Sumo II

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Sumo
Sumo II by SuperJesus.jpg
Studio album (reissue)by
ReleasedOctober 1998
StudioTriclops Sound Studios, Atlanta,
The Metro, Sydney
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock
Label East West Records, Warner Music Group
Producer Matt Serletic
The Superjesus chronology
Sumo
(1998)
Sumo
(1998)
Jet Age
(2000)

Sumo II is the reissue of Australian band The Superjesus' debut studio album Sumo . The album was released in October 1998, 8 months after the original and features live tracks and video clips. The album peaked at number 34 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

The live tracks were recorded at The Metro Theatre, Sydney on 19 & 20 March 1998.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down Again"
  • Chris Tennent
  • Sarah McLeod
5:07
2."Saturation"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:07
3."Sandfly"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:14
4."Now and Then"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:05
5."Ashes"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
3:34
6."I'm Stained"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:45
7."Honeyrider"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:37
8."Sink"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
3:42
9."Dead Ended"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
3:05
10."Milk"
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
5:00
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ashes" (live audio)
  • Chris Tennent
  • Sarah McLeod
5:13
2."Ground" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
3:38
3."I'm Stained" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:37
4."Down Again" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
5:17
5."Shut My Eyes" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:16
6."Saturation" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:30
7."Now and Then" (live audio)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:22
8."Ashes" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
5:13
9."I'm Stained" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:37
10."Down Again" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
5:17
11."Shut My Eyes" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:18
12."Saturation" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:30
13."Now and Then" (live video)
  • Tennent
  • McLeod
4:22

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] 34

Personnel

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaOctober 19982XCD EastWest Records/Warner Music Australia 3984252612

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References

  1. "Australiancharts.com – The Superjesus – Sumo 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2018.