INXS, X
INXSX.
INXS followed Kick with another Chris Thomas production, keeping the band's sleek rhythmic sound while adding new textures and one of its most recognizable opening singles.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Cover image source: Cover Art Archive or the linked archival source.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
X was released in 1990 and contains 11 tracks.
Chris Thomas produced the album.
David Nicholas is credited as engineer.
Major recording work took place at Rhinoceros Studio 2 in Sydney.
The album was mixed at AIR Studios in London.
The record opens with "Suicide Blonde" and also includes "Disappear."
The lineup remained Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Gary Beers and Jon Farriss.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
X shows INXS trying to follow a blockbuster without rebuilding the band from scratch, relying on the same core producer and ensemble while slightly widening the sonic palette.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
X contains eleven songs.
BAND MEMBERS
The classic six-member INXS lineup made the album.
CITIES
Key recording and mixing work connected Sydney and London.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The large handwritten X is almost aggressively simple, making the album instantly readable in a rack while leaving the band's name to do very little visual work.
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KEEP
DIGGING.
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