Rupert Hine - Immunity

Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
New Wave
Year:
1981

Tracklist

I Hang On To My Vertigo 4:40
Misplaced Love 4:14
Samsara 5:15
Surface Tension 4:19
I Think A Man Will Hang Soon 4:17
Immunity 3:53
Another Stranger 4:49
Psycho Surrender 4:20
Make A Wish 5:42

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Immunity (LP) A&M Records AMLH 68519 UK 1981
Immunity (LP) A&M Records SP-4858 US 1981
Immunity (LP, Album) A&M Records AMLH 68519 Netherlands 1981
Immunity (CD, Album, RM) A&M Records 394 858-2 Netherlands 1989
Immunity (CD, Album) Pony Canyon Inc. PCCY-10051 Japan 1990
Immunity (CD, Album, RM) Voiceprint MPVP003CD UK 2001
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by Bucky Jan 08, 2008

referencing Immunity, LP, AMLH 68519

This album actually changed my life. It gave me a new insight into how music could sound, and removed a lot of inhibitions. If I had to melt my entire record collection and keep three albums this would be the number one keeper.
It is fantastic in several ways. The tone of the lyrics, the fantastic use of synthesizers (which Hine deliberately "overloaded" by feeding them strange input to get interesting output, one example is a sample of a knife tapping glass) and the avoidance of drums on many tracks. This was a completely new way of creating "pop" music and it is unsurpassed. This album can still, decades later, make me weep.
I pity all who miss out on this.

Note: the info on "tampering" with the synthesizer inputs comes from an interview in swedish Hi-Fi & Musik Magazine.
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Shortcut Code: [m84488]
Data Quality Rating: Correct

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4.83 / 5 (18 votes)

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