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Gorilla Biscuit
Compilation album by
Hoodoo Gurus
ReleasedAugust 1992
GenreRock
Length71:01
LabelRCA Records/BMG
Mushroom Records
ProducerHoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Electric Soup
(1992) 		Gorilla Biscuit
(1992) 		Crank
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Gorilla Biscuit a.k.a. Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in August 1992.[2]

It was also released as a 2-CD set with Electric Soup.[2] but also as stand-alone disc. The album peaked at number 99 on the ARIA charts.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise noted.[3]

  1. "Spaghetti Western" - 3:33 (B-Side to "Axegrinder", 1989)
  2. "I Think You Know" - 3:30 (B-Side to "1000 Miles Away", 1991)
  3. "Cajun Country" - 4:03 (B-Side to "Come Anytime", 1989)
  4. "Hayride To Hell" - 3:02 (Unreleased version recorded for Stoneage Romeos, 1984)
  5. "Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown)" - 3:46 (B-Side to "In the Middle of the Land", 1988 - recorded live at Air Studios, London for BBC Radio)
  6. "Who Do You Love?" (Ellas Otha Bates a.k.a. Bo Diddley) - 2:05 (B-Side to "I Want You Back", 1983 - recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJ)
  7. "Turkey Dinner" - 4:23 (B-Side to "Death Defying", 1986)
  8. "Lover For A Friend" - 3:56 (B-Side to "Another World", 1989)
  9. "Death Ship" (Faulkner, Roddy Radalj, Alan Sharples) - 2:38 (B-Side to 12" version of "Poison Pen" recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
  10. "Teenage Head" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan) - 3:04 (B-Side to "Poison Pen" - recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
  11. "Rock'n'Roll pt.2" (Gary Glitter, Mike Leander) - 5:13 (recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986)
  12. "The Wedding Song" - 3:51 (Unreleased demo, 1986)
  13. "Heart Of Darkness" - 3:10 (B-Side to "What's My Scene?", 1987)
  14. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman) - 3:01 (B-Side to "Miss Freelove '69", 1991)
  15. "Little Drummer Boy (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 Coal (1991 Christmas Compilation album by various artists)
  16. "Bring The Hoodoo Down" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Like Wow - Wipeout!")
  17. "Leilani pt.2" - 3:59 (B-Side to "Leilani", 1982)
  18. "Jungle Bells" - 3:36 (B-Side to "The Generation Gap", 1988 and "Castles In The Air", 1992)
  19. "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James Baker - 2:40 (B-Side to "My Girl")
  20. "The Doctor Is in" - 6:04 (B-Side to "A Place in the Sun")

Charts

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Chart (1992/93) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[4] 99

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ APRA database Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
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