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The Church - Of Skins And Heart (1981) [1988 Reissue]

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The Church - Of Skins And Heart (1981) [1988 Reissue]

The Church - Of Skins And Heart (1981) [1988 Reissue]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | 347 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 127 MB | Artwork | 51:33
Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Alternative Rock | Country: Australia | Label: Arista | ARCD-8563

Of Skins and Heart is the debut album by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church, released in April 1981 by EMI Parlophone. It peaked at No. 22 in the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
The Church - Of Skins And Heart (1981) [1988 Reissue]

On their debut, Of Skin and Heart, the Church play straightforward pop/rock firmly rooted in new wave, though owing no small debt to '60s pop. Edgier and more direct than their later work, it also ranks among their finest for that very reason. None of the excesses and ambitions that would sometimes get out of hand on later releases are present, though much of the band's basic formula was laid down – Steve Kilbey's cool, detached vocals and slightly surrealistic lyrics combined with some outstanding pop hooks, nice harmonies, and layers of ringing guitar. The classic "Unguarded Moment" (arguably one of the greatest singles of the '80s) overshadows much of the material on the album, but there is really no shortage of great songs here. [The album was originally released in the U.S. as The Church with some tracks dropped in favor of three tracks from singles released around the same time. In 1988, Arista released Of Skin and Heart on CD in its original form with the added tracks from The Church tacked onto the end.
Review by Chris Woodstra

Tracklist:

01 - For A Moment We're Strangers
02 - Chrome Injury
03 - The Unguarded Moment
04 - Memories In Future Tense
05 - Bel-Air
06 - Is This Where You Live
07 - She Never Said
08 - Fighter Pilot… Korean War
09 - Don't Open The Door To Strangers
10 - Too Fast For You
11 - Tear It All Away
12 - Sisters

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 7. May 2014, 22:34

The Church / Of Skins And Heart

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Personnel

Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Performer [The Thing] – Nick Ward (tracks: 1 to 9)
Drums, Vocals – Richard Ploog (tracks: 10 to 12)
Electric Guitar [6 And 12 String], Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Marty Willson-Piper
Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals – Peter Koppes
Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboards – Steve Kilbey

All thanks to original releaser

The Church - Of Skins And Heart (1981) [1988 Reissue]