Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1984) Vinyl 12" Single • Annihilation

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Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). 12" Single. Generic white cover looks great; surface impressions and no scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is has no text and shows very-mild wear. Little-to-no shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Annihilation
2. Two Tribes (Carnage)
3. Surrender
4. War (Hide Yourself!)
5. One February Friday
6. Two Tribes (Surrender)
7. The Last Voice

About The Record:

Two Tribes is an anti-war song by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records on 4 June 1984. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Presenting a nihilistic, gleeful lyric expressing enthusiasm for nuclear war, it juxtaposes a relentless pounding bass line and guitar riff inspired by American funk and R&B pop with influences of Russian classical music, in an opulent arrangement produced by Trevor Horn. The single was a phenomenal success in the UK, helped by a wide range of remixes and supported by an advertising campaign depicting the band as members of the Red Army. It entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 1 on 10 June 1984, where it stayed for nine consecutive weeks, during which time the group's previous single Relax climbed back up the charts to No. 2. It was the longest-running No. 1 single in the UK of the 1980s. It has sold 1.58 million copies in the UK as of November 2012.