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Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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English group, formed in Liverpool, UK in 1980; comprised William Holly Johnson (vocals - b.February 19, 1960), Paul Rutherford (vocals, keyboards - b.December 8, 1959), Brian Nash (guitar - b.May 20, 1963), Peter Gill (drums - b.March 8, 1964) and Mark O'Toole (bass - b.January 6, 1964).

Following an appearance on Channel 4 TV show "The Tube" performing "Relax", the group were signed up by Trevor Horn and Paul Morley's new ZTT record label. With the benefit of Horn's production skills and Morley's off-the-wall marketing ideas, "Relax" came out in October 1983 and slowly but surely took off. It was already a top ten hit when, in January 1984, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read suddenly realised what the song was actually about, leading to a total BBC ban on the disc. From this moment on, Frankie Goes To Hollywood became not just a pop group but a phenomenon. The record went to number one in the UK, and was a smash hit across Europe and even in the USA. "Frankie Says" T-shirts (some dreamt up by Morley, but far more the creations of small-time bootleggers) became the fashion statement of the year, and anticipation was at such a fever pitch that every subsequent FGTH release that year - two singles and a double-LP - went straight in at number one in their home country, an unprecedented achievement and a triumph for ZTT.

Now established as huge stars in the UK and Europe (though like so many other "British invasion" acts they were doomed to One-hit Wonder status in the US), Frankie spent much of 1985 on tour before starting work on their second album, the Stephen Lipson-produced "Liverpool". Trailed by the popular single "Rage Hard", the album came out in October 1986... and flopped.

It was the beginning of the end for Frankie Goes To Hollywood - six months later, Johnson announced he was leaving the band for a solo contract with MCA. In the subsequent high-profile legal battle, ZTT lost their claim of contract-breaking against Johnson, a ruling which effectively brought the curtain down on the label's golden age. Rutherford quit too, leaving a diminished group who subsequently disbanded without releasing anything.
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Members:
Brian Nash, Ged O'Toole, Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole, Paul Rutherford, Peter Gill, Ryan Molloy
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Album) ZTT UK 1984 Sell This Version
Series #33 Show #4 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Jim Ladd Hosts Frankie Goes To Hollywood album art Jim Ladd Hosts Frankie Goes To Hollywood Jim Ladd Hosts Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Jim Ladd Hosts Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎(LP, Transcription) Innerview Series #33 Show #4 US 1985 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Liverpool (Album) ZTT Spain 1986 Sell This Version

Singles & EPs
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax (Single, Maxi, MiniAlbum, EP) ZTT Ireland 1983 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood The Power Of Love (Single, EP, Maxi) ZTT, ZTT Australia 1984 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax / Somebody's Watching Me album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Rockwell Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Rockwell - Relax / Somebody's Watching Me Ricordi Italy 1984 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes (Single, Maxi, MiniAlbum) ZTT Ireland 1984 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - War (Hidden) album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood War (Hidden) (Single, EP) ZTT Philippines 1984 Sell This Version
J.B. 280 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - A Chi Lo Do Stasera / War album art Squallor / Frankie Goes To Hollywood Squallor / Frankie Goes To Hollywood - A Chi Lo Do Stasera / War ‎(7", Jukebox) Ricordi J.B. 280 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
J.B. 288 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bla Bla / The Power Of Love album art Gianna Nannini / Frankie Goes To Hollywood Gianna Nannini / Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bla Bla / The Power Of Love ‎(7", Jukebox) Ricordi J.B. 288 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
J.B. 273 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Il Treno Del Caffè / Two Tribes album art Gruppo Italiano / Frankie Goes To Hollywood Gruppo Italiano / Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Il Treno Del Caffè / Two Tribes ‎(7", Jukebox) Ricordi J.B. 273 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
PR 665 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Untitled album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Untitled ‎(12", Promo, Smplr) Island Records PR 665 US 1984 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Single, EP, Maxi) ZTT UK 1984 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax / Two Tribes album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax / Two Tribes (Single) Island Records Argentina 1984 Sell This Version
NUMBER FOUR Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Smash Hits Interviews: Frankie Goes To Hollywood album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood The Smash Hits Interviews: Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‎(Flexi, 7", S/Sided) Smash Hits! Magazine NUMBER FOUR UK 1985 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Rage Hard (Single, Maxi, EP) ZTT Italy 1986 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors (Of The Wasteland) album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Warriors (Of The Wasteland) (Single, EP, Maxi) ZTT Portugal 1986 Sell This Version
J.B. 323, JB 106 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard / Bene Caro album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Fiorella Mannoia Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Fiorella Mannoia - Rage Hard / Bene Caro ‎(7", Jukebox) ZTT, Ariston Music J.B. 323, JB 106 Italy 1986 Sell This Version
SRLM 2067 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard / Bello E Impossibile album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Gianna Nannini Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Gianna Nannini - Rage Hard / Bello E Impossibile ‎(12", Promo) Ricordi SRLM 2067 Italy 1986 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Watching The Wildlife (Single, Maxi) ZTT, ZTT Italy 1986 Sell This Version
PROMO 494 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bye Bye Baby / Relax album art Madonna / Frankie Goes To Hollywood Madonna / Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Bye Bye Baby / Relax ‎(7", Single, Promo) Warner Bros. Records, WEA PROMO 494 Italy 1993 Sell This Version
U8P-1394 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Pacific 808:98 / Moments In Love / Relax / p:Machinery album art 808 State / Art Of Noise* / Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Propaganda 808 State / Art Of Noise* / Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Propaganda - Pacific 808:98 / Moments In Love / Relax / p:Machinery ‎(12", Promo) ZTT, Universal Records U8P-1394 US 1998 Sell This Version
SALVOSV005, PZTAS 30 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Maximum Joy album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Maximum Joy ‎(7", Shape, Single, Ltd, Num, Pic) Salvo, ZTT SALVOSV005, PZTAS 30 UK 2013 Sell This Version
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Voiceless, Volume 1 - The Instrumentals album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Voiceless, Volume 1 - The Instrumentals (EP) ZTT, Salvo UK 2014
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Lovers & Haters (Studio Sessions) album art Frankie Goes To Hollywood Lovers & Haters (Studio Sessions) (EP) ZTT, Salvo UK & Europe 2014 Sell This Version

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bell-end

bell-end

April 5, 2013
edited over 5 years ago
I am in discogs top 100 reviewers and I say that not to boast but for the simple reason that after some ten years of reviews I feel I have earned the right to speak freely.Has anyone heard the opening of 'the power of love' ? I would say to those who have that Mike Reid is a WANKER and represents everything that is wrong with radio one dj's.They are gormless,conformist,musically ignorant morons.it speaks volumes about the BBC that these are the people they have employed and continue to do so. (Tim Westwood).not to mention the fact that they paid half a million to that dick who totally screwed up with the newsnight fiasco.my blood boils when I struggle to pay my BBC license fee whilst these middle class halfwits continue to live very comfortably at our expense.the good people at discogs will probably remove this comment but they know as much as the rest of us that I speak the truth.
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ttooyyss

ttooyyss

March 10, 2013
edited over 6 years ago
There are many FGTH compilations, remixes and re-issues. Most of them includes something exclusive to that compilation, why is it worth collecting. There are countless of never previously released materials come to the light of the day. You have to watch carefully because many of the ZTT catalog-numberings and namings are missleading. There are a few issues I don't see listened here. For example The Rare Mixes from ZTT 1997. It only includes mixes were made originally at the Sarm studios and a track: My uncle....
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executioner128

executioner128

April 20, 2006
edited over 2 years ago
It all started out with "Relax" which I first heard as a child. Bought the "Bang" album in the mid-nineties and got to know all their material more than a decade after their release. I was an instant fan and I still am today. My first group for which I felt profound admiration. Looking back, Horn's producing skills and the flair and nastiness of the group's members were a golden combination.
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