Heartland

a reggae mixtape I made back in the day...

The Latest solo album by that guitarist, which was released in autumn last year. Sounds not too bad, IMO

Hom_Corleone wrote:

With cover-cake by the inestimable Delia Smith (as any fule kno)

Pinkshinyultrablast: Umi

If you like your shoegaze, then this lot are ones to watch.
Think Cocteaus meet MBV & decide to channel Lush & you're not a million miles away.

markfiend wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:

With cover-cake by the inestimable Delia Smith (as any fule kno)

Indded!

From 1995, booklet says: Thanks to Boyd Steemson and Max Hole (among others)

I really like this relaxed attitude and that sort of instrumentation ... very nice.

A recent rediscovery.

Rumour has it that, other the snippets from the interview B-sides, the only member of Frankie actually to be heard on the record is Holly Johnson; the instruments were all recorded by session musicians or Trevor Horn himself.

streaming here

markfiend wrote:

A recent rediscovery.

Rumour has it that, other the snippets from the interview B-sides, the only member of Frankie actually to be heard on the record is Holly Johnson; the instruments were all recorded by session musicians or Trevor Horn himself.

It's a beauty.
Glad somebody else likes it.
I seem to remember those rumours going round when it came out.
I like to believe Ped, Gnasher and Mark did play the instruments.
A bit like The Beatles with help from Trevor Horn instead of George Martin.

Apparently Peel Sessions exist (of at least Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love) from before Horn got his hands on them, proving that the songs at least are the band's, if not the performances.

markfiend wrote:Apparently Peel Sessions exist (of at least Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love) from before Horn got his hands on them, proving that the songs at least are the band's, if not the performances.

I'd like to hear them!

Interesting Article

Hom_Corleone wrote:

markfiend wrote:Apparently Peel Sessions exist (of at least Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love) from before Horn got his hands on them, proving that the songs at least are the band's, if not the performances.

I'd like to hear them!

Interesting Article

I do remember seeing them on The Tube before they got involved with Trevor

...and...Two Tribes Peel Session

Oh I like me some good old Frankie Goes To Hollywood chuuns any day of the week
How can anyone not sing along to the power of love??


CLT this beauty:



I love it just a little bit more every time I play it... and I played it loads!

I have a couple of Frankie live and also Frankie JP sessions. 2 tribes, as posted, is the only song of real note in the sessions

i have all the 12", they were essential listening - even dabbled with the first solo album - love train ..

once again, i blame a heady mix of drugs and depression (on my part, not his)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAKq6ORvi80

Frankie is still fecking brillant even after all these years. I just played my Welcome to the pleasuredome lp again after not listening to it for quite some time

Btw, the video of the title song is quite nice as well

Seems like we have quite the Frankie following here!

Maybe we should ressurect the t-shirts.

Everyone always thinks the T-shirts were "Frankie Says Relax" but the genuine ones were "Frankie Say Relax".

markfiend wrote:Everyone always thinks the T-shirts were "Frankie Says Relax" but the genuine ones were "Frankie Say Relax".

Absolutely!

Cheapo punk compilation for the drive home from work. Amazing how fragmented the scene had become by the time DD was recorded. Art school punks (Wire, XTC), old pub rockers (Stranglers), working class punks doing singalong anthems for the kids (Angelic Upstarts, Cockney Rejects, Sham 69), power pop love songs with a twist (Buzzcocks, Undertones), tribal drumming (Bow Wow a Wow, Ants), poets from the suburbs (Jam, Members).