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  • Artist: Yello
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1980 11
  • Total Time: 40:39
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

The most varied and accomplished of any synth pop debut, Yello's first album presents a few irresistible pop songs (the hit "Bostich," plus "Bimbo" and "Eternal Legs"), Boris Blank's synthesizer interpretations of several different forms of music ("Downtown Samba," "Bananas to the Beat," "Rock Stop," "Coast to Polka"), and even a three-song suite of atmospheric industrial music that functions as a miniature invisible soundtrack. The dark lyrical concerns and futurist electronics immediately lifted Yello above the rut of Kraftwerk imitators. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Bimbo Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:36)
Night Flanger Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (4:52)
Reverse Lion Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (1:21)
Downtown Samba (Lyrics) Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (2:38)
Magneto Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (2:47)
Massage Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (1:27)
Assistant's Cry (Lyrics) Carlos Perón, Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (1:49)
Bostich (Lyrics) Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (2:11)
Rock Stop Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (2:30)
Coast to Polka Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (1:54)
Blue Green Carlos Perón, Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (5:25)
Eternal Legs (Lyrics) Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (4:08)
Stanztrigger Carlos Perón, Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (2:56)
Bananas to the Beat Boris Blank, Dieter Meier Yello (3:05)

Credits

Yello (Producer), Yello (Engineer), Yello (Main Performer), Carlos Perón (Sound Effects), Carlos Perón (Tape), Boris Blank (Vocals), Boris Blank (Electronic Sounds), Rene Chico Hablas (Guitar), Felix Haug (Drums), Walt Kaiser (Drums), Dieter Meier (Vocals), Ursli Weber (Producer), Ursli Weber (Engineer)
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Solid Pleasure
Studio album by Yello
Released November, 1980
Genre Synthpop
Length 41:05
Label Ralph
Producer Boris Blank
Professional reviews
Yello chronology
Solid Pleasure
(1980)		 Claro Que Si
(1981)

Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Bimbo" (Boris Blank, Dieter Meier) – 3:38
  2. "Night Flanger" (Blank, Meier) – 4:53
  3. "Reverse Lion" (Blank, Meier) – 1:21
  4. "Downtown Samba" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
  5. "Magneto" (Blank, Meier) – 2:47
  6. "Massage" (Blank, Meier) – 1:37
  7. "Assistant's Cry" (Blank, Carlos Peron) – 1:40
  8. "Bostich" (Blank, Meier) – 2:13
  9. "Rock Stop" (Blank, Meier) – 2:31
  10. "Coast To Polka" (Blank, Meier) – 1:55
  11. "Blue Green" (Blank, Peron) – 5:26
  12. "Eternal Legs" (Blank) – 4:16
  13. "Stanztrigger" (Blank, Peron) – 2:49
  14. "Bananas To The Beat" (Blank, Meier) – 3:03

Solid Pleasure was remastered and reissued in 2005 with several bonus tracks:

  1. "Thrill Wave" (Blank, Meier) – 2:05
    • From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
  2. "I.T. Splash" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
    • From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
  3. "Gluehead" (Blank, Meier) – 2:53
    • From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
  4. "Smirak's Train" (Blank, Chico Hablas) – 4:39
    • From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
  5. "Bostich (N'est-ce Pas)" (Blank, Meier) – 4:35
    • From 12" single (1981)

Tracks 15–18 previously not available on CD.

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Boris Blank · Dieter Meier
Carlos Peron
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