Welcome to the Pleasuredome (25th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Annotation

Post–BANG sources:
All songs sourced from original master tapes, courtesy of the Zang Tuum Tumb Tape Library. Track 9 transferred from Sony U-matic master dated 26.09.84.
Track 12 transferred from Ampex master, dated 08.09.86 (engineered by Bob Kraushaar, assisted by Paul Wright).
Special thanks to Mark O’Toole for transfers of demo tracks 5-7: Pleasuredome dated 08.06.84, War dated 22.03.84, Two Tribes dated 22.03.84.
The original B-sides of Relax and Two Tribes were One September Monday and The Happening, a/k/a One February Friday.
Relax (Greatest Bits) previously released on cassette only (CTIS 102).
Disneyland/Mickey originally released on Zang Tuumb Tumb Sampled (IQ6).
Who Then Devised The Torment? previously released on cassette only (CTIS 105).
The Last Voice previously released on vinyl only (12 ZTAS 3), and Relax (Disco Mix) previously released on Greece-only promo vinyl

Track 1-2 "Welcome to the pleasure dome" with vocals in the 'Snatch of fury' part ("Life goes on day after day...")

Tracklist

1▶CD: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
2▼CD: Post‐Bang, and Other Things
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1Relax (Greatest Bits)
producer:
Trevor Horn
compilation of:
Relax (The Party Trick / Acting Dumb) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Relax (The Special Act Adapted From the Sex mix) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Relax (The US mix / Come Dancing) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Relax (The single / The Act) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and SPZ Music, Inc.
16:50
2One September Monday
producer:
Trevor Horn
spoken vocals:
Holly Johnson, Paul Morley and Paul Rutherford
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
One September Monday
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Paul Morley, Mark O’Toole and Paul Rutherford
4:50
3The Power of Love (12″ version)
engineer:
Stephen Lipson
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
The Power of Love
writer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and Rubet Music Publishing, Inc.
9:30
4Disneyland
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Disneyland
writer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
3:19
5Two Tribes (Between Rulers and Ruling)
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Two Tribes
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
4:12
6War (Between Hiding and Hidden)
producer:
Trevor Horn
instrumental cover recording of:
War
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:58
7Pleasuredome (Cut Rough)
producer:
Trevor Horn
instrumental recording of:
Welcome to the Pleasuredome
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
5:43
8One February Friday
produced in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
engineer:
Steve Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
spoken vocals:
Peter Gill, Paul Morley, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
performer:
Peter Gill, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zang Tuum Tumb (in 1984)
recording of:
One February Friday
composer:
Peter Gill, Paul Morley, Brian Nash, Mark O’Toole, Paul Rutherford and William Johnson
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and Universal Songs of PolyGram
4:57
9The Ballad of 32 (mix 2)
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Ballad of 32
composer:
Peter Gill, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
10:58
10Who Then Devised the Torment?
producer:
Trevor Horn
spoken vocals:
Chris Barrie
recording of:
Who Then Devised the Torment?
writer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
is based on:
Little Gidding
0:21
11Relax (Greek disco mix)
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. and SPZ Music, Inc.
6:17
12Watusi Love Juicy
engineer:
Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Watusi Love Juicy
writer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
4:04
13The Last Voice
engineer:
Steve Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
The Last Voice
composer:
Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole
1:15