''DAAS Icon'' (also known as ''Icon'') is the first and only studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the

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. Released in 1990, it features the singles "I Want to Spill the Blood of a Hippy" and "Bottle". ''Icon'' went on to become the highest-selling independent album in Australia, but was banned in the UK due to a reference to the

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in the song "KRSNA". This was later overturned by a British court. At the

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, the album was nominated for

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and Best Comedy Release. The tracks "Little Gospel Song" and "Change the Blades" previously appeared on their demo tape ''Let It Swing'' in 1988. The track "Shang-a-lang" samples part of the drum intro from the Beastie Boys' " She's Crafty".

Track listing

All tracks capitalised as on the back cover (for CD) and inner sleeve (for LP).

Personnel

* Produced by DAAS and The Cockle Factor * Engineered by Ross Cockle and Melita Jagic * All songs by Control * Richard Fidler – guitars, sitar, Irish harp, axe and dinner plates, backing and harmony vocals * Paul McDermott – lead vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15), kettle drum, erhu, viola, sheet metals and cymbals, harmony vocals * Tim Ferguson – lead vocals (tracks 6 and 9), keyboards, Fairlight, euphonium, kora, bachelors rags, backing and harmony vocals * Andrew – brass * Steve Hadley – double bass * Rosie Westbrook – electric bass, double bass * Angus Burchell, J.J. Hackett – drums * Sam See – drum programmer * Kerri Simpson – vocals * Richard Lewis – artwork

Charts

References

External links

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