>And while we're on the subject, does anybody know what Holly's closing line on 'Relax' is? At the time, No.1 magazine reckoned it was 'Everyone, it's party time', but it clearly isn't.
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I always thought it was 'It's party time and a sign of the times'
Is that great Prince Charles impression still on there? And who did it?
What's the new track-listing, Mike? Here's my original 70 minute CD version (released by ZTT in September 1985, which cuts out San Jose and a few other bits and pieces including the Prince Charles bit, voiced by Chris Barrie):
The World Is My Oyster (1.57)
Welcome To The Pleasuredome (13.39)
Relax (Come Fighting) (3.56)
War (And Hide)(6.13)
Two Tribes (for the victims of Ravishment) (aka Annihilation Mix) (9.07)
(including the last voice)(1.14)
Born To Run (I'm sorry I left my card at home intro)(4.05)
Happy Hi (4.11)
Wish The Lads Were Here (2.49)
including the ballad of 32 (4.48)
Krisco Kisses (2.58)
Black Night White LIght (4.08)
The Only Star IN Heaven (4.16)
The Power Of Love (5.32)
bang (1.07)
I got it on vinyl when it came out, and one of my schoolchums got it as well. I was horrified to discover that the swearing had been blacked out on the sleeve notes of my copy, but not on his. Ironically, this completely destroyed the "pleasure" of owning it, ha ha.
Anyway, it was a major disappointment. My uncle thought it was "magnificent," which has to be a big turn off in anyone's book of pop.
It lags behind the first Art Of Noise album, or Propaganda's A Secret Wish (best album of the 1980s), it's true. But the first half of Pleasuredome is a treat. That 12" mix of Two Tribes is just thrilling.
In a way, you get the feeling that ZTT didn't really want to release a FGTH album at all. It's just a wonderful greatest hits album, really.