{"product_id":"new-age-steppers-new-age-steppers-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"New Age Steppers: New Age Steppers (180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"The landmark first album on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=On-U+Sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOn-U Sound\u003c\/a\u003e label, this self-titled debut announced a gathering of the tribes: producer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Adrian+Sherwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAdrian Sherwood\u003c\/a\u003e bringing together members of the Slits, the Pop Group, the Flying Lizards and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=Raincoats\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Raincoats%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethe Raincoats\u003c\/a\u003e and getting them to collaborate with the likes of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roots+Radics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRoots Radics\u003c\/a\u003e’ Style Scott, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Creation+Rebel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCreation Rebel\u003c\/a\u003e’s Crucial Tony, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Aswad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAswad\u003c\/a\u003e’s George Oban to form a potent post-punk\/dub fusion. The album's two highest peaks are brilliantly realised interpretations of Jamaican classics - Junior Byles’ 'Fade Away' and Bim Sherman’s 'Love Forever', Ari Up’s vocal transporting the dread warning and lovers rock vibes to the icy hallways of early-80s London squatland. Elsewhere Mark Stewart marshalls an early version of his 'Crazy Dreams and High Ideals' (later re-versioned with the Maffia), music journalist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Vivien+Goldman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eVivien Goldman\u003c\/a\u003e voices caustic album closer 'Private Armies' (originally a b-side to her Launderette single), and all sorts of strange noises and rhythmic murk bridge the gaps, the instrumentals falling somewhere between a late night studio session at Channel One and the kinds of experimental soundscapes being explored at the time by Industrial Records. A certified classic of the era back on wax for the first time in 40 years and an essential addition to any post-punk record collection.\" - On-U Sound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elandmark intersection of dub reggae w\/ post-punk featuring members of The Slits, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=Raincoats\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Raincoats%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Raincoats\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roots+Radics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRoots Radics\u003c\/a\u003e, Aswad, Flying Lizards and The Pop Group, produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Adrian+Sherwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAdrian Sherwood\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl in 40 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeve w\/ extensive liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: On-U Sound 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e.","brand":"New Age Steppers","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39285873115226,"sku":"rr-2340","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/newagesteppers-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759282389","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/new-age-steppers-new-age-steppers-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}