Ampology

Ampology
Ampology
Compilation album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released	October 10, 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	142:44
Label	Acadia/Evangeline Records (UK); Shock Records, EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records (Australia); Limburger Records (Brazil)
Producer	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Ampology is a two disc compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus,^[2] spanning their entire career from their first single, "Leilani" (October 1982) through to "Real Deal" (1997). At the time of its release Hoodoo Gurus had been disbanded for two years. Lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter Dave Faulkner discusses each track in his June 2000 article "Pop and punishment".^[3]

Ampology was originally released in October, 2000 by UK record label, Evangeline Records. It was re-released in October 2003 by EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records.^[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted.

Disc one
No.	Title	Originally from	Length
1.	"Leilani" (Faulkner, James Baker, Roddy Radalj, Kimble Rendall)	Single, 1982; later released on Stoneage Romeos	4:55
2.	"Tojo"	Stoneage Romeos, 1984	3:21
3.	"My Girl"	Stoneage Romeos, 1984	2:39
4.	"Be My Guru" (Faulkner, Baker)	B-side to "My Girl" single	2:38
5.	"I Want You Back"	Stoneage Romeos, 1984	3:11
6.	"I Was A Kamikaze Pilot"	Stoneage Romeos, 1984	3:09
7.	"Bittersweet"	Mars Needs Guitars!, 1985	3:51
8.	"Like Wow - Wipeout!"	Mars Needs Guitars!, 1985	3:13
9.	"Death Defying"	Mars Needs Guitars!, 1985	3:25
10.	"Poison Pen"	Mars Needs Guitars!, 1985	4:11
11.	"In The Wild"	Mars Needs Guitars!, 1985	3:11
12.	"What's My Scene?"	Blow Your Cool!, 1987	3:48
13.	"Heart Of Darkness"	Blow Your Cool!, 1987	3:04
14.	"Good Times"	Blow Your Cool!, 1987	3:02
15.	"In the Middle of the Land"	Blow Your Cool!, 1987	4:34
16.	"The Generation Gap" (Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner)	Non-album single, 1988	3:41
17.	"Come Anytime"	Magnum Cum Louder, 1989	3:19
18.	"Cajun Country"	B-side to "Come Anytime" single	4:05
19.	"Axegrinder" (Faulkner, Brad Shepherd, Richard Grossman, Mark Kingsmill)	Magnum Cum Louder, 1989	3:26
20.	"Another World"	Magnum Cum Louder, 1989	3:16

Disc two
No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Miss Freelove '69"	Kinky, 1991	4:13
2.	"Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman)	B-side to "Miss Freelove '69" single	3:03
3.	"1000 Miles Away"	Kinky, 1991	4:33
4.	"I Think You Know"	B-side to "1000 Miles Away" single	3:33
5.	"A Place in the Sun"	Kinky, 1991	3:44
6.	"Castles in the Air"	Kinky, 1991	4:07
7.	"The Right Time"	Crank, 1994	3:56
8.	"You Open My Eyes" (Shepherd)	Crank, 1994	3:18
9.	"Less Than A Feeling"	Crank, 1994	3:37
10.	"Nobody"	Crank, 1994	4:24
11.	"Judgement Day" (Faulkner, Shepherd)	Crank, 1994	3:12
12.	"Big Deal" (Faulkner, Shepherd)	Blue Cave, 1996	3:21
13.	"Waking Up Tired" (Faulkner, Shepherd)	Blue Cave, 1996	2:54
14.	"Quicksand"	B-side to "Waking Up Tired" single	3:33
15.	"If Only..."	Blue Cave, 1996	3:44
16.	"Night Must Fall"	Blue Cave, 1996	3:26
17.	"Down On Me"	Blue Cave, 1996	4:07
18.	"A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)	Electric Chair, 1998	2:32
19.	"Gene Hackman"	Electric Chair, 1998	2:29
20.	"The Real Deal"	Electric Chair, 1998	4:59

Album credits[]

Credited to:^[2]

Mark Opitz - Producer
Ed Stasium - Producer
Alan Thorne - Producer
Charles Fisher - Producer
Don Bartley - remastering
Karen Glauber - liner Notes
Andrzej Liguz - photography
Francine McDougall - photography
Adrienne Overall - photography, back cover
Libby Blainey - artwork

Release history[]

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom	October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)	Acadia/Evangeline Records
Australia	October 13, 2000 (2000-10-13)	Shock Records EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records
Brazil	October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)	Limburger Records

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-16.

[1] Allmusic review

[Holmgren-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[PnP-3] Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-16.

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Dave Faulkner Brad Shepherd Richard Grossman Nik Rieth James Baker Roddy Radalj Kimble Rendall Clyde Bramley Mark Kingsmill
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Compilations	Electric Soup Gorilla Biscuit Electric Chair Armchair Gurus Bite the Bullet Ampology Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
EPs	Hoodoo Voodoo
Singles	"Leilani" "Tojo" "My Girl" "I Want You Back" "Bittersweet" "Like Wow – Wipeout" "Death Defying" "Poison Pen" "What's My Scene?" "Good Times" "In the Middle of the Land" "The Generation Gap" "Come Anytime" "Axegrinder" "Miss Freelove '69" "1000 Miles Away" "The Right Time" "You Open My Eyes" "That's My Team"
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