Dekadance
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Dekadance is the title of two different collections of remixes by Australia
n rock
group INXS
: a 1983 12" EP
released in the United States
of songs from Shabooh Shoobah
and a 1984 cassette released in Australia of songs from The Swing
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The Australian cassette with remixes from The Swing had six different sleeves, one for each member of the band, that could be put together to make a photomontage
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
: a 1983 12" EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
of songs from Shabooh Shoobah
Shabooh Shoobah
Shabooh Shoobah is Australian rock group INXS's third album. It was the band's first album to be released worldwide.The song "Don't Change" has been covered by The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, Zero , and as a bonus track on American rock group A Fire...
and a 1984 cassette released in Australia of songs from The Swing
The Swing
The Swing is Australian rock band INXS's fourth studio album, released in 1984. The lead single "Original Sin" was recorded in New York City with Nile Rodgers and featured Daryl Hall on backing vocals...
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The Australian cassette with remixes from The Swing had six different sleeves, one for each member of the band, that could be put together to make a photomontage
Photomontage
Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. A similar method, although one that does not...
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12": ATCO 90115-1 (US)
- "Black and White" (Extended Version) - 4:54
- "To Look at You" (Extended Version) - 6:26
- "The One Thing" (Extended Version) - 6:06
- "Here Comes II" (New Version) - 3:27
Cassette: WEA XS 4 (Australia)
- "Original SinOriginal Sin (INXS song)"Original Sin" is a hit single by Australian rock group INXS released in 1984 on their fourth album The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers....
" (Produced and mixed by Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
) - "I Send a Message" (Produced and mixed by Nick Launay)
- "Burn for You" (Produced and mixed by Nick Launay)
- "Dancing on the Jetty" (Remix by Andrew FarrissAndrew FarrissAndrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:...
) - "Melting in the Sun" (Produced and mixed by Nick Launay)
- "Love Is (What I Say)" (Remix by Mark OpitzMark OpitzMark Opitz, started his career with ABC TV in Sydney in the 1970’s and has since gone on to work with many of the great Australian musicians that have graced both the Australian and international music charts for the past 25 years....
) - "JacksonJackson (song)"Jackson" is a song, written in 1963 by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, about a married couple who find that the "fire" has gone out of their relationship...
" (special guest Jenny Morris)