Primal Park
1979 studio album by Mondo Rock
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Primal Park is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in October 1979 and peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report.[1] The album is a mixture of live recordings (tracks 1, 6–9) and studio recordings (tracks 2–5). It spawned the non-charting singles "Searching for My Baby" and "Primal Park", both of which were studio recordings. In 2009, the album was remastered and included eight bonus tracks.[2]
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| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | May 1979 | |||
| Studio | Bombay Rock, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 65:42 | |||
| Label | OZ Records | |||
| Producer | Ross Wilson | |||
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Track listing
- Side A
- "Question Time" (Gunther Gorman) – 3:38
- "Down to Earth" (Kim Fowley, Ross Wilson) – 4:06
- "Primal Park" (David Pepperell, R. Wilson) – 4:15
- "Searching for My Baby" (R. Wilson) – 2:52
- "Tell Me" (Iain McLennan) – 4:21
- Side B
- "Toughen Up" (R. Wilson) – 3:45
- "Down Down" Down Down (R. Wilson) – 4:29
- "The Rebel" (R. Wilson, Tony Slavich) – 5:26
- "Live Wire" – The Mondo Shakedown (R. Wilson, Simon Gyllies) – 6:56
2009 Bonus tracks – Singles A's And B's 1978/79
- "The Fugitive Kind" (R. Wilson, T. Slavich) – 3:35
- "The Breaking Point" (I. McLennan) – 4:57
- "Send Me Someone" (R. Wilson) – 3:18
- "Love Shock" (Peter Laffy, R. Wilson) – 3:10
- "Don't You Lie to Me" (Chuck Berry) – 2:51
- "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry) – 4:56
- "Telephone Booth" (R. Wilson, Stephen Cummings) – 3:16
- "Perhaps Perhaps" (R. Wilson, S. Cummings) – 3:11
Personnel
Mondo Rock:
- Ross Wilson – lead vocals, harmonica
- Randy Bulpin – guitar, slide guitar
- Peter Laffy – guitar, backing vocals
- Rex Bullen – keyboards (tracks 2–5 only)
- Simon Gyllies – bass
- Iain McLennan – drums, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Tell Me"
also:
- Tony Slavich – keyboards (on bonus tracks 10, 11)
- Gil Matthews – drums (on bonus tracks 14–17)
with:
- Sunil De Silva – percussion
- Eddie Rayner – synthesizer
- Andrew Bell – additional vocals
Production team:
- Producer – Ross Wilson
- Engineers – Ern Rose and Jim Barton (tracks 1, 6–9: recorded live at Le Club Bombay Rock, Melbourne, 18 May 1979)
- Engineers – Mal Devenish, Richard Lush, Tony Cohen (tracks 2–5)
- Mixed by – Ross Cockle
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 40 |