''Press Color'' is the debut album of French no wave singer,

Lizzy Mercier Descloux Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter. Early life Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...

. The album has received some critical acclaim, being called "the real thing" by ''

Uncut Uncut may refer to: * ''Uncut'' (film), a 1997 Canadian docudrama film by John Greyson about censorship * ''Uncut'' (magazine), a monthly British magazine with a focus on music, which began publishing in May 1997 * '' BET: Uncut'', a Black Enter ...

'' magazine.

Track listing

All songs written by Lizzy Mercier Descloux unless otherwise noted. The song "Tumor" is more commonly known as "

Fever Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using val ...

," with the word "fever" replaced by "tumor" in this version's lyrics.

Original release

Side One

# "Jim on the Move" (

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

) 2:29 # "Aya Mood 3.5" 2:50 # "Torso Corso" 1:48 # "Wawa" 2:18

Side Two

Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...

" (

Arthur Brown Arthur Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur William Brown (1881–1966), Canadian commercial artist * H. Arthur Brown (1906–1992), American orchestral conductor * Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock singer * Arthur Brown, aka ...

) 5:11 # "

Mission Impossible ''Mission: Impossible'' is a multimedia franchise based on a fictional secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). The 1966 TV series ran for seven seasons and was revived in 1988 for two seasons. It inspired a serie ...

" (Schifrin) 2:35 # "No Golden Throat" 2:38 # "

Tumor A neoplasm () is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia. The growth of a neoplasm is uncoordinated with that of the normal surrounding tissue, and persists ...

" (

Eddie Cooley Edward James Cooley (April 15, 1933 – April 15, 2020) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, who co-wrote the much-recorded song "Fever." He also had a US pop hit in 1956 with "Priscilla," credited to Eddie Cooley and the Dimples. ...

, John Davenport) 2:57

2003 reissue track listing

# "Fire" (Brown) 5:11 # "Torso Corso" 1:48 # "Mission Impossible" (Schifrin) 2:35 # "No Golden Throat" 2:38 # "Jim on the Move" (Schifrin) 2:29 # "Wawa" 2:18 # "Tumor" (Cooley, Davenport) 2:57 # "Aya Mood" 2:50 # "Mission Impossible 2.0" (Schifrin) 2:20 # "Rosa Vertov" (Descloux, D.J. Barnes) 1:43 # "Decryptated" (Descloux, Barnes) 1:20 # "Herpes Simplex" (Descloux, Barnes) 2:03 # "Lacrosse Baron Bic"(Descloux, Barnes) 1:36 # "Tso Xin Yu Xin" (Descloux, Barnes) 1:20 # "Nina Con Un Tercer Ojo" (Descloux, Barnes) 0:58 # "Birdy Num-num" 3:32 # "Hard Boiled Babe" 4:28 # "Morning High" (Rimbaud /Descloux,

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''. Called the "punk poet ...

) 3:04 *Tracks 10-15 are originally from the

Rosa Yemen Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter. Early life Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...

EP. *Tracks 16-18 are previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Personnel

Musicians

*Lizzy Mercier Descloux - lead vocals, guitar, bass, percussion *D.J. Barnes - guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals *Erik Elliasson - guitar, bass, keyboards, drums on "Wawa" *Jimmy Young - drums, percussion Guests on "Fire" *Jack Cavari - guitars *Ken Smith - bass *Bud Maltin - saxophone *Chris Wiltshire, Mary-Jo Kaplan,

Ramona Brooks Ramona L. Brooks (January 8, 1951 – June 2, 2014) was an American singer and actress. A member of Lady Flash, Barry Manilow's backup group, she sang on his 1975 Album '' Tryin' to Get the Feeling''. She also performed on Lizzy Mercier Descl ...

- backing vocals *Victoria - percussion *Allen Wentz - synthesizer, sequencer Guest on "Mission Impossible" *Allen Wentz - synthesizer, sequencer Guest on "Tumour" *John Rome - guitars, backing vocals Recorded by Bob Blank & Joe Arlotta at Blank Tapes Studio, NYC February 1979
Arranged, Producer & Mixed by Banes, Elliasson, Mercier Descloux
Except "Fire" Mixed by

Tom Savarese Tom Savarese is a DJ best known for his role in the 1970s Disco music scene. He was born on April 26, 1944, in New York City, and grew up in the Bronx neighborhood. He eventually attended Fordham University. Savarese began his career as a DJ in 19 ...

Executive Producer Michel Esteban

Sound

Original Sound Recording Made by

ZE Records ZE Records was originally a New York-based record label, started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban. It was reestablished by Esteban in 2003. History Michael Zilkha (b. 1954) is a British-born Oxford graduate of Iraqi descent, the ...

Michel Esteban Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...

Design

Art Cover Design by

Photos Credits : Front Cover 12 by Seth Tillet Booklet Pages 2,8,912,12 by Seth Tillet • Page 5 by Edo • Pages 6 & 14 by Michel Esteban • Page 14 :

& Lizzy as Isabelle & Arthur Rimbaud Inspiration : Malevitch « Croix Noire » 1920 • Joseph Beuys « Gesundheitshotel » 1979 • Yves Klein « Monochrome Bleu » 1980

References

External links

Liner Notes Album
{{Authority control 1979 debut albums Lizzy Mercier Descloux albums ZE Records albums