All Things Frankie

There are some great like minded Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Official) fans out there.
Yesterday I was gifted a rare 'mispressing' of the UK 7" for Relax.
As you can see in the photos both sides of the record have the label for the B-side track One September Monday, however one side does play Relax. Now obviously from the photos it's not easy to tell but if you look at the size of each runout groove you will see a difference. Also for those with the better eyesight if you zoom in you should be able to see the matrix number for each side as being
ZTAS 1 A-1U-1
ZTAS 1 B-1U-1

Something a little different for you.

A Frankie Goes To Hollywood Cross Stitch in the style of the first promo video for the single Relax.
These were available to buy in the shop at the British Mysic Experience during the run of the Frankie Say 1984 The World Is My Oyster exhibition in 2021. It is one of two different cards available.

Title: Liverpool
Format: Compact Disc
Catalogue number: 4509-94744-2
Released: 1993
Country: UK

Liverpool is the second and final studio album by Frankie. Recorded mainly in Holland and mixed/produced back at Sarm Studios in London, the album was originally slated by music critics simply because it wasn't Welcome To The Pleasuredome however it has stood the test of time and is still a very strong album with great content. This reissue from saw the artwork from the original vinyl release used over the group photo from the original CD issue in '86.

Back in 2004 not long after the ill-fated VH-1 Bands Reunited show some of the original members of Frankie Goes To Hollywood reformed for the Produced by Trevor Horn concert at London's Wembley Arena. The concert was in aid of The Princes Trust charity and would feature a host of acts that Trevor Horn had produced over the years including Seal, Pet Shop Boys, T.A.T.U, Dollar, Grace Jones and of course FGTH. However not all of the band wanted to take part, so Ged O'Toole (the bands guitarist prior to Nasher joining) stepped in and that left them needing a vocalist. The original idea was for 2 known singers to perform a track each and for auditions to be held to find a fan to sing a third song. After the auditions Ryan Molloy was chosen and everyone involved was so impressed that he was given the task to perform all three of Frankies songs on the night.
(There will be more on Ryan's involvement at a later time).
The photo here shows a t shirt from the concert on 11 November 2004. The reverse of the shirt shows a list of acts involved that night. (Second photo).

Here is an advert/order form for the 1985 Frankie Goes To Hollywood computer game "Pleasuregame" from Ocean Software. The game itself was available on both Commodore 64 and Spectrum 48K and came with an audio cassette feature a live version of the bands hit Relax.
The offer on the order form gave fan club members £1 off the price of the game when they placed an order.

Title: Rage Hard
B-Side: (Don't lose what's left) of your little mind
Pressing: UK
Format: 7" single
Released: August 1986

The first single from Frankies second album Liverpool, peaked at number 4 on the official UK chart prior to the albums release. The b-side is a spoken word track with the lyrics done in the style of 'The Count' from the Sesame Street children's TV show, it was several years later that it was revealed that Nasher was infact the voice.

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Seven inches of FGTH through the years and around the World...

Here it is...the brand new photozine from Hanging Around Books all about Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Official)
Packed with photos taken by Steve Rapport Photography during the bands 1987 European tour. If you're a fan this is an essential addition to your FGTH collection, but hurry as it's limited to just 250 for this first edition.

Title: Welcome To The Pleasuredome
B Side: Get It On & Happy Hi
Pressing: UK
Format: 7" single
Released: March 1985

Title: The Power Of Love
B - Side: The World Is My Oyster
Pressing:Japanese Promo
Format: 7" single
Catalogue Number: 7SI - I27

The third Frankie single in promo form from Japan, housed in a generic Polydor sleeve with an insert that has the songs lyrics in both Japanese and English plus some other additional information.

Title: Two Tribes
Track Listing:
A side..."Annihilation"; Two Tribes "Lovers and Haters"
B side..."Surrender"; 1. War ("hide yourself"); 2. Two Tribes; 3. One February Friday; "brothers and sisters"
Pressing: Zimbabwe
Format: Maxi Cassette Single
Catalogue Number: ZDWI 6665
Released: 1984
Highest Chart Position: Unknown

An extremely rare release of the Two Tribes single on cassette from the African nation of Zimbabwe. I personally know of no other Frankie collector who has one of these in their collection.

Title: Two Tribes
B-side: One February Friday
Pressing: USA
Format: 7" single
Released:
Highest Chart Position: Number 43

The USA release of the bands second single was released in an alternative picture sleeve as seen here and also the version used is a shorter 3:20 vocal mix...

Title: Relax (16 minute S*x Mix)
B-Side: Ferry Across The Mersey & Relax (Move)
Pressing: UK
Format: 12" single (33rpm)
Released: October 1983
Highest Chart Position: Number 1 (5 weeks)

The apology letter in the final picture was included to notify people that the record played at 33rpm and not 45rpm as stated on the labels....it also says that all repressing will be corrected, does anyone know of a pressing of the 16 minute S*x Mix at 45rpm?

Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Title: Relax
B-Side: One September Monday
Pressing: UK
Format: 7" single
Released: October 1983
Highest chart position: Number 1 (UK) 5 weeks

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