INXS – The Swing
Tracklist
| A1 | Original Sin | 5:19 | |
| A2 | Melting In The Sun | 3:25 | |
| A3 | I Send A Message | 3:25 | |
| A4 | Dancing On The Jetty | 4:37 | |
| A5 | The Swing | 3:54 | |
| B1 | Johnson's Aeroplane | 3:54 | |
| B2 | Love Is (What I Say) | 3:43 | |
| B3 | Face The Change | 3:36 | |
| B4 | Burn For You | 4:58 | |
| B5 | All The Voices | 6:11 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Records Pty. Limited
- Distributed By – WEA Records Pty. Limited
- Marketed By – WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty. Limited
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – INXS
- Copyright © – WEA
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Recorded At – Power Station
- Recorded At – Rhinoceros Studios
- Recorded At – Paradise Studios (2)
- Recorded At – Emerald City Studios
- Mixed At – The Town House
- Mixed At – Sarm East Studios
- Mixed At – Sarm West Studios
- Mixed At – Air Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX208819
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX208820
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – Bill Motzing*
- Arranged By [Strings], Keyboards, Guitar – Andrew Farriss
- Artwork [Art] – Jon Watkins
- Backing Vocals [Special Thanks For Backing Vocals] – Andrew Duffield, Daryl Hall, Dave Spinner*, Frank Simms, Jenny Morris, Kim-Liat Edwards*, Norma Lewis, Sean Kelly, Sherine
- Bass [Basses] – Garry Gary Beers
- Design [Cover Design], Photography By – Philip Mortlock
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jon Farriss
- Engineer – Nick Launay (tracks: A2 to B5)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Air Studios] – Jeremy Allan
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Manor] – Master Steven Chase*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Paradise] – David "Fullnumber" Price*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Rhinoceros] – Allan Wright*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Sarm East] – Stewart (7)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Sarm West] – Ross (17)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer; Townhouse] – Paul "Croydon" Cook*
- Guitar, Bass – Tim Farriss
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Δ] – Tony Taurins
- Management – MMA Management
- Mixed By – Nick Launay (tracks: A2 to B5)
- Photography By – Paul Clarke (9)
- Photography By [Front Group Pic And Individual B&w Pics Taken By] – Michael Putland
- Photography By, Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals – Kirk Pengilly
- Producer – Nick Launay (tracks: A2 to B5)
- Vocals – Michael Hutchence
- Written-By – A. Farriss* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5), J. Farriss* (tracks: A2, B2, B3), K. Pengilly* (tracks: B2, B3), M. Hutchence* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2 to B5), T. Farriss* (tracks: A2, B2)
Notes
Released 19 March 1984
Charted at #1 on debut 2 April 1984 (based on sales info 19-24 March 1984)
Gatefold sleeve, with printed inner sleeve.
Inner sleeve has tracklist and credits on one side, and a colour photo montage on the other. The photo montage includes coloured photos of each of the six band members set inside slide frames.
Across the inner spread of the gatefold is a montage of black and white photos of the band members set inside black borders. On the right hand side of the inner spread, amongst these photos, there are six die-cut square holes, also with black borders. When the inner sleeve is inserted into the gatefold correctly, the coloured photos of the band members on the inner sleeve show through the die-cut holes of the gatefold.
Spine:
℗ INXS 1984 © WEA 1984
Outer sleeve:
cassette 250389-4
Marketed by WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty Limited
[Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company
Inner sleeve:
Mixed at Townhouse, Sarm East & West, Air Studios
Recorded at the Manor, Power Station, Rhinoceros, Paradise, Emerald City
Labels:
℗1984 INXS
Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty Limited
WEA Records Pty. Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company.
Charted at #1 on debut 2 April 1984 (based on sales info 19-24 March 1984)
Gatefold sleeve, with printed inner sleeve.
Inner sleeve has tracklist and credits on one side, and a colour photo montage on the other. The photo montage includes coloured photos of each of the six band members set inside slide frames.
Across the inner spread of the gatefold is a montage of black and white photos of the band members set inside black borders. On the right hand side of the inner spread, amongst these photos, there are six die-cut square holes, also with black borders. When the inner sleeve is inserted into the gatefold correctly, the coloured photos of the band members on the inner sleeve show through the die-cut holes of the gatefold.
Spine:
℗ INXS 1984 © WEA 1984
Outer sleeve:
cassette 250389-4
Marketed by WEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty Limited
[Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company
Inner sleeve:
Mixed at Townhouse, Sarm East & West, Air Studios
Recorded at the Manor, Power Station, Rhinoceros, Paradise, Emerald City
Labels:
℗1984 INXS
Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty Limited
WEA Records Pty. Limited [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MX 208819
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MX 208820
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Side A Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208819-D AUS 250389-1 S1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Side B Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208820-E AUS 250389-1 S2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Side A Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208819-C AUS 250389-1 S1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Side B Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208820-D AUS 250389-1 S2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Side A Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208819-D AUS 250389-1 S1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Side B Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208820-D AUS 250389-1 S2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - Side A Runout Stamped): ·Δ MX208819-C AUS 250389-1 S1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 - Side B Runout Stamped): Δ MX208820-E AUS 250389-1 S2
Other Versions (5 of 131)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Swing (LP, Album, Gatefold) | ATCO Records | 79 01601 | Canada | 1984 | |||
Recently Edited | The Swing (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo, Gatefold, Allied Pressing) | ATCO Records, ATCO Records | 90160-1, 7 90160-1 | US | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Swing (LP, Album, Stereo) | Mercury | 818 553-1 | France | 1984 | ||
New Submission | The Swing (LP, Album) | Mercury | 818 553-1Y | Germany | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | The Swing (LP, Album) | Mercury, Phonogram | MERL 39, 818 553-1 | UK | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
After years of streaming this (and loving it), hearing the genuine article from 1984 is a revelation—a fantastic pressing that sounds like it was recorded yesterday. My copy was advertised as a VG+ and I'm stoked with it. Personal fave "I Send a Message" sounds HUGE.
Stone cold 80's New Wave classic synth bass, chunky strats, horn stabs and Michael's vox. You get hooks, great lyrics and that je nais se qoui sound thats unmistakably the 1980s! Gone are wah-wah pedals and disco beats of the 1970s what you get was that progressive new pop sound being carved out. Worth owning just for The Swing!
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