Long Plays 83–87

Long Plays 83–87 is the first compilation album released by Australian new wave band, Pseudo Echo. It was released in 1987. It included extended and dance versions of their previously released singles between 1983 and 1987. It was released on CD in 1990.^[1]

Long Plays 83–87
Compilation album by Pseudo Echo
Released	March 1987
Recorded	1983 - 1987
Genre	Dance, dance-pop, synthpop
Length	49:50 (Long Plays 83-87)
Label	EMI Australia
Pseudo Echo chronology
Love An Adventure (1985) Long Plays 83–87 (1987) Race (1988)
Funky Town - The Album
New Zealand version

It was released in New Zealand under the title FunkyTown - The album.

Reviews

Michael Sutton of Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying: This compilation shows that in the '80s Pseudo Echo was able to combine dance music and rock & roll as deftly as its Australian peers in INXS. Singer Brian Canham may not have had the snake-like charm of INXS' Michael Hutchence, but his brooding voice makes these songs sound more mysterious than they normally would. The lyrics are often superficial and repetitive; however, the hooks are dynamite. Pseudo Echo just wanted to get bodies gyrating, and Long Plays 83-87 offers the perfect way to get into the groove.^[2]

Track listings

Australian 'Long Plays 83–87' ^[3]

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Listening"	Brian Canham / Tony Lugton	5:35
2.	"A Beat for You"	Brian Canham	7:26
3.	"Stranger in Me"	Brian Canham	6:04
4.	"Don't Go"	Brian Canham / James Leigh	6:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love an Adventure"	Brian Canham	6:21
2.	"Living in a Dream"	Brian Canham	5:39
3.	"Destination Unknown"	Brian Canham / Pierre Gigliotti / Frank Scalzo	5:48
4.	"Funkytown"	Steven Greenberg	6:35

New Zealand 'Funky Town' ^[4]

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funkytown (Dance Mix) "	Steven Greenberg	6:35
2.	"Don't Go (Extended Mix) "	Brian Canham / James Leigh	6:40
3.	"Love An Adventure (Extended Mix) "	Brian Canham	6:21

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Beat For You (Extended Mix) "	Brian Canham	7:26
2.	"Listening (Extended Mix) "	Brian Canham / Tony Lugton	5:35
3.	"Living In A Dream (Metal Mix) "	Brian Canham	5:39

Charts

Long Plays 83-87 peaked at No.44 in Australia; however, Funky Town - The Album was much more successful in New Zealand, where it debuted at No.4 and peaked at No.1. It remained at No.1 for 3 consecutive weeks during April 1987.

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart^[5]	44
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart^[6]	1

Credits

• Brian Canham
• Pierre Pierre
• James Leigh
• Vince Leigh
• Tony Lugton
• Anthony Argiro

See also

List of number-one albums from the 1980s (New Zealand)

References

1. "Pseudo Echo - Long Plays 83-87 CD". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
2. "Long Plays 83-87". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. "Pseudo Echo - Long Plays 83-87". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. "Pseudo Echo - Funky Town the album". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
6. "PSEUDO ECHO - FUNKY TOWN (ALBUM)". charts.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2013.