Obscure Desire ‎– Obscure Desire

Description

Label: Emotional Rescue – ERC156, Utopia Originals – UT0005
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: Jan 2025
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

Tracklist:
A1 Obscure Desire (Extended Mix)
A2 Obscure Desire (Harlequin Mix)
B1 Bullet
B2 I Wonder
B3 4a

Companies:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Andrew Waldergrave
Licensed To – Emotional Rescue Recordings
Licensed To – Utopia Records
Mastered At – Optimum Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Optimum Mastering

Notes:
New Zealand dance-pop trio Obscure Desire are among the finest to come out of the first wave of the Auckland club scene in the 80s, which centered around the venue named A Certain Bar. Auckland's answer to the Hacienda. They used the inspiration from that scene to craft this EP of effervescent pop, new wave and funk. The group were vehemently DIY and disbanded shortly after the release so the original pressing sells for hundreds because of its scarcity. This reissue comes after a surge in popularity over the past decade making this hotly-anticipated short but exceptional collection properly accessible for the first time.
NR 57

Credits:
Design [Redesign] – Stuart Hardie
Engineer – Paul Streekstra
Keyboards – Andrew Waldergrave, Grant Mitchell
Lacquer Cut By – CM
Mixed By – Liam Henshall (tracks: A1, A2)
Producer – Trevor Reekie
Vocals – Giselle Trezevant
Written-By – Waldergrave, Trezevant, Mitchell

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Etched A): ERC156 / UT0005 A CM
Matrix / Runout (Etched B): ERC156 / UT0005 A CM// @OPTIMUM!