The Q EP
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The Q EP is an EP
released by techno
/synthpop
band Q
, with Stacey Swain as the lead singer. It was released by M.A.O. Records in 1982. This album was released almost exclusively to college radio stations. Only 1,000 copies were printed of the EP, and it's therefore considered highly collectible.
The band later added more members and changed their named to SSQ
.
Swain and St. James, along with the other members of SSQ, would eventually achieve commercial success under the name Stacey Q
.
was released for "Sushi", the final album track, featuring all three members of Q
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
/synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band Q
Q (band)
Q was a small American techno band, formed in 1982 by Jon St. James and Stacey Swain. Ross Wood was also a group member, and John Van Tongeren was involved as well. The group only had two releases: a 7" single of their song "Playback" on Cocteau Records, and a four-track EP released almost...
, with Stacey Swain as the lead singer. It was released by M.A.O. Records in 1982. This album was released almost exclusively to college radio stations. Only 1,000 copies were printed of the EP, and it's therefore considered highly collectible.
The band later added more members and changed their named to SSQ
SSQ (band)
SSQ was a 1980s synthpop outfit formed from the already-in-existence band Q .-Biography:The original Q project was composed of Stacey Swain as lead singer, Jon St. James on guitars, and Dan Van Patten and John Van Tongeren on vocoder and synthesizer...
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Swain and St. James, along with the other members of SSQ, would eventually achieve commercial success under the name Stacey Q
Stacey Q
Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
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Track listing
- "Playback" (J. St. James, D. Van Patten) (3:20)
- "Video Girl" (J. St. James, D. Van Patten) (2:57)
- "Music's Gone" (J. St. James) (3:00)
- "Sushi" (J. St. James, J. Van TongerenJohn Van TongerenJohn Van Tongeren is a music composer, mainly for films and television series.- Biography :Van Tongeren began his career as one of the original members of Media Ventures . During his time at Media Ventures Van Tongeren worked on films such as Thelma and Louise, True Romance and Drop Zone with Hans...
) (2:06)
Music video
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was released for "Sushi", the final album track, featuring all three members of Q
Q (band)
Q was a small American techno band, formed in 1982 by Jon St. James and Stacey Swain. Ross Wood was also a group member, and John Van Tongeren was involved as well. The group only had two releases: a 7" single of their song "Playback" on Cocteau Records, and a four-track EP released almost...
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