TOO FAST FOR YOU / TEAR IT ALL AWAY (1981)

The Church - Too Fast For You/Tear It All Away - Australian Front Cover

Too Fast For You (3:28)
Sisters (4:05)
Tear It All Away (4:10)
You've Got To Go (2:33)
Fraulein (2:59)

2x7" - EMI Parlophone A-536 & A-525 (Australia) - July 13 or Aug. 31, 1981 - gatefold picture sleeve, 7mm center holes Back
2x7" - EMI Parlophone A-536 & A-525 (Australia Promo) - plain sleeves, white labels (raised centers), 7mm center holes

Credits

Steve Kilbey - Voices, Bass, Keyboards
Peter Koppes - Lead + Acoustic Guitars
Marty Willson-Piper - Electric 12 + 6 Strings Guitars
Richard Ploog - Drums. Percussion

Produced by Chris Gilbey and Bob Clearmountain
Recorded and mixed at Studios 301
[Uncredited: Peter Koppes co-mixed "Too Fast For You," "Tear It All Away" and "Sisters" with Bob Clearmountain]
Engineered by John Bee
Cover artwork by Paul Pattie
Photography by Don Bruner

Notes

The first 5,000 copies of the Parlophone "Too Fast For You" and "Tear It All Away" singles were packaged together in this special gatefold package, with the complete lyrics printed inside.

This review of the double-single by Stuart Coupe appeared in the Aug. 30, 1981, Sydney Morning Herald:

Last week I had a preview of The Church's double EP, Too Fast For You, and it's magnificent — better even than the debut album.

Too Fast For You, due for release tomorrow, contains besides the title song four others — Sisters, Tear It All Away, You've Got To Go and Fraulein.

Sisters is the first song from The Church written by all members of the band. The rest are by lead singer and bass player Steve Kilbey.

The band has refined its sound and the result is a delightful mixture of soaring harmonies, strong songs, jangling guitars, and memorable melodies.

Too Fast For You costs $2.99 and is an essential purchase. Watching the development of The Church is one of the most exciting aspects of Australian rock 'n' roll.

Here's another review from an unknown source (clipping):

The Church conjures up images, in my mind, of choirboys or English public schoolboys. That flash of decadence amidst the purity of tone and naivety of expression. The musical setting for this young angst is a mid-sixties transatlantic pop-rock hybrid. It's a wistful, winning combination of elements. Not quite tough, yet certainly not wimpy either, a delicate balance that is the hallmark of great pop music. Watch the Church. They'll go far.