Partly formed out of the Art Department of London's Island Records HQ in 1978, Basement 5 were an innovative and highly original black Post-Punk group who created a kind of politically charged, futurist Dub. Their lyrics were an attempt to reflect the situation of young people in Britain in the era of Thatcherism, high unemployment, strikes, racism, and working class poverty.
1992
1980
Island Records
12"
1980
1980
1980
1980
2003
1988
Penny For The Guy Records, Penny For The Guy Records
LP, Comp
1987
2024
Cherry Red
3xCD, Comp
2024
Musique Pour La Danse
2xLP, Comp
2023
2013
Urgence Disk Records, Akka Films, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
CD
2012
M'lady's Records
Cass, Comp, mix
2010
Les Inrockuptibles
2xCD, Comp
2010
2007
Les Inrockuptibles
6xCD, Comp
2006
1998
Débutante
CD, Comp, RM
1980
Island Records
LP, Comp, Promo
1980
Island Records
LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr
Warbox
CD, Ltd, Mixed
2019
Not On Label
Lathe, 10", Num, Unofficial, Cle
Not On Label
Cass, Comp, Unofficial
Get Baque Records
CDr, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial
Noise Punk Records
CD, Unofficial
Republic Records
CD, Unofficial
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