Album

Stateless

Lene Lovich

1978 · Rock

15 collectors on Gatefold own this

Stateless by Lene Lovich

Stateless is an Electronic album by Lene Lovich, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 91 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Lucky Number
  2. A2Sleeping Beauty
  3. A3Home
  4. A4Too Tender (To Touch)
  5. A5Say When

Side B

  1. B1Tonight
  2. B2Writing On The Wall
  3. B3Telepathy
  4. B4Momentary Breakdown
  5. B51 In A 1,000,000
  6. B6I Think We're Alone Now

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • brittle
  • playful
  • art school

First released in 1978, within a year three different versions had been made available.
* The first issue on red vinyl Stateless (UK 1978) (opens in a new tab), and later black vinyl with grey labels.
* A revised edition with the same track sequence, though approximately half the titles were fully or partially re-recorded**, the rest being remixed. This is the edition made available in most countries, e.g. Stateless (Australia 1979) (opens in a new tab).
* A US track sequence with further remixing on some tracks, e.g. Stateless (US 1979) (opens in a new tab).
** The re-recording of tracks is not mentioned in the credits, only the remixing.
In the UK, the black vinyl "remixed" reissue included (yellow) labels that identified Roger Bechirian as having remixed six of the tracks. However, not all the pressings actually used the correct stampers, resulting in the original mix being pressed instead of the remix. The matrices of the stampers carrying the correct remix versions are:
A side: "LENE IS THE LEADER" S-7 SEEZ 7-1 SA. EG-.
B side: IF IT'S LENE'S YOU'LL LOVICH! EG- STEVE S-6 SEEZ 7 B
And also:
A side: SAY WHAT S-6 SEEZ 7 A4 RM E.G.. STEVE.
B side: SA.S-10 SEEZ 7 B4 RM E.G..
To further complicate matters, later pressings of the remixed version featured eight Bechirian remixes, with further remixing to the track "Say When", matrix: A 4 RM 'SAY WHAT STEVE' / SEEZ 7 B 4 RM
Essentially, if the copy states "Steve" somewhere in the matrix, then it's a remixed version.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bobby IrwinDRUMS DRUMS , PERCUSSION, VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • Don SnowSYNTHESIZER PIANO PIANO , SOLOIST
  • Jeff SmithKEYBOARDS ORGAN, PIANO SYNTHESIZER
  • Lene LovichPERCUSSION SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
  • Les ChappellGUITAR GUITAR, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • Nick PlytasBASS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS ELECTRIC ORGAN , PIANO ORGAN , PIANO
  • Ron FrancoisBASS BASS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS PERCUSSION
  • Vic YoungBASS

15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 91 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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