CD reissue Mute Records 1995
"A short-lived outfit whose existence is conveniently documented by a lone 1978 single, The Normal was an alias for Daniel Miller, owner of Mute Records. Through the likes of Cabaret Voltaire, Fad Gadget, and Depeche Mode, Miller's label was responsible for opening thousands of minds to the possibilites of electronic music. (...) A pivotal, early release of electronic new wave, this single oddly gained more notoriety for its B-side, Warm Leatherette. Amidst jolting zaps, pops, and blipping skips, Daniel Miller robotically intones about the pleasures of car crash as foreplay: 'A tear of petrol is in your eye / The hand brake penetrates your thigh / Quick - let's make love / Before you die'. The track sounds like a darkly cartoonish version of a malfunctioning dot matrix printer: clinically pristine, minimal, and sinister. A brief flash that caused countless ripples, it sounds just as fresh two decades after its creation. T.V.O.D. is no slouch either, commanding the tube owner to cut to the chase and stick the aerial antenna into their arm".
(Andy Kellman, All-Music Guide)
ENJOY
Warm Leatherette
6 comments:
Tracklist:
01 Warm Leatherette
02 T.V.O.D.
THANK YOU! I've been searching for the single version of this for *years*, and am thrilled to have finally found it. Keep up the good work!
superb. seminal stuff.
I love this single. I don't know any other band being so influential with just two tracks edited. And it would mean the birth of Mute Records.
Wow, Chicks on Speed's remake of the
Warm Leatherette is one of my favorite tracks evah! Kinda felt it wasn't original. Legacy ftw
I first heard this on local college radio shortly after it was released but never managed to find it until I came across a rather scrathed copy of the 12" sometime in the late 80's. A clean version will be much enjoyed. Many thanks.
-Brian
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