''Licker Bottle Cozy'', was the second EP by the Australian rock band

Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, Grinspoon wo ...

. The EP was initially released by Grudge Records Australia (a sub-label of MCA Australia) on 16 December 1996. It was recorded by

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in July of that year and was of a significantly better sound quality than their first EP. Two of the tracks, "Post Enebriated Anxiety" and "Champion" were included unchanged in their debut album ''

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''. It was released in the United States by

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in March 1997. The EP reached No. 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart in January 1997 and No. 25 on the

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's 'Metal Top 25' in 1998.

History

A few months after the band had won national youth broadcaster,

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's inaugural Unearthed competition they signed with

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independent record label, Oracle, who gave them a distribution deal. Grinspoon recorded their debut self-titled EP in two days at Grevillia Studios in Brisbane. After parting ways with their first manager they started working with Apollo Artist Management. They recorded ''Licker Bottle Cozy'' in July 1996 at

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's Ultimo Studios in Sydney, with

, who had produced their first single, "Sickfest". The EP was self-financed from the money the band had earned from performing endlessly. They were planning to release it through Oracle but just before they were about to send the master disc off to be pressed, MCA (Australia)'s new label Grudge picked them up and signed them. The artwork is comic book inspired with some pictures of band members arranged in a collage. The CD itself has written on it "Use By 31 Dec 96", and since that date the EP has not been widely available and can only be purchased from the

website.

Reception

Stephen Elerwine (

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) describes it as "a promising debut from the Australian metal combo that demonstrates their way with a riff. Occasionally, their songs don't amount to much more than hard-hitting riffs, but they have an appealingly tough sound and memorable hooks that make them ones to watch."

Track listing

Charts

Releases

Personnel

;Grinspoon *

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- guitar * Joe Hansen - bass * Kristian Hopes - drums *

Phil Jamieson Philip Jamieson (born 18 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Hornsby, New South Wales. He is a founding member and singer-guitarist for the rock band Grinspoon. Early life and education Philip William H. Jamieson was born on 18 April ...

- vocals ;Credits * Don Bartley - mastering *

- producer, recording, sound engineering

References

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