Album of the Day

Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr teamed up as Electronic in 1987. "We were two musicians who wanted to get away from the suffocating politics of the band,” noted Marr. “At the same time, it was OK for duos and DJs and non-groups to make records, and that really appealed to Bernard and me.” The pair's self-titled debut encompasses the experimental dance-pop of New Order, the full-bodied jangle of The Smiths and much more on such originals as “Get The Message,” “Feel Every Beat” and “Getting Away with It” (featuring guest vocals by Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant). ELECTRONIC was met with huge acclaim and its story continues on the new Record Store Day release 1996 REMIXES 1999, a black vinyl 12-inch of remixes from the group’s 2nd and 3rd albums.