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Mute Records Discography
The following is a list of items with recorded Mute Records catalogue numbers, starting with label founder Daniel Miller's single as The Normal. The discography is broken down by singles with a Mute catalogue number and albums with a Stumm catalogue number. Best of collections feature a Mutel catalogue number. Through the years, various bands have been awarded their own personalised catalogue numbers, including Yazoo, Inspiral Carpets (through the purchase of the Cow Records imprint) and Depeche Mode, the most prolific of the three for the label. Depeche Mode's singles, starting with "Leave in Silence", were issued with a Bong catalogue number. Singles Mute 1 - 100 * Mute 1 - "T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette", The Normal (November 1978) ”, CD* Mute 2 - "Back to Nature", Fad Gadget (October 1979) ”* Mute 3 - "Memphis Tennessee", Silicon Teens (August 1979) ”* Mute 4 - "Judy in Disguise", Silicon Teens (January 1980) ”* Mute 5 - "Kebabträume", Deutsch-Amerikanische Freund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller (music producer), Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderman, Inspiral Carpets, Moby, New Order (band), New Order, Laibach, Nitzer Ebb, Yann Tiersen, Wire (band), Wire, Yeasayer, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yazoo (band), Yazoo, and M83 (band), M83. History Beginnings During 1978, Daniel Miller (music producer), Daniel Miller began recording music, using synthesisers, under the name The Normal.Mute - Documentary Evidence - Biba Kopf 1986 He recorded the tracks "T.V.O.D." and "Warm Leatherette" and distributed them through Rough Trade Shops under the label name Mute Records. The label was formed initially just to release the one single.Muted Response - Daniel Miller Interview - E&MM 1984 "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette" became a cult hit ensuring the future of the labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangling Man
''The Dangling Man'' is an Extended play, EP by Crime & the City Solution, released in 1985 through Mute Records. Track listing Personnel ;Crime & the City Solution *Simon Bonney – Singing, vocals *Mick Harvey – Drum kit, drums, Keyboard instrument, keyboards, cello, illustrations *Harry Howard (musician), Harry Howard – bass guitar *Rowland S. Howard – guitar ;Production and additional personnel *Bleddyn Butcher – photography *Flood (producer), Flood – Audio engineering, engineering *Jutta Henglein – photography Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dangling Man, The 1985 EPs Crime & the City Solution albums Mute Records EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama!
"Drama!" is the first single released from English synth-pop duo Erasure's fourth studio album, ''Wild!'' (1989). Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the synthpop song begins with a low-key keyboard line and a subdued vocal from Bell. As the song progresses, the instrumentation and vocals become more hectic, ultimately ending as a full-blown dance track. "Drama!" contains a "Guilty!" exclamation throughout, provided by Scottish band the Jesus and Mary Chain, who were recording in the studio next door. The single was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the United States. The B-side, "Sweet Sweet Baby" contains a vocal sample from the 1968 Jane Fonda film '' Barbarella''. Critical reception "Drama!" was met with critical acclaim from both music critics and fans. Ned Raggett from AllMusic commented that "Drama!" "has a slightly hysterical tone to it, but its strong dancefloor surge and weirdly droning backing Bell harmonies help make it another winner." The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Respect
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chains Of Love (Erasure Song)
"Chains of Love" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall. It was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure's third studio album, '' The Innocents'' (1988). In the United States, Sire Records released it as the first single. The chorus is memorable for Bell's use of falsetto. The album version was produced by Stephen Hague and was slightly remixed for its single release (most notably the album version starts cold, while the radio version contains a short synthesizer pattern as an intro). The accompanying music video featured Clarke and Bell performing the song while being hoisted through the air by thick, metal chains. Composition "Chains of Love" is an uptempo dance-oriented synth-pop track with Clarke's signature analogue sound and Bell's lyrics about breaking through any restrictions or stereotypes of what love should be. The lyrics allude subtly to Bell's desire fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of Fools (Erasure Song)
"Ship of Fools" is a song by British synth-pop duo Erasure, released in February 1988 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' The Innocents'' (1988). The song was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and produced by Stephen Hague and Dave Jacob. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, and was the duo's eighth single overall and their fourth UK Top 10 single. Critical reception Colin Irwin from ''Number One'' wrote, "Memorable in a tooth-achey kind of way and not a patch on 'Circus' which was at least disguised in brightness an light. And Andy Bell ''still'' sounds exactly like Alison Moyet." Eleanor Levy of ''Record Mirror'' described "Ship of Fools" as Erasure "at their most open, melodic and beautiful". She added, "If there's one voice guaranteed to make the old erogenous zones come over all a-quiver it's Andy Bell's when he gets all throaty and emotional like this." Ro Newton from ''Smash Hits'' named it Single of the Fortnight, writing, "'Ship of Fool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circus (song)
"The Circus" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 21 September 1987 as the band's seventh single overall. It is also the title track on their second studio album, '' The Circus'' (1987). Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the song was a departure from the shiny pop of their six previous singles, creating a more down-tempo and melancholy mood. Essentially a synth-pop track, the music is accentuated by acoustic guitar and a continuous circus-like accordion. The lyrics touch on social issues, rare for the duo, and centre on the lament of "working men", whose bright futures and job securities are left shattered in the modern world of greedy corporations and technology. The song's distinctive and unusual sound is said to have been inspired by Bell hearing a record being played backwards. The album version clocks at 5.30 minutes, so it was remixed for single release to a much more radio-friendly 3:50 minutes. Mute Records issued it as the fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victim Of Love (Erasure Song)
"Victim of Love" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 18 May 1987 as their sixth single overall. It was the third single to be lifted from the duo's second studio album, '' The Circus'' (1987), released six weeks earlier, and was remixed for single release. Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it incorporates the signature Erasure sound of uptempo rhythm, analogue synthesizer and a prominent acoustic guitar. Bell's lyrics pertain to one's apprehension when entering into a new love relationship. The song's protagonist doesn't "want to look like some kind of fool" or become a "victim of love". Upon its release, it became the second UK Top 10 single for Erasure, peaking at number seven. It also hit number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (Clarke and Bell would have to wait eighteen years before their second US Dance chart-topper). The song remains one of Erasure's signature songs and is a concert favourite. Critical reception Chris G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Doesn't Have To Be
"It Doesn't Have to Be" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 16 February 1987. It was issued as a single six weeks before the release of the duo's second studio album, '' The Circus'' (1987). Following the number-two UK placing of previous single " Sometimes", it became Erasure's second Top 20 hit in the UK (peaking at number twelve) and their third West German Top 20 hit (number sixteen). The lyric of the song deplores a lack of necessity for strife and may be understood to refer to apartheid in South Africa, but there is no particular reference. The middle eight is in Swahili, an eastern, not southern African language: ''Lala pamoja na mimi / Nyumbani yako, nyumbani yako / Sababu wewe hapana kaa na mimi / Nyumbani yako, nyumbani yako'', 'Sleep (together) with me / At your place ouse at your place / Why don't you stay with me / At your place, at your place.' So they deplore a lack of necessity for strife not only between two peoples, but also between two peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snakedrill
''Snakedrill'' is an EP by English rock band Wire, released in November 1986 by Mute Records. It was the first release after the band's five-year hiatus (1980–1985), and foreshadows their extensive use of electronic instrumentation on following albums, particularly on "A Serious of Snakes", which contains multiple layered synth and keyboard parts. The entire EP is now included in the form of bonus tracks on ''The Ideal Copy'' (1987). Content "A Serious of Snakes" and "Advantage in Height" are slightly mainstream, avant-pop tracks, while the droning "Drill", which is based around a single chord, is described by Paul Lester in the book ''Lowdown: The Story of Wire'' as "far removed from the luscious musicality" of earlier songs like "Outdoor Miner" and " Map Ref. 41°N 93°W". Instead, "the delight," he wrote, "lay in the sonic layers and textures rather than any melodic twists and turns." The almost a cappella "Up to the Sun," sung as a duet by Graham Lewis and Colin Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sometimes (Erasure Song)
"Sometimes" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 6 October 1986 as their fourth single overall. Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it typifies the Erasure sound—an uptempo, dance-oriented pop tune accentuated by Clarke's phase distortion and analogue synthesizers and Bell's lyrics about being in love. The trumpet solo is performed by Guy Barker. After three commercial flops from their debut studio album '' Wonderland'' (1986), the single became Erasure's first bona fide hit, peaking at number one in South Africa, number two in their native United Kingdom and in Germany, and becoming a huge international hit. In the US, it became Erasure's second top-five hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it charted alongside "It Doesn't Have to Be" and peaked at number four. Peaking only at number 39 in the French Singles Chart, "Sometimes" still remains Erasure's last chart entry in France ever since. The single spent seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh L'amour
"Oh L'amour" is a song by English synthpop duo Erasure, released in April 1986 as their third single. Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it is a lament from someone experiencing unrequited love ''("broke my heart / now I'm aching for you")''. The song is an uptempo, synthpop dance track and its popularity was further fueled in dance clubs by the "Funky Sisters Remix", which appeared on the UK 12-inch single and as a bonus track on the U.S. edition of Erasure's debut album ''Wonderland''. A different mix of the song was submitted for the single release, adding new instrumentation and extra sounds. This version appears on all of the band's compilation albums. A version of the 12" single was included with early copies of the debut LP ''Wonderland''. One of the B-sides is a cover version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", the first time Erasure covered a song from the ABBA songbook. It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
