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Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Simply Frankie Goes To Hollywood: The Hits, Tracks & Remixes [3CD Box Set] (2015)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Simply Frankie Goes To Hollywood: The Hits, Tracks & Remixes [3CD Box Set] (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 1,34 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 453 MB | Covers - 179 MB
Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Union Square Music (SIMPTNCD019)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood were one of the biggest-selling pop groups of the 1980s, as well as the most controversial. Their debut single, 'Relax', went to No. 1 in ten countries around Europe and its follow-up, 'Two Tribes', was the definitive cinematic soundtrack to the Cold War. They also had a sensitive side ('The Power Of Love'), a rocky side ('Born To Run') and a playful side ('Do You Think I'm Sexy?'). Listen to Frankie afresh, from all sides, with this essential collection.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984) {1994, Japanese Reissue}

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984) {1994, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 438 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 182 Mb
Covers Included | 01:13:58 | RAR 5% Recovery
New wave / Synth-Pop / Dance-Rock / Electronic / Dance
ZTT Records / Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-16

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.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bang! (1985) {ZTT/Island Japan} **[RE-UP]**

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bang! (1985) {ZTT/Island Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 250 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 92 mb
Genre: synth pop, dance pop

Bang! was a Japan-only Frankie Goes To Hollywood compilation released in 1985 to commemorate the group's tour of Japan. It features a few remixes, including the Hibakusha mix of "Two Tribes" that had been impossible for fans and collectors to obtain. Two of the cuts on the album ("Black Night White Light" and "The Power Of Love") are in their standard album versions. This was released by ZTT/Island in association with Polystar.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 5, 2023
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 389 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans ~ 121 Mb
New Wave, Pop/Rock, Dance-Rock | Label: Island/ZTT | # 610 195 | Time: 01:10:07

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.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Frankie Said (2012) [2CD Japanese Edition]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Frankie Said (2012) [2CD Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,12 GB | Covers - 86 MB
Genre: New Wave, Synthpop, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ZTT Records (XECZ-1045-1046)

With a discography that includes a classic debut album (1984's Welcome to the Pleasuredome), a misguided sophomore effort (1986's Liverpool), and very few B-sides but plenty (like tons) of remixes, compiling Frankie Goes to Hollywood in a one-disc set (with Japanese bonus CD) is easy if you don't over-think it. Knocking the new wave circus act's career with ease, Frankie Said certainly avoids just that. The rarities it offers are on the edge of even a rabid fan's interest ("Born to Run" "live" on the Tube is just the studio version but louder, and that Anne Dudley mix of "Two Tribes" is nothing but the piano intro, now isolated), plus all the hits ("Relax," "Two Tribes," "Power of Love") are present in both representative mixes and worthy alternates…

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 18, 2023
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 264 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 100 Mb | Scans ~ 37 Mb
New Wave, Pop/Rock, Dance Rock | Label: Island/ZTT | # 90546-2 | Time: 00:43:44

Frankie Goes to Hollywood's first double album was a huge hit. Their second offering also met with some success, although it is not as well remembered. And yet, on many accounts, Liverpool can be considered as an improvement over its predecessor. For one thing, the album is shorter, more conventional. While Welcome to the Pleasuredome had some strong material, the length weakened the whole in many places. Here, the band focused on eight tracks and the result is somewhat more convincing. "Warriors of the Wasteland," "Rage Hard," and "Watching the Wildlife" were all minor hits back in 1986, and the other tracks are, for the most part, of the same quality, with perhaps "For Heaven's Sake" standing out as a favorite. Again, Trevor Horn was involved in the production (the band was signed to his famous Zang Tuum Tumb label, so it's no big surprise) – thus the production is impeccable, as one would expect from a Horn-produced album. Worth a listen if you like the band or have an interest for '80s music – of which this is not such a bad sample.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986) {Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Dec. 14, 2022
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986) {Japan 1st Press}

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (1986) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 274 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 110 Mb
Covers Included | 00:43:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, New Wave, Dance Rock | ZTT / Island Records / Polystar Co. #P35D-20029 (ZCIDQ 8)

Liverpool is Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second and last studio album, released in October 1986. It would be the band's final album of all-new material, and lead singer Holly Johnson would leave the band following the corresponding world tour, followed by a flurry of lawsuits from ZTT. The album's production was handled by Trevor Horn's engineer Stephen Lipson, who urged the band to play their own instruments on this album (Horn having replaced many of the band's performances and arrangements with his session musicians or his own performances on Welcome to the Pleasuredome.) Liverpool therefore features a heavier rock sound than its predecessor. The album was a commercial disappointment compared to the band's previous effort, though it charted generally high at #5 in the United Kingdom and Germany, #7 on the Austrian and Swiss music charts and #8 in Norway.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (1984) {2012 ZTT} **[RE-UP]**

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (1984) {2012 ZTT}
WEB Rip | FLAC (no log) | scans | 239 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 87 mb
Genre: ballad, synth pop

"The Power Of Love" was Frankie Goes To Hollywood's third single and the first from their 1984 debut album, Welcome To The Pleasure Dome. This 2012 compilation features different mixes of "The Power Of Love" from different formats of the single, along with the non-LP B-side "The World Is My Oyster". This was released by Zang Tuum Tumb (ZTT).

Frankie Laine - I Believe: 20 Great Songs (1997)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 18, 2024
Frankie Laine - I Believe: 20 Great Songs (1997)

Frankie Laine - I Believe: 20 Great Songs (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 294 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans included
Vocal Pop, Country, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz | Label: Delta | # CD 6055 | Time: 00:54:36

Though his influence proved less durable than his record sales, Frankie Laine was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1950s, swinging jazz standards as well as half a dozen Western movie themes of the time with his manly baritone. Laine's somewhat artificial Western nature proved more successful in far-off England, where he set two chart records in 1953: his version of "I Believe" stayed at number one in the U.K. for an incredible 18 weeks, and his two subsequent chart-toppers that year ("Hey Joe," "Answer Me") set a record by putting Laine at number one for 27 weeks during the year.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Club Mixes 2000 (2000)  Music

Posted by El Misha at June 2, 2018
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Club Mixes 2000 (2000)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Club Mixes 2000 (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | Covers included | 02:09:48 | 861 MB + 5% Recovery
Synthpop, Progressive House | Label: Repertoire

Club Mixes 2000 is a remix album from '80s one-album wonder Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Wisely, only two songs out of the 16 here are not from Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Otherwise, this takes the biggest hits from that album and tries to twist them into techno anthems. And, for the most part, the songs translate fairly easily into that genre. Because of the songs' over the top nature and charismatic arrangements, it's possible to pick and choose some outrageous material from the originals and plaster it onto these techno tracks. Those unfamiliar with the material may find this to be rather boring, as many of the songs are featured several times under different remixers. But unlike the Disco albums that the Pet Shop Boys released to a harsh public, these songs are more well-rounded and tend to play out more naturally than those collections. Overall, this is a decent album that does get repetitive, but contains enough good remixes to make it recommendable to fans of the band.