Showing posts with label Max Headroom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Max Headroom. Show all posts

Thursday 7 May 2009

Paranoimia - The Art of Noise with Max Headroom

'Paranoimia' was released as a single by the group Art of Noise in 1986. The track featured the computer generated television personality Max Headroom on vocals. The original version of the track (without Max Headroom) features on the album 'In visible silence'.

The single reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number 11 in the Dutch Top 40.

My collection: 7" single no. 470
Found: Free Record Shop, Den Haag, 1986
Cost: 4 guilders
Tracks: 'Paranoimia' / 'Why me?'

Thursday 25 December 2008

Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're a lovely guy) - Max Headroom

After the TV character Max Headroom had a hit with Art of Noise in the summer of 1986 ('Paranoimia'), I guess some people got a bit overboard. They thought, 'a Christmas hit with Max Headroom - now there's a possibility'. And so this song was created. It's an over the top ode to Santa Claus, complete with orchestras, a singing choir and of course the stuttering mutterings of that computer generated person, Max Headroom.

The song didn't reach the UK singles chart and wasn't released in other territories. No further attempts were made. I guess the record company was sensible after all...

My collection: 7" single no. 3493
Found: Record Exchange, London, 2004
Cost: 50p
Tracks: 'Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're a lovely guy)' / 'Gimme shades'
Download: here
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