Gyrate (album)

Gyrate
Studio album by Pylon
Released	1980
Label	DB
Producer	Bruce Baxter, Kevin Dunn, Pylon
Pylon chronology
Gyrate (1980) Chomp (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5[4]

Gyrate is the debut studio album by American rock band Pylon, released in 1980 by record label DB.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Volume" - 04:10
2. "Feast on My Heart" - 03:28
3. "Precaution" - 02:45
4. "Weather Radio" - 02:08
5. "The Human Body" - 03:00
6. "Read a Book" - 01:55

Side B

1. "Driving School" - 03:47
2. "Gravity" - 02:31
3. "Danger" - 05:32
4. "Working Is No Problem" - 03:24
5. "Stop It" - 02:59

Gyrate Plus – 2007 reissue

1. "Cool" - 03:21
2. "Dub" - 04:42
3. "Volume" - 04:17
4. "Feast on My Heart" - 03:34
5. "Precaution" - 02:52
6. "Weather Radio" - 02:15
7. "Human Body" - 03:07
8. "Read a Book" - 02:00
9. "Driving School" - 03:54
10. "Recent Title" - 02:27
11. "Gravity" - 02:39
12. "Danger" - 05:39
13. "Working Is No Problem" - 03:32
14. "Stop It" - 03:05
15. "Danger!!" - 05:40
16. "Functionality" - 04:29

• Tracks 1 and 2 are from the "Cool"/"Dub" single released in 1979; tracks 3 to 14 from Gyrate; track 15 from 10-inch 45 RPM released in UK and as a 12-inch EP in the US and Italy in 1980; track 16 is a studio demo previously unreleased.

Personnel

• Michael Lachowski (bass)
• Curtis Crowe (drums)
• Randy Bewley (guitar)
• Vanessa Ellison (vocals)

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "Gyrate – Pylon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
2. Bowers, William (November 28, 2007). "Pylon: Gyrate Plus Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
3. Christgau, Robert (December 13, 2007). "Debut from Eighties Dance-Rock Band Who Taught R.E.M. a Thing or Two". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
4. "Pylon – Pylon | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

External links

• Gyrate at Discogs (list of releases)