The Normal - Warm Leatherette
Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
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The first 12" pressing (1988) of this historic single for the US region. Previously only available as a 12" in Germany (1982). All Greycat rare vinyl releases are verified using matrix runouts.
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Both vinyl and sleeve are in great shape. Play tested and performed flawlessly. Sleeve has the slightest discoloration from age and some ringwear on the front. Great copy! Included photos are of the actual copy on hand.
Some records launch genres. A select few launch entire record labels.
Released in 1978 by Daniel Miller under the name The Normal, Warm Leatherette / T.V.O.D. was the very first release on Mute Records (MUTE 001), the label Miller initially created simply to release this single. What began as a DIY experiment would eventually grow into one of the most influential labels in alternative music, home to artists like Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, and Erasure.
Inspired by J.G. Ballard's Crash, "Warm Leatherette" stripped music down to little more than a primitive synthesizer, a tape machine, and an unsettling vision of the future. The result was unlike almost anything else being released at the time. Cold, mechanical, and strangely seductive, the track became a foundational document of synth-pop, industrial, and minimal synth music. Its influence would later reach artists ranging from Grace Jones to Trent Reznor.
The music itself remains remarkably stark. Pulsing synthesizer sequences, machine-like repetition, and Daniel Miller's detached vocal delivery create an atmosphere that still feels futuristic decades later. There is no excess here, only ideas, distilled to their essence.
This original U.S. 12-inch pressing is a highly desirable collector's piece, representing an early American issue of one of electronic music's most important records. As both the first release in Mute Records history and one of the defining statements of minimal synth, its significance extends far beyond rarity alone.
For collectors of post-punk, industrial, synth-pop, or electronic music history, Warm Leatherette isn't merely a great single. It's ground zero.
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The Normal - Warm Leatherette
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