Yahoo – Upstairs At Eric’s
(Mute Records 1982 STUMM7)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since their school days.
Upstairs at Eric’s is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Yazoo (known in North America as Yaz). It was released on 20 August 1982 by Mute Records. It was produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe, with assistance from Mute label boss Daniel Miller on some of the tracks. Named after producer Radcliffe’s Blackwing Studios where the album was recorded, Upstairs at Eric’s was preceded by two UK top-three singles, the ballad “Only You” and the more uptempo “Don’t Go”. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Don’t Go” | Vince Clarke | 3:08 |
| 2. | “Too Pieces” | Clarke | 3:14 |
| 3. | “Bad Connection” | Clarke | 3:20 |
| 4. | “I Before E Except After C” | Clarke | 4:36 |
| 5. | “Midnight” | Alison Moyet | 4:22 |
| 6. | “In My Room” | Clarke | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | “Only You” | Clarke | 3:14 |
| 8. | “Goodbye 70’s” | Moyet | 2:35 |
| 9. | “Tuesday” | Clarke | 3:22 |
| 10. | “Winter Kills” | Moyet | 4:06 |
| 11. | “Bring Your Love Down (Didn’t I)” | Moyet | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 40:29 | ||
Personnel
- Alison Moyet – vocals, piano
- Vince Clarke – instrumentation, spoken words on “I Before E Except After C” and “In My Room”
Additional personnel
- Daniel Miller – additional production and noises on “Don’t Go”, “Too Pieces”, “In My Room”, “Only You” and “Situation”
- “Eric’s mum” (the mother of producer Eric Radcliffe) – extra chit-chat on “I Before E Except After C”
- D. Davis – extra chit-chat on “In My Room”
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