- electronic, opera, pop, rock
- 30 min
- 6 tracks
- Island
Fans is the second studio album by Malcolm McLaren, released in 1984. It was an attempt at fusing opera with 1980s R&B and contains adaptations of pieces from famous operas such as Madama Butterfly and Carmen. The opera recordings were made at the Unitarian Church, Belmont, Massachusetts by Stephen Hague and Walter Turbitt.
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- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1Madam Butterfly (Un bel dì vedremo)6:26
- A2Fans (Nessun dorma)3:53
- A3Carmen (L’Oiseau Rebelle)4:53
- B1Boys’ Chorus (Là sui monti dell’est)4:33
- B2Lauretta (O mio babbino caro)5:21
- B3Death of Butterfly (Tu tu piccolo)4:53
6 tracks, 30 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Malcolm McLaren
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1984
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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