Gorilla Biscuit

Gorilla Biscuit
Compilation album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released	September 1992 3 July 1996
Genre	Rock
Length	71:01
Label	RCA Records/BMG Mushroom Records
Producer	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Kinky (1991) Gorilla Biscuit (1992) Crank (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Gorilla Biscuit aka Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by iconic^[2][3] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.^[4] It was also released as a 2-CD set with Electric Soup.^[4] The 1993 ARIA Award for 'Best Cover Art' was awarded to Paul McNeil & Richard All for Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise noted.^[6]

1. "Spaghetti Western" - 3:33 (B-Side to "Axegrinder", 1989)
2. "I Think You Know" - 3:30 (B-Side to "1000 Miles Away", 1991)
3. "Cajun Country" - 4:03 (B-Side to "Come Anytime", 1989)
4. "Hayride To Hell" - 3:02 (Unreleased version recorded for Stoneage Romeos, 1984)
5. "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 for BBC Radio)
6. "Who Do You Love?" (Ellas Otha Bates aka Bo Diddley) - 2:05 (B-Side to "I Want You Back", 1983 - recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJ)
7. "Turkey Dinner" - 4:23 (B-Side to "Death Defying", 1986)
8. "Lover For A Friend" - 3:56 (B-Side to "Another World", 1989)
9. "Death Ship" (Faulkner, Roddy Radalj, Alan Sharples) - 2:38 (B-Side to 12" version of "Poison Pen" recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
10. "Teenage Head" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan) - 3:04 (B-Side to "Poison Pen" - recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
11. "Rock'n'Roll pt.2" (Gary Glitter, Mike Leander) - 5:13 (recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
12. "The Wedding Song" - 3:51 (Unreleased demo, 1986)
13. "Heart Of Darkness" - 3:10 (B-Side to "What's My Scene?", 1987)
14. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman) - 3:01 (B-Side to "Miss Freelove '69", 1991)
15. "Little Drummer Boy (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)
16. "Bring The Hoodoo Down" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Like Wow - Wipeout!")
17. "Leilani pt.2" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Leilani", 1982)
18. "Jungle Bells" - 3:36 (B-Side to "The Generation Gap", 1988 and "Castles In The Air", 1992)
19. "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James Baker - 2:40 (B-Side to "My Girl")
20. "The Doctor Is In" - 6:04 (B-Side to "A Place In The Sun")

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2007-11-20. 
3. ↑ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). (PDF) "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-22. 
4. 1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014. 
5. ↑ "1993: 7th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
6. ↑ APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)