Machinations

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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 2^nd 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 1^st 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 3^rd 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 2^nd 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 3^rd 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!