Paging Mr. Strike
Paging Mr. Strike is the second studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Machine Gun Fellatio. The album was released on 26 August 2002 on Festival Mushroom Records.[2] The album debuted at No.6 on the Australian Album Chart in September 2002 and spent a total of 27 weeks in the top 50.[3] The album was certified platinum.[4]
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| Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1 May 2002 | |||
| Studio | Tiger Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, electronica | |||
| Length | 54:47 | |||
| Label | Sputnik Records (Mushroom Records) | |||
| Producer | Ross Johnston, Glen Dormand, Matt Ford, Warrick Leggo | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| 2nd Page for Mr. Strike | ||||
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| Released | 7 March 2003 | |||
| Label | Festival Records | |||
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It was re-issued on 7 March 2003 under the title 2nd Page for Mr. Strike, which included an extra disc with eight new tracks.[5] It was also released in the UK in 2003 by Doublethink Recordings, with a new track order and several tracks replaced by ones from the band's debut album, Bring It On!, which was never released internationally.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All of Them Ladies" | Maree Bonner, Glenn Dormand, Matt Ford, Warrick Leggo | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Pussy Town" | Ford, Leggo | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Take It Slow" | Dormand, Ford | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Rollercoaster" | Dormand, Ford, Leggo | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Line of Silver" | Dormand, Ford | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Wot U Got" | Ford, Leggo | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Amorous" | Dormand, Ford, Leggo | 3:44 |
| 8. | "My Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend" | Ford | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Mouth" | Ford, Ross Johnston, Leggo | 3:15 |
| 10. | "The Mirrorball's Starting to Rock MK II" | Chris Arkley-Smith, Dormand, Leggo | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Full Moon" | Dormand, Ford, Johnston | 3:53 |
| 12. | "The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares" | Ford, Leggo | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Chase the Dragon" | Hooper, Perkins, Salmon | 4:07 |
| 14. | "(Let Me Be Your) Dirty Fucking Whore" | Christa Hughes | 1:36 |
| 15. | "Just B'coz" | Glenn Abbott, Ford, Leggo | 6:42 |
| 16. | "Bonus material" | ||
| Total length: | 54:47 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take It Slow" (Skidder mix) | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Pussytown" (Puretone's Beaver Fever mix) | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Sick with the Taste (Of Truckers Come)" (The Pink Blues mix) | 7:00 |
| 4. | "I Kissed a Girl" | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Gulf Kont" | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Dirty Old Man, Part 2" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Big Ears" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Take It Slow" (7am Recovery mix) | 8:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All by Myself" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Girl of My Dreams" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Muthafukka on a Motorcycle" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Not Afraid of Romance" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Rollercoaster" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Unsent Letter" | 3:56 |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- MacGregor, Jody. Paging Mr. Strike at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- "Archived Australasian Releases". ARIA. August 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "Machine Gun Fellatio - Paging Mr Strike". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". ARIA. 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- Paging Mr. Strike (disc 2) at MusicBrainz
- "Australiancharts.com – Machine Gun Fellatio – Paging Mr. Strike". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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