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Mars Needs Guitars - 40th Anniversary Edition (Glow In The Dark 2LP)

Artist: 
Hoodoo Gurus

Product Code: 0602478000737

$69.99

Released in 1985, Mars Needs Guitars! was the album that cemented Hoodoo Gurus as one of Australia’s most influential rock bands. Packed with standout tracks like "Bittersweet", "Like Wow - Wipeout!" and "Death Defying". Loud, catchy and confident, the album captured the Gurus at full stride.

To mark its 40th anniversary, this deluxe 2LP edition brings the album back in expanded form.

  • LP1: Picture disc of the original album
  • LP2: Unreleased demos and never-before-heard album outtake "Johnny", pressed on Ozone Green glow-in-the-dark vinyl
  • Original artwork by Richard Allen
  • Inner sleeve featuring Dave Faulkner’s handwritten lyrics to “Show Some Emotion”
  • A2 fold-out “Like Wow Tour” poster included

To 'charge' glow in the dark vinyl, expose it to sunlight or a bright lamp. The longer the exposure, the longer and brighter the glow will be.


Due to the effect, each vinyl is unique and may look slightly different to the image shown.

Tracklist

SIDE A
1. Bittersweet
2. Poison Pen
3. In The Wild
4. Death Defying (Single Version)
5. Like Wow Wipeout

SIDE B
1. Hayride To Hell
2. Show Me Some Emotion
3. The Other Side Of Paradise
4. Mars Needs Guitars
5. She

SIDE C
1. Bittersweet (Demo)
2. Poison Pen (Demo)
3. In The Wild (Demo)
4. Death Defying (Demo)
5. Like Wow Wipeout (Demo)

SIDE D
1. Hayride To Hell (Demo)
2. Show Me Some Emotion (Demo)
3. The Other Side Of Paradise (Demo)
4. Mars Needs Guitars (Demo)
5. Johnny (Mars Needs Guitars' Album Outtake)