aaamusic | On 16, Jun 2011

“Sounds like it could be the theme to Mad Max 4” – Smash Hits
“A brilliant noise… The most epic barrage of controlled decibels anybody’s ever made.” – Q

Salvo – Union Square Music’s collector’s label – announces the definitive, deluxe edition of Frankie Goes To Hollywood‘s second and final album, Liverpool, on the eve of it’s 25th anniversary.

100 minutes of bonus material have been added, including the 20-minute (previously cassette-only) remix expansions ofWatching The Wildlife and Warriors of the Wasteland, and a 36-page booklet with detailed liner notes. To say nothing of Frankie’s bombastic ’86 comeback special, Rage Hard in standard and previously-unreleased Montreux and Voiceless variants.

By the time Liverpool was released, Frankie had ruled the world with three number ones (Relax, Two Tribes, The Power of Love) and the definitive double album of the 80s (Welcome To The Pleasuredome). So what happened next?

The band went back to basics, took control of their own songwriting, performance and production, and rebuilt the Frankie legend from the ground up. Liverpool (Deluxe) explodes media myths of the band’s live abilities with previously-unheard studio jams. And sends a wake-up call to those who thought they might soon run out of ideas, with a host of previously unreleased titles.

Disc One includes the original album plus six B-sides and B-side out-takes: The Waves, The Doors‘ Roadhouse Blues, The Stones‘ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, sample collage (Don’t Lose What’s Left) Of Your Little Mind, and Rage Hard (Voiceless). Plus out-takes from Pamela Stephenson‘s saucy narration for the Rage Hard 12″. Disc Two includes previously-unreleased works-in-progress recorded around the world in 1985/86, as well as the soundtrack to Frankie’s infamous instrument-smashing comeback performance at the 1986 Montreux Pop Festival.

PLEASE NOTE: This release was originally announced in December 2010 – since then it has been put on hold as some minor alterations had to be made to the finished product. The track list remains identical to the original announcement, save for the removal of Pocket Vibrator, Drum Loop and F*** Off.

Rage Hard:

Frankie Return – Montreux Pop Festival:

Warriors of the Wasteland:

Watching The Wildlife:

Rage Hard – on Top Of The Pops: