Ganggajang (album)

GANGgajang
Studio album by
GANGgajang
Released22 November 1985
Recorded1984−1985
LabelTrue Tone Records/Polygram Records
ProducerJoe Wissert
Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup
Mark Callaghan
GANGgajang chronology
GANGgajang
(1985) 		GangAGAIN
(1987)
Singles from GANGgajang
  1. "Gimme Some Lovin'"
    Released: 1984
  2. "House of Cards"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Giver of Life"
    Released: 1985
  4. "The Bigger They Are"
    Released: 1985
  5. "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)"
    Released: November 1985

Ganggajang, stylised as GANGgajang, is the self-titled debut album from GANGgajang. It was released on True Tone Records through Polygram Records in 1985 and sold over 120,000 copies. It was produced by Joe Wissert, with band members Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup and Mark Callaghan.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Callaghan unless otherwise indicated.[2]

  1. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Callaghan, Graham Bidstrup)[2] - 2:43
  2. "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)" - 3:53
  3. "Distraction" - 3:21
  4. "Maybe I" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 3:35
  5. "Ambulance Men" - 3:24
  6. "The Bigger They Are" - 3:29
  7. "Giver of Life" (Geoffrey Stapleton, Chris Bailey, Callaghan, Bidstrup, Kayellen Bidstrup aka Kay Bee)[2] - 3:38
  8. "Shadow of Your Love" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 3:05
  9. "To The North" (Bidstrup, Callaghan)[2] - 2:46
  10. "House of Cards" - 2:45

Tracks from this album were also featured in the surf film Mad Wax.

Charts

Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 27

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Releases

Format Country Label Catalogue No. Year
LP AUS True Tone 826 349-2 1985
Cassette True Tone/Mercury 826 349-4
CD 826 349-1

References

  1. ^ "GANGgajang". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Australasian Performing Right Association: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  4. ^ "GANGGAJANG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SPY V SPY – LIVE ON THE LAKE". Newcastle Live. November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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