Solid Pleasure is the debut album from Swiss electronic trio Yello. It was first released in 1980 and was reissued in 2005 in part of Yello Remaster Series with rare bonus tracks.[4]

Solid Pleasure
Studio album by
Released15 October 1980
Recorded1980
StudioYello Studio, Zürich; Platinum One Studio, Zürich
Genre
Length41:05
LabelRalph (original US release)
Mercury (1985 US reissue)
Do It (original UK release)
Vertigo (1984 European release)
ProducerYello, Ursli Weber
Yello chronology
Solid Pleasure
(1980)
Claro Que Si
(1981)
Singles from Solid Pleasure
  1. "Bimbo"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Night Flanger"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Bostich"
    Released: 25 September 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Mojo[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bimbo"Boris Blank, Dieter Meier3:38
2."Night Flanger"Blank, Meier4:53
3."Reverse Lion"Blank, Meier1:21
4."Downtown Samba"Blank, Meier2:37
5."Magneto"Blank2:47
6."Massage"Blank1:37
7."Assistant's Cry"Blank, Meier, Carlos Perón1:40
8."Bostich"Blank, Meier2:13
9."Rock Stop"Blank, Meier2:31
10."Coast to Polka"Blank1:55
11."Blue Green"Blank, Perón5:26
12."Eternal Legs"Blank4:16
13."Stanztrigger"Blank, Perón2:49
14."Bananas to the Beat"Blank, Meier3:03
Total length:41:05
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Thrill Wave"Blank, Meier2:05
16."I.T. Splash"Blank, Meier2:37
17."Gluehead"Blank, Meier2:53
18."Smirak's Train"Blank4:39
19."Bostich (N'est-ce Pas)"Blank, Meier4:35

Personnel

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Yello

with:

  • Chico Hablas – guitar
  • Felix Haug – drums
  • Walt Keiser – drums

Charts

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Solid Pleasure was released in 1980, and later spent a solitary week on the Australian ARIA charts at number 146 in July 1991, with their album Baby debuting the same week.

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] 146

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Solid Pleasure – Yello". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ Peschek, David (14 October 2005). "Yello, Solid Pleasure". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ Harrison, Ian (November 2005). "Yello: Solid Pleasure". Mojo. No. 144. p. 116.
  4. ^ Yello - Solid Pleasure
  5. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 22 July 1991". Retrieved 23 July 2022.