STEREOPLAY HIGHLIGHTS CD 6 (1985)

Tracks

1. The First Circle (9:13) - Pat Metheny Group
2. Katzenmusik 5 (3:53) - Michael Rother
3. Life Is For Living (3:40) - Barclay James Harvest
4. Only Crying (4:15) - Keith Marshall
5. It's No Reason (5:08) - The Church
6. Starchild (6:01) - Level 42
7. Invitations (6:14) - Shakatak
8. Garden Party (6:10) - Mezzoforte
9. Hymn (5:06) - Barclay James Harvest

Releases

• CD - Polygram 825 998-2 (West Germany) - Matrix: 825 998-2 01 *
• CD - Polygram 825 998-2 (West Germany) - Matrix: 825 998-2 02 + E

Notes

The booklet contains this write-up in German on The Church:

Das Quartett aus Sydney, das seit einem halben Jahrzehnt zusammenspielt, gehört zum Besten, was der fünfte Kontinent derzeit an Musikexporten vorzuzeigen hat. Die Vorliebe der vier Australier gilt unüberhörbar Errungenschaften der späten 60er Jahre, den ebenmäßigen Vokalharmonien des Folkrock, den fließenden Gitarren der Byrds und der dezenten orchestralen Romantik der britischen Moody Blues. „It's No Reason“, 1983 aufgenommen, vereint all diese Merkmale in klanglich sauberer Verpackung.

Approximate translation to English:

This quartet from Sydney, which has been together for half a decade, is currently one of the best music exports from the fifth continent. Influencing the four Australians are clearly the achievements of the late '60s: the even vocal harmonies of folk-rock, the flowing guitars of the Byrds, and the subtle orchestral romance of the British Moody Blues. "It's No Reason," recorded in 1983, combines all of these characteristics in sound clean packaging.