Mental As Anything
Sydney 1976-present
Discography
Albums
Mental As Anything Play At Your Party 1978 3 Produced by Cameron Allan
EP AUS Regular REG1 (1500 copies)
Get Wet 1979 14 Produced by Cameron Allan
CD AUS Regular D19560 (issued 1992)
LP AUS Regular L37125
UK Virgin 201 435 (issued 1980 entitled Mental As Anything)
Espresso Bongo 1980 12 Produced by Cameron Allan
CD AUS Regular D19561 (issued 1992)
LP AUS Regular L37356
(Just Like) Romeo And Juliet 1980 2 Produced by Cameron Allan
Single AUS Regular K-8115
Cats And Dogs 1981 13 Produced by Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop
CD AUS Regular D19562/D38442 (issued 1992)
LP AUS Regular RML53006
NZL Regular L37646
I Didn't Mean To Be Mean 1982 2 Produced by Elvis Costello
Single AUS Regular RRSP714
Maxi-Single UK A&M
Cats And Dogs 1982 10 Produced by Bruce Brown, Russell Dunlop and Cameron Allan
LP CAN Solid Gold SGR 1009 (8 songs from "Cats And Dogs" + "Egypt" and "The Nips Are Getting Bigger")
If You Leave Me Can I Come Too? 1982 XX Produced by Bruce Brown, Russell Dunlop, Elvis Costello and Cameron Allan
LP HOL A&M AMLH 64921 (14 tracks, AUS "Cats And Dogs" remixed + "I Didn't Mean To Be Mean")
USA A&M SP-4921 (12 tracks, CAN "Cats And Dogs" remixed + "Sad Poetry" and "I Didn't Mean To Be Mean")
Creatures Of Leisure 1983 12 Produced by Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop
CD AUS CBS 465040 2 (issued 1989, bonustrack "Not Enough")
LP AUS Regular RRLP1205
Working For The Man 1983 2 Produced by Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar
Single AUS Regular RRSP730
Creatures Of Leisure 1983 13 Produced by Bruce Brown, Russell Dunlop, Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar
LP HOL A&M AMLH 64946
USA A&M SP-4946
Apocalypso 1984 2 Produced by Mark Opitz
Single AUS Regular RRSP743
Maxi-Single AUS Regular RRT714 (1 extra track)
Fundamental (As Anything) 1985 11 Produced by Richard Gottehrer
CD AUS WEA RRCD1212
AUS Epic CDEPC 26836
LP AUS Regular RRLP1212
AUS WEA RRLP1212
AUS CBS SBP8143 (Christmas pack with poster and single)
HOL Epic EPC 26836 (issued 1986)
HOL Epic EPC 450641 1 (issued 1987, bonustrack "Let's Go To Paradise")
UK Epic EPC 26836
USA Columbia 40299 (issued 1986, tracks?)
MC HOL Epic EPC 26836 (issued 1986)
HOL Epic EPC 450641 4 (issued 1987, bonustrack "Let's Go To Paradise")
Greatest Hits Vol 1 1986 14
CD AUS CBS CD450052
LP AUS CBS SBP8158
AUS CBS SBP8158 (white label)
Sloppy Croc 1986 2 Produced by Charles Fisher
Single AUS CBS BA-3452
Mouth To Mouth 1987 11 Produced by Richard Gottehrer
CD AUS CBS 450361 2 (1 bonus track)
AUT Epic EPC 460049 2 (issued 1988, 14 tracks) (remixes + new versions of "Too Many Times" and "If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?" and bonustrack "Let's Go To Paradise")
CAN Columbia BFCK-44144 (12 tracks, added "Love Me Tender")
LP AUS CBS 450361 1
HOL Epic EPC 460049 1 (issued 1988, 13 tracks) (remixes + new versions of "Too Many Times" and "If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?")
MC HOL Epic EPC 460049 4 (issued 1988, tracks?)
Love Me Tender 1987 2 Produced by Richard Gottehrer
Single AUS CBS 651297.7
Rock And Roll Music 1988 2 Produced by Steve James
CD-Single UK Epic CDANY6 (4 tracks)
Single AUS CBS 653122.7
HOL Epic EPC 653122 7
Maxi-Single AUS CBS 653122.6 (1 extra track)
HOL Epic 653122 6 (3 tracks)
Cyclone Raymond 1989 12 Produced by Steve James, Mark Moffatt, Mark Opitz and Robyn Smith
CD AUS CBS 465645 2
AUT CBS 465645 2
USA Columbia 45367 (13 tracks)
LP AUS CBS 465645 1
HOL CBS 465645 1
USA Columbia 45367 (13 tracks)
Aussie Four Pack 1990 32
Double-CD AUS J&B JB589CD (8/32 tracks, other tracks by Angels, Dragon and Mondo Rock)
x 3 1992
3-CD-BOX AUS Festival D80684 (with "Get Wet", "Espresso Bongo" and "Cats & Dogs")
Chemical Travel 1993 23
CD AUS Regular D31094
Bicycle EP 1994 5
CD-EP AUS Syray MENTAL1 (5000 copies)
Liar Liar Pants On Fire 1995 14 Produced by Mental As Anything and Martin White
CD AUS BMG 76896403322
AUS FMR 333842 (re-issue 2001)
Garage 1998 15 Produced by Mental As Anything
CD AUS Festival D93492 (first 15.000 copies came with 6-track bonus disc)
Best Of 1999 24
CD AUS Festival
UK Curb CURCD 097
Beetroot Stains 2001 13 Produced by Mental As Anything
CD AUS CME/Universal CMEB0026
Road Case 2002 14
CD AUS Barking Mad BM0008
Plucked 2005 14 Produced by Mental As Anything
CD AUS Liberation Blue BLUE0812
Contribution to album
Starstruck (Soundtrack) 1982
Reckless Kelly (Soundtrack) 1993
101 Unleashed 1996
Good Vibrations 1998
Not So Dusty - Tribute To Slim Dusty 1998
Recovery - Ready For Transmission 1999
Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge Vol. 2 2001
Triple M Musical Challenge Vol. 3 2002
Gimme Ted - The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts 2003
Members
Barraclough David (b,g,v,k,prog) 2000-present The Exponents
Caen Mike (g) 2002-present
Coburn Steve (b) 1976-1977 ---
Cook Murray (g,p,bv) 2000-2002 Milky Bar Kids
Gubb Mike (k) 1986-1987 tour
Mombassa Reg (v,g) 1976-2000 The Rock Party, The Stetsons, Reg and Pete's Dog Trumpet
O'Doherty Peter (v,b) 1977-2000 The Stetsons, Reg and Pete's Dog Trumpet, Lullaby And Goodnight (track)
Plaza Martin (v,g) 1976-present
Smith Greedy (v,k,harm) 1976-present
Souter Robbie (d) 2005-present
Twohill David/Delisle Wayne (d,perc) 1976-2004 Mary Jo Starr's Drive In Motel, Al and The Gators, Greedy's On The Loose
Sources of information: Mental As Anything Discography V1.0, Shane Johns, Stefan Warnqvist, Mental As Anything Official Homepage, Stuart Coupe and Glenn A. Baker: The New Rock'n'Roll - The A-Z of Rock in The 80's
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