Name: The Blanc Tapes
Brand: Blancmange

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Default:19

Supplier EU

ALIVE AG

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Format detail

LP Boxset

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Limited edition

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Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2019-05-31

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Catalogue number

5521275

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5060555212759

Artist

Blancmange

Label EU

London Records

Genre EU

Blancmange is a British synth-pop duo formed in London in 1979. Consisting of Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, they achieved success in the early to mid-1980s with hits like "Blind Vision," "Don't Tell Me," and "Living On The Ceiling." Despite their initial popularity decline and the disappointing performance of their third album, "Believe You Me," Blancmange reformed in 2006. They released a new album titled "Blanc Burn" in 2011 but Luscombe left due to health issues. Since then, Neil Arthur has continued to perform under the Blancmange name.

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Limited vinyl boxset with artwork slipcase holding all three albums. Each albums is a double 12” black vinyl in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeves. Download card included.London Records release a limited edition vinyl boxset of Blancmange’s first three albums – Happy Families (1982), Mange Tout (1984) and Believe You Me (1985). Each release includes the original album (remastered), plus B-sides, extended versions, remixes, previously unreleased tracks and demos.Happy Families, released in 1982, feels like a fully-formed electronic pop classic. Highlights include Living On The Ceiling (a striking #7 hit in ’82 thanks to its mix of electronics with tabla and sitar), the melancholia of Waves, Feel Me’s call-and-response electro-funk, the intense I Can’t Explain and God’s Kitchen which is an early example of Neil Arthur’s gift with images and wordplay.Blancmange’s second album, Mange Tout reached # 8 in the UK charts in 1984 and spawned more hits – notably Blind Vision (#10), Don’t Tell Me (#8) and their fantastic cover of ABBA’s The Day Before You Came (much loved by ABBA who let them use footage from their original video for the Blancmange promo). It signals another change for the band’s music, now increasingly built around deep, propulsive dance grooves.The third and final Blancmange album of the 1980s, Believe You Me was released in 1985 and features bitter-sweet pop songs such as Lose Your Love, Don’t You Love It All and What’s Your Problem.

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