Reissue Project Co-ordination] – Phil Penman
• Design [Cake Work On Cover Of Hundreds And Thousands] – Jane Suchodolski
• Design [Hundreds And Thousands], Artwork [Hundreds And Thousands] – Green Ink
• Design [Reissue CD Package] – Tony Hodsoll
• Engineer [Mixing] – Harvey Goldberg
• Horns – Uptown Horns, The*
• Keyboards, Percussion – Larry Steinbachek, Steve Bronski
• Liner Notes – Graham Ames
• Mastered By – Aaron Chakraverty*, Jack Skinner
• Mastered By [Reissue CD Mastering] – Phil Kinrade
• Photography By – Vantage
• Producer – Mike Thorne
• Product Manager [Reissue Project Manager] – Val Jennings
• Recorded By, Engineer – Carl Beatty, Dominick Maita, Pete Griffiths
• Sleeve [The Age Of Consent Sleeve Cover Art] – Gill Whisson
• Trombone – Bob Funk
• Trumpet – Hollywood Paul*
• Vocals – Jimmy Somerville
• Written-By – Jimmy Somerville, Larry Steinbachek, Steve Bronski

Notes

Slipcase. The Deluxe 2CD edition comes with the 24 page booklet. The booklet contains the credits, the lyrics, the original album photography and the singles cover art.
Booklet note is based on the interviews of Jimmy Somerville.

CD (Reissue) package at Wildlife.

Disc One: CD Title: "The Age Of Consent + Bonus Tracks"
BITLP 1, October 1984

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd

Track 2: Warner/Chappell North America Ltd/ Ira Gershwin

Track 10: Warner/Chappell / Artemis Music Ltd / Rick's Music Inc / Peermusic (UK) Ltd

Track 11: Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITE 1

Track 12: Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITER 2 (typo BITEX 2)

Track 13: Published by Warner/Chappell / Artemis Music Ltd / Rick's Music Inc / Peermusic (UK) Ltd
Issued on US 12" single MCA-23550

Track 14: Published by Warner/Chappell North America Ltd/ Ira Gershwin
Issued on BITEX 3 A

Track 15: Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITEX 3 B

Recorded and engineered by Peter Griffiths at the Garden, London; Carl Beatty and Dominick Maita in New York City at Skyline and RPM.
Mastered by Aaron Chakraverty at The Master Room, London, and by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound, New York City.
Mixed at Maison Rouge and The Town House, London, and at Right Back Recording (typo in the notes), New York City.

Disc Two: CD Title: "Hundreds And Thousands + Bonus Tracks"
BITLP 2, September 1985

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6: Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd

"Hundreds And Thousands" mastered by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound.
Track 1: Aerobic cheerleading and the shouts recorded at the Jeff Martin Studio, New York.

Track 7: I Feel Love (Fruit Mix) (Instrumental)
Published by Warner/Chappell / Artemis Music Ltd / Rick's Music Inc / Peermusic (UK) Ltd
Issued on BITER/T 4

Track 8: Hard Rain (Demo)
Published by Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on NME Readers' Poll Winners '84 NME GIV 1

Track 9: Screaming (Demo)
Published by Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on NME 'Raging Spool' cassette NME 014 (catalog number from the Discogs entry)

Track 10: Signs (And Wonders)
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITEX 4

Track 11: Potato Fields
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITEX 4

Track 12: Run From Love (Radio Version)
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on GE 12" promo 886 009-1

Track 13: Puit D'Amour
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITE/R/X 4

Track 14: Close To The Edge
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITEX 3

Track 15: Cadillac Car
Published by Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd / Lawrence Cole / Bucks Music Group Ltd
Issued on BITER 2

℗ 1984, 1985 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by WEA International Inc.
© 2012 Demon Music Group.
Marketed by Edsel, a division of the Demon Music Group London, W1W 7TL.
The Demon Music Group is a BBC Worldwide company.

Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

Manufactured in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 40155 70083 6
• Label Code: LC13235
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L011
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 5092
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): | EDSK7009/A | *054353 |
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L011
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 5092
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): | EDSK7009/B | *054311 |

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BITLP 1, 820 171-1	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent ‎(LP, Album)	Forbidden Fruit, Forbidden Fruit	BITLP 1, 820 171-1	UK	1984
820 171-2, 820171-2, 820 171-2 ME	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent ‎(CD, Album)	Metronome, Metronome, Metronome	820 171-2, 820171-2, 820 171-2 ME	Germany	1984
35042-2	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP)	London Records	35042-2	US	Unknown
LPR-54055	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent ‎(LP, Album)	London Records	LPR-54055	Mexico	1985
DL 13060	Bronski Beat	The Age Of Consent ‎(LP, Album, TP)	London Records	DL 13060	Greece	1984

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