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Mean Machine is the eighth album by German rock band Lucifer's Friend, released in 1981. It marks a return to heavy metal, coinciding with the regained popularity of the genre with the NWOBHM movement.
Track listing
Side One| Title |
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| 1. | "One Way Street to Heartbreak" | 4:35 |
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| 2. | "Hey Driver" | 4:11 |
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| 3. | "Fire and Rain" | 4:40 |
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| 4. | "Mean Machine" | 1:08 |
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| 5. | "Cool Hand Killer" | 4:58 |
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Side Two| Title |
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| 6. | "Action" | 4:00 |
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| 7. | "Born to the City" | 4:12 |
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| 8. | "One Night Sensation" | 4:44 |
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| 9. | "Let Me Down Slow" | 3:37 |
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| 10. | "Bye Bye Sadie" | 3:18 |
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2011 CD re-release bonus tracks| Title |
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| 11. | "Old Man Roller (7 inch A-side)" | 3:38 |
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| 12. | "Stardancer (7 inch A-side)" | 4:02 |
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| 13. | "1999 (7 inch B-side)" | 4:23 |
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| 14. | "Writing on the Wall (7 inch version B-side)" | 4:44 |
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| 15. | "Stardancer (12 inch A-side)" | 5:16 |
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| 16. | "1999 (12 inch B-side)" | 5:12 |
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| 17. | "Moonshine Rider (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)" | 5:32 |
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| 18. | "Sweet Little Lady (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)" | 4:39 |
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| 19. | "Fugitive (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)" | 7:29 |
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Personnel
- John Lawton – lead vocals
- Peter Hesslein – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Peter Hecht – keyboards
- Dieter Horns – bass
- Herbert Bornhold – drums
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- John Lawton
- Peter Hesslein
- Peter Hecht
- Dieter Horns
- Joachim Rietenbach
- Herbert Bornhold
- Curt Cress
- Mike Starrs
- Adrian Askew
- Andreas Dicke
- Jogi Wichmann
- Udo Dahmen
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| As Lucifer's Friend | |
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| As Lucifer's Friend II | |
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| As Electric Food | |
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