Espresso Bongo

Espresso Bongo
Studio album by Mental As Anything
Released July 1980
(see release history)
Recorded Music Farm, Byron Bay, Australia
Genre Pop
Label Regular Records
Producer Cameron Allan
Mental As Anything chronology
Get Wet
(1979)		 Espresso Bongo'
(1980)		 Cats & Dogs
(1981)
Singles from Espresso Bongo
  1. "Come Around"
    Released: June 1980

Espresso Bongo is the second studio album released by Mental As Anything. It was released in July 1980, produced by Cameron Allan,[1] and peaked at #37 on the Australian Album charts.[2] The only single released from the album, "Come Around", written by Martin Plaza [3] was released in June 1980 and peaked at #18 on the Australian Singles charts.[2] Virgin Records passed on their option to release this album overseas due to theirs and the band's dissatisfaction with the finished product.

Track listing

  1. "Troop Movements In The Ukraine"
  2. "Semi Trailer"
  3. "Missing Plane"
  4. "Insect Liberation"
  5. "Won't Let Me Drive"
  6. "Come Around"
  7. "Harmonic Visions"
  8. "Away"
  9. "Cannibal"
  10. "Blacktown To Bondi"
  11. "The Girl"
  12. "Live Now Pay Later"

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia July 1980 Regular Records Vinyl LP L37358
Australia 1992 Regular Records CD D19561

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak Position[2]
1980 ARIA Album Chart 37

Personnel

Musicians

Recording details

References

  1. ↑ "Mental As Anything". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: 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.
  3. ↑ ""Close Again" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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