Rotund for Success
Rotund for Success is the eighth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads, released in 1988. Three singles were released from the album: "Greater Reward", "All Saints Day" and "Big Car", the first two reaching the top 30 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[2] Much like the rest of the band's discography, the album has been issued many times in several formats through a variety of labels.
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| Released | 31 October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | EDM, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 49:54 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk, Volition Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Ellard, Robert Racic | |||
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| Singles from Rotund for Success | ||||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Ellard.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Saints Day" | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Triangle Tango Tango" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Bad Times Too" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Midget Sings" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Seven Miles" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Greater Reward" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Car Intro" | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Big Car" | 6:56 |
| 3. | "First Steps" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Rotund for Success" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "L.F.M" | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Chasing Skirt" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All Saints Day (Original Mix)" | 4:24 |
| 14. | "Bad Times Three" | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 59:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Star Spangled Bradbury (Prank Caller Bratbury)" | 4:35 |
| 16. | "Bombs Fell (Mindless Delta Scratch)" | 3:21 |
| 17. | "Lovesick Fascist Meatloaf" | 4:49 |
| 18. | "Rich Baby (Balloon Folding Soundtrack)" | 6:08 |
| Total length: | 78:36 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Star Spangled Bradbury" | 4:35 |
| 16. | "Bombs Fell" | 3:21 |
| 17. | "L.F.M (Part Two)" | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 72:28 | |
Personnel
- Tom Ellard - vocals, synthesizers, production
- Stephen Jones - photography, circuit design, video synthesizers
- Robert Racic - production
- Wayne Miller - co-production
- Adriad Bollard - co-production
- Repo Graphics - cover artwork
- Tony Mott - photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1989 | Nettwerk | LP | W1-30035 | First vinyl pressing |
| Volition Records | VOLT 028 | ||||
| North America | Nettwerk | CS | W4-30035 | First cassette pressing, same track list as the vinyl edition | |
| CD | W2-30035 | First CD pressing, includes two extra tracks not included on the vinyl and cassette editions | |||
| Europe | Volition Records | VOLT 028 | |||
| Australia | 2002 | Sevcom | CD-R | N/A | Sevcom CD-R reissue, includes four extra tracks, including the 1989 CD edition bonus tracks |
| United Kingdom | 2004 | LTM | CD | LTMCD 2404 | LTM CD reissue, includes three extra tracks plus the 1989 CD edition bonus tracks |
References
- Cooper, William. "Rotund For Success review". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "Severed Heads". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
- Rotund for Success at Discogs (list of releases)
- Bandcamp web page
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