{"id":201,"date":"2009-03-31T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=201"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:19:26","slug":"pas-de-deux-des-tailles-mini-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/pas-de-deux-des-tailles-mini-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pas De Deux- Des Tailles mini-LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sorry for the delay, ladies and gents, but I’ve returned and look forward to resuming regular activity on this blog. To kick things off, I have two posts lined up for this afternoon. The first is Belgian minimal wave\/synthpop band Pas De Deux, who formed in the early eighties. Taking their name from a popular French dance step, the band’s first appearance was a legendary performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, where the band debuted their mainstay “Rendez-Vous” to a misunderstanding crowd. Despite it’s lukewarm reception (the band placed third to last in the competition), “Rendez-Vous” became a rather prominent Belgian single in the summer of 1983.<\/p>\n

The band released one mini-LP, and surrounded its release with a handful of singles. The Des Tailles<\/i> LP, released in 1983, has been reissued a handful of times, each with slightly different tracklistings encompassing further b-sides and single tracks. However, here’s the information for the original Belgian pressing, released on Parsley Records.<\/p>\n

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Pas De Deux- Des Tailles<\/i> Mini-LP
\n1. Rendez-Vous
\n2. Mani Meme
\n3. Lits Jumeaux
\n4. Take A Cigarette
\n5. Instant Karma (John Lennon cover)
\n6. Cold Turkey\/Axe Ends (Medley)<\/p>\n

*download link removed by request*<\/p>\n

For your viewing pleasure, here’s the infamous Eurovision Song performance of “Rendez-Vous”, complete with alternate instrumentation. Oh, the internet!<\/p>\n