Upstairs at Erics

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American certifications – Yaz". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Matrix / Runout (A side runout. Variant 2): STUMM-7 -A-1 MT-2 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D. In 1982, we already knew about Vince Clarke. He'd been in Depeche Mode when they'd released the singles 'New Life' and 'Just Can't Get Enough'. The tough Human League lads at school thought Depeche Mode were too weedy but I (again) quietly liked them. In November 1981, Clarke had quit the Mode citing a combination of touring boredom and a disdain for pop stars' goldfish bowl existence. However, he'd written a new song and wanted to find someone to record the vocals.

The Allied "a" logo' is machine stamped can only be described as looking like a 'Q' or a lower case "a" (the type without a 'top') and is the Allied Record Company logo.Turned on to these albums in high school in a very interesting way (long story ... :->), I have not been able to get these albums out of my head. (The fact that later I was able to connect with one of my supervisors over these very albums is another very interesting story ....) On the 30th anniversary of Upstairs at Eric's in 2012 Clarke told The Quietus that there had been no grand plan for the album's creation: Vince Clarke was never one for remaining static for very long, shifting from immediate success with Depeche Mode's first album (Speak & Spell) in 1981, to Yazoo (or 'Yaz' as the duo is known in the US, due to legal reasons), to a short lived project called 'The Assembly', before ultimately settling with Andy Bell to form 'Erasure' in 1985. Whichever formation garners the most pleasure from listeners is a matter of subjectivity, but when regarding objectivity, i.e. which of his projects, in hindsight, has produced the highest level of innovation and influence, Yazoo's debut (Upstairs at Eric's, 1982) makes for a very strong contender. Yaz Chart History ( Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018 . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Volvic, Mitja (12 January 1985). "Pervasive Economic Slump Hits Yugoslav Industry Hard". Billboard. Vol.97, no.2. p.57. ISSN 0006-2510– via Google Books.

Only You' is a perfect summation of why 'Upstairs at Eric's' remains so acclaimed and adored, as it showcases the curious blend of danceable synth-pop and powerful, bluesy vocals the duo is remembered for. Alison Moyet's consistently sublime purr gives Clarke's robotic beats and rhythms a human touch, providing listeners with songs that are as equally danceable as they are heartfelt. On paper it doesn’t work, but in reality it's most definitely satisfying. Take, for example, the iconic opener 'Don't Go', beginning with what has to be one of the most memorable and infectious synth riffs of all time, it finds its sprightly electronic melody getting warmed up by Moyet's aggressive, emotional delivery.Pioneering synthpop Could I be the first person in the past 40 years who hasn’t compared Upstairs at Eric’s to Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Touch? From 1980 to 1989: Lazell, Barry (1997). "Yazoo". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008 . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Review Summary: Catchy and concise yet innovating and influential, it's quite possibly Vince Clarke's finest hour. Other charted songs [ edit ] List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name The Top 100 Albums of the Decade". Record Mirror. London, England: United Newspapers. 25 November 1989. pp.28–29.

The Collection: "Chart Log UK – 2012 + Weekly Updates + Sales 2012". Zobbel.de . Retrieved 13 December 2021. Matrix / Runout (A side runout. Variant 6): STUMM-7-A-1 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING D.A.D. I like how the synths go both minimal and full flavour in the same mix, niftey details and solid deliveryRees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Albums". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.82–83. ISBN 0-907080-73-1. Matrix / Runout (A side runout (etched). Variant 7): STUMM-7-A-2 MT-IIII JA TAPE ONE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING D.A.D.! There are some weak spots on the album, especially “Bad Connection,” which might have been better used as a non-LP b-side. And the final song, “Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I),” seems to be a pastiche of several of the other songs. The original UK CD release of Upstairs at Eric's in 1986 featured a close-up of part of the original album cover. Another photograph from the same session was used as the cover for the Yazoo box set In Your Room in 2008. Moyet later described how her song "Goodbye 70's" had been inspired by her disillusionment with how the late-1970s punk scene had turned out, saying, "'Goodbye 70's' is about punk and not caring how you were dressed, and then I discovered that so many of my friends that I'd thought it all really meant something to just saw it as another trend... That's what 'Goodbye 70's' was all about, about how sour the whole thing became." [7] Artwork [ edit ]

These albums are most excellent, with a classic late 1980s/ early 1990s feel with a slightly different twist. I like the beat that is indicative of the time, but the lyrics, the language, has a meat, a bite, with much more depth than a lot of the music of that same time. I bought the cassettes when they first came out, then later the CDs, and somewhere along the line lost the CDs and bought them again recently.Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 12 September 1999 . Retrieved 5 June 2016. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1sted.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Ok, I didn’t think so. Sadly, I was not privy to early second-British-invasion acts like Yazoo until long after the fact; sure, I heard “Situation” here and there, and wondered who it was. And I got myself a copy of Alison Moyet’s 1984 single “Invisible.”