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]
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 1991 album cover | ||||
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| Released | 1991, rereleased 1993 | |||
| Genre | Rock, industrial | |||
| Label | Flying Nun Records | |||
| Producer | Rex Visible, Michael Koppelman | |||
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 1993 Australian version | ||||
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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]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel edit
Headless Chickens
- Chris Matthews – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Fiona McDonald – vocals, keyboards
- Grant Fell – bass, keyboards
- Michael Lawry – keyboards
- Anthony Nevison – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
- Bevan Sweeney – drums
Additional personnel
- Rex Visible – keyboards
Production
- Rex Visible – engineer, producer
- Michael Koppelman – engineer, producer
- Anthony Nevison – engineer
- Phil "Feel" Jones – engineer assistant
Chart positions edit
Album charts edit
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Certifications edit
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References edit
- ^ "Headless Chickens". Flying Nun. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Headless Chickens - Body Blow". Discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Headless Chickens". NZ Charts.
- ^ "Headless Chickens - Inside Track". YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Stridulators – Queue / The Inside Track". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Demetrius, Mark (July 1990). "Honey Steel's Gold Ed Kuepper". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 446. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 105.
- ^ "Headless Chickens and Flying Nun Records announce Body Blow reissue". Stuff Limited. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Headless Chickens – Body Blow (1991)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Headless Chickens – Body Blow (1993)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "HEADLESS CHICKENS - BODY BLOW (ALBUM)". Charts NZ. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "HEADLESS CHICKENS - BODY BLOW (ALBUM)". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "The Headless Chickens". Stuff. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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