Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Two Tribes (Annihilation 12 Inch)
What a massive release
this was in the 80s, they actually released 3 different 12 Inch Singles, I have
the Annihilation 12 Inch and the Carnage 12 Inch on vinyl.
The video promo for the
single was genius as it featured lookalikes of US President Regan and Russian Soviet
leader Konstantin Chernenko wrestling in
a ring.
In the days when video jukeboxes were big in pubs and
clubs this video got played more than any other.
The Two Tribes
(Annihilation 12 Inch) is a brilliant longer version of the song, running for
over 9 minutes, fantastic production by Trevor Horn, which rightly make this a
classic 80s 12 Inch Single.
On the B Side are 3 tracks,
a cover of “War (Hide Yourself)”, “One February Friday”, which is actually a
short interview between Paul Morley and the group's three musicians, Mark
O'Toole, Brian Nash and Peter Gill, over an otherwise untitled instrumental
track and “Two Tribes (Surrender)”.
This 12 inch got played
to death on my record deck, a record with attitude is how I would sum it up.
The single was released
in June 1984, the 12 Inch releases were staggered and that helped ensure the
single stayed at Number 1 in the UK Singles chart for 9 weeks! It was
the longest running number-one single in the UK of the 1980s.
12 INCH VINYL TRACK LISTING
A1 Two Tribes
(Annihilation 12 Inch) 9:07
B1 War (Hide Yourself)
4:16
B2 One February Friday
1:45
B3 Two Tribes (Surrender)
4:55
The 12 Inch Annihilation
Version and a version of the track “War” can be found on the album “Frankie
Said”, which is available for just over £5 on Amazon here:
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