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Bang! is a compilation album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood given a Japan-only release during 1985. It is the first compilation album by the group, and the first to gather together various remixes that were difficult to find at the time.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Released. 1984 — UK. Vinyl —. 12", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Bang! by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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Welcome to the Pleasuredome is the debut studio album by English synth-pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, first released on 29 October 1984 by ZTT Records. Originally issued as a vinyl double album, it was assured of a UK chart entry at number one due to reported advance sales of over one million.
- 1980–1982: Formation
- 1983–1984: "Relax", "Two Tribes" and Success
- 1984–1985: Welcome to The Pleasuredome
- 1985–1986: Liverpool and Decline
- 1987–1988: Disbandment and Lawsuit
- 1989–Present: Solo Projects
- 1998–2000: American Impostor Band
- 2003–2007: Reunion, Performances with Ryan Molloy and Trademark Dispute
- 2011–2023: Reissues, Reunion with Johnson and Biopic
Frankie Goes to Hollywood formed in Liverpool in 1980. The lead singer, Holly Johnson, had previously played in Big in Japan and had released some unsuccessful solo singles. He formed the first version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood with Phil Hurst (drums), Ambrose (bass), Steve Lovell (guitar), but the group soon split. The name came from an adverti...
In February 1983, Frankie Goes to Hollywood performed on the Channel 4 show The Tube, dressed in fetish wear. That May, they became the first act signed by ZTT Records, a new record label co-founded by the producer Trevor Horn. Horn admired the "dangerous" sexuality of their music. "Relax" was selected as their first single. After recording several...
Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, featuring "Relax" and "Two Tribes", in October 1984. It had advance sales of a million copies. A third single, the ballad "The Power of Love", was released in November and reached number one in December.[citation needed] This made Frankie Goes to Hollywood the second...
By the end of 1984, during sell-out shows in Los Angeles and promotional touring in the United States, Johnson had distanced himself from the band, spending time with his new boyfriend, Wolfgang Kuhle. In 1985, Frankie Goes to Hollywood left the UK for a year for tax purposes and wrote songs for their second album in Ireland. The media reported tha...
During the Liverpool tour, the relationship between Johnson and the rest of the band deteriorated. Before a concert at Wembley Arena in January, a fight broke out backstage between Johnson and O'Toole. Johnson said that ZTT had encouraged the rift as a means of divide and rule, and that Horn had once suggested Johnson and Rutherford fire the other ...
Johnson began a solo career with MCA, and released a number-one album, Blast, in 1989. His second solo album, Dreams That Money Can't Buy, released in 1991, was unsuccessful. That year, Johnson was diagnosed with HIV and retreated from public life to focus on his health. In 1994, he published an autobiography, A Bone in My Flute. He has since relea...
In 1998, a band using the name Frankie Goes to Hollywood began to tour the United States. The band was led by an American using the stage name Davey Johnson, who claimed he was Holly's brother and had performed uncredited on Welcome to the Pleasuredome.Horn and the members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood refuted both claims. O'Toole, who had been livi...
The members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunited in Holloway, London, for a 2003 episode of the VH1 show Bands Reunited, but did not perform. In an interview the following year for Uncut, Johnson said he had not wanted to perform with the band again and felt the episode was a "debacle".In his 2012 memoir, Nash, who had also been uninterested in a ...
In 2011, ZTT reissued Liverpool in an expanded edition, plus The Art of the 12", a compilation of tracks from ZTT artists including Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Universal Musicacquired the Frankie Goes to Hollywood back catalogue when it purchased ZTT in 2017. On 7 May 2023, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, including Johnson and Nash, reunited for a concer...
Tracklist. 1. War (Hidden) Lyrics. 2. Relax (New York Mix) Lyrics. 3. Black Night White Light Lyrics. 4. Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Urban Mix) Lyrics. 5. Two Tribes (Hibakusha) Lyrics. 6. The...
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood · Album · 1985 · 6 songs.
