Thursday, July 8, 2010

Machinations


7-8-10


Machinations


I haven’t written about Machinations, the Australian rock band since 2003! As far as I know, nothing ‘new’ has been released lately…my collection remains:


7" AVERAGE INADEQUACY / ARABIA (PS) PHANTOM AUS PH 12

1981? 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD BIG MUSIC WHITE AUS D 19468

1985 10 TRKS 2nd album

LP BIG MUSIC EPIC US BFE 403365

1986 10 TRKS U.S. version

LP BIG MUSIC WHITE AUS RML 53172

1985 10 TRKS Aussie version

12" CARS & PLANES WHITE AUS X 13358

1989 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" DO IT TO ME WHITE AUS X 13338

1988 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" DO TO YOU (Remix) WHITE AUS X 14530

1987 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" DO TO YOU / DONE / LOOKING OUT FOR YOU WHITE AUS X 14506

1987 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD ESTEEM WHITE AUS D 19469

1982 7 TRKS 1st album

LP ESTEEM A&M US SP-12505

1983 6 TRKS

LP ESTEEM WHITE AUS L 37946

1983 7 TRKS

12" EXECUTION OF LOVE WHITE AUS X 14263

1985 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" INTIMACY / HIT BY A MISSILE WHITE AUS X 14601

1988 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" JACK / BE DUBLE (PS) WHITE AUS K 8928

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" JETS / ARABIA / JOHN WAYNE / EDGE PHANTOM AUS PH 13

1980 4 TRKS no pic sleeve

7" JUMPING THE GAP / TERMINAL WHARF WHITE AUS K 9219

1983 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

CD5 MACHINATIONS ALMACANTAR US PHCD1213-AR

1980 5 TRKS CD EP ('07 issue)

7" NO SAY IN IT / (same) (PS) EPIC US 34-05887

1986 2 TRKS with pic sleeve, promo

12" NO SAY IN IT / 5 MINUTES BLACK EPIC US EAS 2348

1986 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

7" NO SAY IN IT / MAN OVERBOARD (PS) WHITE AUS K 9489

1984 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" PRESSURE SWAY WHITE AUS X 12026

1983 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" PRESSURE SWAY / PUSH BIKE (PS) WHITE NZ K 9074

1983 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD UPTOWN WHITE AUS CD 38925

1988 11 TRKS 3rd album

LP UPTOWN WHITE AUS L 38925

1988 11 TRKS

12" YOU GOT ME GOING AGAIN (DANCE MIX) / (Same) EPIC US EAS 2397

1985 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo


For some reason, a small US indie label ‘licensed’ their Phantom label works for a CD EP in 2006/7. Was the Mushroom / White stuff too expensive to license, I wonder?


Their somewhat famous song in the 80’s was “Pressure Sway” – a good new wave track. It got a US release on A&M records.


I remember that there used to be a big catalogue of CD titles, towards the end of the 80’s – and it listed a US issue of their 2nd album, “Big Music” – complete was a US serial number on Epic Records. Never saw it. I doubt it ever happened. It would be cool, as there was a track on the US album that wasn’t on the Aussie original album!


I guess their 3 albums went out of print on CD in Australia. I was once offered a lot of money for my Aussie CD of “Big Music”, but I declined to sell it. I think my favorite album is their 3rd and final album, “Uptown” – really excellent songs.


I guess they re-formed in 1997 for some live shows – but didn’t do any recording of new material. I also remember hearing that singer Fred Loneragan had been injured in a car accident at the end of the 80’s. I hope he’s allright!


They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. All hail Machinations!

1 comment:

Daniel said...

Hi there! Any chance of getting an MP3 rip of the 12" of "You Got Me Going Again" off you? I can swap you for an MP3 rip of the 12" for "My Heart's On Fire" which is in my collection. Cheers, Dan.