Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Welcome to the Pleasuredome = 2LP=
2 x LP
180grs 33⅓rpm
gatefold sleeve
( 1984) ) - 2017 EU reissued on 180g 2LP-Produced by Trevor Horn (Art of Noise, The Buggles, Yes), 1984's Welcome To The Pleasuredome is the debut album by the British dance-pop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood, a release that still stands as one of the sem
Release date:24-10-2017 (original released in 1984)
2017 EU reissued on 180g 2LP - Including the hits ’Welcome To The Pleasuredome’, ‘Relax’, ‘Two Tribes’, and ‘The Power Of Love’. Produced by Trevor Horn (Art of Noise, The Buggles, Yes), 1984's Welcome To The Pleasuredome is the debut album by the British dance-pop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood, a release that still stands as one of the seminal records of the decade.
Tracks:
LP1:
A1 Well
A2 The World Is My Oyster
A3 Snatch of Fury Stay
A4 Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1
B1 Relax Come Fighting
B2 War and Hide
B3 Two Tribes For the Victims of Ravishment
LP2:
C1 Ferry Go
C2 Born to Run
C3 San Jose The Way
C4 Wish The Lads Were Here
C5 The Ballad of 32
D1 Krisco Kisses
D2 Black Night White Light
D3 The Only Star in Heaven
D4 The Power of Love
D5 Bang
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 while "The Power Of Love," the hyper-ballad that topped the British charts for weeks, is still deliciously cheeky. Music On Vinyl presents the first reissue of Welcome To The Pleasuredome on vinyl in 25 years. Here on 180g gatefold vinyl.
Drager(LP,EP,12,7,CD): LP
Qual(120grs,150grs,180grs): 180grs
Speed(33,45): 33
Extra info: gatefold sleeve
Label: Music On Vinyl
Originally released: 1984
This release: 2010