Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
One of the biggest albums of the eighties, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 1984 double album Welcome to the Pleasuredome will be released as a deluxe edition on 31st October. Editions include a 7CD/blu-ray box set (featuring 33 unreleased tracks, including demos and BBC sessions), a cut down 2CD version, a double vinyl of my new stereo mix, and a stand alone blu-ray, the latter of which is exclusively available from the Super Deluxe Edition website: https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-welcome-to-the-pleasuredome-reissue/
The album features the three UK No 1 singles ‘Relax’, ‘Two Tribes’ and ‘The Power of Love’ alongside the 12 minute title track which in single-form reached No 2. In 1984 the band were so dominant in the UK that even their “FRANKIE SAY…” T-shirt sales apparently could have placed them in the top 10 of the singles chart!
I have remixed the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo. The original 1984 stereo mix is immaculate, but, as always, recreating it (quite a task which I talk about in the sleeve notes) was a step on the way to mixing the surround versions, and it has given me the opportunity to also make a stereo instrumental version of the whole album, along with 5.1 and Atmos instrumentals. Note that all instrumental versions are exclusive to the SDE blu-ray and do not appear on the blu-ray included with the box set.
Both versions of the blu-ray also feature the original 1984 stereo mix of Welcome to the Pleasuredome and six bonus tracks (mostly B-sides) remixed in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo.
At the time the album came out I was a big fan of the 12-inch mixes of the singles, as they completely reconstructed and reimagined the songs into widescreen cinematic experiences, arguably the beginning of modern remix culture as we know it. So in homage I have taken the opportunity to create a unique extended mix of the song ‘Welcome to the Pleasure Dome’, called the ‘Supernova’ mix, which runs for a whopping 30 minutes! I think this is one of the best things I’ve ever done, and if you’re a fan of those old 12-inch mixes I think you will love this.
Nasher told me about the 30min Pleasuredome mix last year, and from that second all I wanted to do was hear it! Like you I was a massive fan of the FGTH 12" and Cassette mixes. So you have hit peek audience with me on this one!
What will the tracklist be? I have always loved the CD version with the remixes of Two Tribes and War, and without San Jose, and for me that is the preferred version. Will there be both the CD and LP/casette versions on the Blu ray?