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Artist:	X
Title:	At Home With You
Label:	AZTEC MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	AVS 025CD

"The legendary X (not to be confused with the US band of the same name) formed in Sydney, Australia in 1977. They recorded their seminal 1980 debut X-Aspirations in one 5 hour session with Lobby Loyde producing. People called X a punk band -- and they certainly acted like one -- but they were actually a great meld of Ian Rilen's gut busting bass and pioneering Oz rock stance (as you would expect from a veteran of both Band Of Light and Rose Tattoo) and newcomer Steve Lucas' incredible sandpaper scream. Five years later Rilen and Lucas recruited drummer Cathy Green (from experimental Canberra band **** **** [cough cough]) and recorded their classic 2nd. album At Home With You (also produced by Loyde). Green's style fit X like a glove and helped transform the band into a killer live act. The songs and production had more depth too -- the Hunter's & Collectors' horn section: The Horns Of Contempt contributing to 3 tracks. A limited edition version of the LP was also released in 1985 (A TV Dinner At Home With X) which contained a t-shirt and a flexi-disc of the song 'El Salvador' recorded live at The Prince Of Wales in Melbourne on March 13th, 1985 for a live 3PBS radio broadcast. Searching for this track, we happened upon the master tapes for the entire show and quickly decided to expand the release to a double disc! The live tracks are from the desk feed for the radio broadcast and are sufficiently raw and unadorned and are a terrific indicator of the awesome live power of X -- and a reminder of the great loss that Australian music suffered with the tragic death of Ian Rilen last year (the reissue is dedicated to Ian). The year 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of X and the prefect time to revisit this album."

Artist:	X
Title:	X-Aspirations
Label:	AZTEC MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AVS 043CD

"In late 1979, Ian Rilen, Steve Lucas and Steve Cafiero entered Trafalgar studios with producer Lobby Loyde to record some demos for a projected single. They emerged just five hours later with a completed album, the undisputed classic X-Aspirations. Bass monster Rilen had been a founding member of Rose Tattoo (he wrote their seminal debut single 'Bad Boy For Love,' but had left in October 1977 after his harder edged compositions like 'Hate City' were rejected. Debuting in December 1977, X became one of the leading lights of the Sydney punk explosion. After the shocking death of original guitarist Ian Krahe, vocalist Lucas, with his distinctive sandpaper scream, took on guitar duties and, along with the powerhouse drumming of Cafiero, the classic three-piece lineup was born. Australian rock legend Lobby Loyde (Aztecs, Coloured Balls) was an early champion of the band and the perfect choice for producer. The single taken from the LP, 'I Don't Wanna Go Out,' is one of the great singles of the punk era. X, however, were not purely a punk band -- in attitude maybe, but Rilen's Oz rock roots added another dimension. X were simply a great rock band -- their sound has not aged in 30 years and their legend looms large in the history of Australian music. Aztec Music are proud to present a long overdue reissue of such an important album. Features the singles: 'I Don't Wanna Go Out' and 'Mother' (best Lennon cover ever? Lucas certainly has the primal scream vocal down pat!). Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, 6 panel digipak, 24 page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Plus 3 bonus tracks."

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