{"id":65,"date":"2007-12-03T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-03T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2024-02-15T01:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T01:09:27","slug":"kissing-the-pink-naked-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/kissing-the-pink-naked-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kissing the Pink- Naked LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Formed in 1980, Kissing the Pink was a short lived UK new wave\/synth act who flirted with hometown chart success throughout their tenure. The seven piece act (with most members contributing vocals) shortened their name to KTP in their latter days as a result of the name’s suggestive nature. Their style was a hybrid mix of funk and synthesizers, akin to the likes of Factory records bands A Certain Ratio and Section 25. Longtime Factory associate Martin Hannett also produced the band’s first single for ‘Don’t Hide in the Shadows’ in 1981.<\/p>\n

Since then, the band has released four full length LPs, each seemingly the result of a more trimmed down lineup and a more dance oriented sound. Also, members of Kissing the Pink have also collaborated with various artists in the jazz, pop, and psychedelic mediums. The band is still considered active, with select members still working together, though few recordings have surfaced. A home page states that the band may be morphing into a different project, but not other conclusive information is scarce.<\/p>\n

I’ve uploaded the entirety of their debut full length, the seminal wave record Naked<\/i>, released in 1983. The leadoff track ‘The Last Film’ cracked the British top 20 upon its initial release.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/p>\n

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Kissing the Pink- Naked<\/i> LP
\n1. The Last Film
\n2. Frightened in France
\n3. Watching Their Eyes
\n4. Love Lasts Forever
\n5. All For You
\n6. The Last Film (Hymn Version)
\n7. Big Man Restless
\n8. Desert Song
\n9. Broken Body
\n10. Maybe This Day
\n11. In Awe of Industry
\n12. Mr. Blunt<\/p>\n

*download it here<\/a>*<\/p>\n

and for your viewing pleasure, here’s the official video for “Watching Their Eyes,” my favorite track on this record:<\/p>\n