The Yello Metropolitan Mixdown 1989




LABEL: Mercury
SERIES: N/A
GROUPING: Single Artist Megamixes
RELEASE YEAR: 1989
CATALOGUE NO: YELLO 312
RUNOUT GROOVES: YELLO312A-2U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE (Side A) YELLO312B-1U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE (Side B) YELLO322A-2U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE (Side C) YELLO322B-2U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE (Side D)
COUNTRY: U.K.
FORMAT: 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in April 1989 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
YELLO ‘Of Course I’m Lying’ (Mercury YELLO 322)
trickily rhythm switching near the start, gorgeous muttering and breathily whispering atmosphere filled 80-0bpm haunting slow Euro swayer, coupled with the percussively varied Quantum Jump meets Napoleon XIV-ish 121⅔bpm ‘Bostich’ plus Paul Dakeyne’s neatly medleyed 0-106/53-106-114⅓-116¼-125-126-149½-148½-90/180-180bpm ‘The Yello Metropolitan Mix Down 1989 Part II’ of lesser known but typically quirky tracks
SIDE B MIX: YELLO METROPOLITAN MIXDOWN 1989 Part I
MIXED BY: Paul Dakeyne
LENGTH: 10:58
GENRE: I'm working on it
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY IN THE MIX - I have only listed the ones that have prolonged elements or have a short sample repeated multiple times:
I'm working on it
SIDE D MIX: YELLO METROPOLITAN MIXDOWN 1989 Part II
MIXED BY: Paul Dakeyne
LENGTH: 10:10
GENRE: I'm working on it
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY IN THE MIX - I have only listed the ones that have prolonged elements or have a short sample repeated multiple times:
I'm working on it
This release also has other tracks on it that are not a megamix.
SIDE A:
OF COURSE I'M LYING - Yello
OH YEAH Dance Mix - Yello
SIDE C:
OF COURSE I'M LYING - Yello
BOSTICH - Yello