Gorgeous (808 State album)
Encyclopedia
Gorgeous is an album
of the band 808 State
, released in 1993
on ZTT Records
in the UK and Tommy Boy Records
in the US. In October 2008, the album was reissued on ZTT Records
including Chapter 3 of journalist Ian Peel's The 808 Story and an additional bonus disk containing 14 remixed tracks, including an unreleased edit of the song "Bombadin".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
of the band 808 State
808 State
808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind...
, released in 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
on ZTT Records
ZTT Records
ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. The label's name was also printed as "Zang Tumb Tuum" and "Zang Tuum Tumb" on various releases....
in the UK and Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
in the US. In October 2008, the album was reissued on ZTT Records
ZTT Records
ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. The label's name was also printed as "Zang Tumb Tuum" and "Zang Tuum Tumb" on various releases....
including Chapter 3 of journalist Ian Peel's The 808 Story and an additional bonus disk containing 14 remixed tracks, including an unreleased edit of the song "Bombadin".
Track listing
- "Plan 9" - 4:02
- "Moses" (Featuring. Ian McCullochIan McCulloch (singer)Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer, born in Liverpool, and is best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.-Career:...
) – 2:54 - "Contrique" – 3:40
- "10 X 10" (Featuring. Barrington Stuart and Rachel McFarlaneRachel McFarlaneRachel McFarlane is a British singer who was born in Manchester in 1971. She began singing at the age of twelve years old as a gospel singer....
) – 3:33 - "One in TenOne in Ten"One in Ten" is a single by UB40 released in 1981 on their second album Present Arms. It reached No. 7 on the UK singles charts.One in Ten is mistakenly cited as referring to the number of unemployed in the UK at that time. It is in fact a song about government statistics in general, and how...
" (Remix) – 2:40 - "Europa" (Featuring. Caroline Seaman) – 4:16
- "Orbit" – 4:01
- "Black Morpheus" - 4:04
- "Southern Cross" - 5:03
- "Nimbus" - 4:34
- "Colony" - 4:45
- "Timebomb" - 2:55
- "Stormin Norman" - 3:23
- "Sexy Dancer" - 3:00
- "Sexy Synthesizer" - 3:39