Machinations (band)

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Machinations
Origin Flag of Australia Sydney, Australia
Genre(s) Synth Pop
Funk/Pop
Years active 1980–1989, 1997
Label(s) Phantom Records/White Label Records/Mushroom Records
Members
Fred Loneragan
Tim Doyle
Nick Swan
Tony Starr

Machinations was a Sydney-based Australian pop band in the early 1980s. Notable national hits included "Pressure Sway", "My Heart's On Fire" and "No Say In It".

In 1985 Machinations performed all three hit songs for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program). It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US.[1]

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[edit] Band Members

  • Fred Loneragan (vocals)
  • Tim Doyle (guitar)
  • Nick (Nero) Swan (bass)
  • Tony Starr (keyboards)

Initially, the band used a drum machine, but changed to a human drummer before the Big Music album. Drummers used were:

  • Warren McLean 1983-1986
  • Henry Downes 1986-1987
  • John Mackay 1987-1989

The band used female backing vocalists on several releases and tours.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Information Notes
1982 Esteem
1985 Big Music
1986 Big Beat mini-LP
1988 Uptown

[edit] Singles

Some of the early singles were produced by Lobby Loyde.

  • "Average Inadequacy/Arabia" 7" Phantom PH-12 (1981)
  • Machinations 12"EP Phantom PH-13 (1981)
  • "Average Inadequacy/Machinations Of Dance" 7" White/Mushroom (1982) — different recording to 1981 single
  • "Jack/Be Duble" 7" White/Mushroom (1983)
  • "Jumping The Gap/Terminal Wharf" 7" K9219, 12" White/Mushroom (1983)
  • "Pressure Sway/Pushbike" 7" K9074, 12" X12026 (White/Mushroom 1983)
  • "No Say In It/Man Over Board" 7" K9489, "No Say In It" 12" X13169 (White/Mushroom 1984)
  • "My Heart's On Fire/Spark" 7" K9672, "My Heart's On Fire" 12" X14176 (1985)
  • "You Got Me Going Again/I Ain't Waitin' For No Train" 7" K9784, 12" (1985)
  • "Execution Of Love/Dusted Down" 7", 12" X14263 (White/Mushroom 1985)
  • "Do To You/Looking Out For You" 7" K364, "Do To You/Done" 12" X14506 (1987)
  • "Do It To Me/Normal" 7" K621 /12" (1988)
  • "Intimacy/Hit By A Missile" 7" K548, 12" (1988)
  • "Cars & Planes" 7", "Cars And Planes/Beats And Planes/Cars And Planes (Live)" 12" X13358 (1989)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Oz for Africa". liveaid.free.fr. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.

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