P4F – P.Machinery / Relax (Medley) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“P. Machinery / Relax (Medley)” was a 1986 dance single by Italian music project P4F (Propaganda for Frankie) consisting of Marco Sabiu and Massimo Carpani.

The two musicians landed a summer hit in Germany in 1986 with a medley in Italo disco style consisting of the titles P. – Machinery, originally by Propaganda, and Relax, originally by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. released by Emergency Records for the USA market.

SIDE A:
P.Machinery / Relax (Medley) 6:42

SIDE B:
Deejay 3:27
P.Machinery / Relax (Radio Edit) 4:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Emergency Records – EMDS 6562
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco, Hi NRG

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NOTES:
Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

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chercheur
chercheur
September 11, 2023 4:51 am

Same here in Belgium.
It was huge at that time.

I still own the single while a friend of mine has that 12″.

negative1
September 8, 2023 4:15 pm

Hi Paul,

Interesting selection. I remember a friend of mine that was a huge frankie fan, and he let me borrow this. I was wondering what it was, as I had never heard of propaganda. I thought it was some official release, but later found out it wasnt. Still a good mix.

thanks

later
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Johnny
Johnny
September 8, 2023 3:30 pm

Frankie says – Thanks!

Martika
Martika
September 7, 2023 8:25 pm

KILLER RECORD!!!! One of the earliest mashups! I loved both those songs so much at the time that this mashup was a dream come true! I bought the full CD after buying the 12″, which featured another good mashup: Notorious Medley With Le Freak!
Soooooo glad that you decided to rip this. I already have it, but I’m sure your version will be way better! THANK YOU!!!

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
September 6, 2023 10:23 pm

This is a blast from the past! I knew the two hits separately, but I don’t think I knew about this medley. I’m excited, especially for the radio edit, which I think is pretty rare. Thank you Paul!!

Davos Via 45
Davos Via 45
September 6, 2023 9:22 pm

This was huge in European clubs, of course due to the fact they combined this two monster tracks. I think it was a pretty decent production work, ok the male singer gets a little bit overexcited near the ending of the song, but this became an 80s classic track in this part of the world, thanks to the original timeless production work from Trevor Horn with Propaganda and FGTH !!!

DJ XREY
DJ XREY
September 6, 2023 6:32 pm

Now THIS one definitely qualifies for the “totally obscure ’80s” logo!
I thought I’d heard everything concerning FGTH by now…but NOoooo….

Jeff
Jeff
September 6, 2023 11:34 am

Saw this while on lunch and my testicles tightened!! So happy and intrigued by this. Also thinking about the comment concerning its use in an adult film!! You’re always surprising us Paul with cool and different records!! Can’t wait for a listen!!

Jeff

DJ XREY
DJ XREY
Reply to  Jeff
September 6, 2023 6:31 pm

Dammmm Jeff! Hope you’re OK 🙂

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  DJ XREY
September 7, 2023 9:29 am

Oh My Gosh!! Your reply got me hysterical!! I love it!! No, I’m fine, perhaps a bit too excited and explicit sounding! I admit I do get carried away at times with my reactions, but when I get excited over music —— WATCH OUT!!

Have a great day, DJ XREY!!

Jeff

Raymond
Raymond
September 6, 2023 10:43 am

I was not familiar with this release, so I looked it up on YouTube, thought this comment about it was pretty funny, “I saw this mix just recently in an adult movie it worked fantastically” – I cannot vouch for the accuracy of that comment…. 🙂

John Vella
September 6, 2023 10:31 am

Oh wow. I thought I was the only one to hang onto a copy of this one. 😀