Flesh For Lulu - Plastic Fantastic Flesh For Lulu

“There’s a little bit of danger and a little bit of mayhem, and that’s what I think made Flesh For Lulu great.” - Rocco Barker

After the successes of Long Live The New Flesh, which included the dance chart hit “Postcards from Paradise,” a U.S. tour, and the use of “I Go Crazy” in the John Hughes film Some Kind Of Wonderful, Flesh For Lulu regrouped with producer Mark Optiz (Hoodoo Gurus, The Saints, INXS) to work on what would become the classic line-up’s last album, Plastic Fantastic.

Relationships within the band had frayed, ultimately leading to its break-up, but not before more hits were notched. “Decline And Fall” peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart and, like “Siamese Twist” from Long Live The New Flesh before it, garnered college radio play. The John Hughes film association continued with Plastic Fantastic tracks “Slide” and “Slowdown,” both appearing in the 1989 John Candy comedy Uncle Buck. If that wasn’t enough, “Every Little Word” hit #14 on the U.S. Dance chart and “Time And Space” #9 on the U.S. Alternative chart. As the band splintered, new members joined to meet the obligations for a support slot on the Public Image Ltd. American tour.

This expanded edition of Plastic Fantastic is remastered from the original tapes and includes the bonus track “Bloodshot Moon.” Disc Two contains the full recording of the band’s performance at Club Malibu in Long Island, NY on November 26, 1989. Eight of the 15 songs from this live show have never been issued before. Joe Marchese of The Second Disc interviewed band members for the liner notes.

Plastic Fantastic finally gets the CD reissue it deserves and is dedicated to the memory of the band’s late singer/guitarist Nick Marsh.