3 E / Mars (1979)

3 E / Mars (1979)

Label: ZE Records (US)

Catalog#: ZE 12010

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

China Burg, Sumner Audrey, Mark Cunningham, Nancy Arlen

Credits:

Produced by Jay Dee Daugherty

Engineer - Arden Delarco & Ray Deluxe

Photo & Design by Steve Keister

Recordded at Vanguard, N.Y.C.

Special Thanks to Lenney Kaye

A: 3E

B: 11,000 Volts

No New York後のデビューシングル。完璧なジャケットと美しい音楽。次作EPは腐り落ちても匂いたつバラの様。

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EP / Mars (1980)

EP / Mars (1980)

Label: Lust/Unlust Music (US)

Catalog#: JMB 232

Format: Vinyl, 12"

Credits:

Vocal, Guitar - Don Burg

Vocal, Guitar - Sumner Crane

Vocal, Bass - Mark Cunningham

Drums - Nancy Arlen

Recorded December 1978

Executive producer - Arto Lindsay

Produced by Charles Ball

A1: N.N. End

A2: Scorn

A3: Outside Africa

A4: Monopoly

B: The Immediate Stages Of The Erotic

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Je Veux Ton Amour / Section 25（Section Vingt Cinq）1981

Je Veux Ton Amour / Section 25

（Section Vingt Cinq）1981

FAC BN 5

Label: Factory Benelux (Belgium)

Catalog#: FAC BN 5

Format: Vinyl, 7" (Single)

Credits:

Produced by Martin Hannett

Engineerd by John Caffery

Recorded at Britannia Row, February 1981

A: Je Veux Ton Amour

B: Oyo Achel Ada

ベルギー国内に向けての発売からか、フランス語でのバンド名＆タイトルのシングル。タイトル英訳は「I Want Your Love」だが、オリジナル名は「Dirty Disco」。Side BはACR/Blown Awayそのまんまだが、PIL/Flowers Of Romanceリリースと同年なので納得。決してオレには真似出来ないジャケットが最高である。

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Do The Du (casse) / A Certain Ratio (1981)

Do The Du (casse) / A Certain Ratio (1981)

FACUS 4

Label: Factory (US)

Catalog#: FACUS 4

Format: Vinyl, 12" (EP)

Credits: Written by A Certain Ratio (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

Flipside: Produced by Martin Hannett

Hipside: Produced by ACR, Wilson

Flipside

A1: Do The Du (casse)

A2: The Fox

Hipside

B1: Shack Up

B2: Son And Heir

ACRは迷走中のFactory時代初期が最も美味い。Factory後期シングル等まだ他にもあるが、ACRは一旦終了。飽きた。

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Flight / A Certain Ratio (1980)

Flight / A Certain Ratio (1980) FAC 22

Label: Factory (UK)

Catalog#: Fac 22

Format: Vinyl, 12"EP

Credits:

Produced by Martin Hannett at Revolution Studios, Cheadle and Strawberry Studios, Stockport

Painting by Ann, Engraving by Richard Boon

Drawing by Phil Diggle, Antiques by ACR, Photographs by Daniel Meadows

Printing by Garrod and Lofthouse; Design by Saville and Atkins

The lamp of life is not extinguished.It shines more brightly in the spirit.

Flipside

A: Flight

Hipside

B1: Blown Away

B2: And Then Again

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Shack Up / A Certain Ratio (1980)

Shack Up / A Certain Ratio (1980)

Label: Factory Benelux, Les Disques Du Crépuscule (Belgium)

Catalog#: fac bn 1-004

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits: Produced by ACR

Les Disques Du Crépuscule présentent A Certain Ratio dans Shack Up et And Then Again.

Ces chansons ont été enregistrées durant le mois de mai 1980. Elles sont produites par ACR. And Then Again est enregistré en public et mixé par Jonathan Hurst.

A: Shack Up (3:13) Written by Carter, Daniel

B: And Then Again (2:28) Mixed by Jonathan Hurst, Written by ACR

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The Perfect Kiss / New Order (1985)

The Perfect Kiss / New Order (1985) 7FBN 123

Label: Factory Benelux (Belgium)

Catalog#: 7FBN 123

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Notes: Comes in two different sleeves, one with Gilbert and Morris, the other with Sumner and Hook.

These mixes are the same as the ones on the US and Canadian 7"s.The Perfect Dub is listed as (Instrumental) on these releases. (by Discogs)

A: The Perfect Kiss (4:23)

B: The Perfect Dub (5:09)

ACRに飽きたのでNOなぞ。12"もVideo Versionも良いが、7"もなかなか。

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The Perfect Kiss / New Order (1985)

The Perfect Kiss / New Order (1985) FAC 123

Label: Factory (UK)

Catalog#: Fac 123

Format: Vinyl, 7"(Single)

Credits: Produced by New Order

Engineered by Michael Johnson

Edited by Ivan Ivan

Recorded and mixed in London at Jam and Britannia Row Studios

Notes: Both tracks are unique edits for this 7" and have never been commercially released on CD. All other 7"s for this single use longer versions. (by Discogs)

A: The Perfect Kiss (3:50)

B: The Kiss Of Death (3:00)

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Brazilia / A Certain Ratio (1984)

Brazilia / A Certain Ratio (1984) FBN 32

Label: Factory Benelux (Belgium)

Catalog#: FBN 32

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits:

Written & Produced by ACR

Engineer - Stuart Pickering

A Certain Ratio are

Jeremy Kerr, Martin Moscrop, Donald Johnson & Andrew Connell

Notes: The release comes with an obi strip.

A: Brazilia

B: Brazilia (Extended Mix)

FAC 112と対でリリースされた本シングル。ある意味でピーク。若く傲慢で希望に溢れているが、この後それが仇となる。

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Lifes A Scream / A Certain Ratio (1984)

Lifes A Scream / A Certain Ratio (1984) FAC 112

Label: Factory (UK)

Catalog#: FAC 112

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits:

Written & Produced by ACR

Engineer - Stuart Pickering

A Certain Ratio are

Jeremy Kerr, Martin Moscrop, Donald Johnson & Andrew Connell

Notes: The release comes with an obi strip.

Dance Side

A: Lifes A Scream (6:31)

Trance Side

B: There's Only This (4:18)

曲、アレンジ、演奏が格段に巧くなったこの頃もまたイイ。

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So Hard / The KLF vs Pet Shop Boys (1990)

So Hard / The KLF vs Pet Shop Boys (1990)

Label: Parlophone (UK)

Catalog#: 12RX 6269

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits:

A: Original Tracks Produced by Pet Shop Boys and Harold Faltermeyer.

B: Original Tracks Produced by Pet Shop Boys. recorded live at Trancentral.

Both tracks remodelled by The KLF.

Designed by 3a/PSB.

A: So Hard (The KLF Versus Pet Shop Boys) (5:27)

B: It Must Be Obvious (UFO Mix) (9:22)

KLFがENOだった1990。気ィ遣いのオレにはこんな仕事は無理。

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I Need Someone Tonite / A Certain Ratio (1983)

I Need Someone Tonite /

A Certain Ratio (1983) FAC 72

Label: Factory Records (UK)

Catalog#: FAC 72

Format: Vinyl, 12" (Single)

Credits:

Both Songs Arranged & Produced by ACR

Engineered by Stuart Pickering At Revolution Studios Cheadle

ACR are

Keyboards, Backing Vocals*, Percussion* - Andy Connell

Vocals, Congas*, Bass- Donald Johnson

Bass*, Backing Vocals*, Percussion - Jeremy Kerr

Dmx Drums, Acoustic Drums*, Percussion - Martin Moscrop

Guests

Vocals - Carol McKenzie

Synth Programme - Be Music

Visual Aid - Mark Farrow

A: I Need Someone Tonite (5:39)

Written by ACR

B: Dont You Worry Bout A Thing (4:33)*

Written by Stevie Wonder

こうなる予感はあったが、臆面も無くこうなるとは想定外だった。

これ以降彼らは、全うな路線を邁進することとなる。

Mark Farrowらしからぬジャケットが目に沁みる。

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Guess Who? / A Certain Ratio (1982)

Guess Who? / A Certain Ratio (1982)

FBN 17

Label: Factory Benelux (Belgium)

Catalog#: FBN 17

Format: Vinyl, 12" (Single)

Credits: Written and Produce by ACR

Notes: Recorded in Brussels, February 1982. M24J. publishing

A: Guess Who? (6:54)

B: Guess Who? (Part Two) (6:54)

当時は見向きもされなかった事を、改めて思い出す。

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Waterline / A Certain Ratio (1981)

Waterline / A Certain Ratio (1981)

FAC 52

Label: Factory Records (UK)

Catalog#: Fac 52

Format: Vinyl, 12" (Single)

Credits:

Produced by ACR at Revolution Studios Cheadle Hulme.

Written by A Certain Ratio and Published by The Movement Of 24th January

A: Waterline (4:09)

B: Funaezekea (5:19)

Aは坂本龍一がキレてた頃、FMでかけたのが初聴。Bはもう、コレはJazz。しかし何をしたいのか不明。この不安定さが魅力。

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Knife Slits Water / A Certain Ratio (1982)

Knife Slits Water / A Certain Ratio (1982)

FAC 62

Label: Factory Records (UK)

Catalog#: FAC 62

Format: Vinyl, 12"(Single)

Credits: Produced, Written by ACR

Published by M24J

A: Knife Slits Water (9:44)

B: Kether Hot Knives (Mix In Special) (9:40)

札幌にも遅い夏が来たと思いきや、已然激務が終わらず、

気持ちが何度も折れている昨今。

何故かACRの12"を数回に渡りお届け。

FactoryではNew Orderと彼らを最も聴いているかも。

誰か曰く、リズムとは打点の連続では無く、その「間」の連続である、と。

1st 収録「Winter Hill」は名曲。

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