Espresso Bongo
Espresso Bongo is the second studio album released by Mental As Anything. It was released in July 1980, produced by Cameron Allan,[1] and peaked at #37 on the Australian Album charts.[2] The only single released from the album, "Come Around", written by Martin Plaza [3] was released in June 1980 and peaked at #18 on the Australian Singles charts.[2] Virgin Records passed on their option to release this album overseas due to theirs and the band's dissatisfaction with the finished product.
Track listing
- "Troop Movements In The Ukraine"
- "Semi Trailer"
- "Missing Plane"
- "Insect Liberation"
- "Won't Let Me Drive"
- "Come Around"
- "Harmonic Visions"
- "Away"
- "Cannibal"
- "Blacktown To Bondi"
- "The Girl"
- "Live Now Pay Later"
Release history
| Region |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalogue |
|---|
| Australia |
July 1980 |
Regular Records |
Vinyl LP |
L37358 |
| Australia |
1992 |
Regular Records |
CD |
D19561 |
Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Peak Position[2] |
| 1980 |
ARIA Album Chart |
37 |
Personnel
Musicians
Recording details
- Cameron Allan — Producer
- Jim Blackfoot — Engineer
References
- ↑ "Mental As Anything". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ↑ ""Close Again" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 July 2009.