Australia the Lucky Cunt
Australia the Lucky Cunt is an extended play by Australian alternative rock band TISM. It was released on 3 September 1993. The title is a play on the expression "The Lucky Country".
| Australia the Lucky Cunt | ||||
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 Original cover art | ||||
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| Released | September 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Metropolis Studios, July 1993 Melbourne Showgrounds, 24 January 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 17:32 | |||
| Label | Shock Records/genre b.goode | |||
| Producer | TISM | |||
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| Censored Due to Legal Advice | ||||
 Re-issued in November 1993 | ||||
The EP was withdrawn from sale one week after release following legal action being taken by artist and designer Ken Done due to the original cover art, which shows a koala with a syringe in its mouth. Subsequently, Done obtained an injunction order banning the sale of the EP.[1][2] The EP was subsequently re-released in November 1993 under the title Censored Due to Legal Advice, with new cover art depicting an incident where Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live (with the image of the Pope being altered to the TISM logo).
The EP was later deleted from the Shock Records catalogue, and its tracks were added to the 1997 reissue of Beasts of Suburban.
Producer Tony Cohen said he had worked on the EP, "but someone else remixed it. The band said I made them sound too nasty. I thought that was amusing.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lose Your Delusion 1" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Jesus Pots the White Ball" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Mr. Ches Baragwanath, State Auditor–General" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the House of Representatives" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Recorded by JJJ, 24-1-'93, Melbourne Showgrounds" | 3:04 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | September 1993 | Original | Shock Records | SHOCKCD7020/SHOCKMC7020 | |
| November 1993 | Re-issue |
References
- Scatena, Dino (November 1993). "Random Notes". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 489. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 11.
- Murphy, Kerrie (8 July 2004). "Satire and music in accord". The Australian. News Limited. p. 12. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- Tony Cohen with John Olson (2023). Half Deaf, Completely Mad. Black Inc. Books. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-74382-308-8.