The Machines EP

'True Life' / 'Everythings Technical'

'You Better Hear' / 'Evening Radio'

7" EP (Wax EAR 1)

Released March 1978

Notes:
The original pressing on Wax Records was 1,000

x5 Cassette Copies were made direct from the Master Recording

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• Numerous repressings of the EP have appeared on the Gecko Label, on 7" Vinyl and CD

• A 7" Day-Glo Pink version of the EP was issued in Japan

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Tracks from the EP have also subsequently appeared on numerous releases, including:

• 'Killed By Death Vol 2' on Redrum 1989 (LP) and 1996 (CD)
• 'Bloodstains Across the U.K. Vol 1' Insekten in 1997 (LP)
• 'Break the Rules Vol 7' on Insekten in 1997 (CD)
• 'Every One A Classic! Vol 6' Punk, Mod, Powerpop' 2001 (CD)

NB In 2006 UK Magazine Record Collector cited the Machines EP as one of the '100 Most Collectable Punk Records'
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NB In 2010 UK Magazine Record Collector cited the Machines EP as one of the '43 Lost Punk Classics'
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Machines

'Weekend' / 'Girl in Black'

'Racing' / 'Sue This Song'

7" EP (Fierro! Records FR 025)

Released June 2019

The Machines
The Machines

'Racing' / 'Cyclone' / 'Perfect Black' / 'Pirate Times' / 'Weekend' / 'Girl in Black' / 'Chain Gang' / 'Parents Zone' / 'Sue This Song' / 'Don't Be Fooled' / Bonus Tracks: 'Racing' (1977 demo) / 'You Better Hear' (1977 demo) / 'True Life' (1978 EP) / 'Everythings Technical' (1978 EP) / 'You Better Hear' (1978 EP) / 'Evening Radio' (1978 EP)

16 Track CD (1,000 Copies) with 16 Page Full Colour Booklet

Cat No:
Angels in Exile Records - AIECD 001

Released Monday 12th December 2011

Bored Teenagers Volume Four
Various Artists

Features x2 Machines Songs:

'You Better Hear' (1977 Demo Track)
'Racing' (1977 Demo Track)

16 Track Vinyl LP (Limited to 500 Copies) / 18 Track CD

Cat No:
LP - RubbishLP005 (5032733001189)
CD - RubbishCD005 (5032733001196)

Released Monday 17th July 2006

Still Dying in The 21st Century Compilation CD Volume 1
Various Artists

15 Track CD, including tracks by Leather Zoo, Shag Nasty, Danger's Close, Pink Hearse and The Machines

The Machines Track:
'Weekend'

1,000 Copies of CD, and 25 CD's given to bands

Released October 26th 2009

Southend Punk Volume One
Various Artists

14 Track CD, including tracks by The Sinyx, The Kronstadt Uprising and The Machines

The Machines Track:
'You Better Hear'

16 Page Full Colour Booklet

Cat No:
Angels in Exile Records - AIECD 004

Released Monday 04th December 2020

Punk 45: I'm A Mess!'- D-I-Y or Die ! Art, Trash, Neon - Punk 45's In The UK 1977 - 1978
Various Artists

19 Track CD and Double Vinyl LP

The Machines Track:
'True Life'

Cat No:
Soul Jazz Records - SJR CD 505

Released Friday 14th October 2022

Bubblegum Slut - Issue 28
Autumn 2007

Contains Free x20 Track CD, including tracks by Iggy Pop, The MC5, The Cuddly Toys, Devilish Presley and The Machines

The Machines Track:
'Weekend'

500 Copies of Fanzine w/CD, and 500 CD's given to bands

Released September 10th 2007

Noisy! - Issue 9
Winter 2009 / Spring 2010

Contains Free x15 Track CD, including tracks by Steve Hooker, Zen Motel, Devilish Presley and The Machines

The Machines Track:
'Chain Gang'

250 Copies of Fanzine w/CD, and 15 CD's given to bands

Released November 2nd 2009

Vive Le Rock - Issue 6
Spring 2012

Contains Free x14 Track CD, including tracks by Fields of The Nephilim, Demented Are Go, The Skints, Pink Cigar and The Machines

The Machines Track:
'Weekend'

Released February 2012

The Machines - Promo EP #1

'Weekend' | 'Chain Gang' | 'Girl in Black'

'Don't Be Fooled' | 'Sue This Song'

CD EP

May 2007

The Machines - Promo EP #2

'Cyclone' | 'Perfect Black' | 'Parents Zone'

'Racing' | 'Pirate Times'

CD EP

September 2007