STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HOODOO GURUS - MARS NEEDS GUITARS !

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Good morning, Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is the sophomore release from Australian rock band, Hoodoo Gurus. Mars Needs Guitars ! was released July 7, 1987 on Big Time Records and was produced by the band with Charles Fisher. It peaked at #140 on the Billboard 200 and gave birth to four singles : "Bittersweet" (#10 Australia), "Like Wow – Wipeout" (#28 Australia), "Death Defying" (#43 Australia) and "Poison Pen" (did not chart). The overall sound of the album is very mid 80s. I compare it to a less danceable INXS meets The Smiths. 

1. "Bittersweet" 3:44

2. "Poison Pen" 4:09

3. "In the Wild" 3:07

4. "Death Defying" 3:21

5. "Like Wow – Wipeout" 3:09

6. "Hayride to Hell" 3:15

7. "Show Some Emotion" 2:56

8. "Other Side of Paradise" 3:31

9. "Mars Needs Guitars" James Baker, Clyde Bramley, Faulkner, Mark Kingsmill, Brad Shepherd 2:52

10. "She" 3:28

Hoodoo Gurus :

Clyde Bramley – bass, backing vocals

Dave Faulkner – lead vocals (except track 9), guitar, keyboards

Mark Kingsmill – drums, cymbals

Brad Shepherd – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 9), harmonica (mouth harp)

Technical :

John Bee – engineer
Richard Allan – illustrations
Charles Fisher – producer 
Don Bartley – mastering (remastering)
Hoodoo Gurus – producer