Communards - Communards (LP) (1986) - €10,00

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The Communards were a British synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985. They consisted of Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles. 

The name Communards refers to the revolutionaries of the 1871 Paris Commune.

Communards is the debut studio album by British synth-pop duo the Communards, released on 12 July 1986 by London Records. 

The album was produced by Mike Thorne, who had previously produced lead singer Jimmy Somerville's earlier band, Bronski Beat. Although the singles released ahead of the album were only moderately successful, the first single to be lifted from it after release, "Don't Leave Me This Way", topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became the best-selling single in the UK that year. During the single's four-week run at number one, the album itself peaked at number seven, going on to spend a total of 45 weeks in the UK Albums Chart.

Musically, the album contains tracks that largely fall into one of two styles, either Hi-NRG (all of the singles lifted from the album were in this style) or piano ballads showcasing the talents of Richard Coles, a classically trained pianist. 

The standard "Lover Man" is arranged as a straight jazz number, albeit with the unusual twist of being performed as a duet.

The front sleeve features a stark graphic design consisting of the group's name and logo against a black background. 

A photo of the duo appears on the back, while the inner sleeve features small photos of Coles, Somerville and Sarah Jane Morris, alongside the album credits and full lyrics for all the songs.

Two songs had dedications in the sleevenotes: "Don't Leave Me This Way" was dedicated to the GLC, and "Reprise" to Margaret Hilda Thatcher.

Side A

A1.  Don’t Leave Me This Way - 4:50

A2.  La Dolarosa - 2:43

A3.  Disenchanted - 4:11

A4.  Reprise - 5:20

A5.  So Cold The Night - 5:45

Side B

B1.  You Are My World - 4:30

B2.  Lover Man - 3:51

B3.  Don’t Slip Away - 2:56

B4.  Heavens Above - 3:57

B5.  Forbidden Love - 5:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – London Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – Phonogram
• Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
• Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
• Recorded At – Rawlston Recording Studio, Brooklyn
• Mixed At – Rawlston Recording Studio, Brooklyn
• Recorded At – Westside Studios
• Mixed At – Westside Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Lacquer Cut At – PRS Baarn

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Crispin Cioe
• Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Jimmy Biondolillo, Richard Coles
• Backing Vocals – B.J. Nelson, Brenda White-King, Cindy Mizelle
• Cello – Jesse Levy
• Concertmaster [Concert Leader] – Stanley Pollock
• Congas [Congos], Bongos – Jimmy Maelen
• Contrabass [Upright Bass] – Tony Garnier
• Design – Accident 
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Fernando Kral
• Engineer [Recording And Mixing Engineer] – Carl Beatty
• Mastered By – Jack Skinner
• Musician [Communards] – Jimmy Somerville, Richard Coles
• Percussion – Roger Squitero
• Photography By [Photograph By] – Mike Prior 
• Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Richard Coles
• Producer – Mike Thorne
• Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Arno Hecht
• Trombone – Bob Funk
• Trumpet – Hollywood Paul
• Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Sarah Jane Morris
• Vocals, Programmed By [Programming] – Jimmy Somerville
• Written-By – Jimmy Somerville (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B5), Richard Coles (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B5)

Notes

Released: 1986

Format: LP, Vinyl

Genre: Electronic, Synth-pop

Label: London Records

Catalog# 828 016-1

Vinyl: Goed (VG)

Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00