| Stoneage Romeos | ||||
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| Studio album by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| Released | March 1984 1984 1 October 2002 24 October 2005 |
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| Recorded | Trafalgar Studio | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | Big Time A&M Arcadia Records EMI |
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| Producer | Alan Thorne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Robert Christgau | B+[1] |
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Stoneage Romeos was iconic[2][3] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' first album (released 1984) and saw them receive record sales to complement their already strong reputation for live performances. The album name is from a Three Stooges short film. With radio and television support for their third single "My Girl" (1983) (complete with a film clip about a greyhound of the same name), the band's following grew. The album's other singles were - "Leilani" (1982), "Tojo" (1983), and "I Want You Back" (1984). Later in July 1985 they took the honours in the 'Best Debut Album' category at the 1984 Countdown Awards.[4]
The Australian LP sported a cartoonish nod to the 1966 caveman flick One Million Years B.C., all menacing dinosaurs and Day-Glo colors (designed by Yanni Stumbles);[5] whilst in America, consumers got a stylized sleeve featuring arty renditions of the giant reptiles.
'Bad coffeetable art, very anonymous and boring. On the U.S. tour fans are bringing up the Australian copies for us to sign—they were all getting them on import! Yet at the end of the tour, A&M says to us, ‘Oh well, we don’t really think the cover will affect sales it all.’ Like, when they’re right, they’re right, and when they’re wrong, they’re still right.' - Dave Faulkner [6]
The album was re-released by Arcadia Records on 1 October 2002, with two additional tracks, "Hoodoo You Love" and "Be My Guru". EMI also re-released the album on 24 October 2005 with three bonus tracks, "Leilani Pt. 2", "Be My Guru" and "Hoodoo You Love", a fold-out poster and liner notes by Lindsay 'The Doctor' Mc Dougall (Frenzal Rhomb). In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[7]
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All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.[8]
Songwriters same as above unless indicated.
Songwriters same as above unless indicated.
In 2005, a tribute album was released by Shock Records named Stoneage Cameos, which included covers by major Australian rock bands. The concept was put together by Jason 'Evo' Evans and Wally 'Meanie' Kempton (Even/The Meanies). The project was more to heritage list the Gurus and to stamp this great album into history: performances of Hoodoo Gurus' songs by current Australian artists on this tribute album were cited at their 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame induction.[2][3]
All the songs were recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne between March and June 2005, with the exception of "Tojo" and "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot", which were recorded at Big Jesus Burger Studios in Sydney in June 2005 and ""Be My Guru", which was recorded by Persian Rugs (containing three Gurus: Faulkner, Brad Shepherd and Mark Kingsmill; with bassist Kendall James) at the Milk Bar Studios in Sydney in November 2004. The album was produced by Andy Baldwin.
The CD was launched at the Meadows Greyhound Race Track in Broadmeadows, Victoria.[11] The feature race of the night (race 6) was called 'The Stoneage Cameo Plate'.
The track list is as follows:
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