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Don't you just love Gigolo Records? How any label can put one side of a record an absolutely blinding classic electro-pop tune and on the other a remix that dredges the very depths of 'electrocla$h'. The 'Play Paul Mix' embodies everything that has pushed away the stalwart fans of the label. It is formulaic and tedious. May as well just take an angle grinder to the B side and have yourself a limited edition one sided version.An opportunity sadly missed to repress some more rare Experimental Products tracks.
If you are expecting the Octagon Man remix to be in any way like his usual stuff, you will be disappointed. Not sure why J. Saul Kane decided to use the Octagon Man credit as the 'Siphoned' remix is more like a stripped down edit as opposed the Octagon Man's usuals electro-experimentalisms.It's worth noting that 'Disco Drunkard' sounds remarkably like a 'draft' version of 'Blue Lipps' by Depth Charge.
'Burning Paradise' is more like a remix of 'Dead by Dawn' by Depth Charge. Unfortunately like all things in life, it's not as good as the original. J. Saul Kane gave up releasing under the T.E.T. name later on, as it seems to have been gradually absorbed into the Depth Charge repertoire having first been used as a remix credit on 'Disko Vixen' then by Depth Charge producing more house-esque tracks like 'Blue Lipps'.It's worth noting that the track is named after a Kung-Fu film of the same name, which was released at around about the same time. It was also released on video by Made In Hong Kong. Also part-owned by J. Saul Kane.
From press sheet: "Vinyl Solution present 127 BPM of blood. A story of pain, terror... and pleasure. Suspense drama hardcore action. More mental than mental.There is no escape. A web of sound injecting spastic dischord. First it controls your mind, then it destroys your body. Soon in a dance club near you. Long live the new flesh. UK remix of original "Learn" track by Italian band Bisca" The remix titles are named after Dario Argento horror films and the horror theme is kept with the A and B sides being named 'Exploding Head' and 'Loss of Limb'.
"In 1974 a crack musical duo were sent to a home for a conviction they never had. These men promptly escaped to the cornish underground where they survived as singers of fortune. If you need a group and no one else can help maybe you should call GORSE."If you like your beards big, your jumpers woolly, and your cider warm and cloudy then this is the band for you.
This release was also available as a white label 12" that Wax Trax! pressed but never officially released. There are four different cover variations of this release, with each containing the same songs. The first version, extra copies of which were dumped on Chicago-area stores, comes in a white die-cut sleeve with a purple "Three Guys" stamp on it, reminiscent in design to the "(Let's Get) Physical" cover. The second version, which was sent out to radio and club DJ's, comes in a white die-cut sleeve with a yellow Revolting Cocks sticker on the front. The third version, which was limited to record company employees, comes in a white die-cut sleeve with a yellow Revolting Cocks sticker on the front, and a small red Revolting Cocks stamp on the center of the record itself. The fourth version, a variation on the first one, comes in a white die-cut sleeve with a brown Revolting Cocks "Coin" stamp on the front, and a "Three Guys" stamp on the center of the record itself. The first side of the vinyl contained a cover of the Olivia-Newton John song which the writer of the song (not John) was not happy with and so the single was banned and WaxTrax! never released it or gave it a catalogue number. The second side of the single is the "(Let's Talk) Physical" track. The looped part in this track is the chorus from the banned version of the song.
Having grown up with the bacofoil clad marathon runner on such luminary TV shows as 'Jim'll Fix It' & 'Top of the Pops' words cannot describe how funny this record is. As well as including the original mix of 'Nightmare' that is far superior to the remix that appears on 'Breakin' Records Presents Volume 1' as well as a modern tale of life on the dole...Rattle that jewellery!
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They didn't have much luck with the pressing of this album; in addition to the missing track on the CD a load of the LPs had centre holes that were well off centre.