33 years ago today, 27 May 1991, Electronic released their debut album, I have said on here before that for me, it was the perfect record at the perfect time. I was a long time fan of The Smiths and a big a fan of New Order so musically a match made in heaven. Add a sprinkle of Neil Tennants voice and the optimism that radiated from the speakers, plus that summer it was a perfect storm, just without the wind, clouds and rain.
1991, I had a Renault 11 with a Kenwood pull out stereo with a homemade acoustic shelf and a variety of Kenwood Speakers recessed in plus Kenwoods in the front footwell. That was my place to listen to music, far better than at home as I spent most of my spare time in that car. Most days on a 50 mile round trip so the stereo mattered. I will admit to my first copy of this album still existing in the loft on I think, a BASF cassette but for the life of me I cannot remember who I recorded it from. Don’t worry Bernard and Johnny I did buy the CD, now also stored in the loft, and later the original LP.
It is interesting how times and taste change. Now, i’ll put the record on and listen start to finish but if I stream in the car its generally ‘Getting Away with It’ and ‘Get the Message’ that are the go-to songs as part of Spotify playlists with other tracks of the time. Back in 1991 it was ‘Tighten Up’ that featured most on the Kenwood, it had modern tech so you could rewind or fast forward to the start of a song on cassette! was a godsend. 33 years old and I still cannot fault it. I feel like I need to say thank you!
- Idiot Country
- Reality
- Tighten Up
- Patience of a Saint
- Getting Away With It
- Gangster
- Soviet
- Get The Message
- Try All You Want
- Some Distant Memory
- Feel Every Beat
Electronic is the debut studio album by the British group Electronic, consisting of Bernard Sumner, the former guitarist and keyboardist of Joy Division and the lead singer and guitarist of New Order and Johnny Marr, the former guitarist of the Smiths. It was first released in May 1991 on the Factory label. – wikipedia
