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YAZOO Upstairs At Eric’s (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labr
Silver Label Series special limited edition 11-trackrvinyl LP, mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System. Arstandard-setting mélange of smoky blues singing, jazzyrarrangements, disco-tinged beats, and dancefloor vibes, thersmash debut fits equally as well at a late-night club as it doesrin a living room. Individually gold-foil numbered picturersleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appearsrbarely played MOFI1-020)
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AN 80S LANDMARK: EX-DEPECHE MODE MEMBER VINCE CLARKE AND VOCALIST ALISON MOYET CREATE SYNTHPOP CLASSIC
The 1980s will forever be remembered for electropop sensations, yet few, if any, are quite as sensational as Yaz’s Upstairs at Eric’s. A standard-setting mélange of smoky blues singing, jazzy arrangements, disco-tinged beats, and dancefloor vibes, the smash debut fits equally as well at a late-night club as it does in a living room, where the record’s complexity and exoticism takes listeners hostage. No wonder the 1982 landmark remains one of the decade’s most essential albums.
This numbered edition Silver Label LP breathes with a decongested openness, textural richness, and tonal palette never before experienced on previous analog or digital editions. Alison Moyet’s inimitable vocals, such a huge part of the record’s appeal, are dramatically enhanced, her sensual timbre, bittersweet crooning, and knockout range now encompassing the full frequency spectrum and projecting outward in a way that traverses the flatness of the original pressings.
Indeed, her bluesy deliveries are at once elegant and exuberant, and give collaborative partner Vince Clarke free range to construct beat architectures that encompass freewheeling disco, house music, uptempo dance, and chilled-out pop. The former Depeche Mode member also layers on elegant keyboard melodies, establishing contagious hooks and electronic-laced landscapes that preceded the techno explosion and do so with a cooler elegance. Tape loops, random field-noise dialogues, and synth-stroked bass notes add to what’s nothing less than a perfect collusion of moody paranoia and soulful warmth.
While a cousin to synth-pop LPs by the likes of the Eurythmics, Soft Cell, OMD, and Depeche Mode, Yaz’s Upstairs at Eric’s is singular for its chemistry between Moyet and Clarke – and an insouciant batch of songs high on emotion, style, and substance.
Side One
1. Don’t Go
2. Too Pieces
3. Bad Connection
4. I Before E Except After C
5. Midnight
6. In My Room
Side Two
1. Only You
2. Goodbye ‘70s
3. Situation
4. Winter Kills
5. Bring Your Love Down (Didn’t I)
rArtist – Yazoo (click link for complete listing)
rTitle -Upstairs At Eric’s (click link for more of the same title)
rYear of Release – 2012
rFormat – vinyl LP album (LP record)
rRecord Label – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
rCatalogue No – MOFI1-020 (click link for more)
rCountry of Origin – United States (USA)
rLanguage – Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our .
rAudiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
rAdditional info – Picture Sleeve
rBarcode – 821797100205
rCondition – This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above ). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.Click here for more info.
rRareVinyl.com Ref No – YAZLPUP819832
rRelated Artists – Absolute, Alison Moyet, Andy Bell (80s), Brian & Stripe, Dinger, Dome, Erasure, Oozay, Peter Hewson, Robert Marlow, The Assembly, The Clarke & Ware Experiment, The Little Roosters, Vince Clarke, West India Company.
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rGENRES
rElectronica, 80’s Pop.
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