Hoodoo Gurus discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 9 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 34 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
The discography of Hoodoo Gurus, an Australian rock group, consists of eight studio albums, thirty-two singles, one extended play, five compilation albums and four video album/DVD releases. Formed in January 1981, the band was originally known as Le Hoodoo Gurus for the release of their first single, "Leilani" in October 1982.[1]
Hoodoo Gurus' debut album, Stoneage Romeos was released in March 1984 on Big Time Records.[2] When Stoneage Romeos was issued in America by A&M Records it stayed at number 1 in the Alternative/College charts for seven weeks, becoming one of the most played albums for the year on the college network.[3] Hoodoo Gurus' peak of popularity was in the mid-to-late 1980s with the albums Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool! and Magnum Cum Louder,[4] all of which charted on the American Billboard 200 album charts.[5] 1992 saw the release of Electric Soup and Gorilla Biscuit by BMG, winning the band's first Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Award, for 'Best Cover Art' in 1993,[6] with both albums certified triple Platinum.[7]
The Hoodoo Gurus officially split in 1998, with Mushroom releasing a live album, Bite the Bullet following the band's farewell tour. The album was joined by a limited edition, triple CD version subtitled Director's Cut, which included the additional CDs, Doppelgänger (a collection of live-to-air Broadcasts from 1983–1996) and Bubble and Squeak (a collection of outtakes and oddities).
In November 2003 Hoodoo Gurus reformed to record a new album, Mach Schau.[8] From February 2005 EMI reissued expanded/remastered editions of all earlier Hoodoo Gurus studio albums and also released Tunnel Vision (2005), a two-DVD set compiling every Gurus' video, live material and a retrospective documentary, "Be My Guru". In 2005, at the ARIA Awards Tunnel Vision was nominated for 'Best Music DVD',[9] the band's fifth ARIA nomination.[10]
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| AUS [11][12] |
US [5] |
US College [1][3] |
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| 1984 | Stoneage Romeos
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29 | — | 1 | AUS: Gold[1] |
| 1985 | Mars Needs Guitars!
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5 | 140 | 1 | AUS: Platinum[1] |
| 1987 | Blow Your Cool!
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2 | 120 | 1 | AUS: Gold[1] |
| 1989 | Magnum Cum Louder
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13 | 101 | 1 | AUS: Platinum[1] |
| 1991 | Kinky
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8 | 172 | 2[3] | AUS: Gold[1] |
| 1994 | Crank
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2 | — | — | AUS: Gold[1] |
| 1996 | Blue Cave
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18 | — | — | |
| 2004 | Mach Schau
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— | — | — | |
| 2010 | Purity of Essence
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16 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
ARIA Certified Albums Awards (AUS) Gold 35,000; Platinum 70,000.[15]
[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Title |
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| 1997 | Hoodoo Voodoo
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[edit] Compilations
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions AUS [11][12] |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 1992 | Electric Soup
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3 | AUS: 3× Platinum[1] | ||
Gorilla Biscuit
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— | AUS: 3× Platinum[1] | |||
| 1998 | Electric Chair
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33 | AUS: Gold[1][7] | ||
Armchair Gurus
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— | AUS: Gold[1][7] | |||
| 2000 | Ampology
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39 | |||
| 2012 | Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
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— | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
ARIA Certified Albums Awards (AUS) Gold 35,000; Platinum 70,000
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions AUS [11][12] |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bite the Bullet
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[11][12] | Canada [17] |
NZ [18] | US Mod Rock[19] |
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| 1982 | "Leilani"[nb 4] | — | — | — | — | Stoneage Romeos |
| 1983 | "Tojo" | 80 | — | — | — | |
| "My Girl" | 35 | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "I Want You Back" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Bittersweet" | 16 | — | — | — | Mars Needs Guitars! |
| "Like Wow - Wipeout!" | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Death Defying" | 43 | — | — | — | |
| "Poison Pen" | 76 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "What's My Scene?" | 3 | — | 35 | — | Blow Your Cool! |
| "Good Times" | 36 | 95 | — | — | ||
| "In the Middle of the Land" | 79 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "The Generation Gap" | 45 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1989 | "Come Anytime" | 27 | — | — | 1 | Magnum Cum Louder |
| "Axegrinder" | 60 | — | — | — | ||
| "Another World" | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Miss Freelove '69" | 19 | — | — | 3 | Kinky |
| "1000 Miles Away" | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "A Place in the Sun" | 99 | — | — | — | ||
| "Castles in the Air" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "The Right Time" | 41 | — | — | — | Crank |
| 1994 | "You Open My Eyes" | 43 | — | — | — | |
| "Less Than a Feeling" | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| "Nobody" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Turn Up Your Radio" | — | — | — | — | non-album single with Masters Apprentices |
| 1996 | "Big Deal" | — | — | — | — | Blue Cave |
| "If Only..." | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Waking up Tired" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Down on Me" | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Real Deal" | — | — | — | — | Electric Chair | |
| 2003 | "That's My Team" | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2004 | "Nothing's Changing My Life"[nb 5] | — | — | — | — | Mach Schau |
| "When You Get to California"[nb 6] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Crackin' Up" | — | — | — | — | Purity Of Essence |
| 2010 | "I Hope You're Happy" | — | — | — | — | |
| "What's In It For Me?" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
[edit] Videos albums
| Year | Title |
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| 1992 | Electric Soup
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| 1996 | More Electric Soup
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| 1999 | Electric Soup The Complete Video Collection
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| 2005 | Tunnel Vision |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The entire album also had a limited release (only 300) as a set of seven 7" vinyl singles as In Blue Cave on Mushroom Records.[13]
- ^ a b c These albums were re-released in 2000, in Australia, by Shock Records.[16]
- ^ The album was initially released in the UK and Europe, and not released in Australia until 2003 by EMI Music Australia.[3]
- ^ "Leilani" was released as a single as by Le Hoodoo Gurus just before they dropped the 'Le' and changed their name to Hoodoo Gurus.[13]
- ^ "Nothing's Changing My Life" was only released as a single in Australia.[13]
- ^ "When You Get to California" was only released as a single in the United States.[13][20]
[edit] References
- General
- "Hoodoo Gurus – Discography". Hoodoo Gurus. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080416141654/http://www.hoodoogurus.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=21&Itemid=29. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- "Hoodoo Gurus – Discography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4509/discography. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. http://web.archive.org/web/20040606094845/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=916. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Hoodoo Gurus". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hoodoogurus.html. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ a b c d "Hoodoo Gurus". The Harbour Agency. http://www.theharbouragency.com/artist-profile/hoodoo-gurus. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Adams, Mary A. (2001-04-10). "Hoodoo Gurus lyrics and biography". www.musicianguide.com. http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002967/Hoodoo-Gurus.html. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ a b "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4839&model.vnuAlbumId=8720. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "1993: 7th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b c "Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Hoodoo Gurus sign a deal with Capitol ... new album in 2004" (pdf). EMI Sydney. 2003-11-17. http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww-personal.umich.edu%2F~juliat%2Fhg%2Fnew.pdf&images=yes. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2005. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "ARIA Award history: Hoodoo Gurus". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=H&artist=Hoodoo%20Gurus. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: 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.
- ^ a b c d "Hoodoo Gurus discography". australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hoodoo+Gurus. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ a b c d "Hoodoo Gurus Official website: Singles". Hoodoo Gurus. Archived from the original on 2007-06-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20070623034311/http://www.hoodoogurus.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=29. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ Haug, Ian. "Hoodoo Guru's Brad Shepherd interviewed by Powderfinger's Ian Haug". Australian Musician magazine. http://www.australianmusician.com.au/DisplayStory.asp?StoryID=332. Retrieved 12 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "ARIA Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "AIR music database". Australian Independent Record Label Association (AIR). http://www.air.org.au/members_cat/web_main_right.php?search_string=hoodoo+gurus&tab=logic&apply=search&extra=n&submit=Search. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=43mgam4h6ln16v6si7uuvr4e21&q1=hoodoo&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50
- ^ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=hoodoo&cat=s
- ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=4839&model.vnuAlbumId=8720. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "VH1.com entry on "When You Get to California"". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/hoodoo_gurus/760695/album.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
[edit] External links
- Hoodoo Gurus' Official Homepage
- Hoodoo Gurus' Official MySpace website
- Hoodoo Gurus discography at Discogs
- Hoodoo Gurus discography at MusicBrainz
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