|
''Esteem'' was the debut full-length album for Australian synthpop band Machinations. The album was released in April 1983 on White Label Records, a subsidiary of Mushroom Records. ==History== In late 1980, Machinations recorded some songs at Trafalgar Studios in November 1980, the band entered the studio with producer Lobby Loyde.〔 These recordings resulted in the band's debut single, "Average Inadequacy"/"Arabia" in September 1981, and the four-track debut self-titled, ''Machinations'' EP, in December, both released on the independent Phantom Records label. "Average Inadequacy" created enough interest for Mushroom's White Label to sign the band and reissue the single with a new B-side, "Machinations of Dance" in March 1982.〔 A year later, Machinations issued a new single, "Jack"/"Be Double" in February 1983, prior to their debut album release, but it failed to chart. ''Esteem'' peaked at #54 on the Australian album charts.〔 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.〕 It was also released in the United States by A&M Records. Musically, the album contained synthpop with dark overtones, except for the single "Pressure Sway", a bright funk/pop song that was a dance-floor favourite. The first single, "Jack" was about US writer Jack Kerouac, and due to lyrical reference to illegal drugs ('I wanna take some 1960s LSD'), "Jack" was often not played in live sets when audiences included minors. The second single off the album, "Pressure Sway", was released in June, 1983 and reached #21 on the Australian singles charts during July 1983.〔 It was released as both a 7" and 12" version. "Pressure Sway" also made an impact in the United States reaching #40 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart. The third single "Jumping the Gap", which was released in October 1983, fell short of the top 50 Australian singles chart, peaking at #59.〔 It was also released as both a 7" and 12" version. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esteem (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|