Label: Soul Jazz Records – SJR LP57
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2001
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Style: New Wave, Industrial, Punk, Synth-pop, Experimental, Jazz-Funk, Post-Punk

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)

A1 A Certain Ratio– Shack Up
A2 23 Skidoo– Coup
A3 Gang Of Four– To Hell With Poverty
B1 The Human League– Being Boiled
B2 The Slits– In The Beginning There Was Rhythm
B3 This Heat– 24-Track Loop
C1 Throbbing Gristle– 20 Jazz Funk Greats
C2 A Certain Ratio– Knife Slits Water
D1 Cabaret Voltaire– Sluggin Fer Jesus
D2 The Pop Group– She's Beyond Good And Evil
D3 23 Skidoo– Vegas El Bandito

This definitive compilation, curated by the prestigious Soul Jazz Records in 2001, re-examines the innovativeness of UK post-punk from the perspective of "rhythm." It features maverick artists such as A Certain Ratio, 23 Skidoo, Gang Of Four, The Slits, This Heat, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, and The Pop Group, who boldly incorporated funk, dub, disco, and industrial elements after the punk era.
It's a continuous showcase of intense rhythmic sensibilities that directly led to later dance music, including A Certain Ratio's "Shack Up," Gang Of Four's "To Hell With Poverty," and The Slits' "In The Beginning There Was Rhythm." This is one of Soul Jazz's most renowned compilations, re-presenting post-punk not as part of rock history but as a precursor to club music.