Freeways (EP)

Freeways
EP by Men Without Hats
Released 1985
Recorded 1980, 1984-1985
Genre Synthpop
Label Statik Records
Men Without Hats chronology
Folk of the 80's (Part III)
(1984)		 Freeways
(1985)		 Pop Goes the World
(1987)
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Freeways is the second EP released by Canadian synth-pop group Men Without Hats.

Released in 1985, it contains songs originally released on the group's 1980 EP Folk of the 80's, plus several versions of the song "Freeways".

"Freeways (Euromix)" first appeared as a B-side track on a European 12" edition of the "I Got The Message" single in 1982.

According to the liner notes of the 1985 cassette edition,[2] the song "Freeways" was recorded between August and December 1980 at Studio Marko, Montréal, with core Men Without Hats member Ivan Doroschuk providing vocals & electronics, longtime member Jeremie Arrobas providing drums & electronics (Jérémie Arrobas wrote the music), and very brief bandmember Tracy Howe playing guitars. The original recording was engineered by André Perrault, and it was remixed by engineer Louis Gauthier. The song was dedicated to Bill St.-Georges.

The various mixes of "Freeway" on the cassette release differ in the following ways:

It isn't clear if the Euromix is the original mix by Perrault and the others are Gauthier's remixes, or if the original version is unreleased and all four released versions are Gauthier remixes. Also unclear is when each mix was completed; all that can be confirmed by copyright dates on releases is that the Euromix was made before 1983 and the others were made before 1986.

Footage of the band's 1985–1986 "Freeways" tour was the basis for the 2006 DVD release Live Hats.

Contents

Track listing

12" version

  1. "Modern(e) Dancing" - 4:12
  2. "Utter Space" - 2:43
  3. "Antarctica" - 4:28
  4. "Security (Everybody Feels Better With)" - 3:56
  5. "Freeways (Euromix)" - 5:45

Cassette version

  1. "Modern(e) Dancing" - 4:12
  2. "Utter Space" - 2:43
  3. "Antarctica" - 4:28
  4. "Security (Everybody Feels Better With)" - 3:56
  5. "Freeways (Euromix)" - 5:45
  6. "Freeways (Super 87)" - 3:37
  7. "Freeways (Nationale 7)" - 3:37
  8. "Freeways (Europa 8)" - 3:37

References

  1. ^ Freeways (EP) at Allmusic
  2. ^ http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1084246-1191370939.jpeg
Men Without Hats
Ivan Doroschuk  • Stefan Doroschuk  • Allan McCarthy  • Colin Doroschuk  • Tracy Howe  • Mike Gabriel  • Jean-Marc Pisapia  • Johnny Sour Ass (Joe Roberts)  • Lenny Pinkas  • Roman Martyn  • Jeremie Arrobas  • Heidi Garcia
Albums
EPs
Folk of the 80's (1980)  • Freeways (1985)
Compilations
Singles
"I Like" (1983)  • "The Safety Dance" (1983)  • "I Got the Message" (1983)  • "Living in China" (1983)  • "Where Do the Boys Go?" (1984)  • "Pop Goes the World" (1987)  • "Moonbeam" (1987)  • "Hey Men" (1989)  • "In the 21st Century" (1989)  • "Sideways" (1991)
DVDs
Live Hats (2006)