Cat No:
WHSR015
Release Date: 04 June 2021
Label: Cherry Red Ada / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5013929241527
Genres: Pop
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Description
RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2016 .
AFTER ITS RENEWED EXPOSURE AS THE OPENING THEME SONG TO DEUTSCHLAND ’83, PETER SCHILLING’S MAJOR TOM IS COMING HOME AGAIN...
- By the early 1980s, new wave had edged closer to bombastic pop than its punk origins, no doubt influenced by David Bowie’s shift from new wave pioneer of the 1970s to his New Romantic pop of 1980. Furthermore, the song was an answer to Bowie’s Space Oddity.
- Peter Schilling’s debut album ERROR IN THE SYSTEM actually arrived a year earlier in Germany (FEHLER IM SYSTEM) (1982) before Elektra released the record in English. What is even more surprising is the durability the record had given how fleeting new wave pop could be in terms of commercial presence. ‘MAJOR TOM’ may have provided Peter with the best hook to gain an international audience but the album boasted even more melodic (and melancholic) anthems. ‘ONLY DREAMS’, ‘LIFETIME GUARANTEE’ and ‘I HAVE NO DESIRE’ are also highlights.
- A biting criticism of the U.S.A.’s inflated capitalism of the 1980s, the lyrics are easy to overlook given how upbeat the song sounds. It’s this dichotomy that elevates the album from being defined by ‘MAJOR TOM’, Peter Schilling’s only release with international success.
- This HOT SHOT RECORDS edition of ERROR IN THE SYSTEM also features a wealth of bonus tracks, including original versions from the album’s German release as well as 12” mixes of ‘MAJOR TOM’ and the albums second single ‘DIE WUSTE LEBT – THE NOAH PLAN’.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Only Dreams
- 2. Lifetime Guarantee
- 3. The Noah Plan
- 4. Error In The System
- 5. Major Tom (Coming Home)
- 6. Major Tom, Part 2
- 7. Let’s Play (U.S.A.)
- 8. I Have No Desire
- 9. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
- 10. Major Tom (Coming Home) (12” Special Extended Version)
- 11. Die Wuste Lebt (12” Remix)
- 12. Fehler Im System
- 13. Fast Allies Konstruiert
- 14. …Dann Trugt Der Schein
- 15. Ich Hab Keine Lust
- 16. U.S.A.
- 17. Major Tom (Vollig Losgelost)
- 18. Major Tom (Coming Home) (Special Instrumental Version)
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