Playback (SSQ album)

Playback

Studio album by SSQ
Released	1983
Recorded	1982–1983
Genre	Synthpop new wave
Length	31:03
Label	Enigma Records EMI America
Producer	Jon St. James

Singles from Playback
"Synthicide" Released: 1983 "Big Electronic Beat" Released: 1983

Playback is the debut studio album by American synthpop band SSQ, released in 1983 by Enigma Records and EMI America Records. It is the only album the band ever put out and it remains their last full-length release. The band later worked on their lead singer Stacey Q's debut album Better Than Heaven and her sophomore Hard Machine.

"Synthicide", "Big Electronic Beat" and "Clockwork" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1984 film Hardbodies. "Synthicide" and "Anonymous" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1985 film Cavegirl.

The album was re-released on July 10, 2014 by F1 Music as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon.

Music videos

Music videos were released for both "Synthicide" and "Screaming In My Pillow." There were three different videos released for "Screaming In My Pillow": The first version was a PG-13-rated version that received airplay on MTV. A more controversial, "uncensored" version was aired on Playboy TV depicting full-frontal nudity and lesbianism by Stacey Swain and an unknown model. A third video, called the NC-17 version, was considered too graphic for mainstream airplay. It was included on Red Hot Rock, a VHS compilation of uncensored music videos.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Synthicide"	Jon St. James	3:36
2.	"Jet Town"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:40
3.	"Big Electronic Beat"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:30
4.	"Clockwork"	Jon St. James	5:28
5.	"Screaming in My Pillow"	Jon St. James Elizabeth Roberts	4:19
6.	"Anonymous"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:54
7.	"Walkman On"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:40
8.	"N'Importe Quoi"	Jon St. James Martine Hamel	2:56
Total length:			31:03

Cassette version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Fire"	Jimi Hendrix
10.	"Synth Samurai"	Jon St. James

2014 remastered version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Synthicide"	Jon St. James	3:32
2.	"Jet Town"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:40
3.	"Big Electronic Beat"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:32
4.	"The Girl Who Seduced the World"	Jon St. James	3:34
5.	"Screaming in My Pillow"	Jon St. James Elizabeth Roberts	4:38
6.	"The Model"	Jon St. James	2:31
7.	"Anonymous"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:55
8.	"Walkman On"	Jon St. James John Van Tongeren	3:36
9.	"N'Importe Quoi"	Jon St. James Martine Hamel	2:56
10.	"Playback" (Kendun Mix)	Jon St. James	3:52
11.	"Tonight (We'll Make Love Until We Die)"	Jon St. James	3:15
12.	"Clockwork" (Extended Mix)	Jon St. James	5:31
13.	"Synth Samurai"	Jon St. James	4:09
14.	"Tonight (We'll Make Love Until We Die)" (Alternate Mix)	Jon St. James	4:02
Total length:			52:43

Credits and personnel

Stacey Q - vocals
Jon St. James - guitars, synth, vocals
John Van Tongeren - synth
Rich West - synth
Karl Moet - drum systems
Skip Hahn - keyboards, vocoder

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