| Playback | |
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| Studio album by SSQ | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Recorded | 1982-1983 |
| Genre | Synthpop |
| Length | 31:03 |
| Label | Enigma Records / EMI America |
| Producer | Jon St. James |
Playback is an album released in 1983 by synthpop band SSQ. The album was released on both Enigma Records and EMI America Records.
"Synthicide", "Big Electronic Beat" and "Clockwork" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1984 film Hardbodies. "Synthicide" and "Anonymous" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1985 film Cavegirl.
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The first version of Playback is an LP released on Enigma Records (catalog no. E 1046). It was a gatefold LP that featured the eight songs listed above.
The second version is an LP on EMI America records (catalog no. ST-17114). It featured the same eight songs as the Enigma release.
A cassette version of Playback was also released on both EMI America and Enigma Records. It included two tracks that didn't appear on the LP: A cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire," and an instrumental track called "Synth Samurai" which is essentially an early version of the album's debut single, "Synthicide".
Music videos were released for both "Synthicide" and "Screaming In My Pillow." There were three different videos released for "Screaming In My Pillow": The first version was a PG-13-rated version that received airplay on MTV. A more controversial, "uncensored" version was aired on Playboy TV depicting full-frontal nudity and lesbianism by Stacey Swain and an unknown model. A third video, called the NC-17 version, was considered too graphic for mainstream airplay. It was included on Red Hot Rock, a VHS compilation of uncensored music videos.
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