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1981 studio album by Lucifer's Friend

Mean Machine

Studio album by Lucifer's Friend

Released

1981

Recorded

1981

Length

39:40

Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend chronology

Sneak Me In
(1980)

Mean Machine
(1981)

Sumogrip
(1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(not rated, no review) link

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
No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Way Street to Heartbreak"	4:35
2.	"Hey Driver"	4:11
3.	"Fire and Rain"	4:40
4.	"Mean Machine"	1:08
5.	"Cool Hand Killer"	4:58

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Action"	4:00
7.	"Born to the City"	4:12
8.	"One Night Sensation"	4:44
9.	"Let Me Down Slow"	3:37
10.	"Bye Bye Sadie"	3:18

2011 CD re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Old Man Roller (7 inch A-side)"	3:38
12.	"Stardancer (7 inch A-side)"	4:02
13.	"1999 (7 inch B-side)"	4:23
14.	"Writing on the Wall (7 inch version B-side)"	4:44
15.	"Stardancer (12 inch A-side)"	5:16
16.	"1999 (12 inch B-side)"	5:12
17.	"Moonshine Rider (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)"	5:32
18.	"Sweet Little Lady (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)"	4:39
19.	"Fugitive (Live at Rockpalast, Dortmund, Germany on December 6, 1978)"	7:29

Personnel

John Lawton – lead vocals
Peter Hesslein – lead guitars, backing vocals
Peter Hecht – keyboards
Dieter Horns – bass
Herbert Bornhold – drums

External links

v t e Lucifer's Friend
John Lawton Peter Hesslein Peter Hecht Dieter Horns Joachim Rietenbach Herbert Bornhold Curt Cress Mike Starrs Adrian Askew Andreas Dicke Jogi Wichmann Udo Dahmen
As Lucifer's Friend	Lucifer's Friend ...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Singer Banquet Mind Exploding The Devil's Touch Good Time Warrior Rock Heavies: Lucifer's Friend Sneak Me In Mean Machine
As Lucifer's Friend II	Sumogrip
As Electric Food	Electric Food Flash