Super Sale Gorgeous Limited Numbered Purple 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set

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808 StateGorgeous Limited Numbered Purple 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set

Overview:

808 State are an English electronic music group, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. 808 State’s style has been labelled as techno and house, and the band are regarded as pioneers of the acid house sound. Martin Price was the owner of a record store, Eastern Bloc, and was also the founder of the independent record label, Creed. Customers Graham Massey and Gerald Simpson joined Price to form a hip hop group called Hit Squad Manchester. Soon after, the band shifted to acid house, using the name 808 State for the first time. ‘Gorgeous’ is their fourth studio album. The album has some new wave influences; sampling Joy Division’s track ‘She’s Lost Control’ in ‘Contrique’, Ian McCulloch as guest vocalist on ‘Moses’ and ’10 X 10′ a gospel-house track built on the foundation of The Jam’s ‘Start!’. You will also find a reworking of UB40’s ‘One in Ten’. Furthermore the album features guest vocalists Barrington Stuart, Rachel McFarlane and Caroline Seaman.

Featured Tracks:

A1 Plan 9A2 MosesA3 ContriqueA4 10 x 10A5 TimebombA6 One In Ten

B1 EuropaB2 OrbitB3 Black MorpheusB4 Southern CrossB5 NimbusB6 Colony

C1 Stormin NormanC2 LemonC3 Sexy SynthesizerC4 Purple DustC5 Femme Deluxe

D1 Sexy DancerD2 MondonetD3 Bombadin (Unreleased Edit)D4 Timebomb (Oldham Mix)D5 Plan 9 (Memory Moog Mix)