Stereo (2) – Somewhere In The Night
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Minimal Wave – MW015 |
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Vinyl
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US |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
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New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Somewhere In The Night | 5:03 | |
| A2 | Black Jack | 6:00 | |
| A3 | T.V. News | 4:56 | |
| A4 | Nowhere In The Island | 4:54 | |
| B1 | No More | 3:57 | |
| B2 | Lover On The Run | 5:36 | |
| B3 | The Devil's Answer | 5:27 | |
| B4 | Moonshine | 5:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – Minimal Wave
Credits
- Arranged By – Terry Noritop*
- Co-producer, Electronic Drums [Linn], Lead Guitar, Vocals [Voice] – Michael O'Callahan (tracks: A2 to B4)
- Mixed By – Jean Philippe* (tracks: A2 to B4)
- Mixed By, Recorded By – Thierry Rogen (tracks: A1)
- Producer, Written-By, Voice – Terry Noritop*
Notes
This release brings together Stereo's best studio recordings from 1982-1985, and includes the previously unreleased 'Lover On The Run'. The LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and includes a large card insert with photos of the band. Somewhere in The Night produced for P.M.S productions and the rest for P.N.C.B.Z productions.
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No doubt the reason most people bought this record was be for the massive minimal-synth/italo/vocoder/etc hits "Somewhere In The Night" and "No More" and for this reason alone it's definitely a worthwhile purchase. I was shocked how good these tracks sound compared to the lacklustre mp3s I'd only heard of them before.
The compilation subtitle "The Best Of Stereo" is in fact a bit misleading, as this record is really ALL of Stereo (minus one track on the vinyl edition) as it collects just the "Assembly Line" LP and "Somewhere In The Night".
Some will be surprised by how conventional the other tracks on this album are and it's hard to understand why the group didn't have more commercial success at the time, when some of their tracks wouldn't sound out of place next to other 80s synth-poppers like OMD, Duran Duran or even Quarterflash (..okay that may be pushing it).
For my taste, the best of the new discoveries are "TV News"; an edgy fast-paced track a liitle bit similar to "No More", and "Lover On The Run"; which is pure 80s funk sleaze, nothing challenging, just a perfectly produced pop song that in an alternate universe could be recorded by Billy Ocean.
Of the rest, all are enjoyable and there's really no bad tracks, but deserving of particular mention is the final track "Moonshine", by far the slowest piece with a heavy, hypnotic beat, soft beautiful synths and female vox. I knew this one already from the b-side of the "Black Jack" 12", but I'm very glad it's included here as it's equally deserving of attention as "Somewhere..." and "No More".
The record is really a nice package with a high quality reproduction of the original "Somewhere In The Night" cover art (surely one of the greatest 12" illustrations), a glossy insert and most importantly a quality pressing.
Overall a great job by the Minimal Wave guys and a good example of how a comp or re-issue should be done, with excellent sound quality and money going to the original artists Bernie Adam and Terri Noritop (who is still producing music).
(review from February 2009)
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