Grace JonesSlave To The Rhythm

Label:

Manhattan Island Records – ST 53021

Series:

Action Series – 16

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Jacksonville pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Go-Go

Tracklist

The Rhythm In 8 Bits
A1 Jones The Rhythm 6:17
A2 The Fashion Show 6:36
A3 The Frog And The Princess 7:04
A4 Operattack 2:45
B1 Slave To The Rhythm 6:36
B2 The Crossing (Ooh The Action...) 4:58
B3 Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm 2:54
B4 Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones 5:54

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ZTT
  • Copyright ©ZTT
  • Distributed ByManhattan Records
  • Manufactured ByCapitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
  • Published ByApril Music Inc.
  • Published ByPerfect Songs Ltd.
  • Published ByUnforgettable Songs Ltd.
  • Published ByIsland Music, Inc.
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

Credits

  • Alto SaxophonePhil Todd
  • Arranged ByRichard Niles
  • Backing VocalsTessa Niles
  • Baritone SaxophoneAndy McIntosh*
  • Bass Guitar, Percussion, Hihat [Vocal Hi Hat]Luis Jardim
  • Bass TromboneGeoff Perkins
  • ChoirThe Ambrosian Singers
  • Chorus Master [Choir Master]John McCarthy
  • Conductor, Directed ByRichard Niles
  • Cover [Cover Picture By]Jean-Paul Goude
  • DesignJean-Paul Goude
  • DrumsJu Ju (2)
  • Engineer, Programmed By [Synclavier Programming]Lipson*
  • Featuring [Contributors, And Then]The Wall Of Men
  • Featuring [Contributors, Plus]Wash Them Go Go
  • Featuring [Contributors]The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus
  • French HornJohn Pigneguey*
  • HarpDavid Snell (2)
  • Interviewer [Interviews With The Rhythm Conducted Jovially By]Paul Cooke (2)
  • Interviewer [Interviews With The Rhythm Conducted Seriously By]Paul Morley
  • KeyboardsAndrew Richards*
  • Keyboards, Backing Vocals, GuitarBruce Woolley
  • Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, KeyboardsS.J. Lipson*
  • Leader [String Leader]Gavyn Wright
  • Mastered By [Runout Etching ✩]Greg Calbi
  • PercussionShorty Tim*
  • Performer [The Wall Of Men]John Sinclair
  • Performer [Wash Them Go Go:]Shorty Tim*
  • ProducerTrevor Horn
  • Producer [Assisted By]S.J. Lipson*
  • Read By [Extracts From I. Penman's "The Annihilation Of Rhythm"]Ian McShane
  • Rhythm GuitarJ.J. Belle
  • Sleeve Notes [Extract From Jungle Fever]Jean-Paul Goude
  • Tenor SaxophoneStan Sulzman*
  • TrombonePete Beachill
  • TrumpetStuart Brooks
  • Voice [Breath, Blood And Voice]Grace Jones
  • Written-ByTrevor Horn

Notes

Subtitled "A Biography".

(The synclavier was used extensively during the compilation of this biography; acknowledgement to New England Digital)

Contributors
The Z.T.T. art AND ACT SERVICE

Sleevenotes:
"Interviews with the rhythm conducted seriously by Paul Morley and jovially by Paul Cooke (acknowledgement to Capitol Radio). The Strictly Unreasonable ZTTBBC were conducted and directed by Richard Niles."

"An inevitable inspirational Island / Zang Tuum Tumb co-production recorded April-August 1985 (A.S. 16)

Jungle Fever by Jean-Paul Goude
Published by Xavier Moreau Inc.

William : Ju Ju : House, Reginald : Little Beats : Daughtry and Timothy : Shorty Tim : Glover appear courtesy of T.E.D.D. Records Inc.

Glenn Gregory appears courtesy of Arista Records Inc."

Printed in U.S.A.

ST 53021 on jacket spine
ST-53021 on labels

Also available on cassette

'STERLING 0' stamped in runouts, the rest etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 077775302110
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7777-53021-1
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped, side A and B runout): 0
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 1): ST-1- 53021 - Z1 #5 STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 1): ST- 2 - 53021 - Z1 #1 ✩ STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 2): ST-1- 53021 - Z1 #4 STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 2): ST- 2 - 53021 - Z1 #1 ✩ STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 3): ST-1- 53021 - Z1 #3 STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 3): ST- 2 - 53021 - Z2 #2 STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 4): ST-1-53021-Z3 #1 STERLING 0
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 4): ST-2-53021-Z2 #2 STERLING 0
  • Rights Society: ASCAP / BMI

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Slave To The Rhythm (LP, Album, Misprint) Manhattan Records 1A 062-24 0447 1, 062-24 0447 1 Europe 1985
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Slave To The Rhythm (LP, Album) Island Records GRACE 1 UK 1985
Slave To The Rhythm (LP, Album) Manhattan Island Records 062-24 0447 1 1985
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Slave To The Rhythm (LP, Album) Manhattan Records ST-53021 Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong 1985
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Slave To The Rhythm (LP, Album, Stereo) Manhattan Island Records 64 2404471 Italy 1985

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Reviews

  • latheofheaven's avatar
    latheofheaven
    FWIW, this is the Demo album I use on my system 😁 For some reason the sonics on this pressing are bloody amazing! I play Don't Cry it's Only the Rhythm which flows into the next song. Stunning!

    If you have absolutely NOTHING better to do and are completely bored, this is my system:

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/9ja3UKob7tppW4Y38

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