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| Released | December 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 1979 | |||
| Studio | The Death Factory (Hackney, London) | |||
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| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Industrial | |||
| Producer | Sinclair/Brooks | |||
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20 Jazz Funk Greats is the third studio album by British industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in December 1979 by the band's Industrial Records label. Known for its tongue-in-cheek title and artwork, it has been hailed as the band's best work, with Fact naming it the best album of the 1970s and Pitchfork naming it the best industrial album of all time.[5][6]
- ^ Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0199832606.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879306533.
- ^ Gimarc, George (1994). Punk Diary, 1970-1979. New York: Vintage Books. p. 248. ISBN 9780099522119.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff (23 June 2004). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
...those crazy-ass bird calls, sleazy ambient pulsations, and homemade electro-pop grooves.
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