Playback (SSQ album)
| Playback | ||
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| Studio album by SSQ | ||
| Released | 1983 | |
| Recorded | 1982–1983 | |
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| Length | 31:03 | |
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| Producer | Jon St. James | |
| Singles from Playback | ||
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Playback is the debut studio album by American synthpop band SSQ, released in 1983 by Enigma Records and EMI America Records. It is the only album released by the band as SSQ, though the band members later worked on their lead singer Stacey Q's debut album Better Than Heaven and her sophomore Hard Machine.
"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.
The album was re-released on July 10, 2014 by F1 Music as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon.
Music videos
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.
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Synthicide" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Jet Town" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Big Electronic Beat" |
| 3:30 |
| 4. | "Clockwork" |
| 5:28 |
| 5. | "Screaming in My Pillow" |
| 4:19 |
| 6. | "Anonymous" |
| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Walkman On" |
| 3:40 |
| 8. | "N'Importe Quoi" |
| 2:56 |
| Total length: | 31:03 | ||
| Cassette version | |||
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| Track listing | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Fire" | ||
| 10. | "Synth Samurai" |
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| 2014 remastered version | |||
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| Track listing | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Synthicide" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Jet Town" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Big Electronic Beat" |
| 3:32 |
| 4. | "The Girl Who Seduced the World" |
| 3:34 |
| 5. | "Screaming in My Pillow" |
| 4:38 |
| 6. | "The Model" |
| 2:31 |
| 7. | "Anonymous" |
| 3:55 |
| 8. | "Walkman On" |
| 3:36 |
| 9. | "N'Importe Quoi" |
| 2:56 |
| 10. | "Playback" (Kendun Mix) |
| 3:52 |
| 11. | "Tonight (We'll Make Love Until We Die)" |
| 3:15 |
| 12. | "Clockwork" (Extended Mix) |
| 5:31 |
| 13. | "Synth Samurai" |
| 4:09 |
| 14. | "Tonight (We'll Make Love Until We Die)" (Alternate Mix) |
| 4:02 |
| Total length: | 52:43 | ||
Credits and personnel
- Stacey Q - vocals
- Jon St. James - guitars, synth, vocals
- John Van Tongeren - synth
- Rich West - synth
- Karl Moet - drum systems
- Skip Hahn - keyboards, vocoder