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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 ...

have released ten

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s, thirty-seven

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, two

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s, six

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albums and 3 video albums. Formed in January 1981, the band was originally known as Le Hoodoo Gurus for the release of their first single, " Leilani", in October 1982. As Hoodoo Gurus, the band signed with

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and premiered their debut album, ''

Stoneage Romeos ''Stoneage Romeos'' is the debut album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. Released in March 1984 by Big Time Records in Australia, the album's release saw them receive record sales to complement their already strong reputation for live perf ...

'', in March 1984. Also issued in the United States through A&M Records, the record remained atop the Alternative/College Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, with it also becoming one of the most played albums of that year on the college network. The group's subsequent albums, ''

Mars Needs Guitars! ''Mars Needs Guitars!'' is Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' second album, released in March 1985. The title is a reference to the 1967 science fiction film, '' Mars Needs Women''. Singles from the album were " Bittersweet", "Like Wow – Wipeo ...

'', ''

Blow Your Cool! ''Blow Your Cool!'' is the third studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in April 1987 and peaked at number 2 on the Australian chart. In 2009, Dave Faulkner said "When the ''Blow Your Cool!'' touring was over Clyde ...

'' and ''

Magnum Cum Louder ''Magnum Cum Louder'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. The album was produced by the group, and released in Australia in May 1989 and peaked at number 13. Faulkner later said, "We produced the record ourselves f ...

'', all reached the ''Billboard'' 200. On the Australian charts Hoodoo Gurus had top ten studio albums with ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', ''Blow Your Cool!'', '' Kinky'' and '' Crank'', and four top twenty singles. Both ''Stoneage Romeos'' and ''Mars Needs Guitars!'' were listed in ''

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'' (2010). In 1992, the band released a compilation album, ''

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Gorilla Biscuit ''Gorilla Biscuit'' a.k.a. ''Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities'' is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in August 1992. It was also released as a 2-CD set with '' Electric Soup''. but also as stand-alone disc ...

'', which won an ARIA Music Award for Best Cover Art, in

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. The two-album set was certified double platinum for shipping 140,000 units. The band's seventh studio album, '' Blue Cave'', was nominated for Best Pop Release at the 1996 ARIA Awards and charted within the top twenty in their native country. Hoodoo Gurus split in 1998 followed by the release of their live album, ''

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'', later that year. In November 2003 Hoodoo Gurus reformed and made their comeback with a new album, '' Mach Schau'', in the following year. As of February 2005, their label, EMI, made expanded and remastered editions of all of their earlier studio albums available for purchase. At that time, Hoodoo Gurus released as well a two-

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set, ''Tunnel Vision'', which featured all their music videos, live material and a retrospective documentary, "Be My Guru". At that year's ARIA Awards ceremony, ''Tunnel Vision'' was nominated for Best Music DVD. In 2010, the group issued their ninth studio album, '' Purity of Essence'', and celebrated their thirtieth anniversary by releasing a compilation album, ''Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats'', through

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in 2012.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Videography

Notes

References

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External links

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