Tracklist

...In Certain Pieces
A1	Jones The Rhythm
A2	The Fashion Show
A3	The Frog And The Princess
A4	Operattack
...In Further Certain Pieces
B1	Slave To The Rhythm
B2	The Crossing (Ohh The Action...)
B3	Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm
B4	Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones

Companies, etc.

• Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Ltd.
• Published By – Perfect Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Unforgettable Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Bruce Woolley Music
• Published By – CBS Songs
• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [For Zttbbc] – Jamie Talbert*, Phil Todd
• Arranged By [For Zttbbc] – Richard Niles
• Artwork [Front Cover] – Jean Paul Goude*
• Backing Vocals [For Zttbbc] – Tessa Niles
• Baritone Saxophone [For Zttbbc] – Andy McIntosh*
• Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals [Vocal Hi-Hat] – Luis Jardim
• Bass Trombone [For Zttbbc] – Geoff Perkins
• Choir [For Zttbbc] – The Ambrosian Singers
• Chorus Master [Choir Master, For Zztbbc] – John McCarthy
• Drums [Wash Them Go Go] – Ju Ju
• Engineer, Programmed By [Synclavier] – Lipson*
• Featuring – The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus, The Wall Of Men, Wash Them Go Go
• Featuring [The Wall Of Men] – Gary Maughan, Glenn Gregory, John Sinclair
• French Horn [For Zttbbc] – John Pigneguey*
• Harp [For Zttbbc] – David Snell
• Interviewer – Paul Cooke , Paul Morley
• Keyboards – Andrew Richards*
• Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bruce Woolley
• Lacquer Cut By – Barry Woodward (tracks: B1 to B4), Copperman (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards – S.J. Lipson*
• Leader [String Leader, For Zttbbc] – Gavyn Wright
• Percussion [For Zttbbc] – Frank Ricotti
• Percussion [Wash Them Go Go] – Little Beats, Shorty Tim*
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Anton Corbijn
• Producer – Trevor Horn
• Producer [Assisted By] – S. J. Lipson*
• Read By [Extracts From Penman's - Annihilation Of Rhythm] – Ian McShane
• Rhythm Guitar – J.J. Belle
• Sleeve [Sleeve Edited], Design – XL*, ztt
• Tenor Saxophone [For Zttbbc] – Dave Bishop, Stan Sultzman*
• Trombone [For Zttbbc] – Pete Beachill
• Trumpet [For Zttbbc] – Guy Barker, John Thirkel*, Stuart Brooks
• Vocals [Breath, Blood And Voice] – Grace Jones
• Written-By – Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn

Notes

Slave To The Rhythm
a biography
Contents THE RHYTHM IN 8 BITS

An inevitable inspirational Island/Zang Tuum Tumb co-production recorded April-August 1985 (A.S. 16)

Interviews: (Acknowledgement to Capitol Radio)

℗ + © Island 1985

Additional Notes:
This original ZTT / Island pressing features a different mixdown and interviews that were edited out of later issues.
Titles on the album do not always relate to the same-titled, or similarly-titled, tracks on the "Slave To The Rhythm" 7" or 12" recordings.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): COPPERMAN-TOWNHOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): Barry Woodward
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variant 1): GRACE 1 2̶ A-1U-1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variant 1): GRACE 1 B-1U-1-1-
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variant 2): GRACE 1 2̶ A-1U-1-1- D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variant 2): GRACE 1 B-4U-1-1- D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped variant 3): GRACE 1 2̶ A-1U-1-2 (unknown digit) D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped variant 3): GRACE 1 B-4U-1-1- (unknown digit) D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ST-53021	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records	ST-53021	Canada	1985
CID 4011	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Album)	ZTT, Island Records	CID 4011	UK	Unknown
PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Album)	Polystar, Polystar, Polystar, Island Records, Island Records, Island Records	PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Japan	1991
062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records, Manhattan Island Records	062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Greece	1985
GRACE C1	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(Cass, Album)	Island Records, ZTT	GRACE C1	UK	1985

Tracklist

Contents - The Rhythm In 8 Bits
1	Jones The Rhythm	6:25
2	The Fashion Show	6:26
3	The Frog And The Princess	7:04
4	Operattack	2:45
5	Slave To The Rhythm	6:35
6	The Crossing (Ooh The Action...)	4:57
7	Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm	2:54
8	Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones	5:55

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
• Distributed By – ATCO Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Jamie Talbert*, Phil Todd
• Arranged By [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Richard Niles
• Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles
• Baritone Saxophone [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Andy McIntosh*
• Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals [Vocal Hi Hat] – Louis Jardim*
• Bass Trombone [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Geoff Perkins
• Choir – The Ambrosian Singers
• Chorus Master [Choir Master] – John McCarthy
• Conductor [The Strictly Unreasonable Zttbbc Were Conducted And Directed By] – Richard Niles
• Design [Cover Image] – Jean Paul Goude*
• Drums – Ju Ju
• Engineer, Programmed By [Synclavier Programming] – S.J. Lipson*
• Featuring – The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus, Wash Them Go Go
• French Horn [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – John Pigneguey*
• Harp [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – David Snell
• Interviewer [Interviews With The Rhythm Conducted Jovially By] – Paul Cooke
• Interviewer [Interviews With The Rhythm Conducted Seriously By] – Paul Morley
• Keyboards – Andrew Richards*
• Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar – S.J. Lipson*
• Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards – Bruce Woolley
• Leader [String Leader] – Gavyn Wright
• Percussion – Little Beats, Shorty Tim*
• Percussion [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Frank Ricotti
• Performer [Breath, Blood And Voice] – Grace Jones
• Producer – Trevor Horn
• Producer [Produced By Trevor Horn Assisted By] – S.J. Lipson*
• Rhythm Guitar – J.J. Belle
• Tenor Saxophone [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Dave Bishop, Stan Sultzman*
• Trombone [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Pete Beachill
• Trumpet [The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus] – Guy Barker, John Thirkel*, Stuart Brook*
• Vocals – The Wall Of Men
• Vocals [The Wall Of Men] – Gary Maughan, Glenn Gregory, John Sinclair
• Voice Actor [Extracts From I. Penman's The Annihilation Of Rhythm Read On The Record By] – Ian McShane
• Written-By – Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Steven Lipson*, Trevor Horn

Notes

Subtitled "A Biography".

An inevitable inspirational Island/Zang Tuum Tumb co-production recorded April-August 1985 (A.S. 16)

The synclavier was used extensively during the compilation of this biography: aknowledgement to New England Digital.

Island Records, Inc., distributed by ATCO Records, division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
℗ © 1987 Island Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.

First of only two CD versions that contain the same music as the original LP. Other country versions had changes made which mostly served to edit the interview portions of the record.

Catalog# listed as 7 90640-2 on spine / 90640-2 on back inlay, booklet and disc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7567-90640-2 8
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3 90640-2 SRC-02 M2 S3
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 ): 3 90640-2 SRC-02 M4 S1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GRACE 1	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	ZTT, Island Records	GRACE 1	UK	1985
ST-53021	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records	ST-53021	Canada	1985
CID 4011	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Album)	ZTT, Island Records	CID 4011	UK	Unknown
PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Album)	Polystar, Polystar, Polystar, Island Records, Island Records, Island Records	PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Japan	1991
062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records, Manhattan Island Records	062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Greece	1985

Tracklist

A	Slave To The Rhythm
B	Annihilated Rhythm

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ZTT
• Copyright (c) – Island
• Copyright (c) – ZTT
• Published By – Perfect Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Unforgettable Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Bruce Woolley Music
• Published By – CBS Songs Ltd.

Credits

• Plated By – S.W*
• Producer – Trevor Horn
• Producer [Assisted By] – S. J. Lipson*
• Written-By – Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn

Notes

℗ & © 1985 Island/ZTT

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A side - etched): ISP-206 - A1 ISP-206 - A1 S.W
• Matrix / Runout (B side - etched): 2ND ISP 2̶̷0̶̷3̶̷ 206B1 S.W

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
12IS 206	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(12", Single)	ZTT	12IS 206	UK	1985
ZANG50T, 4509-96063-0	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(12", Single)	ZTT, ZTT	ZANG50T, 4509-96063-0	Europe	1994
121-0051	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm = Esclava Del Ritmo ‎(7", Single)	Manhattan Records	121-0051	Ecuador	1986
ZANG50CD2, 4509-96065-2	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Single, CD2)	ZTT, ZTT	ZANG50CD2, 4509-96065-2	UK & Europe	1994
IS 206	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(7", Single, Jukebox)	ZTT	IS 206	UK	1985

Tracklist

1	Jones The Rhythm	5:25
2	The Fashion Show	4:05
3	Operattack	2:17
4	Slave To The Rhythm	6:13
5	The Frog & The Princess	7:35
6	The Crossing (Ooh The Action...)	4:52
7	Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm	2:48
8	Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones	4:28

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Disctec

Credits

• Arranged By [For Zttbbc] – Richard Niles
• Artwork [Front Cover] – Jean Paul Goude*
• Backing Vocals [For Zttbbc] – Tessa Niles
• Bass Guitar, Percussion – Luis Jardim
• Choir [For Zttbbc] – The Ambrosian Singers
• Chorus Master [For Zztbbc] – John McCarthy
• Design, Artwork By [Sleeve Editing] – XL*, ztt
• Drums [Wash Them Go Go] – Ju Ju
• Engineer, Programmed By [Synclavier] – Stephen Lipson
• Featuring – The Strictly Unreasonable Zang Tuum Tumb Big Beat Colossus, The Wall Of Men, Wash Them Go Go
• Featuring [Wall Of Men, The] – Gary Maughan, Glenn Gregory, John Sinclair
• French Horn [For Zttbbc] – John Pigneguey*
• Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards – S.J. Lipson*
• Harp [For Zttbbc] – David Snell
• Interviewer – Paul Cooke , Paul Morley
• Keyboards – Andrew Richards*
• Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bruce Woolley
• Leader [For Zttbbc] – Gavyn Wright
• Percussion [For Zttbbc] – Frank Ricotti
• Percussion [Wash Them Go Go] – Little Beats, Shorty Tim*
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Anton Corbijn
• Producer – Trevor Horn
• Read By [Extracts From Penman's - Annihilation Of Rhythm] – Ian McShane
• Rhythm Guitar – J.J. Belle
• Saxophone [For Zttbbc] – Andy McIntosh*, Dave Bishop, Jamie Talbert*, Phil Todd, Stan Sultzman*
• Trombone [For Zttbbc] – Geoff Perkins, Pete Beachill
• Trumpet [For Zttbbc] – Guy Barker, John Thirkel*, Stuart Brooks
• Voice [Breath, Blood & Voice] – Grace Jones
• Written-By – Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Trevor Horn

Notes

(C) 1985 Island Records Ltd/ZTT

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: CID 4011
• Matrix / Runout: DISCTEC 01
• Barcode: 5014474300110

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GRACE 1	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	ZTT, Island Records	GRACE 1	UK	1985
ST-53021	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records	ST-53021	Canada	1985
PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(CD, Album)	Polystar, Polystar, Polystar, Island Records, Island Records, Island Records	PSCD-1154, IMCD 65, 842 612	Japan	1991
062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(LP, Album)	Manhattan Island Records, Manhattan Island Records	062 240447 1, 062-2404471	Greece	1985
GRACE C1	Grace Jones	Slave To The Rhythm ‎(Cass, Album)	Island Records, ZTT	GRACE C1	UK	1985

Vijora

To me this is an audiophile classic.the separation between the instruments and the crispness of the production are truly exceptional. As some of the reviews below reference this is really about the engineers, the musicians and Trevor Horn. I would say it is almost irrelevant who the singer was. It gives enjoyment on the same way as tubular bells in that it is a variation on a central theme. In an ideal world the ball reissue this album and I would be very interested to hear the early takes and the tracks or recordings that did not make the cut. Five-star all day long

Vizil

An intriguing album. Variations of a superb lead track with ZTT technicians showcasing their immense and unique production skills. Intersections sound like Art Of Noise musings with Ian Shane reading rather wonderfully from a Paul Morley autocue, but the production never fails to impress even when the album is leading you into a dead end before the spectacular finale. Awe inspiring in places especially if you treasure A Secret Wish from Propaganda and like that album, one or two precision chants from Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory resulting in something of an audiophile gem. If you pick up a copy of this on vinyl, it will be worth every single penny. Enjoy.

Dddasuk

It's about time this album is re-released and remastered by either ISLAND or ZTT - either companies treat artist's deluxe editions properly so there's no worry there, they just need to HURRY UP!

Hadadel

If you wonder why track Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm distorts like mad... It was recorded out of left-right balance in many places, and in several also out of phase. Even my Denon DL-103R in tangential tone arm cant track that. But Ortofon Concorde Nightclub II professional DJ pickup - amazingly - can. Its one of the hardest tracking torture tests ever cut in vinyl.

Wafi

Fragments of ideas were put together to make it a whole album in ZZT fashion: large instrumentation, Fairlightness, Art of Noise manner. No good "songs" but experimental filler. The only real thing is the title song. Superb production, horrible vocal..

Naa

It took me decades before I grew to really like Grace's voice (I don't think if I lived for five more decades I'd never like Bob Dylan's). Anyway....having bought their stiff with Sly and Robbie and enjoying that vibe I bought her trilogy of disco albums ftom the 70s and then I realised I was hooked!! Now I'm in my fifties and I realise at long last I like great vocals but I like vocals with personality most of all. Someone might have a fantastic voice, an incredible range, accuracy and power....but if their delivery has no character, no charisma then they don't sustain my interest. Grace Jones has something compelling. She may sing sharp, yes....but I don't care. I finally get it!

Tar

Not an album I picked up at the time, at just 17 my purchasing power was very limited, and in fact I have just bought a rather worn copy a mere 28 years after its original release, and I'm glad I finally got to hear it.This is an album that is, if not great, then very good, almost in spite of itself. Less an album, more an idea, a theme and variations, indeed as Simon Reynolds comments in the excellent "Rip It Up And Star Again" it is more a meta-album, a document of its own creation, than it is a finished product. The journey the album takes you on is most enjoyable; from pure Trevor Horn stadium pop bombast, through Art-Of-Noise inspired concrete episodes of snatches of processed instruments and voices, to the snippets of interviews that are interspersed; it takes many unexpected twists and turns. Ultimately I suppose it fails to match its own grand ambition - the distilled version of the titular piece that appears on 12" is superior to my ears - but still something that should be heard or owned by anyone who has an interest in the incredibly fertile melting pot that was the eighties post-punk era.

Sennnel

agree about the 12"

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