CABARET VOLTAIRE Micro-Phonies 1984 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS - MINT
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CABARET VOLTAIRE Micro-Phonies 1984 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS - MINT

CABARET VOLTAIRE
Micro-Phonies

UK VIRGIN/SOME BIZZARE (CV 2) FIRST PRESSING (November 1984)
GREAT COPY - SUPERB SOUND

PRESSED WITH CUSTOM CB VIRGIN LABELS
MATRIX & ETCHINGS: CV 2 A-4U -1- 1- , A PORKY PRIME CUT, THE STUFF YOU CALL THE RUBBISH / CV 2 B-3U -1- 1-
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL LIGHTLY GLOSSY SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL NEVILLE BRODY INNER SLEEVE

Following neatly after The Crackdown's aggressive art/funk/electro combination, Micro-Phonies shows the duo taking that combination to a stronger level.
Having invented the shadowy, murkier side of industrial/noise experimentation, here Cabaret Voltaire make their equally justified claim at fully kickstarting the beat-heavy crunch such labels as Wax Trax! would pursue shortly thereafter.
Micro-Phonies' most noted tracks are the appropriately funky, horn-heavy "James Brown," and the gripping "Sensoria," which makes for a brilliant album closer, with nervous-tension synth signals and a spare but compelling guitar line over another strong beat combination.
Subtler moments abound as well - "The Operative" is an unheralded highlight of the release, Mallinder's low-key speak/singing sidling alongside the crisp but not overpowering rhythm, controlled funk bass and guitar and touches of dub melodica sneaking through the mix.
Other hints of the dub influences that the band has always embraced crop up on songs like (unsurprisingly) "Digital Rasta."
Throughout the album, Mallinder submerges his vocals into the music rather than calling overt attention to them, the reverse of what a lot of later industrial acts would do (often to their detriment). It's a sharp continuation of the Cabs' similar practice from many earlier numbers, here used in a newer musical style.
Flood's sympathetic co-production with the band is another feather in his cap, and the album sounds just as strong today as it did upon its release

Side 1:
Do Right (6:44)
The Operative (3:14)
Digital Rasta (3:40)
Spies In The Wires (3:19)
Theme From Earthshaker (2:48)
Side 2:
James Brown (5:01)
Slammer (5:37)
Blue Heat (4:04)
Sensoria (6:19)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just some harmless light hairlines from the inner
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: MINT
As clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
Again, as-new - no seam splits

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)

Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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