Frankie Goes To Hollywood
WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME
(180G 2X12 LP)
Music On Vinyl / MOVLP116
2x12 Inch LP
WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME
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BPM
Tracklist
107
e-mail Erinnerung
Wenn der Artikel lieferbar ist, wird eine Benachrichtigung an Deine eingetragene e-mail-Adresse versendet.Frankie Say Relax . Those three words in black letters on white oversized T-shirts persist as a main part of the imagery of the eighties. But even if you take away all the Malcolm McLaren-styled-marketing, Welcome To The Pleasuredome still stands out as one of the seminal records of the decade. The re-mastering of this album will make your head spin and is the first that does the Trevor Horn production justice. Pressing on audiophile 190 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
Produced by Trevor Horn (Art of Noise, The Buggles and briefly YES), it should. The sometimes over-the-top songs are interspersed with snippets of a Ronald Reagan impersonator and bombastic orchestral compositions. Put their most famous song "Relax" in the middle of this and the song that created so much controversy when it was first released becomes a model of restraint. The irresistibly pounding yet simple bass line makes it as much a floor-filler today as it was in 1984.
The Orwellian "Two Tribes", released at the height of the Cold War, still seems strangely poignant. "The Power Of Love", the hyper-ballad that topped the British charts for a number of weeks, is still deliciously cheeky.[info from label]