Gorilla Biscuit
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Gorilla Biscuit aka Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by iconic Australia
n rock
group Hoodoo Gurus
. It was also released as a 2CD set with Electric Soup
. The 1993 ARIA Award
for 'Best Cover Art' was awarded to Paul McNeil & Richard All for Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit
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...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
. It was also released as a 2CD set with Electric Soup
Electric Soup (album)
Electric Soup a.k.a. Electric Soup: The Singles Collection is the first compilation album by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and contained all their Australian singles to date . It was also released as a 2CD set with Gorilla Biscuit a collection of their b-sides and rarities. The album...
. The 1993 ARIA Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for 'Best Cover Art' was awarded to Paul McNeil & Richard All for Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise noted.- "Spaghetti Western" - 3:33 (B-Side to "Axegrinder", 1989)
- "I Think You Know" - 3:30 (B-Side to "1000 Miles Away1000 Miles Away"1000 Miles Away" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #37 on the ARIA Singles Charts. It was released on RCA Records in June, 1991 reaching #33 on the Australian singles chart; and was written by Dave Faulkner...
", 1991) - "Cajun Country" - 4:03 (B-Side to "Come AnytimeCome Anytime"Come Anytime" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #27 on the ARIA Singles Charts and #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. It was released on RCA Records in June, 1989; and was written by Dave Faulkner. B side "Cajun Country" was also written by Faulkner."...
", 1989) - "Hayride To Hell" - 3:02 (Unreleased version recorded for Stoneage RomeosStoneage RomeosStoneage Romeos was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' first album 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...
, 1984) - "Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown)" - 3:46 (B-Side to "In the Middle of the LandIn the Middle of the Land"In the Middle of the Land" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in 1987; and was written by Dave Faulkner. "Hayride to Hell, part 2 ", the B-side, was also written by Faulkner....
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) - "Who Do You Love" (Ellas McDaniel aka Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
) - 2:05 (B-Side to "I Want You BackI Want You Back (Hoodoo Gurus song)"I Want You Back" was the fourth single released by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus from their debut album Stoneage Romeos. It was released on Big Time Records in March, 1984 . "I Want You Back" was written by Dave Faulkner...
", 1983 - recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
) - "Turkey Dinner" - 4:23 (B-Side to "Death DefyingDeath Defying"Death Defying" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in February, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner. "Turkey Dinner" , was also written by Faulkner....
", 1986) - "Lover For A Friend" - 3:56 (B-Side to "Another World", 1989)
- "Death Ship" (Faulkner, Roddy RadaljRoddy RadaljRoddy Radalj is a rock musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in Perth, Western Australia...
, Alan Sharples) - 2:38 (B-Side to 12" version of "Poison PenPoison Pen (song)"Poison Pen" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in September, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner....
" recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986) - "Teenage HeadTeenage HeadTeenage Head can refer to:* Teenage Head , a 1971 album by The Flamin' Groovies* Teenage Head , the title track from that album...
" (Roy Loney, Cyril JordanCyril JordanCyril Jordan was born in San Francisco on 31 August 1948. He is a guitarist and founding member of San Francisco cult band The Flamin' Groovies. They are best remembered for their influential 1976 album Shake Some Action...
) - 3:04 (B-Side to "Poison PenPoison Pen (song)"Poison Pen" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in September, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner....
" - recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986) - "Rock'n'Roll pt.2Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)"Rock and Roll", also known as "The Hey Song", is a song performed by British glam rocker Gary Glitter that was released in 1972 as a single and on the album Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track reflecting on the history of the genre,...
" (Gary GlitterGary GlitterGary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
, Mike LeanderMike LeanderMichael George Farr professionally known as Mike Leander was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s and Bell Records in the 1970s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter...
) - 5:13 (recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986) - "The Wedding Song" - 3:51 (Unreleased demo, 1986)
- "Heart Of Darkness" - 3:10 (B-Side to "What's My Scene?What's My Scene?"What's My Scene" is an Australian Top 3 single performed by iconic rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was written by their singer-songwriter Dave Faulkner. It was included on Gurus' third album Blow Your Cool! released by Elektra Records. The B-side, "Heart of Darkness" was also written by Faulkner...
", 1987) - "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman) - 3:01 (B-Side to "Miss Freelove '69Miss Freelove '69"Miss Freelove '69" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #19 on the ARIA Singles Charts and #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. It was released on RCA Records in February, 1991; and was written by Dave Faulkner...
", 1991) - "Little Drummer BoyLittle Drummer Boy"The Little Drummer Boy," originally known as "Carol of the Drum," is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer/teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. It was recorded 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers and further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry...
(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 CoalA Lump of CoalA Lump of Coal is an Australian compilation album of Christmas music produced in 1991 by Dead Line Records and First Warning Records for RCA Records...
(1991 Christmas Compilation album by various artists) - "Bring The Hoodoo Down" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Like Wow - Wipeout!Like Wow - Wipeout!"Like Wow - Wipeout" is a song written by Dave Faulkner and recorded by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus for their album Mars Needs Guitars!. As a single, it was released on Big Time Records in October 1985 and reached #28 on the Melbourne Record Charts....
") - "Leilani pt.2" - 3:59 (B-Side to "LeilaniLeilani (song)"Leilani" was the first single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus when they were called Le Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Phantom Records in October 1982. It had been written by all four Gurus: James Baker, Dave Faulkner, Roddy Radalj and Kimble Rendall. Rendall left shortly before its...
", 1982) - "Jungle Bells" - 3:36 (B-Side to "The Generation GapThe Generation Gap (song)"The Generation Gap" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on RCA Records in 1988 as a single-only release. It was written by Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner and was a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's 1970 country song. The B-side, "Jungle Bells" was written by Dave...
", 1988 and "Castles In The Air", 1992) - "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James BakerJames Baker (musician)James Baker is a rock musician from Perth, Western Australia. He has drummed with, and was instrumental in the founding of several influential Australian bands including The Scientists, Le Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, and The Dubrovniks.-Early days:Baker has named Ronnie Bond of The Troggs as...
- 2:40 (B-Side to "My GirlMy Girl (Hoodoo Gurus song)"My Girl" was the third single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Big Time Records and distributed by EMI in October, 1983; it peaked at #35 on the Australian charts. It was written by Dave Faulkner and was also on their first album Stoneage Romeos...
") - "The Doctor Is In" - 6:04 (B-Side to "A Place In The Sun")