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. It was recorded at Lille Yard Studios in

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. The album was supported by singles for "Elvis Died For You" and "Meanstreak". "

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" was also recorded by Zodiac's influence,

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, and released on his 1991 ''

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'' album. It was featured in the 1992 movie '' Wayne's World''. The band had been dumped by Phonogram, owing them nearly a million pounds, though not before recording a couple of demos. The first included "Elvis Died for You," "TV Brain" and the unreleased "Desolation Boulevard" (all co-written with Coler & Richardson). A five-song demo included the tracks "Private Hell" (two versions), "Trash Madonna," "Tomorrow Belongs to the Love Reaction," and "Airline Highway." Signing with

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saw the band take a left-turn into musical oblivion. Zodiac recalled, "To be honest, they were the only ones who would have the album! They're like the

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... We got turned down by literally every record label in the world".Metal Forces, 1991

Track listing

Side one

# "Elvis Died for You" (3:47) – (Coler, Manning, Richardson) # "Tomorrow Belongs to the Love Reaction" (4:06) – (Bird, Manning) # "Feed My Frankenstein" (4:07) – (Coler, Manning, Richardson) # "Trash Madonna" (3:47) – (Manning) # "Airline Highway" (3:52) – (Manning)

Side two

# "Chainsaw" (4:14) – (Bird, Manning) # "President of the United States of Love" (3:23) – (Bird, Manning) # "Dr. Jekyl & Me" (3:59) – (Coler, Manning, Richardson) # "Hoodlum Thunder" (4:09) – (Bird, Manning) # "Meanstreak" (5:20) – (Manning)

B-sides

# "TV Brain" (3:34) – (Coler, Manning, Richardson) # "Elvis Died for You" (Mike Stone Mix) (5:43) – (Coler, Manning, Richardson) # "Don't Do Anything Illegal" (4:35) – (Bird, Landrum, Levy, Manning, Matt) # "Meanstreak" (Radio Version) (3:49) – (Manning) # "Force of Nature" (6:22) – (Bird, Levy)

Personnel

* Slam Thunderhide (Stephen Landrum) – drums * Cobalt Stargazer (Geoff Bird) – guitars * Suzy X – bass * Zodiac Mindwarp (Mark Manning) – vocals

Notes

1991 albums Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub