''X-Aspirations'', sometimes simply called ''Aspirations'', is the debut studio album from Australian rock band X. It was recorded in a single afternoon in 1979 at Trafalgar Studios in the band's hometown of

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and released the following year on the band's own label. In October 2010, ''X-Aspirations'' was listed in the book ''

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''.

Original LP track listing

# "Suck Suck" # "Present" # "Simulated Lovers" # "Police" # "Revolution" # "Turn My Head" # "Good on Ya Baby" # "Delinquent Cars" # "I Don't Wanna Go Out" # "Dipstick" # "It Must Be Me" # "Coat of Green" # "Waiting" # "Batman"

Reissues

The original album has been re-released numerous times, often with bonus tracks taken from the band's 1984 single. The short-lived Australian Ultimate Record Company was the first to reissue the album on vinyl and compact disc with the

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song "

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" as the lead track. The CD version also inserted the B-side "Halfway 'Round the World" midway through the album. In 1992 the

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label

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was the first to release ''Aspirations'' in the United States. More recent re-releases either omit the single, or tack it onto the end of the CD as bonus tracks, including an alternate take of "Mother".''''

Personnel

Musicians

* Steve Lucas – guitar, vocals *

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– bass * Steve Cafiero – drums

Technical

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– producer * Cover by Kit

References

External links

Aztec Music reissue page
1979 albums X (Australian band) albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub