"Average Inadequacy" is a song written and recorded by the Australian

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band

Machinations Machinations are an Australian synth-pop band which formed in 1980. They reached the top 20 on the Kent Music Report albums chart with ''Big Music'' in 1985. Their top 30 hits on the related singles chart are " Pressure Sway", "No Say ...

. It was released in August 1981 as the band's debut single.

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's imprint

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were interested and ultimately signed the band late in 1981, and the single was re-released in March 1982 under the White Label Records. The song peaked at number 98 on the Australian

Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 19 ...

in May 1982.

Track listing

; 7" single (Phantom; PH-12) * Side A "Average Inadequacy" – 4:15 * Side B "Arabia" – 4:44 ; 7" single (White Label; K 8581) * Side A "Average Inadequacy" – 4:04 * Side B "Machinations of Dance" – 3:37

Charts

References

1981 songs 1981 debut singles 1982 singles Machinations (band) songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub