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Vanity - Pretty Mess / Mechanical Emotion

Vanity - Pretty Mess / Mechanical Emotion

Musician: Vanity
Album title: Pretty Mess / Mechanical Emotion
Style: Synth-pop, Funk
Released: 1984
Country: US
Size MP3 version: 1676 mb
Size APE version: 1564 mb
Size WMA version: 1978 mb
Rating ✫: 4.6
Votes: 385
Format: AA AAC MP3 ADX ASF MMF VOX
Genre: Electronic / Funk / Soul

Vanity - Pretty Mess / Mechanical Emotion


Tracklist Hide Credits

A Pretty Mess (Long Version) 6:03
B Mechanical Emotion (Long Version)
Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Morris Day
5:44

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
  • Published By – Wolftoons Music
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
  • Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
  • Distributed By – MCA Distributing, Inc.

Credits

  • Lyrics By, Music By [Melody] – Vanity
  • Music By [Music Composed], Performer, Arranged By – Bill Wolfer
  • Producer – Bill Wolfer, Vanity

Notes

While this looks like a picture disc in photos, it's not. It's a huge label, seven inches across, with different pictures on each side.

Single version in the album, "Wild Animal", 6102ML.
(P)(C) 1984 Motown Record Corp.
Distributed in the United States by MCA Distributing, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): 67077-D
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): 67097-D

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PR-155 Vanity Pretty Mess ‎(12", Promo) Motown PR-155 US 1984
4526 MG Vanity Pretty Mess / Mechanical Emotion ‎(12", Promo) Motown 4526 MG US 1984



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Boraston
While no one would accuse Vanity of having a great voice, when one listens to the production of these songs now, it amazes at just how of yet ahead of it's time the production was. This is the sound that newer acts like Chromeo and Peaches are looking to emulate, a funk/synth/rock hybrid.
Uleran
This record isn't very good. The instrumental in "Mechanical Emotion" has a nice kind of "black 80s swing groove" thang happinin and the lyrics on the flip side are absolutley hilarious: "Oooh! Yes! He made such a mess of my dress!" However, this record is sub-par.