DJ Food goes to Slough

This is a tale of a room full of master tapes from late last century, from the ZTT record label. Read on...

"Back in the winter of 2009, on a bleak, windy Monday, I died and went to heaven. Actually, I tell a lie, it was Slough... I’d been invited by my friend Ian Peel to visit him at an address owned by the record label ZTT – home of Trevor Horn, his associated productions as well as the back catalogue of Stiff records, which they acquired in the mid 80’s...

For those unaware, (probably most of you) Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and more importantly the whole aesthetic of the ZTT label in the 80’s, had a huge effect on me in my formative years. Most people have one or two bands that they ‘grew up’ with, moments where a bands rise to fame and the mania that surrounded them dovetailed with your own musical tastes and that group becomes forever linked with your memories of the period. For most of ‘84 and ‘85 I bought little else than the bands on the ZTT roster, Frankie, Art of Noise, Propaganda, Grace Jones’ incredible Slave To The Rhythm LP, even venturing into contemporary classical waters with Andrew Poppy, and of course, the Frankie Say… T-shirts....

Go read the whole story here, and how DJ Food ended up owning the original cover art for Frankie's ‘Welcome To The Pleasuredome’ album. Lotsa pics of old master tapes for Art of Noise, Frankie, Fairlight disks for Art of Noise etc.