A Flock Of Seagulls - Nightmares (UK 12") (1983)
BAND/ARTIST: A Flock Of Seagulls
- Title: Nightmares
- Year Of Release: 1983
- Label: Jive [JIVE T 33]
- Genre: Electronic, New Wave, Synth-pop
- Quality: FLAC (Tracks) | 24 Bit/96 kHz
- Total Time: 00:20:03
- Total Size: 424 mb (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
“Nightmares” was the 7th single released by the synth-pop band A Flock Of Seagulls. The single was taken from the band’s second album “Listen.” “Nightmares” peaked at #53 on the UK singles chart on April 16, 1983, and #62 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.
The two B-sides reveal the often-overlooked experimental side of A Flock of Seagulls. Slightly edited versions of “The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin” and “Rosenmontag” appeared on the original cassette and CD pressings of “Listen.” Both tracks are extended for this 12″ and have never appeared on CD.
Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man in space. He orbited the earth in April 1961, a humiliating blow to the U.S. spaceflight team which at the time was in heated competition with its communist counterparts. His “last flight” took place on March 27, 1968, when the UTI MiG-15 (an experimental jet he was piloting) crashed. He was 34 years old. The Apollo 15 astronauts put a plaque on the moon naming all of the men who’d died in the space race. Gagarin was honored among them.
“Rosenmontag” (German for “Rose Monday”) is a festival that takes place in Cologne, Germany in the days leading up to Lent. Rosenmontag is the Monday prior to Ash Wednesday. It is likely that the band learned about this Catholic holiday while in Germany during the recording of “Listen.” Coincidentally, it is also the title of a 1930 film directed by Hans Steinhoff.
The 12-inch single (often simply called 12″) is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality. This record type is commonly used in disco and dance music genres, where DJs use them to play in discos or clubs. They are played at either 33⅓ or 45 rpm.
Tracks:
SIDE A:
Nightmares (12″ Version) 5:02
The Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin 6:59
SIDE B:
Rosenmontag 8:02
The two B-sides reveal the often-overlooked experimental side of A Flock of Seagulls. Slightly edited versions of “The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin” and “Rosenmontag” appeared on the original cassette and CD pressings of “Listen.” Both tracks are extended for this 12″ and have never appeared on CD.
Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man in space. He orbited the earth in April 1961, a humiliating blow to the U.S. spaceflight team which at the time was in heated competition with its communist counterparts. His “last flight” took place on March 27, 1968, when the UTI MiG-15 (an experimental jet he was piloting) crashed. He was 34 years old. The Apollo 15 astronauts put a plaque on the moon naming all of the men who’d died in the space race. Gagarin was honored among them.
“Rosenmontag” (German for “Rose Monday”) is a festival that takes place in Cologne, Germany in the days leading up to Lent. Rosenmontag is the Monday prior to Ash Wednesday. It is likely that the band learned about this Catholic holiday while in Germany during the recording of “Listen.” Coincidentally, it is also the title of a 1930 film directed by Hans Steinhoff.
The 12-inch single (often simply called 12″) is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality. This record type is commonly used in disco and dance music genres, where DJs use them to play in discos or clubs. They are played at either 33⅓ or 45 rpm.
Tracks:
SIDE A:
Nightmares (12″ Version) 5:02
The Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin 6:59
SIDE B:
Rosenmontag 8:02
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