Moo, You Bloody Choir

Moo, You Bloody Choir
Studio album by Augie March
Released	11 March 2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	66:10
Label	Sony BMG Australia
Producer	Eric Drew Feldman, Paul McKercher, Augie March
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Augie March chronology
Strange Bird (2002) Moo, You Bloody Choir (2006) Watch Me Disappear (2008)

Moo, You Bloody Choir is the third studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in 2006 in Australia by BMG. It entered the ARIA album charts at #10 and was nominated for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, losing to Tea & Sympathy by Bernard Fanning. The title comes directly from the lyrics of "The Honey Month".

The lead single, "One Crowded Hour" entered the ARIA singles chart at #37 and was voted #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 chart.

The album was re-released 19 May 2007 with a bonus CD of live and unreleased tracks. The 2006 version of "There Is No Such Place" features an orchestra. In October 2010, Moo, You Bloody Choir was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[1] In 2011 the album featured at number 93 on the Triple J Hottest 100 Albums of All Time.^[2]

Track listing

1. "One Crowded Hour" – 4:50
2. "Victoria's Secrets" – 4:47
3. "The Cold Acre" – 5:38
4. "Stranger Strange" – 5:17
5. "Mother Greer" – 3:46
6. "The Honey Month" – 4:52
7. "Just Passing Through" – 5:26
8. "Thin Captain Crackers" – 3:39
9. "Bottle Baby" – 4:28
10. "Mt. Wellington Reverie" – 3:44
11. "The Baron of Sentiment" – 5:10
12. "Bolte and Dunstan Talk Youth" – 4:58
13. "Clockwork" – 6:51
14. "Vernoona" – 2:44

Reissue with bonus CD:

1. O Song (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
2. One Crowded Hour (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
3. Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
4. The Honey Month (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
5. Lady Time (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
6. This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
7. The Brothel Creeper
8. There Is No Such Place (2006 Version)
9. The Keepa (Live At Northcote Social Club)
10. Just Passing Through (Live At Kings Park, Perth)
11. Stranger Strange (Live At The Zoo, Brisbane)
12. The Baron Of Sentiment (Live At The Zoo, Brisbane)

Augie March

• Glenn Richards - vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Edmondo Ammendola - bass guitar
• Adam Donovan - guitar, keyboards
• Kiernan Box - keyboards
• David Williams - drums, percussion

Guest musicians

• Ben Gillespie - trombone
• Chris Tanner - clarinet
• Eugene Ball - trumpet
• Julien Wilson - tenor saxophone
• Miki Tsunoda - violin
• Andrea Keeble - violin
• Matthew Tompkins - violin
• Esther Michel - sleigh bells

Credits

• All music and lyrics written by Glenn Richards (Copyright Control)
• Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13 & 14 produced by Paul McKercher
• Tracks 1 & 7 produced by Eric Drew Feldman
• Tracks 5, 8 & 11 produced by Augie March
• Track 9 produced by Glenn Richards
• Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 mixed by Mark Howard at Sing Sing, Melbourne
• Track 2 mixed by Paul McKercher at Sing Sing, Melbourne
• Track 4 mixed by Tim Whitten at Sony BMG Music Studios, Sydney
• Track 7 mixed by Glenn Richards at Glenn's house, assisted by Adam Donovan
• Track 8 mixed by Adam Donovan at Second World Studios, assisted by Glenn Richards
• Track 9 mixed by Glenn Richards at Glenn's house
• Recorded between November 2004 and June 2005 at Sing Sing, Melbourne by Paul McKercher
• Tracks 1 & 7 recorded at Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco by Gabriel Shepard
• Track 11 recorded at Woodstock Studios, Melbourne & Second World Studios, Victoria, by Robin Mai, Glenn Richards & Adam Donovan
• Tracks 5 & 8 recorded by Glenn Richards & Adam Donovan at Second World Studios
• Track 7 extra recording by Glenn Richards
• Track 9 recorded by Glenn Richards at home
• Paul McKercher's assistants: Davin Pidoto & Jimi Maroudas
• Mark Howard's assistants: Daniel Rejmar & Russell Fawcus
• All tracks mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Live sound: Paul Martin
• Management: Matthew High for Future Seal Corporation
• Australian agent: Gerard Schlaghecke for Premier Artists
• North American agent: Frank Riley for High Road Touring
• North American management: Mike Luba for Madison House
• UK agent: Paul Boswell, Free Trade Agency
• A&R: David Collins
• Art direction: Augie March
• Design: Samantha Hickey at Amorphous9
• Band photography: Glenn Richards
• Glenn uses Gretsch, Fender & Maton guitars
• Edmondo uses Fender guitars & amplifiers

References

1. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9. 
2. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/11/countdown/all.htm