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Rotund For Success is the eighth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads, released in 1988. Three singles wre released from the album: "Greater Reward", "All Saints Day" and "Big Car", the first two in particular reaching the top 30 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[2] Much like the rest of their discography, the album has been issued many times in several formats through a variety of labels.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Ellard

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."All Saints Day"5:23
2."Triangle Tango Tango"4:07
3."Bad Times Too"4:00
4."Midget Sings"3:17
5."Seven Miles"3:51
6."Greater Reward"4:15
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Big Car Intro"2:29
2."Big Car"6:56
3."First Steps"4:07
4."Rotund For Success"3:24
5."L.F.M"4:57
6."Chasing Skirt"3:18
CD Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."All Saints Day (Original Mix)"4:24
14."Bad Times Three"5:25
Total length:59:43
2002 Sevcom CDr Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Star Spangled Bradbury (Prank Caller Bratbury)"4:35
16."Bombs Fell (Mindless Delta Scratch)"3:21
17."Lovesick Fascist Meatloaf"4:49
18."Rich Baby (Balloon Folding Soundtrack)"6:08
Total length:78:36
2004 LTM CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Star Spangled Bradbury"4:35
16."Bombs Fell"3:21
17."L.F.M (Part Two)"4:49
Total length:72:28

Personnel

  • Tom Ellard - vocals, synthesizers, production
  • Stephen Jones - photography, circuit design, video synthesizers
  • Robert Racic - production
  • Wayne Miller - co-production
  • Adriad Bollard - 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 exact track list as the vinyl
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

References

  1. ^ Cooper, William. "Rotund For Success review". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Severed Heads". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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