MR.X - Never EP 1981

I was browsing through my hard drive again and came across the following slab and it is amazing what treasures lie dormant there. Mr.X were originally from Hobart but spent time based in Sydney and this is their first EP on EMI Custom Records with four solid tunes and 2000 copies were pressed and the band is best known for their music in the early 1980s. Their EP "Never" was released in 1981 and features a mix of Punk/New Wave elements that were popular at the time and they were part of the emerging underground scene in Australia and helped develop the genre. The slab is fairly unknown because the competition was very fierce at the time and they had a hard time competing with their wavy sound so they went largely unnoticed but the record did receive praise in their home country for its distinctive sound and catchy melodies. Unfortunately there isn't much comprehensive information about the band themselves as they didn't become as well known as some of their contemporaries. Nevertheless, the EP remains an interesting piece of music history that could appeal to fans of the genre. I like the female vocals, the decent mid-tempo sound and also lyrically they have something to say, amazingly professional and no scrap. A second 7Inch came in 1983 and after that Mr.X was history.

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