Product Perfect Explained

Product Perfect
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fàshiön Music
Cover:	Fashion - Product Perfect.jpg
Released:	19 July 1979 (UK) 17 September 1979 (USA)
Recorded:	Grosvenor Studios, Birmingham
Genre:	Post-punk new wave
Length:	43:41
Label:	IRS
Producer:	Fàshiön Music and Miki Cottrell
Next Title:	Fabrique
Next Year:	1982

Product Perfect was the debut album of Fàshiön Music (later known as Fashion), released in 1979. It is their only album to feature guitarist–vocalist Luke James. The album has more of a "punk" sound than its synth-driven successors.

It was re-released on CD in 2008.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

All tracks written by James/Cottrell/Davis/Mulligan.

Original UK and US release

1. "Product Perfect" – 3:51
2. "Die in the West" – 4:12
3. "Red, Green and Gold" – 4:40
4. "Burning Down" – 3:27
5. "Big John/Hanoi Annoys Me/Innocent" – 7:24
6. "Citinite" – 5:18
7. "Don't Touch Me" – 3:00
8. "Bike Boys" – 5:05
9. "Fashion" – 3:30
10. "Technofascist" – 3:35

Release on CD (2008)

1. "Product Perfect"
2. "Die in the West"
3. "Red, Green and Gold"
4. "Burning Down"
5. "Big John"
6. "Hanoi Annoys Me"
7. "Innocent"
8. "Citinite"
9. "Don't Touch Me"
10. "Bike Boys"
11. "Fashion"
12. "Technofascist"

This CD release was issued by Luke and mastered from mp3. Two of the tracks from side 2 are alternate versions to those on the LP.

Luke also issued a CD with all the singles and b-sides. Mastering source unknown.

Personnel

Fàshiön Music

• Lûke - vocals, guitar
• Mulligán - bass guitar, synthesizer, vocals
• Dïk - drums and percussion, harp, vocals

Additional personnel

• Miki Cottrell - producer, sound engineer

External links

• Fashion on IRS records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home Page . 2009-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212200407/http://www.fashionlukesky.com/ . 12 February 2009 .
2. http://cdbaby.com/cd/fashionmusic