{"product_id":"various-artists-54321-the-countdown-records-story-1985-88","title":"Various Artists - 54321: The Countdown Records Story 1985-88","description":"\u003cp\u003e Acid Jazz presents a very special compilation marking the 40th Anniversary of group label \u003cbr\u003eCountdown Records.\u003cbr\u003e Countdown was originally founded by Eddie Piller, Maxine Conroy and Terry Rawlings and distributed \u003cbr\u003eby legendary UK independent Stiff Records. The label reflected the burgeoning Mod revival scene of \u003cbr\u003ethe mid ‘80s, alongside a vibrant New Wave sound, as Ed began to find his way as a label executive.\u003cbr\u003e It was a fresh and unique take on Mod that attempted to place the scene’s main acts in the \u003cbr\u003emainstream world. It almost worked too. But despite the brilliance of the signings, it was tripped up by \u003cbr\u003ethe demise of Stiff, and the corporate domination of the mid-80s charts.\u003cbr\u003e Lessons would be learned and applied with Piller’s next label Acid Jazz, where Countdown refugees \u003cbr\u003esuch as James Taylor, and Mother Earth’s Chris White went on to greater success.\u003cbr\u003e This collection tells the label’s story through the best of its musical output, from mainstays such as \u003cbr\u003eMakin’ Time, The Prisoners and The Kick, alongside classics and rarities from their groundbreaking \u003cbr\u003ecompilations, from which this release in turn takes inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e Presented in a beautiful sleeve layout with a distinctly modernist touch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACID JAZZ","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53206281290055,"sku":"TRI-62148","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/9f92263b5a0f4c2db07471310243b146.jpg?v=1769369790","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/various-artists-54321-the-countdown-records-story-1985-88","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}