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T.V.O.D. / Warm Leatherette (7")
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"A pivotal, early release of electronic new wave, this single oddly gained more notoriety for its B-side, "Warm Leatherette." Amidst jolting zaps, pops, and blipping skips, Daniel Miller robotically intones about the pleasures of car crash as foreplay: "A tear of petrol is in your eye/The hand brake penetrates your thigh/Quick -- let's make love/Before you die." The track sounds like a darkly cartoonish version of a malfunctioning dot matrix printer: clinically pristine, minimal, and sinister. A brief flash that caused countless ripples, it sounds just as fresh four decades after its creation. "T.V.O.D." is no slouch either, commanding the tube owner to cut to the chase and stick the aerial antenna into their arm." - All music
Release notes
"....feel the steering wheel...." "....stick the aerial into...." 16 Decoy Avenue London N.W 11 England Sole distributors ROUGH TRADE RECORDS © 1978 Mute Records
| A | T.V.O.D. | ||
| B | Warm Leatherette |
- Simone Grant
- Design [Uncredited]
- Nilz
- Lacquer Cut By
- Motor Industry Research Association
- Photography By [Photograph Courtesy Of]
- Miller
- Written-By
