Ganggajang (album)
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| Released | 22 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984−1985 | |||
| Label | True Tone Records/Polygram Records | |||
| Producer | Joe Wissert Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup Mark Callaghan | |||
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Ganggajang, stylised as GANGgajang, is the self-titled debut album from GANGgajang. It was released on True Tone Records through Polygram Records in 1985 and sold over 120,000 copies. It was produced by Joe Wissert, with band members Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup and Mark Callaghan.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Mark Callaghan unless otherwise indicated.[2]
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Callaghan, Graham Bidstrup)[2] - 2:43
- "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)" - 3:53
- "Distraction" - 3:21
- "Maybe I" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 3:35
- "Ambulance Men" - 3:24
- "The Bigger They Are" - 3:29
- "Giver of Life" (Geoffrey Stapleton, Chris Bailey, Callaghan, Bidstrup, Kayellen Bidstrup aka Kay Bee)[2] - 3:38
- "Shadow of Your Love" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 3:05
- "To The North" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 2:46
- "House of Cards" - 2:45
Tracks from this album were also featured in the surf film Mad Wax.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 27 |
Certification
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Releases
[edit]| Format | Country | Label | Catalogue No. | Year |
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| LP | AUS | True Tone | 826 349-2 | 1985 |
| Cassette | True Tone/Mercury | 826 349-4 | ||
| CD | 826 349-1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "GANGgajang". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Australasian Performing Right Association: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "GANGGAJANG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SPY V SPY – LIVE ON THE LAKE". Newcastle Live. November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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