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Gorilla Biscuit Compilation album by Hoodoo Gurus Released September 1992
3 July 1996Genre Rock Length 71:01 Label RCA Records/BMG
Mushroom RecordsProducer Hoodoo Gurus Hoodoo Gurus chronology Kinky
(1991)Gorilla Biscuit
(1992)Crank
(1994)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Gorilla Biscuit aka Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by iconic[2][3] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was also released as a 2CD set with Electric Soup. The 1993 ARIA Award for 'Best Cover Art' was awarded to Paul McNeil & Richard All for Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise noted.[5]
- "Spaghetti Western" - 3:33 (B-Side to "Axegrinder", 1989)
- "I Think You Know" - 3:30 (B-Side to "1000 Miles Away", 1991)
- "Cajun Country" - 4:03 (B-Side to "Come Anytime", 1989)
- "Hayride To Hell" - 3:02 (Unreleased version recorded for Stoneage Romeos, 1984)
- "Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown)" - 3:46 (B-Side to "In the Middle of the Land", 1988 - recorded live at Air Studios, London for BBC Radio)
- "Who Do You Love" (Ellas McDaniel aka Bo Diddley) - 2:05 (B-Side to "I Want You Back", 1983 - recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJ)
- "Turkey Dinner" - 4:23 (B-Side to "Death Defying", 1986)
- "Lover For A Friend" - 3:56 (B-Side to "Another World", 1989)
- "Death Ship" (Faulkner, Roddy Radalj, Alan Sharples) - 2:38 (B-Side to 12" version of "Poison Pen" recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
- "Teenage Head" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan) - 3:04 (B-Side to "Poison Pen" - recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
- "Rock'n'Roll pt.2" (Gary Glitter, Mike Leander) - 5:13 (recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
- "The Wedding Song" - 3:51 (Unreleased demo, 1986)
- "Heart Of Darkness" - 3:10 (B-Side to "What's My Scene?", 1987)
- "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman) - 3:01 (B-Side to "Miss Freelove '69", 1991)
- "Little Drummer Boy (Up The Khyber)" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 2:18 (B-Side to "Castles In The Air", 1991 - recorded for A Lump of Coal (1991 Christmas Compilation album by various artists)
- "Bring The Hoodoo Down" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Like Wow - Wipeout!")
- "Leilani pt.2" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Leilani", 1982)
- "Jungle Bells" - 3:36 (B-Side to "The Generation Gap", 1988 and "Castles In The Air", 1992)
- "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James Baker - 2:40 (B-Side to "My Girl")
- "The Doctor Is In" - 6:04 (B-Side to "A Place In The Sun")
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). (PDF) "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame". http://www.amcos.com.au/news/industry/news/070507_ARIA-HallofFame.pdf (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-22.[dead link]
- ^ "1993: 7th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
Hoodoo Gurus Dave Faulkner · Mark Kingsmill · Brad Shepherd · Richard Grossman
Kimble Rendall · Roddy Radalj · James Baker · Clyde BramleyStudio albums Stoneage Romeos · Mars Needs Guitars! · Blow Your Cool! · Magnum Cum Louder · Kinky · Crank · Blue Cave · Mach Schau · Purity of EssenceCompilations EPs Singles "Leilani" · "Tojo" · "My Girl" · "I Want You Back" · "Bittersweet" · "Like Wow - Wipeout!" · "Death Defying" · "Poison Pen" · "What's My Scene?" · "Good Times" · "In the Middle of the Land" · "The Generation Gap" · "Come Anytime" · "Axegrinder" · "Another World" · "Miss Freelove '69" · "1000 Miles Away" · "A Place in the Sun" · "Castles in the Air" · "The Right Time" · "You Open My Eyes" · "Less Than a Feeling" · "Nobody" · "Turn Up Your Radio" · "Big Deal" · "If Only..." · "Waking Up Tired" · "Down on Me" · "The Real Deal" · "That's My Team" · "Nothing's Changing My Life" · "When You Get to California" · "Crackin' Up" · "I Hope You're Happy" · "What's in It for Me"DVD/Videos Electric Soup · More Electric Soup · Electric Soup – The Complete Video Collection · Tunnel VisionRelated articles Categories Members · Albums · SongsCategories:- Hoodoo Gurus albums
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