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1982 studio album by Tom Ellard
80's Cheesecake
Studio album by Tom Ellard
Released1982
Recorded1981–82, Terse Tapes, Australia
GenreExperimental
Length50:54
LabelTerse Tapes
ProducerTom Ellard
Tom Ellard chronology
Snappy Carrion
(1982) 		80's Cheesecake
(1982) 		Meteosat 2004
(2014)

80's Cheesecake is a solo album produced and written by Tom Ellard of Severed Heads. It was released in 1982 as a C60 cassette tape through his own Terse Tapes label. According to Ellard, the album, along with his previous one, Snappy Carrion (1982), were recorded out of interest in making pop music. It is a precursor of Severed Heads' shift in sound, from their early industrialised sound to the more accessible electronic styles of their later recordings. Tracks from this cassette appeared on the Severed Heads' compilation album Clifford Darling, Please Don't Live in the Past (1985).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Juno DownloadPositive
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Ellard, except for "Touch", co-written by Garry Bradbury

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Glass"5:40
2."Saturday"2:52
3."Man Dat Hip"1:32
4."Epilepsy II"5:38
5."Sixteen"12:35
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."The Louis Armstrong Story – Born a Horn"3:43
2."The Louis Armstrong Story – Hits Big Time 3 1/2"1:27
3."The Louis Armstrong Story – Slave of Speed"2:09
4."The Louis Armstrong Story – Kalama Zoo Zoo Zoo"2:09
5."The Louis Armstrong Story – Mom's Grave"1:17
6."The Louis Armstrong Story – 1st Love (It Was Madness)"2:27
7."The Louis Armstrong Story – Smeared in Smashed Ascent"9:25
2002 Sevcom CDr Version
No.TitleLength
1."Anthem 82"4:24
2."Bullet"2:44
3."Mount"2:15
4."Eats"2:41
5."Word"3:15
6."Cross"3:23
7."Blame"3:11
8."Hold"1:53
9."Our Work for Love at Home"5:21
10."Power Circles in Paris"3:09
11."These Are the Words"5:58
12."Touch"2:57
13."Brain"5:44
14."Hair"6:00
15."The Louis Armstrong Story"13:31
Total length:66:26
2014 Dark Entries LP Version
No.TitleLength
1."Anthem 82"4:24
2."303b The East is Red"3:17
3."Big Eats"2:40
4."The Ritualistic"2:16
5."Babies"2:56
6."These are the Words"4:16
7."Word"3:16
8."Touch"2:56
9."Cross"3:00
10."Hold"1:50
11."Our Work for Love at Home"5:21
12."In Her Hair"3:54
Total length:40:06
2015 Bandcamp bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Kai Kai"2:35
14."Brain"5:44
15."The Louis Armstrong Story"13:31
Total length:61:56

4, 5 and 13 are new songs made of salvaged and backed-up parts from recordings from this period.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Release Notes
Australia 1982 Terse Tapes C60 TRS017 Initial release.
2002 Sevcom CD-R N/A First reissue, complete with new artwork and a new track listing that includes previously unreleased material.
United States 2014 Dark Entries LP DE-076 First ever pressing on vinyl. Includes another new track listing and remastering.
United States 2015 Bandcamp Downloads N/A Expanded version of the 2014 Dark Entries LP.

References

  1. Ellard, Tom. "The Ballad of 80's Cheesecake". sevcom.com. Sevcom. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. Plus, Juno. "Tom Ellard – 80's Cheesecake". Junodownload.com. Juno Download. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. Coultate, Aaron. "Reviews: Tom Ellard – 80's Cheesecake". The Resident Adviser. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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