Solid Pleasure

Solid Pleasure
Studio album by Yello
Released	November, 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Synthpop, Post-punk
Length	41:05
Label	Ralph (original US release) Mercury (1985 US reissue) Do It (original UK release) Vertigo (1984 European release)
Producer	Boris Blank
Yello chronology
Solid Pleasure (1980) Claro Que Si (1981)
Singles from Soild Pleasure
"Bimbo" Released: 1980 "Night Flanger" Released: 1980 "Bostich" Released: 25 September 1981

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Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Bimbo" (Boris Blank, Dieter Meier) – 3:38
2. "Night Flanger" (Blank, Meier) – 4:53
3. "Reverse Lion" (Blank, Meier) – 1:21
4. "Downtown Samba" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
5. "Magneto" (Blank, Meier) – 2:47
6. "Massage" (Blank, Meier) – 1:37
7. "Assistant's Cry" (Blank, Carlos Perón) – 1:40
8. "Bostich" (Blank, Meier) – 2:13
9. "Rock Stop" (Blank, Meier) – 2:31
10. "Coast to Polka" (Blank) – 1:55
11. "Blue Green" (Blank, Perón) – 5:26
12. "Eternal Legs" (Blank) – 4:16
13. "Stanztrigger" (Blank, Perón) – 2:49
14. "Bananas to the Beat" (Blank, Meier) – 3:03

Solid Pleasure was remastered and reissued in 2005 with several bonus tracks:

15. "Thrill Wave" (Blank, Meier) – 2:05
    • From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
16. "I.T. Splash" (Blank, Meier) – 2:37
    • From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
17. "Gluehead" (Blank, Meier) – 2:53
    • From Yello's first 12" single (Switzerland 1979)
18. "Smirak's Train" (Blank, Chico Hablas) – 4:39
    • From soundtrack LP Jetzt und Alles (Germany 1981)
19. "Bostich (N'est-ce Pas)" (Blank, Meier) – 4:35
    • From 12" single (1981)

Tracks 15–18 previously not available on CD.

Personnel

• Dieter Meier – vocals
• Boris Blank – vocals on "Eternal Legs"
• Carlos Perón – tape effects

with:

• Chico Hablas – guitar
• Felix Haug – drums
• Walt Keiser – drums

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