King Kong Groover
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King Kong Groover is the second album by Babylon Zoo
. The album suffered from poor promotion from their record label, EMI
, and from little press coverage. It did not do well in the charts.
The song "Chrome Invader" was originally called "Silver Surfer
" but had to be changed for copyright reasons. The Japanese version of the album includes two bonus tracks - an acoustic cover of T.Rex's "Cosmic Dancer" and a remix of "The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
".
The singles from the album were "All The Money's Gone
", which failed to make the top 40, and a cover of Mott the Hoople
's "Honaloochie Boogie
", which was abandoned soon after the promotion had begun.
The album was reviewed poorly. The New Musical Express
called it a "slickly produced machiavellian plundering of pop classics" and a "clumsy effort to resurrect a career that was a fluke in the first place."
unless otherwise noted.)
Babylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...
. The album suffered from poor promotion from their record label, EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, and from little press coverage. It did not do well in the charts.
The song "Chrome Invader" was originally called "Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....
" but had to be changed for copyright reasons. The Japanese version of the album includes two bonus tracks - an acoustic cover of T.Rex's "Cosmic Dancer" and a remix of "The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song)
"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released as the third and final single from their album of the same name. The single version was a new version of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version has a different colour sleeve and disc...
".
The singles from the album were "All The Money's Gone
All The Money's Gone
"All the Money's Gone" is a single by Babylon Zoo and the first to be taken from the second album "King Kong Groover". When asked about the song's title, Jas Mann denied that all his money had gone, stating it would have been "crazy" to have lost all that he made from 'Spaceman'.-Tracklisting:*CD...
", which failed to make the top 40, and a cover of Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople...
's "Honaloochie Boogie
Honaloochie Boogie
"Honaloochie Boogie" is a single released by Mott the Hoople. It was the follow-up to their breakthrough single "All The Young Dudes". It reached a peak position in the UK charts of number 12 in July 1973....
", which was abandoned soon after the promotion had begun.
The album was reviewed poorly. The New Musical Express
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
called it a "slickly produced machiavellian plundering of pop classics" and a "clumsy effort to resurrect a career that was a fluke in the first place."
Track listing
(All songs written by Jas MannJas Mann
Jasbinder Singh "Jas" Mann is a British song-writer, musician, singer and record producer.-Early life:...
unless otherwise noted.)
- All the Money's GoneAll The Money's Gone"All the Money's Gone" is a single by Babylon Zoo and the first to be taken from the second album "King Kong Groover". When asked about the song's title, Jas Mann denied that all his money had gone, stating it would have been "crazy" to have lost all that he made from 'Spaceman'.-Tracklisting:*CD...
- Manhattan Martian
- Honaloochie BoogieHonaloochie Boogie"Honaloochie Boogie" is a single released by Mott the Hoople. It was the follow-up to their breakthrough single "All The Young Dudes". It reached a peak position in the UK charts of number 12 in July 1973....
(Ian HunterIan Hunter (singer)Ian Hunter Patterson is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and he again fronted them at the time of their 2009 reunion. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before Mott The Hoople, and...
/Mick RalphsMick RalphsMichael Geoffrey "Mick" Ralphs is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.-Career:...
) - Honeymoon in Space
- Stereo Superstar
- Chrome Invader
- Bikini Machine
- Are You a Boy or a Girl
- Hey Man
- Aroma Girl
- Cosmic Dancer (Marc BolanMarc BolanMarc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist...
) (Japanese version only) - The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon mix) (Japanese version only)