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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | Elektra (in the US) Vertigo Records (in Europe) | |||
| Producer | Lucifer's Friend | |||
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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 music with full force, coinciding in time with the regained popularity of the genre with the NWOBHM movement.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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