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Inside The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

2014 · Electronic, Rock

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Inside The Pleasuredome is an Electronic album by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, originally released in 2014.

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Tracklist

Side LP

  1. LP1-F1Well...0:55
  2. LP1-F2The World Is My Oyster1:02
  3. LP1-F3Snatch Of Fury (Stay)0:36
  4. LP1-F4Welcome To The Pleasuredome12:58
  5. LP1-G1Relax (Come Fighting)3:56
  6. LP1-G2War (...And Hide)6:12
  7. LP1-G3Two Tribes (For The Victims Of Ravishment) 3:23
  8. LP2-T1Ferry (Go)1:49
  9. LP2-T2Born To Run3:56
  10. LP2-T3San Jose (The Way)3:09
  11. LP2-T4Wish (The Lads Were Here)2:48
  12. LP2-T5Including The Ballad Of 324:47
  13. LP2-H1Krisco Kisses2:57
  14. LP2-H2Black Night White Light4:05
  15. LP2-H3The Only Star In Heaven4:16
  16. LP2-H4The Power Of Love5:28
  17. LP2-H5Bang1:08
  1. 10"1-A1Relax (04.09.83: Rough Mix)4:09
  2. 10"1-A2Relax (10.09.83: CMI Backing Track)3:13
  3. 10"1-B1The Only Star In Heaven (29.08.84: 'Gary's Mix' With Keys and BD)3:27
  4. 10"1-B2The Only Star In Heaven (29.08.84: 'Gary's Mix' Dub Bits)2:22
  5. 10"2-C1Two Tribes (04.10.84: Bit 4)0:29
  6. 10"2-C2War (04.10.84: Man Has A Sense For The Discovery Of Beauty)8:35
  7. 10"2-D1Two Tribes (31.05.84: Rough 12" Mix)4:27
  8. 10"2-D2Two Tribes (01.06.84: Rough 12" Mix)6:32
  9. 10"3-EWar (17.05.84: 'War! III')10:19
  10. 10"3-FWelcome To The Pleasuredome (10.08.84: 'Pleasuredome II')9:44

Side CASSETTE

  1. Cassette-A1Relax (Bit 1)0:54
  2. Cassette-A2Relax (Sex Mix)16:24
  3. Cassette-A3Relax (New York Mix)7:25
  4. Cassette-A4Relax (Greatest Bits)16:49
  5. Cassette-A5One September Monday (Bit 1)1:43
  6. Cassette-B1Relax (Bit 2)1:10
  7. Cassette-B2Relax (Sex Mix, Edition 2)8:24
  8. Cassette-B3Relax (Sex Mix, Edition 3)8:10
  9. Cassette-B4Relax (Video Version)4:23
  10. Cassette-B5One September Monday (Bit 2)0:42
  11. Cassette-B6Relax (Greek Disco Mix)6:16
  12. Cassette-B7Relax (The Last Seven Inches!)3:33
  13. Cassette-B8Relax (Bonus, Again)4:34
  14. Cassette-B9Relax (Bit 3)0:44

Side DVD

  1. DVD-A-MainMenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:30
  2. DVD-A1.MenuMusicFerry Cross The Mersey (Voiceless)1:25
  3. DVD-A1.1Relax (Version 1)4:09
  4. DVD-A1.2Relax (Live Version)4:21
  5. DVD-A1.3Relax (Laser Version)3:55
  6. DVD-A1.4Two Tribes (Version 1)4:11
  7. DVD-A1.5Two Tribes (Video Destructo)6:21
  8. DVD-A1.6The Power Of Love (Version 1)5:01
  9. DVD-A1.7The Power Of Love (Version 2)5:05
  10. DVD-A1.8Welcome To The Pleasuredome (An Alternative To Reality)7:52
  11. DVD-A1.9Welcome To The Pleasuredome (The Escape Act)5:47
  12. DVD-A1.10Relax (No 1 And Guiltless, Version 1)0:33
  13. DVD-A1.11Relax (No 1 And Guiltless, Version 2)0:33
  14. DVD-A1.12The Power Of Love (Win Hearts And Minds)0:32
  15. DVD-A1.13Welcome To The Pleasuredome (The Event Of The Decade)0:43
  16. DVD-A2.MenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:20
  17. DVD-A2.1Relax (5.1 Mix)4:02
  18. DVD-A2.2Two Tribes (5.1 Mix)3:25
  19. DVD-A2.3Ferry Cross The Mersey (5.1 Mix)4:07
  20. DVD-A2.4The World Is My Oyster (5.1 Mix)2:00
  21. DVD-A2.5Welcome To The Pleasuredome (5.1 Mix)13:43
  22. DVD-A2.6San Jose (5.1 Mix)3:11
  23. DVD-A2.7War (5.1 Mix)4:21
  24. DVD-A2.8Born To Run (5.1 Mix)4:00
  25. DVD-A2.9The Power Of Love (5.1 Mix)5:41
  26. DVD-A3.MenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:20
  27. DVD-A3.1Relax4:00
  28. DVD-A3.2Two Tribes3:25
  29. DVD-A3.3Ferry Cross The Mersey4:05
  30. DVD-A3.4The World Is My Oyster1:58
  31. DVD-A3.5Welcome To The Pleasuredome13:46
  32. DVD-A3.6San Jose3:11
  33. DVD-A3.7War6:16
  34. DVD-A3.8Born To Run4:08
  35. DVD-A3.9The Power Of Love5:48
  36. DVD-B-MainMenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:30
  37. DVD-B1.MenuMusicFerry Cross The Mersey (Voiceless)1:25
  38. DVD-B1.1Relax (Version 1)4:09
  39. DVD-B1.2Relax (Live Version)4:21
  40. DVD-B1.3Relax (Laser Version)3:55
  41. DVD-B1.4Two Tribes (Version 1)4:11
  42. DVD-B1.5Two Tribes (Video Destructo)6:21
  43. DVD-B1.6The Power Of Love (Version 1)5:01
  44. DVD-B1.7The Power Of Love (Version 2)5:05
  45. DVD-B1.8Welcome To The Pleasuredome (An Alternative To Reality)7:52
  46. DVD-B1.9Welcome To The Pleasuredome (The Escape Act)5:47
  47. DVD-B1.10Relax (No 1 And Guiltless, Version 1)0:33
  48. DVD-B1.11Relax (No 1 And Guiltless, Version 2)0:33
  49. DVD-B1.12The Power Of Love (Win Hearts And Minds)0:32
  50. DVD-B1.13Welcome To The Pleasuredome (The Event Of The Decade)0:43
  51. DVD-B2.MenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:20
  52. DVD-B2.1Relax (5.1 Mix)4:02
  53. DVD-B2.2Two Tribes (5.1 Mix)3:25
  54. DVD-B2.3Ferry Cross The Mersey (5.1 Mix)4:07
  55. DVD-B2.4The World Is My Oyster (5.1 Mix)2:00
  56. DVD-B2.5Welcome To The Pleasuredome (5.1 Mix)13:43
  57. DVD-B2.6San Jose (5.1 Mix)3:11
  58. DVD-B2.7War (5.1 Mix)4:21
  59. DVD-B2.8Born To Run (5.1 Mix)4:00
  60. DVD-B2.9The Power Of Love (5.1 Mix)5:41
  61. DVD-B3.MenuMusicSan Jose (Voiceless)1:20
  62. DVD-B3.1Relax4:00
  63. DVD-B3.2Two Tribes3:25
  64. DVD-B3.3Ferry Cross The Mersey4:05
  65. DVD-B3.4The World Is My Oyster1:58
  66. DVD-B3.5Welcome To The Pleasuredome13:46
  67. DVD-B3.6San Jose3:11
  68. DVD-B3.7War6:16
  69. DVD-B3.8Born To Run4:08
  70. DVD-B3.9The Power Of Love5:48

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • lush
  • theatrical
  • art school

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"Ultra-deluxe Box Set" originally released via PledgeMusic.com with last remaining units available from other online retailers once PledgeMusic pre-orders fulfilled (and any damaged units replaced). Strictly limited to 2000 copies and contains five exclusive, box set-only elements (Items 1, 2, 3, 4 & 12).
Contents are:
1. “Come Inside” – A unique flipbook animation of Lo Cole’s classic artwork. [Catalogued at NEAT 3.]
2. Tumbometer Nine – A Zang Tuum Tumb info sheet detailing everything you’ll find Inside The Pleasuredome, where it came from and why it’s there.
3. “And Suddenly There Came A Zang!” – The Art of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. A stunning 48-page case-bound hardback book celebrating and exploring the artwork of Welcome To The Pleasuredome, with contributions from Paul Morley, designer David Smart, illustrators Lo Cole and Anne Yvonne Gilbert and photographers John Stoddart, Steve Rumney, AJ Barratt and Peter Ashworth.
[Zanglette No. 2, ZTAS 31.]
4. “Brothers and Sisters” – The DVD. Compiling the Pleasuredome videos – Relax, Two Tribes, The Power of Love and Welcome To The Pleasuredome by directors Godley & Creme, Bernard Rose and David Mallett – and 5.1 surround sound audio mixes of the classic singles and album tracks. [Catalogued at NEAT 2.] This is a double-sided disc with NTSC region 0 on one side and PAL region 0 on the other. DVD packaged in a digipack with clear CD tray.
5. "Voiceless, Volume 1 - The Instrumentals (UK 2014) (opens in a new tab)". A five track FLAC digital EP with previously unreleased instrumental versions of 7” and 12” mixes. [catalogued at ZTIS 309.]
NOTE: This was exclusive to purchasers of the Box Set from Pledge.com and was released prior to the Box Set.
6. “Cowboys and Indians” – The Alternate Tracks. A four-track EP that explores the making of Frankie’s second single, with three previously unreleased takes of Two Tribes plus one of WAR [10” vinyl in die-cut sleeve – 10 ZTAS 4c/d]
7. “Lovers and Haters” – The Studio Demos. A four-track EP tracing the story of two of the earliest tracks recorded for Welcome To The Pleasuredome, with two previously-unreleased takes of Relax and two previously-unreleased versions of The Only Star In Heaven. [10" vinyl in die-cut sleeve 10 ZTAS 4a/b]
8. “Doctors and Nurses” – The Remixes. A pairing of the third 12” mix of War! (which went on to become the Art of Noise track, Oobly) with an alternate 12” version of Welcome To The Pleasuredome, both previously unreleased. [10” vinyl in die-cut sleeve 10 ZTAS 4e/f]
9. “Suck It Up” – The Relax Cassette. A 13-track, C90 remix anthology, from the 16-minute Sex Mix to Trevor Horn’s New York Mix via six previously unreleased versions. [A cassette-only Inside The Pleasuredome companion piece with accompanying digital download, catalogue number CTIS 104.]
10. “Welcome To The Pleasuredome” – The 2014 Vinyl Edition. The original 16-track album, remastered at Sarm Studios by Trevor Horn and his 2014 THeam, pressed on 180g audiophile vinyl and packaged in a unique die-cut sleeve designed to frame one of three accompanying prints by original Pleasuredome sleeve artist, Lo Cole. [Catalogued at IQ1000]
11. 12” x 36” art print, by the sleeves original artist Lo Cole
12. Film Cells
With each Box there is a digital download code available for mp3 (opens in a new tab) and FLAC (opens in a new tab) files of all the music.
The first 100 pledgers received a copy signed by Trevor Horn.
The following tracks are listed on pledgemusic.com as previously unreleased:
10"1-A1 Relax (04.09.83: Rough Mix)
10"1-A2 Relax (10.09.83: CMI Backing Track)
10"1-B1 The Only Star In Heaven (29.08.84: 'Gary's Mix' With Keys and BD)
10"1-B2 The Only Star In Heaven (29.08.84: 'Gary's Mix' Dub Bits)
10"2-C1 Two Tribes (04.10.84: Bit 4)
10"2-C2 War (04.10.84: Man Has A Sense For The Discovery Of Beauty)
10"2-D1 Two Tribes (31.05.84: Rough 12" Mix)
10"2-D2 Two Tribes (01.06.84: Rough 12" Mix)
10"3-E War (17.05.84: 'War! III')
10"3-F Welcome To The Pleasuredome (10.08.84: 'Pleasuredome II')
Cassette-A1 Relax (Bit 1)
Cassette-A5 One September Monday (Bit 1)
Cassette-B1 Relax (Bit 2)
Cassette-B4 Relax (Video Version)
Cassette-B5 One September Monday (Bit 2)
Cassette-B9 Relax (Bit 3)

Credits

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Production & Engineering

  • Ian PeelCOMPILATION PRODUCER [DEVISED, COMPILED AND CURATED BY]

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