Welcome Stranger (Blackeyed Susans album)
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Welcome Stranger is the debut studio album by The Blackeyed Susans
The Blackeyed Susans
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1989, based in Melbourne since 1992.-Perth 1989-1990:The original line-up consisted of David McComb on vocals and guitar, Alsy MacDonald on drums , Phil Kakulas on bass guitar , Rob Snarski on vocals and guitar, and...

. Released in August, 1992
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....

, the album is a compilation of their first three EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

s – Some Births Are Worse Than Murders
Some Births are Worse than Murders
Some Births Are Worse Than Murders is the debut EP by The Blackeyed Susans, released in March, 1989 on Waterfront Records.The Blackeyed Susans was formed in Perth in 1989 as a side project for Martha's Vineyard, Chad's Tree and the Triffids members, including David McComb. They played eight gigs...

, Anchor Me and …Depends On What You Mean By Love
Depends on What You Mean By Love
...Depends On What You Mean By Love is an EP by The Blackeyed Susans, released in late 1991.- Track listing :# "Ocean of You" – 3:33# "Close Watch" – 2:59# "Will’s Blues" – 3:22...

– with the addition of three tracks recorded at the same time as the material released on those EPs.

Track listing

  1. "Don’t Call Yourself An Angel" (McComb, Kakulas) – 3:14
  2. "Enemy Mine" (McComb, Kakulas) – 4:07
  3. "Viva Las Vegas
    Viva Las Vegas
    Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American romantic musical movie starring music icon Elvis Presley and actress/dancer Ann-Margret. This movie is regarded by many fans of these actors and by film critics as one of Presley's best movies, and it is noted for the apparent on-screen chemistry between Presley...

    " (Doc Pomus
    Doc Pomus
    Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...

    , Mort Shuman
    Mort Shuman
    Mort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...

    ) – 5:10
  4. "Cripple Creek" (Traditional/Kakulas) – 4:47
  5. "Glory Glory" (Kakulas) – 4:03
  6. "Anchor Me" (Snarski) – 2:43
  7. "Who’s That By The Window?" (Kakulas) – 2:50
  8. "Trouble" (Kakulas, Rollinson) – 4:13
  9. "Ocean of You" (McComb) – 3:33
  10. "Close Watch" (John Cale
    John Cale
    John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....

    ) – 2:59
  11. "Will’s Blues" (Akers) – 3:22
  12. "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue" (Traditional) – 2:59
  13. "Who’s Loving You" (Robinson) – 3:08
  14. "It Hurts Me" (Byers, Daniels)/"Prisoner of Love" (Robin, Columbo, Gaskill) – 3:42
  15. "In The Pines" (McComb) – 3:44

Tracks 1–4

  • David McComb
    David McComb
    David Richard McComb was an Australian rock musician. He was the singer-songwriter of the Australian band, The Triffids.-Early years in Perth:...

     – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Rob Snarski – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Kakulas – double bass, electric bass, bazouki, guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • Alsy MacDonald
    Alsy MacDonald
    Alan MacDonald is an Australian rock musician and lawyer, best known as the drummer of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he performed under his nickname 'Alsy'....

     – drums, percussion
  • Ross Bolleter
    Ross Bolleter
    Ross Bolleter is an Australian avantgarde composer and improviser notable for his experimentation on ruined pianos. He has been a member of The Blackeyed Susans and he is a co-founder of the WARPS Music label....

     – hammond organ, piano, piano organ
  • William Akers – backing vocals

Tracks 5–8 and 15

  • Rob Snarski – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kathryn Wemyss
    Kathy Wemyss
    Kathy Wemyss is a multi-instrumentalist from Australia who was a member of Chad's Tree and The Jackson Code.-Biography:Wemyss was classically trained, due to her Salvation Army upbringing, but in the 1980s and 1990s performed in post punk and rock bands, playing live gigs in inner Sydney...

     – vocals, trumpet, castanets
  • Phillip Kakulas – double bass
  • Timothy Rollinson
    Tim Rollinson
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     – electric guitar
  • Kenny Davis Junior – piano, piano accordion
  • James Cruikshank – organ
  • Graham Lee
    Graham Lee (Australian musician)
    Graham Lee is an Australian rock musician and record producer, best known as the steel guitar player of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he was nicknamed 'Evil Graham Lee'....

    – pedal steel
  • Mark Dawson – percussion

Tracks 9–14

  • Rob Snarski – vocals
  • Kenny Davis Junior – keyboards, piano accordion, samples
  • David McComb – keyboards, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Joanne Alach – backing vocals
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