Body Blow | ||||
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Released | 1991, rereleased 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock, industrial | |||
Label | Flying Nun Records | |||
Producer | Rex Visible, Michael Koppelman | |||
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Body Blow is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band the Headless Chickens. It was originally released in 1991,then rereleased for Australia in 1993 with a substantially reworked track list,losing "Crash Hot" and "Road Train" but gaining "Mr. Moon","Juice","Choppers" and some remixes. [1] Another Australian version followed in 1994 with the addition of a bonus disc containing six remixes. [2]
Body Blow is Headless Chickens' most successful album,including three top-10 singles and achieving double platinum sales. [3] The album includes a cover of "Inside Track",originally recorded as "The Inside Track" by New Zealand new wave band Stridulators. [4] [5]
Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia,the first single,"Gaskrankinstation",was noted for its inability to be categorised. It was described as a "tragic saga of a callous fool trapped in a dumb job and a loveless marriage. The tempo builds inexorably with the sense of an impending catastrophe." [6]
On 29 March 2019,an extended version was reissued. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Donde Esta La Pollo" | A Nevison/C Matthews/Headless Chickens | Rex Visible | 3:46 |
2. | "Cruise Control" | C Matthews/M Lawry | Rex Visible | 4:34 |
3. | "Crash Hot" | Rex Visible | 2:39 | |
4. | "Railway Surfing" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:31 |
5. | "Nose" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:22 |
6. | "Million Dollar Dream" | C Matthews/M Lawry/G Fell | Rex Visible | 5:17 |
7. | "Gaskrankinstation" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:32 |
8. | "Body Blow" | Headless Chickens | Rex Visible | 4:40 |
9. | "Road Train" | Rex Visible | 4:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Choppers (Koppelman Mix)" | M Lawry/Headless Chickens | Michael Koppelman | 3:34 |
2. | "Donde esta la pollo (Kentucky Freud Mix)" | A Nevison/C Matthews/Headless Chickens | Rex Visible | 3:44 |
3. | "Mr. Moon" | C Matthews | Michael Koppelman | 4:30 |
4. | "Gaskrankinstation" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:33 |
5. | "Body Blow" | Headless Chickens | Rex Visible | 4:40 |
6. | "Juice" | F McDonald/M Tierney/P Casserly | Michael Koppelman | 4:38 |
7. | "Cruise Control" | C Matthews/M Lawry | Rex Visible | 4:33 |
8. | "Million $ Dream" | C Matthews/M Lawry/G Fell | Rex Visible | 5:17 |
9. | "Inside Track" | C Burt/S Roach | Michael Koppelman | 5:09 |
10. | "Railway Surfing ('93 Octane Mix)" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:30 |
11. | "Nose" | C Matthews | Rex Visible | 4:24 |
12. | "Donde Esta La Pollo (Cock Rock Mix)" | A Nevison/C Matthews/Headless Chickens | Rex Visible | 4:33 |
13. | "Choppers (Helibator Mix)" | M Lawry/Headless Chickens | 4:11 |
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