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Various - A Selection

Musician: Various
Album title: A Selection
Style: Dub, Rhythmic Noise, New Wave, Art Rock, Synth-pop, Experimental
Released: 1981
Size MP3 version: 1950 mb
Size APE version: 1370 mb
Size WMA version: 1619 mb
Rating ✫: 4.9
Votes: 553
Format: MP2 MP1 AU MPC DMF MP4 ASF
Genre: Electronic / Rock

Various - A Selection mp3 album

Various - A Selection mp3 album

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Wild West Pelican
A2 The Dead Travel Fast* Urchin
A3 Negative Reaction Land Of Surrender
A4 The Limp Pony Club
A5 Severed Heads Eat Roland
Drum Programming [3x Rhythm], Bass, Tape, Voice – Severed Heads
A6 Slugfuckers Reggae
B1 Tame O'Mearas Curl Curl
B2 Splendid Mess Nasa Secret Anzac
B3 Pel Mel Click Click
B4 Systematics Die For My House
B5 Scattered Order I'm Not Whole
B6 Solipsik* Zombod
Performer – Charlyiev, Kitka , Skorne, Suishi
B7 Aural Indifference Baby Love

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By – EMI Custom Records – YPRX 1891

Notes

Sydney 1981

Compilation featuring Australian bands only including foldout artwork and info insert.

A6 note: The song is called 'Dolphins Aren't Fish'.
Taken from the Slugfuckers LP "Transformational Salt"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout groove): YPRX 1891 A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout groove): YPRX 1891 B



Steelrunner
This is an essential compilation of M Squared material. Consistently inventive and interesting offerings load each side with highlights. This is not a "best of", these tracks were some out-takes from the singles and other loose ends that needed a home and somehow this makes this compilation even more intriguing. Nearly all of these of the tracks were originally only available on this LP, but they have more recently been reissued on the Terrace Industry M Squared 4 CD Box Set and a handful of tracks also appear on the VOD compilations - Pardon Me For Barging In Like This & Magnetophonics. There are so many great songs packed into this LP its hard to know where to start - so lets not start at the beginning. Pony Club by The Limp is the album's sweetest moment and Click Click by Pel Mel has them sounding more in their Limp mode so that's a double bonus for fans of The Limp whose recorded output is limited. Nasa Secret Anzac by A Splendid Mess buzzes along at a rather frenetic and enjoyable pace. Pelican by Wild West is another great highlight and due to the Phil & Rae connection it always reminds me of Voigt 465 - along with Wild West they were one of the very best bands to emerge out of the Australian post-punk electronic scene. The only thing wrong with Land of Surrender by Negative Reaction is that it suddenly stops just when you were hoping it could go on forever. Everything that was great about M Squared recordings can be heard in those 4 minutes of brilliance. Zombod by Solipsik (SPK) is perhaps another one of the more interesting moments on the LP and I can't help thinking it should have been chosen for their M Squared single. I remember being slightly underwhelmed by Severed Heads Eat Roland but hey, its a great title. Aural Indifference's take on The Supremes hit Baby Love will certainly not have Diana Ross overly concerned about any missed royalties. M Squared singles generally trade for high prices so that makes this LP great value for your collecting dollars. Its a collection of songs that i have gone back to many times over the years and it still sounds as good as ever.