Mars Needs Guitars!
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| Studio album by Hoodoo Gurus | |||||
| Released |  May, 1985 1985 July 7, 1987 February 22, 2005 |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 33:35 | ||||
| Label | Big Time Chrysalis Elektra EMI |
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| Producer | Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
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Mars Needs Guitars! was iconic[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' second album. The title is a reference to the 1967 science fiction film, Mars Needs Women. Singles from the album were "Bittersweet" (1985) (reached #10 on Melbourne Record Charts)[3], "Like Wow - Wipeout!" (1985, #28[3]), "Death Defying" (1986) and "Poison Pen" (1986). Mars Needs Guitars! reached No. 140 on the American Billboard 200 album charts in 1986.
The title track, "Mars Needs Guitars" (also B side of "Bittersweet" single), was written by all five Gurus[4] and lead vocals were by Brad Shepherd. All other tracks were written[4] and featured lead vocals by Dave Faulkner.[5] Hayride to Hell (1995) is a short film written and directed by former Gurus member Kimble Rendall.[6]
"When we commenced the sessions for Mars Needs Guitars! we had a brand new drummer, Mark Kingsmill who altered our lives forever with his distinctive explosive style." - Dave Faulkner.[7]
The song "Bittersweet" was used in the video game MVP Baseball 2004.
The album was re-released by EMI on the February 22, 2005 with five bonus tracks, a folder out poster and liner tracks by Wally Kempton (Even/The Meanies). Three of the bonus tracks (13 to 15) were recorded live at Selina's, Sydney, in 1986.[5]
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original release
All written tracks by Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.[4]
- "Bittersweet" – 3:44
- "Poison Pen" – 4:09
- "In the Wild" – 3:07
- "Death Defying" – 3:21
- "Like Wow - Wipeout!" – 3:09
- "Hayride to Hell" – 3:15
- "Show Some Emotion" – 2:56
- "Other Side of Paradise" – 3:31
- "Mars Needs Guitars" (James Baker, Clyde Bramley, Faulkner, Mark Kingsmill, Brad Shepherd)[4] – 2:52
- "She" – 3:28
[edit] 2005 re-release
Songwriters same as above, with additional tracks by Faulkner unless indicated.
- "Bittersweet" – 3:44
- "Poison Pen" – 4:09
- "In the Wild" – 3:07
- "Death Defying" – 3:21
- "Like Wow - Wipeout!" – 3:09
- "Hayride to Hell" – 3:15
- "Show Some Emotion" – 2:56
- "Other Side of Paradise" – 3:31
- "Mars Needs Guitars" – 2:52
- "She" – 3:28
- "Bring the Hoodoo Down" - 2:54
- "Turkey Dinner" - 4:14
- "Death Ship" (live) (Faulkner, Roddy Radalj, Alan Sharples)[4] - 2:42
- "In the Wild" (live) - 3:29
- "Teenage Head" (live) (Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney)[4] - 3:02
[edit] Personnel
Credited to:[5]
[edit] Hoodoo Gurus
- Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals (except track 9), guitar, keyboards
- Mark Kingsmill — drums, cymbals
- Brad Shepherd — lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 9), harmonica (mouth harp)
[edit] Additional credits
- John Bee — Engineer
- Richard Allan — Illustrations
- Charles Fisher — Producer (except track 11)
- Don Bartley — Mastering (remastering)
- Hoodoo Gurus — producer (track 11)
[edit] References
- ^ ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame. ARIA Awards. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). (PDF) "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b Guest, Thomas J. (1991). Thirty Years of Hits. Collingwood, Melbourne: M. J. Maloney. ISBN 0-646-04633-0.
- ^ a b c d e f Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ a b c Discogs entry on Mars Needs Guitars!. discogs.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Internet Movie Database entry on Kimble Rendall. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
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