''Electric Soup'' a.k.a. ''Electric Soup: The Singles Collection'' is the first compilation album by Australian
rock
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group
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, ha ...
and released in August 1992. The album peaked at No. 3 on the
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
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and was certified triple platinum.
For the Electric Soup Tour in November of that year, Hoodoo Gurus were supported by
Died Pretty
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and
the Welcome Mat
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.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 1993
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, the Best Cover Art category was awarded to Paul McNeil and Richard All for ''Electric Soup'' / ''Gorilla Biscuit''.
At the ARIA Music Awards ''Electric Soup'' was noted as
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's biggest selling domestic album of the year.
The album was re-released by
Mushroom Records
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in 1999.
Reception
Chris Woodstra of ''
AllMusic
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'' rated ''Electric Soup'' at four-and-a-half stars and opined that it "shows the band in the best light, with their catchiest and best-loved songs. An excellent distillation and the best introduction to this sorely underrated brand of Aussie-pop."
''The Times'' (
Victor Harbor) reviewer felt it was "Over 70 minutes of great melodies wrapped around the throbbing beat of Dave Faulkner's best songs cover a decade which forms the basis of the Hoodoo's singles collection."
Track listing
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What's My Scene?
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In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "When ...
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Bittersweet"
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Come Anytime
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My Girl"
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1000 Miles Away
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In June 2 ...
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I Want You Back
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Axegrinder"
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The Generation Gap
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Death Defying"
# "A Place in the Sun"
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Tojo"
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In the Middle of the Land"
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Good Times
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# "Castles in the Air"
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Leilani"
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Poison Pen
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# "Another World"
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Like Wow - Wipeout!"
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Miss Freelove '69
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year end charts
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Certifications
References
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ARIA Award-winning albums
Hoodoo Gurus albums
Compilation albums by Australian artists
1992 compilation albums