Get Wet is the debut studio album released by Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...

. It was released in November 1979, produced by Cameron Allan, and peaked at #19 on the Australian Album charts. The first single, "The Nips Are Getting Bigger", written by Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...

  was released in July 1979 and peaked at #16 on the Australian Singles charts. The next single, "Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series", written by Plaza and released in November 1979 reached #57, whilst the third single, "Egypt", which was released in January 1980, failed to chart. Get Wet was released overseas in New Zealand, and as a self titled album in the UK and Europe.

Track listing

1. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"
2. "Spanish Gardener"
3. "Business And Pleasure"
4. "Sheilah"
5. "Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series"
6. "Talk To Baby Jesus"
7. "Egypt"
8. "Another Man's Sitting In My Kitchen"
9. "Can I Come Home?"
10. "Fringe Benefits"
11. "Insurance Man"
12. "Empty Hearts/Open Wounds"
13. "Love Is Not A Gift" (titled "Pork Is Not A Gift" on some versions)
14. "Wolf At Your Door"

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	November 1979	Regular Records	Vinyl LP	L37125
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	2473802
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	201435320
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	1979	Interfusion Records	Vinyl LP	L37125
UK	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	V2148
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	1992	Regular Records	CD	D19560

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1979	ARIA Album Chart	19

Musicians

• Wayne Delisle
  David Twohill
  David Twohill is a musician formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything who is also known by the pseudonym Wayne DeLisle or as Bird.-Early life:...
  
   — drums
• Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a New Zealand born artist and musician. Resident in Australia, he is as well known there for his musical exploits — founder and former member of the popular Australian band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet - as he is for his art...
  
   — guitar, vocals
• Peter O'Doherty
  Peter O'Doherty
  Peter O'Doherty is a musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life and everyday suburban scenes....
  
   — bass, guitar, vocals
• Martin Plaza
  Martin Plaza
  Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...
  
   — vocals, guitar
• Greedy Smith
  Greedy Smith
  Greedy Smith is the pseudonym of Andrew McArthur Smith or Andy Smith , who is a vocalist, keyboardist, harmonicist and songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Smith wrote many of their hit songs including "Live it Up" which peaked at #2 on the Australian singles chart...
  
  — vocals, keyboards, harmonica

Recording details

• Cameron Allan — Producer
• Heather Dalton — Engineer
• Spencer Lee — Engineer