White Noise

Description

White Noise is an album by the Australian rock band Avion – featuring singer, songwriter, and guitarist Randall Waller – released in Australia on EMI Records in 1986.

Most tracks on the album (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B5) were recorded by Richard Lush and Peter Blyton at EMI Studios 301 in Sydney, Australia; with Blyton, Peter Dawkins, and the band producing. Track A1 was recorded by Peter Cobbin at EMI Studios 301 with Randall Waller and Clive Shakespeare producing. Track B1 was produced and engineered by Ross Cockle at AAV (Armstrong Audio/Video) in Melbourne, Australia. Mixed at Albert Studios in Sydney by Blyton and the band (tracks: A2 to A5, B2 to B5); by Spencer Lee (track B1); and by Shakespeare, Bee, and Waller (track A1).

Avion features Randall Waller on lead vocals and guitar, Paul Gannell on guitar and backing vocals, Evan Murray on piano, synthesizer, and backing vocals, and a rhythm section consisting of bassist Kendall Waller and drummer John Waller, both as well providing backing vocals. Tracks B1 and B5 feature Sam McNally on synthesizer.

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Celebration” – 4:05
A2. “Berlin Wall” – 3:35
A3. “Elle” – 3:56
A4. “In My Mind” – 3:33
A5. “Ships” – 4:45

Side Two
B1. “We’ve Got Secrets” – 3:58
B2. “Calm Before The Storm” – 4:41
B3. “The Next Big Thing” – 3:24
B4. “On And On” – 4:50
B5. “Never Too Late” – 3:55

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by RCA. Later re-issued on CD.

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[youtube_sc url=”jWNnZu7lj_Q” title=”Avion – Berlin Wall VIDEO (1987)” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]Avion’s promotional video for the April 1986 single “Berlin Wall”, the third single taken from their 1986 album White Noise.The song addresses the detrimental effect of the wall on the city’s residents that divided Berlin into East and West Berlin.