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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Fresco
| name = Fresco
| Type = EP
| type = EP
| Artist = [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]
| artist = [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]
| Cover = FrescoEP1 Icehouse01.jpg
| cover = FrescoEP1 Icehouse01.jpg
| Released = 1983
| alt =
| released = 1983
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| Recorded = Paradise Studios - Sydney, Westlake Audio - Eldorado, and Musicland West Studios - Los Angeles |
| recorded =
| Genre = [[New Wave music|New Wave]]/[[Post Punk]]/[[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length =
| venue =
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| studio = Paradise Studios - Sydney, Westlake Audio - [[Eldorado Recording Studios|Eldorado]], and Musicland West Studios - Los Angeles
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| Label = [[Chrysalis Records]]
| Producer = [[Iva Davies]] and [[Keith Forsey]]
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]], [[synthpop]]
| Reviews =
| length =
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| label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifexq85ldde link]|
| producer = [[Iva Davies]], [[Keith Forsey]]
| prev_title = [[Primitive Man (album)|Primitive Man]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[Sidewalk (album)|Sidewalk]]
| next_year = 1984
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9733|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->


'''''Fresco''''' is an early 1983 [[EP]] released by [[Australia]]n [[Rock music|rock]] [[synthpop]] band, [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]. It contains the same versions of "[[Hey Little Girl]]", "Street Cafe" and "Glam" from their 1982 album ''[[Primitive Man (album)|Primitive Man]]'' together with different versions of "Break These Chains" and "Over the Line" (B-side of "Street Cafe" single). It was produced by Icehouse founder [[Iva Davies]] together with [[Keith Forsey]] for [[Chrysalis Records]].
'''''Fresco''''' is an early 1983 [[Extended play|EP]] released by [[Australia]]n [[Rock music|rock]]/[[synthpop]] band, [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]].<ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130929120725/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/i/icehouse.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/i/icehouse.html | title = The Flowers / Icehouse | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | archivedate = 29 September 2013 | accessdate = 21 March 2014 }}</ref> It contains the same versions of "[[Hey Little Girl]]" and "Glam" from their 1982 album ''[[Primitive Man (album)|Primitive Man]]'' together with different versions of "Break These Chains", "Street Cafe" and "Over the Line" (B-side of "Street Cafe" single). It was produced by Icehouse founder [[Iva Davies]] together with [[Keith Forsey]] for [[Chrysalis Records]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks were written by [[Iva Davies]].<ref name="APRA">{{cite web |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Rights Association|APRA]] |title=APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |accessdate=2008-06-24 }} Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BREAK THESE CHAINS</ref>
All tracks were written by [[Iva Davies]].<ref name="APRA">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association|APRA]] |title=APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |accessdate=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124161012/http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |archivedate=January 24, 2008 }} Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BREAK THESE CHAINS</ref>


'''A Side'''
'''A Side'''
# "Break These Chains" - 3:40
# "Break These Chains" - 3:40
# "[[Hey Little Girl]]"
# "[[Hey Little Girl]]" - 3:38
# "Over the Line"
# "Over the Line" - 2:45


'''B Side'''
'''B Side'''
# "Street Cafe"
# "Street Cafe" - 4:11
# "Glam"
# "Glam" - 3:18


==Credits==
==Credits==
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*Cover Design: Gillian Titus
*Cover Design: Gillian Titus


==References==

{{Reflist}}
{{Icehouse}}
{{Icehouse}}
[[Category:1983 EPs]]
[[Category:1983 debut EPs]]
[[Category:Icehouse albums]]
[[Category:Icehouse (band) albums]]
[[Category:albums produced by Keith Forsey]]
[[Category:Chrysalis Records EPs]]


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Latest revision as of 03:57, 3 December 2019

Fresco
EP by
Icehouse
Released1983
StudioParadise Studios - Sydney, Westlake Audio - Eldorado, and Musicland West Studios - Los Angeles
GenreNew wave, synthpop
LabelChrysalis
ProducerIva Davies, Keith Forsey
Icehouse chronology
Primitive Man
(1982) 		Fresco
(1983) 		Sidewalk
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Fresco is an early 1983 EP released by Australian rock/synthpop band, Icehouse.[2] It contains the same versions of "Hey Little Girl" and "Glam" from their 1982 album Primitive Man together with different versions of "Break These Chains", "Street Cafe" and "Over the Line" (B-side of "Street Cafe" single). It was produced by Icehouse founder Iva Davies together with Keith Forsey for Chrysalis Records.

Track listing

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All tracks were written by Iva Davies.[3]

A Side

  1. "Break These Chains" - 3:40
  2. "Hey Little Girl" - 3:38
  3. "Over the Line" - 2:45

B Side

  1. "Street Cafe" - 4:11
  2. "Glam" - 3:18

Credits

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Art

  • Cover Illustration: Geoffrey Gifford
  • Cover Design: Gillian Titus

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-24. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BREAK THESE CHAINS


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