Screaming Targets is the fourth studio album by Australian pop rock band Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons.[2] The album was the band's first via Mushroom Records. Released in July 1979, the album peaked at number 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's first top twenty album. The album was released with a limited edition bonus record featuring songs recorded live at Sentimental Bloke Hotel, Bombay Rock, Melbourne, April 1979.
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| Released | 13 July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978−79 | |||
| Studio | Armstrong Studios | |||
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| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Peter Solley | |||
| Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Screaming Targets | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The US release, detailed below, differed slightly from the original Australian issue, and did not appear until 1980.
Critical reception
edit"The songs and the melodies" of the album reminded critics of Billboard magazine the works of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and they expressed the thought that future possible success of Jo Jo Zep's depend on their willingness to continue to follow this style.[3]
Track listing (Original Australian version)
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit and Run" | Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Don't Wanna Come Down" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Katschara" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Only the Lonely Hearted" | Paul Kelly | 2:44 |
| 5. | "You Made a Fool Out of Me" | Mickey Jupp | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close to the Bone" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Shape I'm In" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Trials and Tribulations" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Thin Line" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Open Hearted" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:06 |
Bonus live LP with original Australian issue:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Security" | Otis Redding | 4:45 |
| 2. | "So Young" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Not a Woman, Not a Child" | Murray, Peters | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Oh Mona" | Ellas McDaniel | 6:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cuthulu" | Camilleri, Bruce Woodcock | 9:56 |
Track listing (Revised US version)
editThe US version, issued in 1980, dropped "You Made a Fool Out of Me" and added a newly-recorded studio version of "So Young".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit and Run" | Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Don't Wanna Come Down" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Katschara" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Only the Lonely Hearted" | Paul Kelly | 2:44 |
| 5. | "So Young" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close to the Bone" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Shape I'm In" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Trials and Tribulations" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Thin Line" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Open Hearted" | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | 4:06 |
Personnel
edit- Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons
- Joe Camilleri — vocals, saxophone, guitar
- Jeff Burstin - guitar
- Tony Faehse - guitar, backing vocals
- John Power - bass, vocals
- Gary Young - drums
Charts
edit| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report[4] | 13 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 25 |
References
edit- ^ "Screaming Targets Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Review: Jo Jo Zep — Screaming Targets" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18. 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons – Screaming Targets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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