''Body Blow'' is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band the

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. It was originally released in 1991, then rereleased for Australia in 1993 with a substantially reworked track list, losing "Crash Hot" and "Road Train" but gaining "Mr. Moon", "

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", "Choppers" and some remixes. Another Australian version followed in 1994 with the addition of a bonus disc containing six remixes. ''Body Blow'' is Headless Chickens' most successful album, including three top-10 singles and achieving double platinum sales. The album includes a cover of "Inside Track", originally recorded as "The Inside Track" by New Zealand new wave band Stridulators. Reviewed in

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, the first single, "Gaskrankinstation", was noted for its inability to be categorised. It was described as a "tragic saga of a callous fool trapped in a dumb job and a loveless marriage. The tempo builds inexorably with the sense of an impending catastrophe." On 29 March 2019, an extended version was reissued.

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals, guitar, keyboards *

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– vocals, keyboards * Grant Fell – bass, keyboards *

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– keyboards * Anthony Nevison – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards * Bevan Sweeney – drums Additional personnel * Rex Visible – keyboards Production * Rex Visible – engineer, producer * Michael Koppelman – engineer, producer * Anthony Nevison – engineer * Phil "Feel" Jones – engineer assistant

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References

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