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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. 'all in the body' | |||
| 2. The Soundtrack from Bernard Rose's Video of the Welcome to the Pleasuredome Single | |||
| 3. Get It On | |||
| 4. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (How to Remake the World) | |||
| 5. 'all in the mind' | |||
| 6. Relax (International) | |||
| 7. The Power of Love (extended, singlette version) | |||
| 8. 'scrapped' | |||
| 9. Holier Than Thou (part 1) | |||
| 10. 'trapped' | |||
See all 15 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Relax (Sex Mix) | |||
| 2. Later On (from One September Monday) | |||
| 3. Ferry Cross The Mersey (...and here I'll stay) | |||
| 4. Two Tribes (Keep The Peace, intro) | |||
| 5. One February Friday (singlette version, part 1) | |||
| 6. Two Tribes (Carnage) | |||
| 7. One February Friday (singlette version, part 2) | |||
| 8. War (somewhere between Hiding and Hidden) | |||
| 9. One February Friday (singlette version, part 3) | |||
| 10. Two Tribes (Keep The Peace, outro) | |||
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Product Description
CD Description
Relax. Come again with Zang Tuum Tumb on an expedition through the remix archives, the tape jungle generated by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ZTT and Trevor Horn during the band s unstoppable domination of the pop charts in the mid-1980s. In fact, during Frankie's imperial reign, from 1984-87, Trevor Horn and the ZTT team created enough remix tapes to stretch from Sarm Studios to the moon and back. Such was their industry that we're almost 30 years into the digital age and we still haven't caught up. There remain mixes that were issued on cassette and vinyl that have never appeared in digital formats. Add to this more fruit from the first proper expedition through the FGTH avenues of the Sarm tape room and you have some of the inspiration that lead to Sex Mix, Volume One, which draws from the breadth of the band's career and gets its name from a particularly fine reworking of Relax (disc 2, track 1). Notable also is the special (1985 singlette) edition of the 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' single entitled 'All in the Mind, All in the Body - Frankie Goes To Hollywood in The Pleasure Dome'.
The first five tracks of Disc One are exactly that, albeit in glorious mono as the only master tapes available were mono. These are followed by 'Relax (International)', a rare b-side from the accompanying vinyl, and another classic singlette soundscape: 'The Power of Love'. The 'Oyster' and 'Holier Than Thou' sections here are all fully restored and remastered. From the Liverpool-era, we've unearthed the full, 17-minute version of 'Rage Hard', the 23-minute Warriors of the Wasteland (Compacted), which has been unavailable since 1986. Plus there are two b-sides - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? and Watching the Wildlife - that have never been issued on CD before.
Product Description
VOLUME ONE : 2CD set. Whopping 28-track compilation of remixes, re-edits and rare material from 1983 to 1987! Includes the 24-minute "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" suite, plus a 16-minute version of "Relax".
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154 of 157 people found the following review helpful
By Bp Nash
Format:Audio CD
When myself, and Peter Gill, were made aware of the "error" on the first five tracks some weeks before it's official release we contacted ZTT and Salvo to ask if they were going to correct it. Despite several emails and phone calls nobody would return our calls or answer the emails. On one occasion Peter called Salvo and asked to be put through to several people and was told that "everybody was out" and there was nobody there to speak to him apart from the girl answering the phone. To date we have had no response from ZTT or Salvo and despite requests we have not even been sent a copy of the release.
I would like to apologise to the people who have been disappointed with this album and inform them that every effort was made, on mine and Peter's behalf, to try and correct it. I am apologising despite having nothing to do with this release because I feel it may reflect badly on the band and the band's reputation and it would be nice to see a word from ZTT or Salvo amongst these pages. ZTT's only public response to date has been the rather sneering and arrogant press release referring to the mistake as a "technical **** up" on their Facebook page. The fact that they have tried to turn this mistake into some sort of marketing ploy and describing the mixes as being in "glorious mono" looks like a pretty desperate attempt to save face. That said, I am so in the dark as to why this mistake happened that I am not sure if the error was down to ZTT or Salvo. What I do know is that if the band would have been consulted or involved in this release then due care and attention would have been taken to deliver the product in all it's glorious stereo.
I don't doubt that the rest of the content is great and reading the reviews it seems most people are happy with it. I have given it a one star review because it reflects my disappointment that sub-standard versions of our material have been released although technically I shouldn't be able to review it because I haven't heard it and don't own a copy?
I would like to apologise to the people who have been disappointed with this album and inform them that every effort was made, on mine and Peter's behalf, to try and correct it. I am apologising despite having nothing to do with this release because I feel it may reflect badly on the band and the band's reputation and it would be nice to see a word from ZTT or Salvo amongst these pages. ZTT's only public response to date has been the rather sneering and arrogant press release referring to the mistake as a "technical **** up" on their Facebook page. The fact that they have tried to turn this mistake into some sort of marketing ploy and describing the mixes as being in "glorious mono" looks like a pretty desperate attempt to save face. That said, I am so in the dark as to why this mistake happened that I am not sure if the error was down to ZTT or Salvo. What I do know is that if the band would have been consulted or involved in this release then due care and attention would have been taken to deliver the product in all it's glorious stereo.
I don't doubt that the rest of the content is great and reading the reviews it seems most people are happy with it. I have given it a one star review because it reflects my disappointment that sub-standard versions of our material have been released although technically I shouldn't be able to review it because I haven't heard it and don't own a copy?
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By C. Murphy
Format:Audio CD
Received a email this morning
Ok for those who purchased this cd and then realised the first 5 tracks were in mono.
The stereo versions have been located and if you wish to receive a copy of the new repressed cd
send your cd to
Salvo
Union Square Music Ltd.
Unit 1.1
Shepherds Studios
Rockley Road
London
W14 0DA
UK
with your name and address and a new disc will be sent to you with the correct versions etc.
Ok for those who purchased this cd and then realised the first 5 tracks were in mono.
The stereo versions have been located and if you wish to receive a copy of the new repressed cd
send your cd to
Salvo
Union Square Music Ltd.
Unit 1.1
Shepherds Studios
Rockley Road
London
W14 0DA
UK
with your name and address and a new disc will be sent to you with the correct versions etc.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By Paul Chapman
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Firstly, this CD should be heaven for us Frankie fans, but as you can see from other reviews the first 5 track are NOT Mono, they are one channel.
Clearly whomever mastered this CD, didn't pay any attention to the job at hand.
Now mistakes of course can happen, but there has been no firm response from Salvo/ZTT as to what they intend to do to rectify the error, they have stated that they plan to issue a Lossless replacement, as/when/if the appropriate master is found.
But, they MUST have had the original master, as it's unbelievable that ZTT only had the one channel master, why would that occur?.
It's with a heavy heart that I've given this a one star review, as I love Frankie Goes to Hollywood but, standards are important.
Even members of the band have expressed their annoyance at this glaring error& but even they haven't even had a single response from Salvo/ZTT
Avoid this release until the problem is rectified.
My copy is being returned as faulty
Clearly whomever mastered this CD, didn't pay any attention to the job at hand.
Now mistakes of course can happen, but there has been no firm response from Salvo/ZTT as to what they intend to do to rectify the error, they have stated that they plan to issue a Lossless replacement, as/when/if the appropriate master is found.
But, they MUST have had the original master, as it's unbelievable that ZTT only had the one channel master, why would that occur?.
It's with a heavy heart that I've given this a one star review, as I love Frankie Goes to Hollywood but, standards are important.
Even members of the band have expressed their annoyance at this glaring error& but even they haven't even had a single response from Salvo/ZTT
Avoid this release until the problem is rectified.
My copy is being returned as faulty
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Replacement available
Some news from Salvo on the 2xCD Frankie Goes To Hollywood compilation, SexMix...
Stereo masters have been located and have been used to prepare a new, all stereo... Read more
Stereo masters have been located and have been used to prepare a new, all stereo... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bill Peter
2.0 out of 5 stars
2nd CD stereo version?
Still waiting for confirmation that the 2nd CD has now been replaced with the corrected disc with the stereo tracks. Read more
Published 2 months ago by jrassic7
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waiting for information
It will be interesting to know if the new copies we can buy here from amazon are the stereo corrected or in faulty mono. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pablo L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT MIX
Always was a Frankie fan and this brought bakc to many great memories and superb extended versions of the fabulous driving tracks for which Frankie was famous. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rodney Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars
Got the replacement disc.
I know some of ye are not happy with the first disc, due to the first 5 tracks in "Mono".
As Salvo are telling Frankie Fans to send the faulty disc and you will... Read more
As Salvo are telling Frankie Fans to send the faulty disc and you will... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Brian Cooke
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a 5 Star CD
Ignore the 1 star reviews. The first 5 tracks are now stero as the rest of the album this is Frankie at its best. All extended 12" as on cassingle.
Published 4 months ago by Evans
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great stuff!!!
Wasn't bothered about the reported flaws in the 'lost' mastertapes....bought it anyway from Amazon UK.
Loads of gaps plugged in my FGTH collection with this compilation! Read more
Loads of gaps plugged in my FGTH collection with this compilation! Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Oon
5.0 out of 5 stars
all good now
Now its all good with stereo mixes...Best compilation I know..
I love the relax remix never heard that one before. Check it out !
I love the relax remix never heard that one before. Check it out !
Published 5 months ago by Claus
1.0 out of 5 stars
WRONG CD!!!!
Today, December 14th, i received my copy hoping that it would be the fixed stereo version. I was wrong: MONO. Highly disappointed.
Published 5 months ago by JRCURE
2.0 out of 5 stars
SEX MIX IS A LOUSY LAY!
I join the group of individuals that are not pleased with this release..I, sadly, did obtain a copy, and I agree that the first 5 tracks are just horrific... Read more
Published 9 months ago by David Tiberi
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