FLESH FOR LULU
PLASTIC FANTASTIC (EXPANDED 2CD) - CD

UPC: 810075116656
Label: OMNIVORE RECORDINGS
Format: CD
Release Date: October 16, 2026
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Remastered original album plus 16 bonus tracks including the full November 26, 1989 Club Malibu show from Long Island, NY.

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

 

—excerpt from liner notes by Joe Marchese

 

After the successes of Long Live The New Flesh which included chart hits, U.S. touring and the use of “I Go Crazy” in the John Hughes film Some Kind Of Wonderful, Flesh For Lulu regrouped in INXS’s Australian studio 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 the break-up of the band, but not before more hits were notched thanks to Plastic Fantastic.

“Decline And Fall” peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart and just like “Siamese Twist” from Long Live The New Flesh before it, it garnered college radio play. The John Hughes film association also continued with Plastic Fantastic tracks, “Slide” and “Slowdown” 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 touring obligations for a support slot on the Public Image Ltd. American tour.

The expanded edition 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 reissue it deserves and is dedicated to the memory of Nick Marsh.

TRACK LIST:

DISC 1:
DECLINE AND FALL
HOUSE OF CARDS
TIME AND SPACE
EVERY LITTLE WORD
SLOWDOWN
HIGHWIRE
SLIDE
DAY ONE
CHOOSING YOU
STUPID ON THE STREET
AVENUE
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
BONUS TRACK:
BLOODSHOT MOON

DISC 2 – LIVE AT CLUB MALIBU, LONG ISLAND, NY, NOVEMBER 26 1989:
SLIDE
HIGH WIRE*
SEVEN HAIL MARYS*
I GO CRAZY
STUPID ON THE STREET*
AVENUE
NEIGHBORHOOD THREAT*
TIME AND SPACE
CAT BURGLAR*
SIAMESE TWIST
LAUNDROMAT KAT*
POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE
DECLINE AND FALL
SUBTERRANEANS*
I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN