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NOTES'Electricity' was one of the first songs that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together. 'Almost' had been inspired by The Teardrop Explodes' song 'Camera, Camera' which featured the line "I see a red car, I see a green car". The phrase lodged in Andy's mind and he reworked the idea of travelling to see a loved one by car. There was some debate between the band and Tony Wilson (Factory supremo) over which versions of the songs to include. Wilson favoured Hannet's polished versions while Andy and Paul, not convinced by Hannet's over-lush production, wanted the original versions. A compromise was struck so that OMD's version of 'Electricity' was included with Hannet's take on 'Almost' on the flipside. 5,000 copies were produced in a special 'black on black' thermographed sleeve design. |
TRIVIAThe unusual graphics that feature on the sleeve were partially inspired by Andy and Paul's original musical notation style. Unable to read or write music, they adapted a series of symbols, each one representing different instruments. Although only 5,000 singles were produced, 'Electricity' was not a limited edition by choice. The difficult high temperature thermography procedure required by the sleeve design managed to set the printers equipment on fire several times. The printer finally despaired and called a halt to the production run at 5,000 copies. Although the credits on the sleeve are correct, the credits on the label feature spelling errors: "Humphries and McKluskey" instead of "Humphreys and McCluskey" and "VC II Music" instead of "VCL II Music". The RUN-OUT s on side one read "Before" and side two reads "After". |