BLANCMANGE Irene & Mavis 10" EP/1980 UK/Minimal Synth/Synth-Pop/Electro-New Wave
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BLANCMANGE 'Irene & Mavis' 10" EP (US, Minimal Wave, Catalogue #MW050) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2013 Minimal Wave label 10" EP edition of debut 1980 7" EP by UK Minimal Synth/Synth/Electro-New Wave group Blancmange (originally released in 1980 in the UK on the Blaah Music label.)
(NOTE: NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION OF 999 COPIES ONLY!)
"A 10" reissue of Blancmange's seminal debut EP Irene & Mavis. Formed in the UK by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, Blancmange recorded the six songs on Irene & Mavis in 1979 and released it as a 7" EP in 1980. Irene & Mavis, though not exactly representative of what Blancmange later went on to become, is a fascinating relic that captures the gestation period of the duo, fresh out of art school and keen to experiment. The D.I.Y. sound of the EP fits right in there with the early output of Soft Cell, the Human League, and Cabaret Voltaire; but what separates it from those like-minded releases of the time is that it's even more distinctly English. In fact it was Daniel Miller, supporter and Mute boss himself who first recognized this when he proclaimed them 'the maiden aunts of electronic music.' The Irene & Mavis EP is simultaneously pioneering, provincial, and surreal in its down-to-earth playfulness and lack of artifice. It stands out as an important record, capturing the mundane with modern electronics and remains as an artifact representative of the band before they went on to reach pop chart success. The Irene & Mavis EP has been newly remastered and will be released as a numbered limited edition 10" EP."
Tracks on this 10" EP are as follows:
A1 Disco-A-Bomb-Bomb 2:35 A2 Holiday Camp 3:01 A3 Overspreading Art Genius 2:16 B1 Concentration Baby 2:03 B2 Just Another Spectre 3:05 B3 Modichy In Aneration 3:21Shipping in US is $4.98./CANADA AIRMAIL is $20.98./MEXICO AIRMAIL is $23.98./OVERSEAS AIRMAIL is $24.98. (Shipping totals will be consolidated for multiple winning bids.)
Record shipped in professional, superior rectangular shaped, corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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