Review: In 1984, German label Hansa decided to go all in on a new act helmed by producer Dieter Bohlen and vocalist Thomas Anders, supplying the pair with as many session musicians and studio band members as they needed. The result was Modern Talking's The First Album, a nine-track blend of glassy-eyed synth-pop, Italo-disco style grooves, nods to Giorgio Moroder and big studio glossiness. It was a formula that proved hugely popular in Europe and resulted in a string of now classic moments - not least 'You're My Heart, You're My Soul', 'Diamonds Never Made a Lady' and the Roxy Music influenced power-pop shuffle of 'One In a Million'. This surprise reissue sees the album pressed to heavyweight, silver marbled vinyl for the first time.
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