# X-Aspirations

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1980 studio album by X

X-Aspirations Studio album by X Released 1980 Recorded 1979 Genre Rock, Punk Label X Music (1979 release) Aztec Music (2009 reissue) Producer Lobby Loyde X chronology X-Aspirations (1980) At Home with You (1985)

***X-Aspirations***, sometimes simply called ***Aspirations***, is the debut studio album from Australian rock band [X](/source/X_(Australian_band)).[1] It was recorded in a single afternoon in 1979 at Trafalgar Studios in the band's hometown of [Sydney](/source/Sydney%2C_Australia) and released the following year on the band's own label.[2] In October 2010, *X-Aspirations* was listed in the book *[100 Best Australian Albums](/source/100_Best_Australian_Albums)*.[3]

## Original LP track listing

1. "Suck Suck"

1. "Present"

1. "Simulated Lovers"

1. "Police"

1. "Revolution"

1. "Turn My Head"

1. "Good on Ya Baby"

1. "Delinquent Cars"

1. "I Don't Wanna Go Out"

1. "Dipstick"

1. "It Must Be Me"

1. "Coat of Green"

1. "Waiting"

1. "Batman"

## Reissues

The original album has been re-released numerous times, often with bonus tracks taken from the band's 1984 single. The short-lived Australian Ultimate Record Company was the first to reissue the album on vinyl and compact disc with the [John Lennon](/source/John_Lennon) song "[Mother](/source/Mother_(John_Lennon_song))" as the lead track. The CD version also inserted the B-side "Halfway 'Round the World" midway through the album. In 1992 the [noise rock](/source/Noise_rock) label [Amphetamine Reptile Records](/source/Amphetamine_Reptile_Records) was the first to release *Aspirations* in the United States. More recent re-releases either omit the single, or tack it onto the end of the CD as bonus tracks, including an alternate take of "Mother".*[4]*

## Personnel

### Musicians

- Steve Lucas – guitar, vocals

- [Ian Rilen](/source/Ian_Rilen) – bass

- Steve Cafiero – drums

### Technical

- [Lobby Loyde](/source/Lobby_Loyde) – producer

- Cover by Kit

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** 'Enthal, Andrea (December 1986). ["Underground"](https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA45). *[SPIN](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. **2** (9): 45 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mess+Noise,_2009_2-0)** R., Andy. ["X-Aspirations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002551/http://messandnoise.com/releases/2000277). *Mess+Noise*. Archived from [the original](http://messandnoise.com/releases/2000277) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ODonnell_3-0)** [O'Donnell, John](/source/John_O'Donnell_(music_journalist)); [Creswell, Toby](/source/Toby_Creswell); [Mathieson, Craig](/source/Craig_Mathieson) (October 2010). *[100 Best Australian Albums](/source/100_Best_Australian_Albums)*. [Prahran, Vic](/source/Prahran%2C_Victoria): Hardie Grant Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-74066-955-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74066-955-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Discogs_4-0)** ["X"](http://www.discogs.com/artist/215239-X-10). *Discogs*. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

## External links

- [Aztec Music reissue page](https://web.archive.org/web/20100821112936/http://www.rubandtugrecords.com/aztecmusic.net/043.htm)

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