Entertainment is by far, their most consistent and best record, perhaps the best late 70's punk record to emerge from the UK. During the following three years, they changed dramatically, eventually becoming an embarrasingly bad funk band which embraced many of the values disdained on the debut. "Songs of the Free" is a very solid new wave record, but if your new to the gang, I'd strongly recommend the compilation " A Brief History of the 20th Century" which pulls all their great tunes which were dispersed over several albums and EPs after the monumental Entertainment.
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