{"id":192,"date":"2009-02-24T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=192"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:28:25","slug":"ssq-playback-lp-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/ssq-playback-lp-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"SSQ- Playback LP + Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Synthpop\/New Wave outfit SSQ<\/strong> were formed in 1982, changing their name from simply Q and adding two members. The name shift was mostly due to Quincy Jones’ use of the letter for his own production work.<\/p>\n

The California-based band released just one record in 1983, but recorded two songs for the Return of the Living Dead<\/i> soundtrack, released in 1985. Meanwhile, lead singer Stacey Swain’s popularity began to eclipse her remaining bandmates, and the outfit changed their name to simply Stacey Q. Most are familiar with her new wave hit “Two of Hearts,” though the remaining musicians are still credited as SSQ on the sleeves of Stacey Q’s first two records, Better Than Heaven<\/i> and Hard Machine<\/i>. The band also released a few tracks without Swain’s vocals, which appeared exclusively on soundtracks. Also worthy of note that core member Jon St. James not only manned the decks for Berlin’s Pleasure Victim<\/i> LP (the two bands were labelmates over several occasions), but he also released two<\/a> excellent synthpop<\/a> records in the mid-1980s. His track “Trans-Atlantic” remains a favorite.<\/p>\n

Without any further ado, here’s the information for the band’s lone release as SSQ, 1983’s Playback<\/i>, complete with extra bonus tracks including b-sides, extended mixes, 3\/4 of the original Q 12”, and an infamous soundtrack appearance.<\/p>\n

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SSQ- Playback<\/i> LP
\n1. Synthicide
\n2. Jet Town
\n3. Big Electronic Beat
\n4. Clockwork [instrumental]
\n5. Screaming In My Pillow
\n6. Anonymous
\n7. Walkman On
\n8. N’importe Quoi
\n9. Playback
\n10. In Living Color
\n11. Video Girl
\n12. Music’s Gone
\n13. Shy Girl
\n14. Trash’s Theme
\n15. Tonight (We’ll Make Love Until We Die)
\n16. Big Electronic Beat (Extended)
\n17. Synthecide (Extended)<\/p>\n

Tracks 1-8: LP
\n9-17: Bonus Tracks<\/p>\n

*DOWNLOAD REMOVED BY REQUEST*- stay tuned news about a new SSQ reissue coming soon!<\/p>\n

The album featured several singles which appear on Stacey Q’s respective greatest hits reecord. Both “Synthicide” and “Big Electronic Beat” had decent showings during their tenure, but I’m more partial to the penultimate track “Walkman On.” However, it’s been ages since I’ve posted videos on a regular basis, so click below to watch the promotional clip for “Synthicide” in all its shameless glory:<\/p>\n