Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome
- Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Cod produs: 302 419-977
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Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Label: Island Records
Format: Vinyl - LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe
Year: 1984
Genres: Pop
Styles: Synth-pop
Collection Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Collection Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Notes: Glossy gatefold cover, back: BANG Distributed by the Ariola Group of Companies Printed in Western Germany by TOPAC, Gesellschaft für Tonträger-Verpackung mbH, Gütersloh · Imprimé en République Fédérale d'Allemagne Text on inside gatefold: 'I get buzzed off the fact that Andy Warhol's heard of us, because he gets buzzed off the fact that Picasso had heard of him.' Two hard inner sleeves with color and b/w pictures of the band members, liner notes and promotional items coupons. Track durations taken by stopwatch as they are neither stated on labels nor sleeves. Labels: ℗ + © 1984 zang tuum tumb (excellence) [DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) logo] Label, side Ⓕ: ● perfect songs ltd ■ dick james music ltd [● refers to tracks A1, A2, A4 / ■ refers to track A3] Label, side Ⓖ: ● perfect songs ltd ■ jobete music (uk) ltd [● refers to tracks B1 & B3 / ■ refers to track B2] Label, side Ⓣ: ■ dick james music ltd ∗ zomba music ltd ◻ carlin music corp ● perfect songs ltd [■ refers to track C1 / ∗ refers to track C2 / ◻ refers to track C3 / ● refers to track C4] Label, side Ⓗ: ● perfect songs ltd [● refers to tracks D1 to D4] Mastering/processing method: DMM (logo) on labels. Early sealed copies carried a 'FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Double Album' hype sticker on frontcover-shrinkwrap and a second sticker on backcover-shrinkwrap that showed the tracklisting (see additional images). Contrary to cover the title on labels is written "The Pleasure Dome". Track title C1 on label is written "fury". Runouts: Sides C: A hand-etched over stamped C: variants 7, 9, 13, 16 Sides D: B hand-etched over stamped D: variants 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16
Tracklist:
Ⓕ Pray Frankie Pray
A1 Well… (0:55)
A2 The World Is My Oyster (1:02)
A3 Snatch Of Fury (Stay) (0:36)
A4 Welcome To The Pleasure Dome (12:58)
Ⓖ Say Frankie Say
B1 Relax (Come Fighting) (3:59)
B2 War (…And Hide) (6:13)
B3 Two Tribes (For The Victims Of Ravishment) (3:25)
Ⓣ Stay Frankie Stay
C1 Ferry (Go) (1:56)
C2 Born To Run (3:56)
C3 San Jose (The Way) (3:11)
C4 Wish (The Lads Were Here) (2:51)
C5 Including The Ballad Of 32 (4:45)
Ⓗ Play Frankie Play
D1 Krisco Kisses (3:03)
D2 Black Night White Light (4:07)
D3 The Only Star In Heaven (4:19)
D4 The Power Of Love (5:29)
D5 Bang… (1:14)
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Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Following an appearance on Channel 4 TV show "The Tube" performing "Relax", the group were signed up by [a=Trevor Horn] and [a=Paul Morley]'s new [l=ZTT] record label. With the benefit of Horn's production skills and Morley's off-the-wall marketing ideas, "Relax" came out in October 1983 and slowly but surely took off. It was already a top ten hit when, in January 1984, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read suddenly realised what the song was actually [i]about[/i], leading to a total BBC ban on the disc. From this moment on, Frankie Goes To Hollywood became not just a pop group but a phenomenon. The record went to number one in the UK, and was a smash hit across Europe and even in the USA. "Frankie Says" T-shirts (some dreamt up by Morley, but far more the creations of small-time bootleggers) became the fashion statement of the year, and anticipation was at such a fever pitch that every subsequent FGTH release that year - two singles and a double-LP - went straight in at number one in their home country, an unprecedented achievement and a triumph for ZTT.
Now established as huge stars in the UK and Europe (though like so many other "British invasion" acts they were doomed to One-hit Wonder status in the US), Frankie spent much of 1985 on tour before starting work on their second album, the [a=Stephen Lipson]-produced "Liverpool". Trailed by the popular single "Rage Hard", the album came out in October 1986 but failed to reach the sale levels of "Welcome To The Pleasuredome".
It was the beginning of the end for Frankie Goes To Hollywood - six months later, Johnson announced he was leaving the band for a solo contract with MCA. In the subsequent high-profile legal battle, ZTT lost their claim of contract-breaking against Johnson, a ruling which effectively brought the curtain down on the label's golden age. Rutherford quit too, leaving a diminished group who subsequently disbanded without releasing anything.
The original line-up reunited to play one song, "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome", during the National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome concert on 7th May 2023.