Leatherette

"Leatherette" (2) - various outtakes and live NYC 77, also interviews from 72 and 78

DISCOGRAPHY: Frank Zappa Discography by Vinksu Chandrasekhar 1993

For her next move, she decamped to the Bahamas to record a trio of albums at Island's Compass Point Studios that would define her career: Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and Living My Life.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

For her next move, she decamped to the Bahamas to record a trio of albums at Island's Compass Point Studios that would define her career: Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and Living My Life.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

With reggae's premium rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and Island's Chris Blackwell co-producing, 1980's Warm Leatherette did OK, but it was Nightclubbing that perfected her post-disco, new wave sound and propelled seductive hits such as Pull Up to the Bumper into the charts around the world.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

With reggae's premium rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and Island's Chris Blackwell co-producing, 1980's Warm Leatherette did OK, but it was Nightclubbing that perfected her post-disco, new wave sound and propelled seductive hits such as Pull Up to the Bumper into the charts around the world.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

Examples include albums such as Metamatic by John Foxx, various songs by Joy Division most famously “The Atrocity Exhibition” from Closer, the song “Down in the Park” by Gary Numan and “Warm Leatherette” by The Normal.

JG Ballard Dead at 78 2009

Examples include albums such as Metamatic by John Foxx, various songs by Joy Division most famously “The Atrocity Exhibition” from Closer, the song “Down in the Park” by Gary Numan and “Warm Leatherette” by The Normal.

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

I'm hearing "Warm Leatherette" in my head as I type..

Comme des Garcons Series 6: Synthetic Marina Geigert 2008

I'm hearing "Warm Leatherette" in my head as I type..

Archive 2008-03-01 Marina Geigert 2008

For good measure, here's a link to hear "Warm Leatherette" by The Normal aka Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records from 1978.

New Wave Fever 2005