MUSIC ON VINYL LP MOV LP 265: FREUR - Doot Doot - 2011 NEW HOLLAND
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Background -
Freur was a new wave-synthpop band featuring Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, who went on to form the successful electronic act Underworld. It was their second band, following their art school collaboration, The Screen Gemz. Their most well-known song is "Doot-Doot", which charted at 59 on the UK Singles Chart.The band was formed in the early 1980s in Cardiff, Wales by Hyde, Smith and Alfie Thomas. It originally had only a graphic 'squiggle' for a name. In 1983, after recruiting John Warwicker and drummer Bryn Burrows (formerly of the Fabulous Poodles), they got a recording contract with CBS Records. As the label insisted on a pronounceable name, the band made the compromise that the squiggle was pronounced Freur.
Their first and only hit single (number 17 in New Zealand, 24 in Germany, 36 in the Netherlands and 59 in the UK Singles Chart), was "Doot-Doot" (1983). It was recorded and co-produced by Alex Burak at The Point studio in London, which was controlled by Rupert Merton of Point Music publishing. Merton (who also had an early version of the Thompson Twins on his roster of artists) signed Freur.
The band released five further tracks after "Doot-Doot", between 1983 and 1985: "Matters of the Heart", "Runaway", "Riders in the Night", "The Devil and Darkness" and "Look in the Back for Answers". All failed to dent the UK chart.
Freur released two albums: Doot-Doot (1983) and Get Us out of Here (1986). The second LP was only released in Germany and the Netherlands. Freur also composed and performed the soundtrack to the movie Underworld (aka Transmutations), written by Clive Barker. Warwicker left the band in 1986 and Freur went into recess. In 1987, Hyde, Smith, Thomas and Burrows, along with bassist Baz Allen signed to Sire Records under a new name, Underworld, and found some success with the single "Underneath the Radar" (1988) (it peaked in Australia at No. 5), before initially folding in 1990. The band re-formed in 1991 under the same name to become the successful dance and electronica act responsible for a number of well received albums and the 1996 hit single "Born Slippy .NUXX".
The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles would list Freur under the symbol, with the translation by the side, until the late 1990s. John Warwicker is a video artist in the graphic design collective Tomato, whose founders include Hyde and Smith. "Doot Doot" has been used in Vanilla Sky, Valley Girls, a second season episode of Gossip Girl, the last episode of Glory Daze and in the 2009 US ad campaign for the Palm Pre smartphone. Most recently it can be heard in the movie Let Me In (released 1 October 2010 in the US) from a tape player in the basement scene.
The now defunct UK magazine Sounds referred to the band as "Elephant with a stick of Rhubarb" because of the shape of the squiggle.
Doot-Doot is the debut studio album by Freur and was released in 1983. The cassette version of the album included four extra tracks. The lead single, Doot-Doot, charted at 59 on the UK Singles Chart.
Freur is the predecessor of the later Underworld. Their 1983 released debut album Doot Doot was an ambitious album consisting of early techno, being a set of synthesized beats and keyboard riffs.
Their 1983 released debut album Doot Doot was an ambitious album consisting of early techno, being a set of synthesized beats and keyboard riffs. The album has been out of print for 2 decades. The title track "Doot Doot" was used in the elevator scene in the movie Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise.
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LP made by MUSIC ON VINYL (MOV) / SONY Records, in the NETHERLANDS / HOLLAND / DUTCH
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LP released in 2011
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LP is recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: MOV LP 265
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Import vinyl LP pressing of the 1983 debut album from the New Wave/Electronic Rock outfit led by future Underworld main men Karl Hyde and Rick Smith
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UPC # 8713748981334
Freur
LP title and music on this rare item -
Doot-Doot
Performers include -
Karl Hyde (born 10 May 1957, Worcester, Worcestershire, England) – vocals, guitars
Rick Smith (born Richard Smith, 25 May 1959, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales) – keyboards
Alfie Thomas – (born 3 March 1951, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) – bass, keyboards, guitars
John Warwicker – (born 15 February 1958, Liverpool, Lancashire, England) – keyboards
Additonal Personnel:
Andy Sheppard – soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone on "Runaway"
Pino Palladino – fretless bass and Chapman Stick on "Theme from the Film of the Same Name"
Track Listing -
All songs written and composed by Karl Hyde, Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas.
Side one
1. "Doot-Doot" - 4:03
2. "Runaway" - 4:00
3. "Riders in the Night" - 5:40
4. "Theme from the Film of the Same Name" - 3:21
5. "Tender Surrender" - 3:02
Side two
1. "Matters of the Heart" - 4:08
2. "My Room" - 3:27
3. "Whispering" - 4:10
4. "Steam Machine" - 2:56
5. "All Too Much" - 4:54
CONDITION Details:
The LP jacket is in mint condition! The jacket is brand new and never opened (see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item).
The LP is in mint condition! The LP is brand new and never opened. Comes in a resealable plastic outer sleeve.A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
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- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
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