1989 studio album by Severed Heads
Rotund for Success |
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Studio album by Severed Heads |
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Released | 1989 |
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Recorded | 1988 |
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Genre | EDM, synth-pop |
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Length | 49:54 |
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Label | Nettwerk[1] Volition Records |
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Producer | Tom Ellard, Robert Racic |
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Severed Heads chronology |
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Bad Mood Guy (1987) | Rotund for Success (1989) | Cuisine (With Piscatorial) (1991) | |
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Singles from Rotund for Success |
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- "Greater Reward"
Released: 1988 - "All Saints Day"
Released: 1989 - "Big Car"
Released: 1990 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Rotund for Success is a studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads, released in 1989.[3] Three singles were released from the album: "Greater Reward", "All Saints Day" and "Big Car", the first two reaching the top 30 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[4] Much like the rest of the band's discography, the album has been issued many times in several formats through a variety of labels.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "[Tom] Ellard’s lyrical sensibility is typically off-kilter and flashes of a twisted mind do erupt now and again in the mix, but the diminution of musical disturbance and the elimination of the band’s creative challenge is most disturbing."[1] Option wrote that "each song has a catchy simple melody defined by a 'cheap & nasty synthesizer with knobs.'"[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Ellard
Side OneNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "All Saints Day" | 5:23 |
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2. | "Triangle Tangle Tango" | 4:07 |
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3. | "Bad Times Too" | 4:00 |
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4. | "Midget Sings" | 3:17 |
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5. | "Seven Miles" | 3:51 |
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6. | "Greater Reward" | 4:15 |
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Side TwoNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Big Car Intro" | 2:29 |
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2. | "Big Car" | 6:56 |
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3. | "First Steps" | 4:07 |
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4. | "Rotund for Success" | 3:24 |
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5. | "L.F.M." | 4:57 |
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6. | "Chasing Skirt" | 3:18 |
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CD edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "All Saints Day (Original Mix)" | 4:24 |
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14. | "Bad Times Three" | 5:25 |
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Total length: | 59:43 |
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2002 Sevcom CD-R bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Star Spangled Bradbury (Prank Caller Bratbury)" | 4:35 |
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16. | "Bombs Fell (Mindless Delta Scratch)" | 3:21 |
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17. | "Lovesick Fascist Meatloaf" | 4:49 |
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18. | "Rich Baby (Balloon Folding Soundtrack)" | 6:08 |
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Total length: | 78:36 |
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2004 LTM CD bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Star Spangled Bradbury" | 4:35 |
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16. | "Bombs Fell" | 3:21 |
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17. | "L.F.M (Part Two)" | 4:49 |
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Total length: | 72:28 |
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2021 Medical Records 2LP reissue
Side OneNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "All Saints Day" | 5:25 |
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2. | "Triangle Tango Tango" | 4:07 |
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3. | "Bad Times Too" | 3:58 |
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4. | "Midget Sings" | 3:09 |
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5. | "Seven Miles" | 3:53 |
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Side TwoNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Big Car Intro" | 2:29 |
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2. | "Big Car" | 6:54 |
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3. | "First Steps" | 4:06 |
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4. | "Rotund for Success" | 3:23 |
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5. | "LFM" | 4:57 |
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Side ThreeNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "All Saints Day Original" | 4:19 |
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2. | "Bad Times Three" | 5:22 |
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3. | "The Star Spangled Bradbury" | 3:08 |
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4. | "LFM Dub" | 4:18 |
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5. | "Chasing Skirt" | 3:18 |
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Side FourNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Greater Reward" | 4:16 |
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2. | "Greater Dub" | 7:12 |
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3. | "Big Car Crash" | 7:44 |
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Total length: | 1:21:58 |
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Personnel
- Tom Ellard - vocals, synthesizers, production
- Stephen Jones - photography, circuit design, video synthesizers
- Robert Racic - production
- Wayne Miller - co-production
- Adrian Bolland - co-production
- Repo Graphics - cover artwork
- Tony Mott - photography
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Release Notes |
Australia | 1989 | Nettwerk | LP | W1-30035 | First vinyl pressing |
Volition Records | VOLT 028 |
North America | Nettwerk | CS | W4-30035 | First cassette pressing, same track list as the vinyl edition |
CD | W2-30035 | First CD pressing, includes two extra tracks not included on the vinyl and cassette editions |
Europe | Volition Records | VOLT 028 |
Australia | 2002 | Sevcom | CD-R | N/A | Sevcom CD-R reissue, includes four extra tracks, including the 1989 CD edition bonus tracks |
United Kingdom | 2004 | LTM | CD | LTMCD 2404 | LTM CD reissue, includes three extra tracks plus the 1989 CD edition bonus tracks |
United States | 2021 | Medical Records | 2LP | MR-089 | Expanded version, with several bonus tracks from previous (re)issues, plus two 12" single remixes |
References
- ^ a b "Severed Heads". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Cooper, William. "Rotund For Success review". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Encyclopedia entry for 'Severed Heads'". 5 June 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.
- ^ "Severed Heads". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Reviews". Option. 30–35: 114. 1990.
External links
- Rotund for Success at Discogs (list of releases)
- Bandcamp web page
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