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Title: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Electronic, Hi-NRG Synth-Pop, Liverpool, England 5/26
Matrix #: 7 90232-1-H
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some very light marks (CC) | Members: Holly J (60' - Alive), Paul R (59' - Alive), Mark O (64' - Alive), Brian N (63' - Alive), Peter G (64' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Holly Johnson later lived publicly with HIV, turning survival and visibility into part of his life after Frankie’s pop explosion.
2. Public Scandal: “Relax” was banned by the BBC, turning censorship into promotion and making the band feel more dangerous than most chart-pop acts.
3. Media Narrative: Trevor Horn’s production and ZTT’s marketing made the band a full media construction, where slogans, sex panic, and packaging mattered as much as the record.

1/17/25 EK (sold on whatnot 6/9/25) 5/9/2026 CC