Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Rare/2hand vinyl lp on ZTT 1984

ZTT IQ 1 made in UK in gatefold cover, with lyric inner sleeves.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

On the back of an enormous publicity campaign, Frankie Goes to Hollywood dominated British music in 1984. Frankie's dance-pop borrowed heavily from the then-current Hi-NRG movement, adding a slick pop sensibility and production. What really distinguished the group was not their music, but their marketing campaign. With a series of slogans, T-shirts, and homoerotic videos, the band caused enormous controversy in England and managed to create some sensations in the United States. However, the Frankie sensation was finished as soon as it was started; by the release of their second album, Liverpool, in 1986, the group's audience had virtually disappeared. www.frankiesay.com/

Tracklist

A1 Well...(0:55)
A2 The World Is My Oyster (1:02)
A3 Snatch of Fury (Stay) (0:36)
A4 Welcome to the Pleasuredome (12:58)

B1 Relax (Come Fighting) (3:56)
B2 War (...and Hide) (6:12)
B3 Two Tribes (For the Victims of Ravishment) (3:23)

C1 Ferry (Go) (1:49)
C2 Born to Run (3:56)
C3 San Jose (The Way) (3:09)
C4 Wish (The Lads Were Here) (2:48)
C5 The Ballad of 32 (4:47)

D1 Krisco Kisses (2:57)
D2 Black Night White Light (4:05)
D3 The Only Star in Heaven (4:16)
D4 The Power of Love (5:28)
D5 Bang (1:08)