YAZOO Upstairs At Eric's (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Silver Label Series special limited edition 11-track
vinyl LP, mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System. 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. Individually gold-foil numbered picture
sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears
barely played MOFI1-020).
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Yazoo Upstairs At Eric's - Silver Label Series US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
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)
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). 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. |
| Availability: |
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| Year of Release: |
2012 |
| Artist: |
Yazoo (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Upstairs At Eric's (click here for more of the same title) |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab |
| Catalogue No: |
MOFI1-020 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| EIL.COM Ref No |
YAZLPUP819832 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
821797100205 |
| Genres: |
Electronica, 80's Pop
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| Related 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 |
| Complete Stock List: |
Yazoo |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number YAZLPUP819832 |
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