Long Plays 83–87

Long Plays 83–87
Compilation album by Pseudo Echo
Released March 1987
Recorded 1983 - 1987
Genre Dance, dance-pop, synthpop
Length 49:50 (Long Plays 83-87)
Label EMI Australia
Pseudo Echo chronology
Love An Adventure
(1985)
Long Plays 83–87
(1987)
Race
(1988)
Funky Town - The Album
New Zealand version

Long Plays 83-87 is the first compilation album released by Australian new wave band, Pseudo Echo. It was released in 1987. It included extended and dance versions of their previously released singles between 1983-1987. It was released on CD in 1990.[1]

It was released in New Zealand until the title FunkyTown - The album.

Reviews

Michael Sutton of Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying: This compilation shows that in the '80s Pseudo Echo was able to combine dance music and rock & roll as deftly as its Australian peers in INXS. Singer Brian Canham may not have had the snake-like charm of INXS' Michael Hutchence, but his brooding voice makes these songs sound more mysterious than they normally would. The lyrics are often superficial and repetitive; however, the hooks are dynamite. Pseudo Echo just wanted to get bodies gyrating, and Long Plays 83-87 offers the perfect way to get into the groove.[2]

Track listings

Australian 'Long Plays 83–87' [3]
Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Listening"  Brian Canham / Tony Lugton 5:35
2. "A Beat For You"  Brian Canham 7:26
3. "Stranger In Me"  Brian Canham 6:04
4. "Don't Go"  Brian Canham/ James Leigh 6:40
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Love An Adventure"  Brian Canham 6:21
2. "Living In A Dream"  Brian Canham 5:39
3. "Destination Unknown"  Brian Canham 5:48
4. "Funkytown"  Steven Greenberg 6:35
New Zealand 'Funky Town' [4]
Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Funkytown (Dance Mix) "  Steven Greenberg 6:35
2. "Don't Go (Extended Mix) "  Brian Canham/ James Leigh 6:40
3. "Love An Adventure (Extended Mix) "  Brian Canham 6:21
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "A Beat For You (Extended Mix) "  Brian Canham 7:26
2. "Listening (Extended Mix) "  Brian Canham / Tony Lugton 5:35
3. "Living In A Dream (Metal Mix) "  Brian Canham 5:39

Charts

Long Plays 83-87 peaked at No.44 in Australia; however, Funky Town - The Album was much more successful in New Zealand, where it debuted at No.4 and peaked at No.1. It remained at No.1 for 3 consecutive weeks during April 1987.

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] 44
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[6] 1

Credits

See also

List of number-one albums from the 1980s (New Zealand)

References

  1. "Pseudo Echo - Long Plays 83-87 CD". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "Long Plays 83-87". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. "Pseudo Echo - Long Plays 83-87". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. "Pseudo Echo - Funky Town the album". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  6. "PSEUDO ECHO - FUNKY TOWN (ALBUM)". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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