Machinations - Esteem / Big Music

Tracklist

Esteem
1-1	Esteem	6:38
1-2	Pressure Sway	4:02
1-3	Transient	6:59
1-4	Castle Hunting	4:39
1-5	Jack	3:31
1-6	Terminal Wharf	5:32
1-7	The Hunt	5:15
Bonus Tracks
1-8	Average Inadequacy	4:06
1-9	Machinations Of Dance	3:37
1-10	Jumping The Gap	4:07
1-11	Pressure Sway (Extended Mix)	4:58
1-12	Jumping The Gap (Extended Mix)	5:00
Big Music
2-1	My Heart's On Fire	4:58
2-2	Predator	3:44
2-3	Jabber	3:51
2-4	Execution Of Love	3:54
2-5	Spark	5:04
2-6	No Say In It	3:20
2-7	Don't Take Me	4:16
2-8	You Got Me Going Again	3:37
2-9	5 Minutes Black	3:31
2-10	The Letter	5:57
Bonus Tracks
2-11	No Say In It (Machinations Cut Mix)	7:16
2-12	My Heart's On Fire (Extended Mix)	9:39
2-13	You Got Me Going Again (Extended Mix)	8:14
2-14	Execution Of Love (Extended Mix)	4:44
2-15	One Closer Step	6:44

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Via Vision Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Sandman Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mushroom Records Pty. Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – White Label Records
• Published By – Mushroom Music
• Distributed By – Gryphon Entertainment
• Recorded At – Central Studios
• Recorded At – Albert Studios
• Recorded At – Rhinoceros Studios
• Recorded At – EMI Studios 301
• Mixed At – Mandrill Studios
• Mixed At – Mediasound
• Mixed At – Sarm East Studios
• Mixed At – Rhinoceros Studios
• Engineered At – Mandrill Studios
• Remixed At – Mediasound
• Remastered At – Sony DADC Mastering

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Inez Lawson (tracks: 2-6), Naomi Star (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Baritone Vocals – Rick Ricardo (tracks: 2-3)
• Bass – N.M. Swan* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Bass [Fretted Basses], Bass [Fretless Basses] – Nick Swan (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Composed By – Loneragan*, Downes* (tracks: 1-10, 1-12), Machinations, Swan*, Doyle*, Starr*, McLean* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-15)
• Computer [Fairlight], Keyboards [More Bloody Keyboards] – J.J. Jeczalik (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Cover [Original Cover By] – Pasmal Design (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Crew [Live Sound] – John Soane (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Design [Original Album Design] – FAB-OPS (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), FK (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Design, Layout – Dave Macken
• Drums, Backing Vocals – Warren McLean (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Effects [Whammy Bar], Guitar – Stephen Reinthal (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Engineer – Alan Wright (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10, 2-15), Graeme Myhre (tracks: 1-8, 1-9), Guy Gray (tracks: 2-6)
• Engineer [Assisted By] – David Quinn (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Guitar – T.J. Doyle* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Anthony Wimshurst* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Guitar, Drums, Sequenced By [Sequence Programs] – Tim Doyle (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Keyboards – A.W. Starr* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Rick Chadwick (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Keyboards [Keyboards And Their Sound] – Eddie Rayner (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Keyboards [More Keyboards], Synthesizer [Waveterm] – Andy Richards (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Keyboards, Programmed By [Keyboard Programs] – Tony Starr (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Lead Vocals – Fred Loneragan (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Liner Notes, Other [Archives] – Ian McFarlane
• Mixed By – Steve Thompson (tracks: 1-8, 1-9)
• Photography By – Rhonda Thwaite (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)
• Producer – Julian Mendelsohn (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10, 2-15), Lobby Loyde (tracks: 1-8, 1-9), Machinations (tracks: 1-8, 1-9)
• Recorded By – Bruce Brown (tracks: 1-2, 1-10), Loyde* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-7), Radcliffe* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-7), Russell Dunlop (tracks: 1-2, 1-10)
• Remix – Guy Gray (tracks: 2-11), Machinations (tracks: 2-11), Steve Thompson (tracks: 1-11, 1-12)
• Transferred By, Remastered By – Warren Barnett
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Vince Jones (tracks: 2-1, 2-5)
• Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Anne Redmond (tracks: 2-6)
• Voice – Loneragan* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)

Notes

CD reissue of Machinations' debut album Esteem and follow up Big Music.

Includes:
- their first single ‘Average Inadequacy’ and its B-side from the White Label Records release, 'Machinations Of Dance'
- their second single 'Jumping The Gap'
- 12” single extended mixes from 'The Big Beat' compilation LP, released for the first time on CD.

Also includes a 28 page booklet with rare images and a recent interview with vocalist Fred Loneragan.

Booklet:
CD1
Esteem - Originally issued as White Label L-37946, April 1983
Recorded at Central Studios, Sydney for Radical Productions
'Pressure Sway' recorded at Albert's Studios, Sydney for Bad Productions
℗ 1983 White Label Records Australia

Bonus Tracks
8. Average Inadequacy - Single A-side (White K-58581) 3/82
9. Machinations Of Dance - Single B-side
recorded at Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia.
Mixed at Mandrill Studios, New Zealand, engineered at Mandrill
℗ 1982 White Label Records Australia
10. Jumping The Gap - Single A-side (White K-9219) 10/83
Recorded at Albert's Studios, Sydney, Australia.
Mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York, USA
11. Pressure Sway (Extended Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-12026) 6/83 / The Big Beat (White L-20051) 1986
12. Jumping The Gap (Extended Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-13128) 10/83 / The Big Beat
Remixed at Media Sound Studios, New York, USA
Tracks 10-12 ℗ 1983 White Label Records Australia

All compositions published by Mushroom Music
Except 'Jumping The Gap', published by Mushroom Music
All tracks Disc One licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia Pty Limited

CD2
Big Music - Originally issued as White Label RML-53172, July 1985
Tracks 1-10 from the album Big Music
recorded at Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
'No Say In It' recorded at Studio 301
Mixed at Sarm East Studios, London, UK
℗ 1985 White Label Records Australia

Bonus Tracks
11. No Say In It (Machinations Cut Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-13169) 9/84 / The Big Beat
℗ 1984 White Label Records Australia
12. My Heart's On Fire (Extended Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-14176) 5/85 / The Big Beat
13. You Got Me Going Again (Extended Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-13219) 8/85 / The Big Beat
14. Execution Of Love (Extended Mix) - 12" A-side (White X-14263) 12/85 / The Big Beat
Tracks 12-14 ℗ 1985 White Label Records Australia
15. One Closer Step - Promo 12" / The Big Beat
recorded and mixed at Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
℗ 1986 White Label Records Australia

All compositions published by Mushroom Music
All tracks Disc Two licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia Pty Limited

Tray insert:
This Compilation ©2015 Via Vision Entertainment
Distributed by Gryphon Entertainment
℗ 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Mushroom Records Pty Ltd licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia

Discs:
This compilation ©2015 Sandman Records. Made in Australia

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 9 337369 006031
• Matrix / Runout: DEX AUDIO CD 23976 MADE IN AUSTRALIA
• Matrix / Runout: DEX AUDIO CD 23977 MADE IN AUSTRALIA