Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Label:
ZTT – ZTT IQ1
Series:
Action Series – 4
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, EMI Pressing, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
29 Oct 1984
Genre:
Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style:
Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Ballad
Tracklist
Position Title/Credits Duration
F - Pray Frankie Pray
A1 Well...
Written-By – Richards*, FGTH*
0:57
A2 The World Is My Oyster
Written-By – FGTH*
1:05
A3 Snatch Of Fury (Stay)
Written-By – Marsden*
1:20
A4 Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
Acoustic Guitar – Steve Howe
Soloist [Dark Side Of The Mood Solo] – Lipson Service Guitar*
Written-By – FGTH*
12:24
G - Say Frankie Say
B1 Relax (Come Fighting)
Written-By – FGTH*
4:00
B2 War (...And Hide)
Written-By – Whitfield-Strong
6:11
B3 Two Tribes (For The Victims Of Ravishment)
Written-By – FGTH*
3:58
T - Stay Frankie Stay
C1 Ferry (Go)
Written-By – Marsden*
1:55
C2 Born To Run
Written-By – Springsteen*
3:56
C3 San Jose (The Way)
Written-By – Bacharach + David*
3:10
C4 Wish (The Lads Were Here)
Written-By – FGTH*
3:06
C5 Including The Ballad Of 32
Written-By – FGTH*
4:23
H - Play Frankie Play
D1 Krisco Kisses
Written-By – FGTH*
3:03
D2 Black Night White Light
Written-By – FGTH*
4:04
D3 The Only Star In Heaven
Written-By – FGTH*
4:18
D4 The Power Of Love
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Anne Dudley
Written-By – FGTH*
5:24
D5 Bang...
Written-By – FGTH*, ZTT
1:14
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zang Tuum Tumb
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ZTT
Copyright © – Zang Tuum Tumb
Copyright © – ZTT
Published By – Perfect Songs Ltd.
Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
Published By – Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Published By – Zomba Music Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Pressed By – EMI Records
Manufactured By – Island
Distributed By – Island
Bass, Vocals – Mark O'Toole
Coordinator [Co-ordination] – Zang Tuum Tumb Records*
Cover [Colours On The Cover] – Lawrence Cole*
Design – XL Of Poland Street*, ZTT Of Basing Street*
Drums – Peter Gill
Engineer [The Lads Were Engineered By] – Stuart 'Blushing' Bruce*
Engineer, Producer [Production Assistant] – Steve Lipson*
Guitar – Brian Nash, Lipson Service Guitar*
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Anne Dudley
Keyboards, Other [Pottery] – Andrew Richards*
Make-Up [Paul Rutherford Of The Group Frankie Goes To Holywood And Claudia Bruecken Of The Group Propaganda Who Were Made Up By] – Debbie Bunn
Mastered By – Ian Cooper
Model [Dome Souvenirs Modelled By, Of The Group Frankie Goes To Holywood] – Paul Rutherford
Model [Dome Souvenirs Modelled By, Of The Group Propaganda] – Claudia Bruecken*
Other [Acted During The Bang] – Christopher Barrie, Patrick Allen, Paul Morley
Other [Paul Rutherford Of The Group Frankie Goes To Holywood And Claudia Bruecken Of The Group Propaganda Who Were Ordered About By] – XLZTT
Percussion, Other [Cignals] – Louis Jardim*
Photography By [(Party)] – Steve Romney
Photography By [(Pleasure Guard-in: Stylist Bashia, Make Up Lynne Eaton, Clothes J.P.G. Bazaar. A.J. Barratt (Video)] – Peter Ashworth
Photography By [(Pre Bang Liverpool)] – John Stoddart (2)
Photography By [(Wargames)] – Eric Watson (3)
Photography By [Black And White, Dutch Pink] – Anton Corbijn
Photography By [Dome Souvenirs Photographed By] – Peter Brown (23)
Producer [Produced And All That By] – Trevor C. Horn*
Stylist [Paul Rutherford Of The Group Frankie Goes To Holywood And Claudia Bruecken Of The Group Propaganda Who Were Styled By] – Iain R. Webb
Technician [Software, Hardware], Other [The Fifth Dimension] – Jonathan Jeczalik*
Vocals, Other ['I Came To Dance'] – Paul Rutherford
Voice [The Voice] – Holly Johnson
Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves (round corners).Some copies came with a sticker with European cat# 302 419-977 on upper right corner of back cover (UK version imported to mainland Europe?)
From sleeve notes: IQ number one becomes no.four in Zang Tuum Tumb's fishy Action Series. "Ain't that peculiar."
Record two's inner sleeve includes a mail order form for FGTH accessories, such as the "Sophisticated Virginia Woolf vest for the luxury of life" and the "Jean Genet boxer shorts", modelled by Paul Rutherford of the group Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Claudia Bruecken [sic] of the group Propaganda ...
"[4 symbols] x (frankie symbol) = BANG!
(the spunk plus the bomb plus the pump plus the torture instrument times frankie equalling the bang is an exclusive piece of ZTT exploitation.)" © ZTT 1984A1, A2, A4, B1, B3, C4, C5, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5: Perfect Songs Ltd
A3, C1: Dick James Music Ltd
B2: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
C2: Zomba Music Ltd
C3: Carlin Music CorpSide A banded as one continuous piece.
Spelling inconsistencies (intentional or otherwise) appear on release:
• title listed as Welcome To The Pleasuredome on front, spine and inner sleeve / The Pleasure Dome on labels;
• track C1 listed as 'ferry (Go)' on inner sleeve / 'fury' on label.
• track D1 listed as 'Krisco Kisses' on inner sleeve / 'Ḱri
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (2xLP, Album, EMI) (ZTT)
Media: Very Good (VG) Noticeable groove wear and light scratches. Surface noise will not overpower the music.
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)