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DAAS Icon
Studio album by
Released14 May 1990
Recorded1989, Studio RBX, Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock
Length43:00
Label CBS/DAAS Kapital
ProducerRoss Cockle
Doug Anthony All Stars chronology
Let It Swing
(1988)
DAAS Icon
(1990)
Dead & Alive
(1993)

DAAS Icon (also known as Icon) is the first and only studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the Doug Anthony All Stars. Released in 1990, [1] it features the singles "I Want to Spill the Blood of a Hippy" and "Bottle". Icon went on to become the highest-selling independent album in Australia, [2] but was banned in the UK due to a reference to the IRA in the song "KRSNA". [3] This was later overturned by a British court. [4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for Best New Talent and Best Comedy Release. [5]

The tracks "Little Gospel Song" and "Change the Blades" previously appeared on their demo tape Let It Swing in 1988. The track "Shang-a-lang" samples part of the drum intro from the Beastie Boys' " She's Crafty".

Track listing

All tracks capitalised as on the back cover (for CD) and inner sleeve (for LP).

All lyrics are written by Paul McDermott; all music is composed by Doug Anthony All Stars

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Commies for Christ"3:02
2."My Babys gone to Jail"2:29
3."JACK"1:57
4."Change the Blades"3:14
5."KRS̈NA"2:50
6."Shang-a-lang"2:54
7."Little Gospel Song"1:40
8."DEAD ELVIS"2:45
Side B
No.TitleLength
9." i want to spill the blood of a Hippy"4:54
10."Go to Church"3:06
11."RAT"3:12
12."Broad lic Nic"3:10
13."2x"2:13
14."Motorcycle St. Sebastian"3:05
15." BOTTLE"2:33

Personnel

  • Produced by DAAS and The Cockle Factor
  • Engineered by Ross Cockle and Melita Jagic
  • All songs by Control
  • Richard Fidler – guitars, sitar, Irish harp, axe and dinner plates, backing and harmony vocals
  • Paul McDermott – lead vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15), kettle drum, erhu, viola, sheet metals and cymbals, harmony vocals
  • Tim Ferguson – lead vocals (tracks 6 and 9), keyboards, Fairlight, euphonium, kora, bachelors rags, backing and harmony vocals
  • Andrew – brass
  • Steve Hadley – double bass
  • Rosie Westbrook – electric bass, double bass
  • Angus Burchell, J.J. Hackett – drums
  • Sam See – drum programmer
  • Kerri Simpson – vocals
  • Richard Lewis – artwork

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian ( ARIA Charts) [6] [7] 42

References

  1. ^ Casellas, Leanne (1 June 1990). "Gleesome Threesome". Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. ^ Lum, Alexander (14 April 1994). "DAAS Mania". Togatus. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  3. ^ Murphy, Nicola (2 June 1990). "Banned! (So What's New?)". TV Week. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Tim (1990). "Humour In Uniform". The Harvey. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 86. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.

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