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Mental As Anything - Get Wet FLAC download

  • Performer: Mental As Anything
  • Title: Get Wet
  • Size FLAC ver: 1984 mb
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Released: 1979
  • Style: Pop Rock
  • Other formats: MPC WAV DMF AC3 MP4 MMF AHX
  • Genre: Rock / Pop
  • Rating: 4.8 of 5
Mental As Anything - Get Wet FLAC download
Mental As Anything - Get Wet FLAC download

Tracklist

A1 The Nips Are Getting Bigger 3:19
A2 Spanish Gardener 2:36
A3 Business And Pleasure 2:14
A4 Sheilah 2:49
A5 Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series 2:15
A6 Talk To Baby Jesus 2:24
A7 Egypt 2:42
B1 Another Man's Sitting In My Kitchen 2:21
B2 Can I Come Home? 2:11
B3 Fringe Benefits 3:02
B4 Insurance Man 3:05
B5 Empty Hearts/Open Wounds 2:33
B6 Love Is Not A Gift 2:19
B7 Wolf At Your Door 2:32

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed From – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Distributed By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Manufactured By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.

Credits

  • Bass, Vocals – Peter O'Doherty
  • Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Raymond Terrace
  • Design, Artwork – Paul Worstead
  • Drums – Wayne Delisle
  • Engineer – Heather Dalton, Spencer Lee
  • Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica – Greedy Smith
  • Mastered By – Paul Ibbotson
  • Mixed By – Allan Barson, Marlis Duncklow
  • Photography By – David Kynoch, Philip Morris
  • Producer – Cameron Allan
  • Vocals, Guitar – Martin Plaza
  • Vocals, Guitar, Guitar [Slide] – Reg Mombassa
  • Written-By – Greedy Smith (tracks: B1, B4), Martin Plaza (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B3), Peter O'Doherty (tracks: B6, B7), Reg Mombassa (tracks: A3, A4, A6, A7, B2, B5)

Notes

Manufactured And Distributed Under Licence By Festival Records Pty. Limited, Australia.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
L 37125 Mental As Anything Get Wet ‎(LP, Album) Interfusion L 37125 New Zealand 1979
201 435-320 Mental As Anything Get Wet ‎(LP) Virgin 201 435-320 Benelux 1980
V 2148, V2148 Mental As Anything Mental As Anything ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin, Regular Records , Regular Records V 2148, V2148 UK 1980
L 38439 Mental As Anything Get Wet ‎(LP, Album, RE) Regular Records L 38439 Australia 1985
I 201435 Mental As Anything Get Wet ‎(LP, Album) Regular Records I 201435 Spain 1980

Comments (1)

one life
The Mentals' debut album, predated by the single (and opening track) "The Nips Are Getting Bigger," is a terrific grab bag of influences melded together by five artistic heads, creating a unique and original sound that also sounds comforting and familiar. Blending classic rock & roll (from Elvis to the Beatles) with a new wave outlook, the Mentals end up sounding like a heavenly mix of Rockpile and Squeeze. Martin Plaza's warm and inviting vocals dominate the album, both on his songs and his bandmates' tracks as well, although guitarist Reg Mombassa and keyboardist Greedy Smith have their chance to shine (bassist Peter O'Doherty weighs in with two tracks, though he only sings lead on "Love Is Not a Gift"). Cameron Allan's stiff production tends to hide a bit of the band's playfulness, but the band's energy does filter out in the songs. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" is a fantastic opener, full of witty wordplay and great band dynamics. "Business and Pleasure," "Talk to Baby Jesus," "Fringe Benefits," "Insurance Man," and "Egypt" are all classic Mentals tracks that never loose their charm. Though the album isn't perfect, there isn't a terrible song in the bunch. If you're looking for great chops, catchy songs, and a bucketful of charm, you needn't look any further than Mental As Anything.

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