Frankie Goes To Hollywood~Original OZ 2XLP Welcome to the pleasuredome EX 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome to the pleasuredome

Original OZ 2XLP released in 1984 on ZTT Records. Cat: ZTT1Q1. This album has a gatefold sleeve. Comes with printed inner bags which are in Excellent condition.

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.

 Tracks: The world is my oyster/ Snatch of fury (stay)/ Welcome to the pleasuredome/ Relax (come fighting)/ War/ (..and hide)/ Two tribes (for the victims of ravishment)/ Ferry (go)/ Born to run/ San Jose (the way)/ Wish (The lads were here including the ballad of 32)/ Krisco kisses/ Black night white light/ The only star in heaven/ The power of love/ bang.

Records are in Excellent condition. Cover has a few tiny marks and is in Excellent condition.

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