Sex (Telex album)

Sex (alternately released as Birds & Bees) is the third album by Belgian electronic group Telex, released in 1981. The album is notable for being the first collaboration between Telex and American pop group Sparks.[1][2]

Sex
Studio album by
Telex
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedTelex Sound Studio
Genre
Label
ProducerTelex
Telex chronology
Neurovision
(1980)		 Sex
(1981)		 Wonderful World
(1984)

Production

Marc Moulin and Dan Lacksman were introduced to Ron Mael and Russell Mael of Sparks by their mutual friend, Lio.[3] Facing pressures to release an album in English, Moulin extended an offer to the Maels to contribute lyrics to their upcoming LP. This prompted a long-term friendship between the two bands, and led directly to Lacksman's assistance with production of the 1983 album In Outer Space and 1986's Music That You Can Dance To.[4]

Due to concerns about censors and the album's title, the album was released in the UK as Birds & Bees. In 1982, a version of Birds & Bees was released which included all nine original tracks plus ten new songs, including "L'amour toujours" (French for "Forever Love"), which would be recreated on Telex's 1984 LP Wonderful World with a quicker tempo.[5][6]

Track listing

Original

All lyrics are written by Ron Mael; all music is composed by Michel Moers

No.TitleLength
1."Brainwash"4:23
2."Drama, Drama"3:58
3."Haven't We Met Somewhere Before"3:37
4."Long Holiday"2:13
5."The Man With the Answer"3:14
6."Carbon Copy"6:33
7."Exercise Is Good for You"3:36
8."Dream-O-Mat"4:15
9."Sigmund Freud's Party"2:54

The 2023 Mute Records reissue inserts "Dummy" between tracks 8 and 9.[7]

Birds & Bees 1982 release
No.TitleLength
1."Brainwash"4:23
2."Drama, Drama"3:58
3."Haven't We Met Somewhere Before"3:37
4."Long Holiday"2:13
5."The Man With the Answer"3:14
6."Carbon Copy"6:33
7."Exercise Is Good for You"3:36
8."Dream-O-Mat"4:15
9."Sigmund Freud's Party"2:54
10."Mati Hari"3:44
11."Dummy"3:47
12."L'Amour Tojours"3:50
13."Loops"3:26
14."Cloches et Sifflets"3:02
15."Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket"2:23
16."I Can't Turn You Loose"3:15
17."Brainwash (Long Version)"5:14
18."The Look of Love"3:37
19."Basta"2:45

References
  1. "Telex - Sex". Discogs. 1981.
  2. Easlea, Daryl. Talent Is An Asset: The Story Of Sparks. Omnibus Press. p. 230.
  3. Ham, Robert. ""This is Telex" Review". Pitchfork.
  4. Lai, Chi Ming (25 January 2021). "The Legacy of Telex". Electricity Club.
  5. "Telex Discography".
  6. "1982 release of Birds and Bees". AllMusic.
  7. Bank, Mute. "Telex - Telex Vinyl Box Set | Telex". Mute Bank. Retrieved 2023-04-29.


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