STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - INXS - SHABOOH SHOOBAH

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks 7 years since the beginning of this very page. That's right gang, for 7 years we have spun the records, snapped the photos, and given our fresh take on the vintage vinyl in our collection. We truly appreciate everyone of you that has followed along, read, liked, commented, and or shared. 

In addition to all that, it is also the 25th anniversary of the death of Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor, Michael Hutchence, best known as the front man for the rock band, INXS. He was born on January 22, 1960 and passed away in 1997, age 37, after suicide by hanging. To honor his legacy, we find ourselves spinning the group's third album, Shabooh Shoobah. The record was released October 13, 1982 on the Warner Music label and produced by Mark Opitz. It peaked at #46 on the Billboard 200 and #5 in the band's homeland, Australia. Four singles were released from the 10 track album ; "The One Thing" (#31 Canada, #30 Hot 100, #14 Australia, #2 Mainstream Rock), "Don't Change" (#80 Hot 100, #17 Mainstream Rock, #14 Australia), "To Look at You" (#14 Australia) and "Black and White" (#24 Australia). 

1. "The One Thing" 3:24

2. "To Look at You" A. Farriss 3:55

3. "Spy of Love" Tim Farriss, Hutchence 3:58

4. "Soul Mistake" 2:57

5. "Here Comes" 3:00

6. "Black and White" 3:40

7. "Golden Playpen" Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly 3:03

8. "Jan's Song" 3:18

9. "Old World New World" Jon Farriss, Hutchence 3:38

10. "Don't Change" Garry Gary Beers, A. Farriss, J. Farriss, T. Farriss, Hutchence, Pengilly 4:24

INXS

Michael Hutchence – vocals

Andrew Farriss – keyboards

Tim Farriss – guitars

Kirk Pengilly – guitars, saxophone, vocals

Garry Gary Beers – bass, vocals

Jon Farriss – drums, percussion, vocals

Production

Mark Opitz – producer, engineer

David Walsh – engineer (1)

David Nicholas – engineer (2-10)

Andrew Scott – engineer (2-10)

Bob Ludwig – mastering (USA)

Paul Ibbotson – mastering (Australia)

Michael Hutchence – cover art concept

Grant Matthews – cover art concept, photography

Chris Murphy – management

Recorded at Paradise Studios (track 1) and Rhinoceros Studios (tracks 2–10) (Sydney, Australia).

Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York, USA) and Festival Studios (Sydney, Australia).