Frankie say.....updates

So it's been a while since i was here with any Frankie & related updates and as a result you would think that i now have a shed load of information to share with you, right?
Well yes and no would be the answer.
There are snippets to tell but no huge amounts of information are forthcoming about the projects we are going to read about today, however each one brings with it a little more to look forward to over the coming months.

News is out on the web that ZTT are to release another 2CD compilation of Frankie Goes To Hollywood mixes and rareties (can there be many left we wonder?) and the rumour is that it is to be entitled 'Sex Mixes'. Due for release in June 2012 there were rumours that it was to include Frankie's early Demo version of the Grace Jones hit Slave to the Rhythm, however these rumours were quickly dispelled (disaproval by band members maybe?).

Nasher has been hard at work adding the finishing touches to his Autobiography which i can no confirm is due for release in the UK during September and is available to pre-order. Although not Nashers personal choice for the title 'Nasher says Relax' promises to reveal the other side of the Frankie story from the one already told by Holly Johnson is his book 'A Bone in my Flute'.

Staying with Nasher, he continues to work hard in the studio with Liverpudlian outfit Ground Pilots producing their Debut album 'In The Way of The Oceans' which is also due for release later this year. Nasher has brought in  former compatriot Niol Sweeney recently to work on tracks for the album and the early opinion is that the album could be a killer project for all involved

80's REWIND FESTIVAL

Saturday August 20th 2011 sees one of the most recognisable and powerful voices from the eighties make his UK Festival debut, Holly Johnson will be making his Rewind Festival debut this year. As lead singer and lyricist of multi million selling sensations Frankie Goes to Hollywood, he enjoyed phenomenal commercial success during the 1980s with hits including "Two Tribes", "The Power of Love" and their controversial debut "Relax". All taken from the award winning L.P "Welcome to the PleasureDome", Following those up with their secnond album "Liverpool" which spawned the singles "Rage Hard" and "Warriors of the Wasteland". After Holly and the band split in 1987 and a lengthy court case against the record label ZTT, Holly went on to have an equally successful solo career, with platinum selling album "Blast" reaching the top of the charts in 1989. He followed this up in 1991 with "Dreams that money can't buy" featuring the singles "Where has love gone" and "Across the Universe". It was not until 1999 that Holly released his 3rd solo album "Soulstream" on which he recorded a new version of "The power of love" to mark the new millenium on his own label Pleasuredome.
A limited number of tickets for the festival are still available by going to www.rewindfestival.com. Holly performs on the Saturday along with other 80's icons including Bananarama, Howard Jones, Fiction Factory and many more.

DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY

29th August 2011 sees SFE records (Cherry Red) re-issue of the 2nd Holly Johnson solo album Dreams that money can't buy.
Originaly released in ???? the follow up to the number 1, million seller Blast was not as commercially succesful as it's predicessor, indeed neither were the 3 single taken from the album, Where has love gone, Across the Universe and The People want to dance. The album went in a different direction from the mainstream pop of Blast and had a heavier dance theme amongst it's tracks. Othe rthan the singles stand out tracks may include Boyfriend 65 which featured Holly's good friend Kirsty McColl on bcking vocals. There are also some rare tracks included on both discs of this 2CD release on disc 1 we are treated to the original album aswell as b-sides ands 12" mixes, but the intersting tracks for fans will be the previously unreleased Pete Lorimer mixes of Across the Universe & the track Natural (previously only available in Japan) on disc 2.
The 1 thing this release lacks is the exclusion of the DVD of videos as included in the Blast re-issue last year, the videos for the 1st two singles taken from this album are in particular highly sought after among Holly Johnson fans and would have made it complete along with a couple of other glaring track omissions in the form of F.R.O.7 the soundtrack to an animated movie about a secret agaent Frog and maybe even the pre Blast track Slay the Dragon recorded in 1986 (whilst Holly still fronted FGTH) for the Anti-Heroin Project.
THE FULL TRACK LISTING IS.....
Disc One - Original Album And Single B-Sides
1. Across The Universe
2. When The Party's Over
3. The People Want To Dance
4. I Need Your Love
5. Boyfriend 65
6. Where Has Love Gone?
7. Penny Arcade
8. Do It For Love
9. You're A Hit
10. The Great Love Story
11. Perfume [Aromatherapy Mix - 7" Edit]
12. Funky Paradise
13. The People Want To Dance [Apollo 440 Remix 7" Edit]
Disc Two - Remixes And Rarities
1. Where Has Love Gone? [The Search For Love Mix]
2. Where Has Love Gone? [Dreaming Mix]
3. Where Has Love Gone? [GTO Mix]
4. Across The Universe [Space A Go-Go Mix]
5. Across The Universe [Pete Lorimer 7" Remix]
6. Across The Universe [Pete Lorimer 12" Instrumental]
7. The People Want To Dance [Rave Hard! Mix]
8. The People Want To Dance [Raving Harder! Mix]
9. The People Want To Dance [Apollo 440 12" Mix]
10. The People Want To Dance [12" Dub Mix]
11. Americanos [Magimix Dub]
12. Atomic City [Enviro-Mental Instrumental]
13. Natural [Full Song Mix]
You can pre-order this album now at www.hmv.com and other online retailers