Gyrate (album)

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

In a 1981 Trouser Press Review of Gyrate, Jon Young noted the album had "forceful rhythms and a kooky aura...jagged broken-glass textures and earnestly overbearing lyrics." He said the band has a "nervous, paranoid vibe," similar to the early Talking Heads. Young concludes, "Pylon prods and prods and prods."

Track listing

 * All songs written and arranged by Pylon, except where noted (Current Copyright: Pylon Music Two / Administered by BMG Bumblebee (BMI)

Side A
 * 1) "Volume" – 4:10
 * 2) "Feast on My Heart" – 3:28 (Pylon, with additional lyrics by Craig Woodall)
 * 3) "Precaution" – 2:45
 * 4) "Weather Radio" – 2:08
 * 5) "The Human Body" – 3:00
 * 6) "Read a Book" – 1:55

Side B
 * 1) "Driving School" – 3:47†
 * 2) "Gravity" – 2:31
 * 3) "Danger" – 5:32
 * 4) "Working Is No Problem" – 3:24
 * 5) "Stop It" – 2:59

† The original DB Records pressing of the LP in 1980 opened with the tune "Driving School" on Side B; The 1988 DB Records reissue removed the song, replacing it with "Recent Title". Later reissue versions, such as the CD below, featured both tunes.

Gyrate Plus – 2007 reissue
 * 1) "Cool" – 3:21
 * 2) "Dub" – 4:42
 * 3) "Volume" – 4:17
 * 4) "Feast on My Heart" – 3:34
 * 5) "Precaution" – 2:52
 * 6) "Weather Radio" – 2:15
 * 7) "Human Body" – 3:07
 * 8) "Read a Book" – 2:00
 * 9) "Driving School" – 3:54
 * 10) "Recent Title" – 2:27
 * 11) "Gravity" – 2:39
 * 12) "Danger" – 5:39
 * 13) "Working Is No Problem" – 3:32
 * 14) "Stop It" – 3:05
 * 15) "Danger!!" – 5:40
 * 16) "Functionality" – 4:29


 * 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.

Gyrate (Remastered) – 2020 reissue

Side A
 * 1) ”Volume” –	4:10
 * 2) ”Feast” – On My Heart	3:28
 * 3) ”Precaution” – 2:45
 * 4) ”Weather Radio” –	2:08
 * 5) ”The Human Body” –	3:00
 * 6) ”Read A Book” –	1:55

Side B
 * 1) ”Driving School” –	3:47
 * 2) ”Gravity” – 2:31
 * 3) ”Danger” –	5:32
 * 4) ”Working Is No Problem” –	3:24
 * 5) ”Stop It” –	2:59


 * Remastered from the original tapes and reissued by New West Records in 2020 on vinyl, CD and digital. Also, part of ‘Box’— a definitive Boxset of Pylon’s early output.

Personnel

 * Vanessa Ellison – vocals
 * Randy Bewley – guitar
 * Michael Lachowski – bass
 * Curtis Crowe – drums