{"product_id":"various-artists-deep-entries-volume-2-gay-electronic-excursions-1981-1993-black-vinyl","title":"Various Artists - Deep Entries Volume 2: Gay Electronic Excursions 1981-1993 (Black Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Vinyl LP With Fold-Out Poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeep Entries Volume 2: Gay Electronic Excursions 1981-1993\u003c\/em\u003e is the second volume of the Deep Entries series from Dark Entries, the San Francisco label, issued under catalog number DE-369. It collects ten tracks of gay electronic music recorded between 1981 and 1993, remastered in 2026 by Anne-Marie Suenram. Each copy comes with a fold-out poster carrying lyrics and photographs of the artists, and the cover is by Gwenaël Rattke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series sits within the label's longer archival work on gay musical history, alongside its releases of Patrick Cowley, Sylvester and Man Parrish. Two recordings here were previously unreleased: Shawn Benson's \"Closer,\" a 1985 electro-funk track produced by Cowley collaborator Paul Parker, and a demo version of Richard Bone's \"The Real Swing.\" Hans Wittstatt's \"Flying Gay\" comes from the soundtrack to the 1980 German film \u003cem\u003eTaxi zum Klo\u003c\/em\u003e, and the filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar appears on Almodóvar \u0026amp; McNamara's \"Suck It To Me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set reaches England with The Toy Shop's \"Exploit My Sexuality\" and the former Yugoslavia with Borghesia's \"Pokušaj,\" while New York's Xotika contribute the hi-NRG \"Forever Gay.\" Age of Consent close the record with their 1981 cover of Dolly Parton's \"Jolene,\" built around an ARP 2600 synthesizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label's notes record that four of the artists, Xotika, Shawn Benson, Hans Wittstatt and Keeler, died of complications from HIV\/AIDS. Dark Entries scheduled the release for the first week of December in honor of World AIDS Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Victor Sieger - San Francisco (You've Got Me Hard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Toy Shop - Exploit My Sexuality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorghesia - Pokušaj\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXotika - Forever Gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHans Wittstatt - Flying Gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShawn Benson - Closer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlmodóvar \u0026amp; McNamara - Suck It To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Bone - The Real Swing (Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeler - Shy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge Of Consent - Jolene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 794811516293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Entries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dark Entries","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":68040611791006,"sku":"EVP-71B5F911-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/0048405352_0.png?v=1794666506","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/various-artists-deep-entries-volume-2-gay-electronic-excursions-1981-1993-black-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}