Miss Freelove '69

"Miss Freelove '69"
Single by Hoodoo Gurus
from the album Kinky
A-side	"Miss Freelove '69"
B-side	"Stomp the Tumbarumba"
Released	February, 1991 (Australia)
Format	7" vinyl CD Single
Genre	Rock
Length	4:02
Label	BMG (Australia) RCA (United States)
Writer(s)	Dave Faulkner
Producer(s)	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology
"Another World" (1989) "Miss Freelove '69" (1991) "1000 Miles Away" (1991)

"Miss Freelove '69" was a single by iconic^[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #19 on the ARIA Singles Charts^[3] and #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.^[4] It was released on RCA Records in February, 1991; and was written by Dave Faulkner.^[5] B side "Stomp the Tumbarumba" was written by Johnny Devlin and Joy Inman^[5] (performed by New Zealanders Johnny Devlin & the Devils in the early 1960s). Miss Freelove '69 opens with some sitar playing sampled from the Henry Mancini composition "The Party [Instrumental]" from the film of the same name. Miss Freelove '69...

"... was written on the morning after the events described in the song, although I gave them some embellishment to provide a happy ending: the real police declined to join the party (at least they didn't shut it down). Miss Freelove herself was meant to be the incarnation of Bacchus but if she was anyone, she was me!" - Dave Faulkner.^[6]

Track listing

7" Vinyl

1. "Miss Freelove '69" (Dave Faulkner)^[5] — 4:02
2. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman)^[5] — 3:05

CD Maxi-single

1. "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
2. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
3. "Brainscan" (Faulkner)^[5] — 3:20

Personnel

Credited to:^[7]

• Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals
• Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mark Kingsmill — drums, percussion
• Brad Shepherd — guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
• Producer — Hoodoo Gurus
• Engineer — Alan Thorne
• Assistant Engineers — David Mackie, Robert Hodgson
• Mixer — Ed Stasium (tracks 1 & 3),^[8] Paul Hamingson
• Mastering — Greg Calbi

Review

• Allmusic link

References

1. "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
2. Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from (PDF) the original Check |url= value (help) (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
3. "Australian Singles Charts "Miss Freelove '69"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
4. "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
5. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
6. Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
7. "Discogs entry on Kinky". Retrieved 2007-12-23.
8. "Discogs entry on "Miss Freelove '69"". Retrieved 2007-12-23.