FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD – WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME REISSUE

16th September 2025 Paul Browne

A deluxe reissue of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s classic 1984 debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome is due for release this October. The 7CD/1 Blu-Ray set has been compiled in conjunction with the band and features 33 unreleased tracks, alternate versions of classic singles and a Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson.

Originally released in October 1984, Welcome To The Pleasuredome was a cultural phenomenon. The band’s first three singles all reached No.1 in the UK charts, and two of them, ‘Relax’ and ‘Two Tribes’, would go on to become two of the 30 best-selling British singles of all time, and ‘The Power Of Love’ has become a beloved Christmas staple.

Now, the whole story of the band’s meteoric rise is being told in a comprehensive 7CD/1Blu-Ray box set. It includes the original demos for ‘Relax’ and ‘Two Tribes’, two BBC sessions for John Peel, unreleased versions of their first three singles, outtakes, unreleased songs, alternate mixes and live recordings.

The 7CD/1 Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition also features a 38-page book, with a foreword by Paul Sinclair and a detailed timeline by Kevin Foakes aka DJ Food.

Hear the previously unreleased ‘Love Has Got A Gun’ (Phonogram demo 15 October 1982):

https://fgth.lnk.to/WTTPListen

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Super Deluxe edition & digital tracklist

*previously unreleased

CD1 Demos + Sessions

Relax (In Heaven) – Arista Demo -11th/13th September 1982*
Two Tribes – Arista Demo – 11th-13th September 1982*
Love Has Got A Gun – Phonogram Demo – 15th October 1982*
Junk Funk – Phonogram Demo -15th October 1982*
Two Tribes – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 24th November 1982*
The World Is My Oyster – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 24th November 1982*
Krisco Kisses – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 24th November 1982*
Disneyland – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 24th November 1982*
Relax (Shoot It In The Right Direction) – BBC Radio 1 Kid Jenson Session – 24th February 1983*
Invade My Heart – BBC Radio 1 Kid Jenson Session – 24th February 1983*
Only Star In Heaven – BBC Radio 1 Kid Jenson Session – 24th February 1983*
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – BBC Radio 1 Kid Jenson Session – 24th February 1983*
Junk Funk (Get On Down) – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 3rd December 1983*
The Other Side Of Midnight – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 3rd December 1983*
The Power Of Love – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 3rd December 1983*
Get It On – BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session – 3rd December 1983

CD2 Relax and B-Sides

Relax – Rough Mix – Sunday 4th September 1983*
Relax – The Album*
The Party Trick (Acting Dumb)
The Special Act (Adapted From The Sex Mix Cassette Edition)
The U.S. Mix (Come Dancing (The Special Act adapted from the Sex Mix Cassette Edition)
The Single (The Act Cassette Edition)
Ferry Across The Mersey (…And Here I’ll Stay Cassette Edition)
Relax – Sex Mix Edition 3 – AKA Luis Jardim Mix
Relax – With New Fairlight & DMX Ruff Mix*
Relax – Video Version

CD3 Two Tribes and B-Sides

Two Tribes – Newsnight Version*
Two Tribes – Cowboys & Indians Original 7”
Two Tribes – Video Destructo Mix
Two Tribes – Keep The Peace, Intro
Two Tribes – At Madison Square Garden, The Carnage, The Annihilation
War – Somewhere Between Hiding And Hidden
Two Tribes – Keep The Peace, Outro
War – No 2*
Two Tribes – We Don’t Want To Die
War – Hidden
Two Tribes – Hibakusha
Two Tribes – The Last Voice

CD4 From The Vaults Of Blue Hell

Well… – Intro Long Version*
Welcome To The Pleasuredome (The World Is My Oyster) – Early 12 Inch Version*
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Ad Lib*
Two Tribes – Outtake 2 – 7 Inch Version Of The Annihilation Mix*
Born To Run – Instrumental*
Love Has Got A Gun aka Wish The Lads Were Here – Backing Track*
Black Night White Light – Extended*
The Only Star In Heaven – Backing Track No Vox*
The Power Of Love – Take 4*

CD5 The Power Of Love and B-Sides

The Power Of Love – 7 Inch Version
The World Is My Oyster – 7 Inch Version
The Power Of Love – Extended Singlette Version
The World is My Oyster – Scrapped
The World is My Oyster – Trapped
The Power Of Love – Instrumental Singlette Version
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Pleasurefix
The Only Star In Heaven – Starfix
The World Is My Oyster – 12 Inch Version
The Power Of Love – Strings Only*
War – Europe A Go Go Soundcheck*
The Power Of Love – Europe A Go Go Soundcheck*
Relax – Europe A Go Go Soundcheck*
Born To Run – Europe A Go Go Soundcheck*

CD6 Welcome To The Pleasuredome and B-Sides

Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Altered Reel aka Alternative To Reality – Original 7 Inch Version
Happy Hi!
Relax – International – Live On The Tube Europe A Go Go
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – The Alternative aka Fruitness
Happy Hi! – All In The Body
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – The Soundtrack From Bernard Rose’s Video
Get It On (Edit)
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – How To Remake The World
Disneyland ZTT Sampled
Born To Run – Live
Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Urban Mix

CD 7 Welcome To The Pleasuredome – The Album

Well…
The World Is My Oyster (Short Version)
Snatch Of Fury (Stay)
Welcome To the Pleasuredome
Relax (Come Fighting)
War (…And Hide)
Two Tribes (For The Victims Of Ravishment)
Tag
Ferry (Go)
Born To Run
San Jose (The Way)
Wish (The Lads Were Here)
Including The Ballad Of 32
Krisco Kisses
Black Night White Light
The Only Star in Heaven
The Power of Love
Bang

Blu-Ray Steven Wilson Version

Welcome To The Pleasuredome Album
Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix
Steven Wilson Stereo Mix

Bonus tracks

Ferry Cross the Mersey – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
Relax 12-inch instrumental version – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
War (B side version) – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
The World is My Oyster (B-side version) Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
Happy Hi – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
Disneyland – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix

Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Superdeluxeedition.Com Exclusive Blu-Ray

Welcome To The Pleasuredome Album
Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
Steven Wilson Atmos Instrumental Mix
Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix
Steven Wilson 5.1 Instrumental Mix
Steven Wilson Stereo Mix
Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Mix
Original Stereo Mix

Bonus tracks

Available on Limited Edition 7CD/Blu-Ray SDW Box Set, 2LP Steven Wilson Stereo Version black vinyl, 2CD, streaming & Superdeluxeedition.com exclusive Blu-Ray.

Released 31st October. Pre-order/pre-save here: https://fgth.lnk.to/40WTTP