Utah Saints - Classic Or Dud?

as soon as i saw the gold pants i figured out the gag.
maybe i should pick this album up.
is there a difference between the us and uk release ?
i.e. sample issues.
have seen a cd copy of the us release in the racks locally, but was concerned that there would be differences.

The US version is the one with black cover, right? Apparently it doesn't include "Believe in Me", which doesn't make sense, because it's their best single! (Though personally I like a couple of the album tracks even more than it.) You should get the UK version with the blue cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc1AfIuseCo

isn't this a variant on "My Mind Must Be Free"?

I know the "chorus" of that tune is sampled from Human League's "Love Action", and the "hu uh uh hu" bit is from Crown Heights Affair's "You Gave Me Love", but according to the credits there's also a sample from Sylvester's "Do You Wanna Funk" there, and I'm not sure what it is... Is it just the "aaoowooh" shout that you can hear at 0:34?

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isn't this a variant on "My Mind Must Be Free"?

I think it's the other way around... IIRC "Believe in Me" came out as a single before the album. But yeah, "My Mind Must Be Free" is clearly in the same mold, tho IMO it's even better, probably the best tune on the album.

here's also a sample from Sylvester's "Do You Wanna Funk" there, and I'm not sure what it is... Is it just the "aaoowooh" shout that you can hear at 0:34?

Yep, it's Sylvester -- I caught it immediately. It recurs.

Wow, I didn't know this, but apparently US were in the infamous American techno movie "Vibrations":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KR4K19Hun0

...which of course is the source for this awesome scene!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0S6b7_Z404

Ooooh IIIII
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/01/utah-saints-how-we-made-something-good-kate-bush

Inevitable.