''Gorilla Biscuit'' a.k.a. ''Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities'' is a compilation album by
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rock
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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 ...
, released in August 1992.
It was also released as a 2-CD set with ''
Electric Soup''.
but also as stand-alone disc. The album peaked at number 99 on the ARIA charts.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise noted.
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# "Spaghetti Western" - 3:33 (B-Side to " Axegrinder", 1989)
# "I Think You Know" - 3:30 (B-Side to "1000 Miles Away
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In June 2 ...
", 1991)
# "Cajun Country" - 4:03 (B-Side to "Come Anytime
"Come Anytime" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in May 1989 as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album, ''Magnum Cum Louder''. "Come Anytime" peaked at number 27 on The Australian charts and at number ...
", 1989)
# "Hayride To Hell" - 3:02 (Unreleased version recorded for ''Stoneage Romeos
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'', 1984)
# "Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown)" - 3:46 (B-Side to " In the Middle of the Land", 1988 - recorded live at Air Studios, London
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for BBC Radio
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)
# " Who Do You Love?" (Ellas Otha Bates a.k.a. Bo Diddley
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) - 2:05 (B-Side to "I Want You Back
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", 1983 - recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJ
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)
# "Turkey Dinner" - 4:23 (B-Side to " Death Defying", 1986)
# "Lover For A Friend" - 3:56 (B-Side to "Another World", 1989)
# "Death Ship" (Faulkner, Roddy Radalj
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, Alan Sharples) - 2:38 (B-Side to 12" version of "Poison Pen
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" recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
# "Teenage Head" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan
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His song "Shake S ...
) - 3:04 (B-Side to "Poison Pen
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" - recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
# " Rock'n'Roll pt.2" (Gary Glitter
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, Mike Leander
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) - 5:13 (recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
# "The Wedding Song" - 3:51 (Unreleased demo, 1986)
# "Heart Of Darkness" - 3:10 (B-Side to "What's My Scene?
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In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "When ...
", 1987)
# "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman) - 3:01 (B-Side to "Miss Freelove '69
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", 1991)
# "Little Drummer Boy
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(Up The Khyber)" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 2:18 (B-Side to "Castles In The Air", 1991 - recorded for '' A Lump of Coal'' (1991 Christmas Compilation album by various artists)
# "Bring The Hoodoo Down" - 3:59 (B-Side to " Like Wow - Wipeout!")
# "Leilani pt.2" - 3:59 (B-Side to " Leilani", 1982)
# "Jungle Bells" - 3:36 (B-Side to "The Generation Gap
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", 1988 and "Castles In The Air", 1992)
# "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James Baker
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- 2:40 (B-Side to " My Girl")
# "The Doctor Is in" - 6:04 (B-Side to "A Place in the Sun")
Charts
References
{{Hoodoo Gurus
ARIA Award-winning albums
Hoodoo Gurus albums
Compilation albums by Australian artists
B-side compilation albums
1992 compilation albums