Album
Mars Needs Guitars!
1985 · Rock
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mars Needs Guitars! is a Rock album by Hoodoo Gurus, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
While synth-pop groups, hair metal bands, over-the-top divas, American heartland rock, Prince, and Madonna dominated mainstream music in the '80s, left-of-the-dial college radio stations gorged on underground groups that—like R.E.M., their most famous brethren—immersed themselves in the guitar rock 'n' pop of the '60s and '70s. Australia's Hoodoo Gurus were among them and were simply brilliant. Singer/guitarist Dave Faulkner had a knack for catchy melodies that were never cloying. Each of Hoodoo Gurus' early albums featured enough highlights to make them essential listening for anyone curious about the mid-'80s underground/alternative scene. Their debut album, <i>Stoneage Romeos</i>, had featured the U.S. college radio hit "I Want You Back." <i>Mars Needs Guitars</i>, the follow-up, went even deeper, with the sterling "Bittersweet," the cow-punk "Hayride to Hell," and the gorgeously jangly "Show Some Emotion" and "The Other Side of Paradise." The title track is great B-movie fun. "She" turns the sound darker and more psychedelic. A classic.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Bittersweet3:44
- A2Poison Pen4:09
- A3In The Wild3:07
- A4Death Defying3:21
- A5Like Wow-Wipeout3:09
Side B
- B1Hayride To Hell3:15
- B2Show Some Emotion2:56
- B3The Other Side Of Paradise3:31
- B4Mars Needs Guitars!2:52
- B5She3:28
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Garage Rock
- crunchy
- restless
- punky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This version has a green Big Time logo on the labels. Also available with a blue Big Time logoon the labels.
Includes a printed inner sleeve with track list, credits and thank yous on one side, and a photo of each band member on the other.
Runout inscriptions are hand etched except for 'MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301', which is stamped.
[Inner sleeve:]
Recorded at Studio 301 & Trafalgar Studio, Sydney
Mixed at Studio 301, May 1985
Dedicated: Jonathon Harris
If you enjoyed this album, please help the band;
Get your friends to buy a copy and not tape yours.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brad ShepherdGUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, HARMONICA
- Clyde BramleyBASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS, VOCALS
- Dave FaulknerGUITAR GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Mark KingsmillDRUMS DRUMS, CYMBAL
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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