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AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.8/10[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[4]

Gyrate is the debut studio album by American rock band Pylon, released in 1980 by record label DB.

Track listing

  • All songs written and arranged by Pylon, except where noted (Copyright Watteau Music).

Side A

  1. "Volume" - 04:10
  2. "Feast on My Heart" - 03:28 (Pylon, with additional lyrics by Craig Woodall)
  3. "Precaution" - 02:45
  4. "Weather Radio" - 02:08
  5. "The Human Body" - 03:00
  6. "Read a Book" - 01:55

Side B

  1. "Driving School" - 03:47
  2. "Gravity" - 02:31
  3. "Danger" - 05:32
  4. "Working Is No Problem" - 03:24
  5. "Stop It" - 02:59
Gyrate Plus – 2007 reissue
  1. "Cool" - 03:21
  2. "Dub" - 04:42
  3. "Volume" - 04:17
  4. "Feast on My Heart" - 03:34
  5. "Precaution" - 02:52
  6. "Weather Radio" - 02:15
  7. "Human Body" - 03:07
  8. "Read a Book" - 02:00
  9. "Driving School" - 03:54
  10. "Recent Title" - 02:27
  11. "Gravity" - 02:39
  12. "Danger" - 05:39
  13. "Working Is No Problem" - 03:32
  14. "Stop It" - 03:05
  15. "Danger!!" - 05:40
  16. "Functionality" - 04:29
  • Tracks 1 and 2 are from the "Cool"/"Dub" single released in 1979; tracks 3 to 14 from Gyrate; track 15 from 10-inch 45 RPM released in UK and as a 12-inch EP in the US and Italy in 1980; track 16 is a studio demo previously unreleased.

Personnel

  • Vanessa Ellison: vocals
  • Randy Bewley: guitar
  • Michael Lachowski: bass
  • Curtis Crowe: drums


References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Gyrate – Pylon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Bowers, William (November 28, 2007). "Pylon: Gyrate Plus Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 13, 2007). "Debut from Eighties Dance-Rock Band Who Taught R.E.M. a Thing or Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pylon – Pylon | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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