“Blow Job (It’s Hard To Be President)” is a 1987 New Beat single by Belgian trio Musical Reporters which consisted of Jos Borremans (aka Chris Inger), K. Hendrickx (aka Harry Van Oekel), Maurice Engelen (aka Praga Khan). They only released one single, which managed to get some club play in America.
“Don’t Talk to Me About Love” is a song by Scottish new wave band Altered Images, released as the first single from their third album, Bite. The single reached the top 10 in three countries; number 7 in the UK, and number 6 in both Ireland and New Zealand. The song was their last major hit, as the next three singles only had moderate to minor chart placings (“Bring Me Closer” was their last single to make the top 40 in the UK and Ireland, peaking at numbers 29 and 17, respectively).
The U.S. Mix is exclusive to the U.S. and Australia. To my knowledge, this 6:10 version has not appeared on CD.
SIDE A: Don’t Talk To Me About Love (U.S. Mix) 6:10
SIDE B: Last Goodbye 3:17
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Portrait – 4R9-03923
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Design [Cover Illustration Of Big Joe Turner] – David Band
“Images Of Heaven” was the second 12″ EP released by English new wave musician Peter Godwin. The EP contained different track listings depending on the country of release. The song “Images of Heaven” became a “cult favorite on New Wave radio stations. None of the songs contained on this EP appeared on Godwin’s only full-length studio LP “Correspondence”. Neither this EP nor the LP “Correspondence” have been released on CD.
Mix titles on Side A are not listed on the release.
Two music videos were released for “Images Of Heaven” a censored and uncensored version.
SIDE A: Images Of Heaven (Dance Mix) 4:59 Torch Song For The Heroine (Extended Version) 5:40
Producer – Midge Ure
SIDE B: Emotional Disguise (Vocal) 4:15 Emotional Disguise (Instrumental) 4:15
“Bow Down Mister” is a song written by English singer Boy George, under the pseudonym “Angela Dust”, and recorded by his first musical group following his departure from Culture Club, Jesus Loves You. Inspired by a trip George took to India, the song is a tribute to the Hare Krishna movement and incorporates the Hare Krishna mantra. Indian singer Asha Bhosle performs the female vocals on the song but is uncredited on the single release.
“Bow Down Mister” was released on 11 February 1991 as the fourth single from the project’s only studio album, The Martyr Mantras (1991). It reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart and became a bigger hit in several mainland European countries, especially in Austria and Germany, where the song reached the top 10.
Boy George wrote “Bow Down Mister” shortly after taking a trip to India. George was intrigued that the song was perceived as radical to the public, as this was not his intention; however, he went on to explain, “That is unless you consider a song that encourages love instead of hate as being radical. I am continually amazed at how, with all of the knowledge we have as humans, we continue to be so small-minded.” The track was written as an ode to the Hare Krishna movement, a Hindu religious organisation whose members dedicate their thoughts and actions to the Hindu deity Krishna, and the song recites the Hare Krishna mantra several times during the bridge. Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle is featured as the female vocalist on the recording. During an interview, Bhosle stated that “Bow Down Mister” was the best song she had contributed to and that she continues to cherish it.
On the UK Singles Chart, “Bow Down Mister” debuted at number 69 on 17 February 1991, taking a total of five weeks to peak at number 27 on 17 March 1991. It spent three more weeks in the top 100 before dropping out in early April. The same month, the track appeared on the French Singles Chart at number 41, rising to a peak of number 29 on two occasions and spending 13 weeks on the chart. In late May, the single entered the Austrian and German Singles Chart. In Austria, it rose to number two and totaled 22 weeks in the top 30, ending 1991 as the country’s 10th-highest-selling single. Meanwhile, in Germany, it peaked at number six for two weeks, logged 27 weeks in the top 100, and finished the year at number 17 on Germany’s year-end chart. In Switzerland, it reached number 15, while in the Flanders region of Belgium, it debuted at its peak of number 44. On the Eurochart Hot 100, “Bow Down Mister” rose to number 20 in August 1991 and was ranked Europe’s 73rd-best-performing hit of the year.
The single was not released in the U.S. or Canada.
SIDE A: Bow Down Mister (Sitari Bizzari Mix) 6:26
Featuring, Vocals – Asha Bhosle
SIDE B: Bow Down Mister (Floating In The Ganges – Grid Mix) 7:05
Remix – The Grid
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: More Protein – PROT 8-12, More Protein – PROT 812, More Protein – 614 006
Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Downtempo, Indie Rock
