Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎– Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎– Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎– Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎– Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎– Welcome To The Pleasuredome

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Strip away all the hype, controversy, and attendant craziness surrounding Frankie — most of which never reached American shores, though the equally bombastic “Relax” and “Two Tribes” both charted well — and Welcome to the Pleasuredome holds up as an outrageously over-the-top, bizarre, but fun release. Less well known but worthwhile cuts include by-definition-camp “Krisco Kisses” and “The Only Star in Heaven,” while U.K. smash “The Power of Love” is a gloriously insincere but still great hyper-ballad with strings from Anne Dudley. In truth, the album’s more a testament to Trevor Horn’s production skills than anything else. To help out, he roped in a slew of Ian Dury’s backing musicians to provide the music, along with a guest appearance from his fellow Yes veteran Steve Howe on acoustic guitar that probably had prog rock fanatics collapsing in apoplexy. The end result was catchy, consciously modern — almost to a fault — arena-level synth rock of the early ’80s that holds up just fine today, as much an endlessly listenable product of its times as the Chinn/Chapman string of glam rock hits from the early ’70s. Certainly the endless series of pronouncements from a Ronald Reagan impersonator throughout automatically date the album while lending it a giddy extra layer of appeal. Even the series of covers on the album at once make no sense and plenty of it all at once. While Edwin Starr’s “War” didn’t need redoing, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” becomes a ridiculously over-the-top explosion that even outrocks the Boss. As the only member of the band actually doing anything the whole time (Paul Rutherford pipes up on backing vocals here and there), Holly Johnson needs to make a mark and does so with appropriately leering passion. He didn’t quite turn out to be the new Freddie Mercury, but he makes a much better claim than most, combining a punk sneer with an ear for hyper-dramatic yelps.

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ZTT ‎– ZTT IQ1 Stereo 2 × Vinyl, LP Gatefold 1984 Scandinavian Pressing

Side 1.

(F) – Pray Frankie Pray
1. Well…
Written-By – Richards, FGTH
2. The World Is My Oyster
Written-By – FGTH
3. Snatch Of Fury (Stay)
Written-By – Marsden
4. Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Acoustic Guitar – Steve Howe
Guitar, Soloist [Dark Side Of The Mood Solo] – Lipson Service Guitar
Written-By – FGTH

Side 2.

(G) – Say Frankie Say
1. Relax (Come Fighting)
Written-By – FGTH
2. War (…And Hide)
Written-By – Strong, Whitfield
3. Two Tribes (For The Victims Of Ravishment)
Written-By – FGTH
4. Untitled

Side 3.

(T) – Stay Frankie Stay
1. Ferry (Go)
Written-By – Marsden
2. Born To Run
Written-By – Springsteen
3. San Jose (The Way)
Written-By – Bacharach + David
4. Wish (The Lads Were Here)
Written-By – FGTH
5. The Ballad Of 32
Written-By – FGTH

Side 4.

(H) – Play Frankie Play
1. Krisco Kisses
Written-By – FGTH
2. Black Night White Light
Written-By – FGTH
3. The Only Star In Heaven
Written-By – FGTH
4. The Power Of Love
Arranged By [Strings] – Anne Dudley
Written-By – FGTH
5. Bang…
Written-By – FGTH, ZTT

Credits:
Bass, Vocals – Mark O’Toole
Coordinator [Co-ordination] – Zang Tuum Tumb Records
Design – XL Of Poland Street, ZTT Of Basing Street
Drums – Peter Gill
Engineer – Stuart ‘Blushing’ Bruce
Engineer, Producer [Assistant] – Steve Lipson
Guitar – Brian Nash, Lipson Service Guitar
Keyboards [Additional] – Anne Dudley
Keyboards, Other [Poetry] – Andrew Richards
Lacquer Cut By – BA
Mastered By – Ian Cooper
Other [Acted During The Bang] – Christopher Barrie, Patrick Allen, Paul Morley
Painting [Colours On The Cover] – Lawrence Cole
Percussion, Other [Cignals] – Louis Jardim
Photography By [(Black And White, Dutch Pink)] – Anton Corbijn
Photography By [(Party)] – Steve Romney
Photography By [(Pleasure Guard-in: Stylist Bashia, Make Up Lynne Eaton, Clothes J.P.G. Bazaar. A.J. Barratt (Video)] – Peter Ashworth
Photography By [(Pre Bang Liverpool)] – John Stoddart
Photography By [(Wargames)] – Eric Watson
Photography By [Dome Souvenirs Photographed By, Modelled By Paul Rutherford Of The Group Frankie Goes To Holywood And Claudia Bruecken Of The Group Propaganda Who Were Styled By Iain R. Webb Made Up By Debbie Bunn And Ordered About By Xlztt] – Peter Brown
Producer – Trevor C. Horn
Programmed By [Hardware, Software], Other [The Fifth Dimension] – Jonathan Jeczalik
Vocals, Other [‘I Came To Dance’] – Paul Rutherford
Voice [The] – Holly Johnson

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Weight0,5 kg
Cover Condition

LP Condition

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