''All Souls Alive'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band

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. The album was released in December 1993 on the independent record label, Torn and Frayed, and was distributed by Shock Records. The album was released in the United States by

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on 29 April 1994. Two singles lifted off the album were released in Australia in July 1994, "

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" and " This One Eats Souls".

Content and history

The album features ten tracks, eight penned by Phil Kakulas and David McComb, as well as the

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classic "Memories" and a version of the

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song "Apartment No 9". ''All Souls Alive'' was released in America on

in April 1994. The album was also released in the UK, Greece, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Sweden in July 1994. The album got great reviews in the UK press and airplay on Radio One.

Reception

Graham Lee said of the album, "You couldn't describe it as a sunny record, I don't think anyone would've been expecting that. But there's a willingness to experiment."

Track listing

All written tracks by Phil Kakulas and David McComb unless otherwise indicated. # "A Curse On You" (Phil Kakulas, David McComb, Graham Lee) – 3:34 # "We Could’ve Been Someone" – 4:21 # "Every Gentle Soul" (David McComb, Will Akers) – 3:31 # "Memories" (

) – 6:01 # "Sheets of Rain" (Phil Kakulas) – 3:30 # "Reveal Yourself" – 4:15 # "I Can See Now" – 3:58 # "Apartment No. 9" (

, R. Austin) – 2:52 # "Dirty Water" (Phil Kakulas, P. Van Zalm) – 4:48 # "This One Eats Souls" – 6:33

Personnel

* Rob Snarski – vocals, backing vocals, tambourine, acoustic guitar, guiro * Phil Kakulas – double bass, electric bass, fuzz bass, piano, towbar, jingle bells, cabosa, cymbals, backing vocals, sound effects, TV * Graham Lee – pedal steel, lap steel, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, autoharp, backing vocals, heavy breathing *

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– violin, Korg organ, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, cheesy organ, accordion, piano, harpsichord * David McComb – vocals (on "Memories"), electric guitar, cheesy organ * Jim White – drums * Marko Halstead – mandolin, backing vocals * Andy Parsons – Grampian Ambiophonic Unit Type 666, harpsichord * Metronome – metronome

References

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