Frankie Goes To Hollywood, the Liverpool group formed in the early 1980s and fronted by singer Holly Johnson, was a short-lived phenomenon that nevertheless burned very bright. Their debut album - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984) was an undoubted hit, helped by the single Relax being banned by BBC radio for a time.
Side 2 (or "G") featured Relax plus two of Frankie's most iconic tracks - War and Two Tribes. War has a Ronald Reagan sound-a-like (Chris Barry) - which immediately dates the music, and Chris Barry pops up again as Prince Charles on a short, unlisted, track at the end of the side.
Cartridge: Shure M35X with Paradox Pulse body
Phono amp: Graham Slee Accession
Turntable: Kenwood KD7010
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