Solid Pleasure
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Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello
. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.
Solid Pleasure was remastered and reissued in 2005 with several bonus tracks:
Tracks 15–18 previously not available on CD.
with:
Yello
Yello is a Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music....
. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Bimbo" (Boris Blank, Dieter Meier) – 3:38
- "Night Flanger" (Blank, Meier) – 4:53
- "Reverse Lion" (Blank, Meier) – 1:21
- "Downtown Samba" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
- "Magneto" (Blank, Meier) – 2:47
- "Massage" (Blank, Meier) – 1:37
- "Assistant's Cry" (Blank, Carlos Peron) – 1:40
- "Bostich" (Blank, Meier) – 2:13
- "Rock Stop" (Blank, Meier) – 2:31
- "Coast To Polka" (Blank, Meier) – 1:55
- "Blue Green" (Blank, Peron) – 5:26
- "Eternal Legs" (Blank) – 4:16
- "Stanztrigger" (Blank, Peron) – 2:49
- "Bananas To The Beat" (Blank, Meier) – 3:03
Solid Pleasure was remastered and reissued in 2005 with several bonus tracks:
- "Thrill Wave" (Blank, Meier) – 2:05
- From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
- "I.T. Splash" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
- From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
- "Gluehead" (Blank, Meier) – 2:53
- From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
- "Smirak's Train" (Blank, Chico Hablas) – 4:39
- From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
- "Bostich (N'est-ce Pas)" (Blank, Meier) – 4:35
- From 12" single (1981)
Tracks 15–18 previously not available on CD.
Personnel
- Dieter MeierDieter MeierDieter Meier is a Swiss musician and conceptual artist who is best known for the electronic music group Yello he formed with music producer Boris Blank...
– vocals - Boris BlankBoris Blank (musician)Boris Blank is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.-Career:...
– vocals on "Eternal Legs" - Carlos PeronCarlos PerónCarlos Perón is a Swiss musician, and was a founding member of the band Yello.-Biography:His first solo album was Impersonator . Perón founded the TRANCEONIC studio in Zürich together with Boris Blank. In this experimental studio the two developed what would later on become the famous Yello sound...
– tape effects
with:
- Chico Hablas – guitar
- Felix HaugFelix HaugFelix Haug was the drummer and keyboardist for the Swiss band Double from the time of its creation in 1981 to its disbandment in 1987. He died of a heart attack in 2004....
– drums - Walt Keiser – drums