Wahooti Fandango

Wahooti Fandango is the second album by Australian band Custard. It was released in 1994 and peaked at number 89 on the ARIA Charts in June 1995.

Wahooti Fandango
Studio album by
Custard
Released1994
Recorded1993 - 1994 at Sunshine Studios, Brisbane
GenrePop, rock
Length38:14
LabelrooArt
ProducerSimon Holmes
Custard chronology
Buttercup/Bedford
(1991)		 Wahooti Fandango
(1994)		 Wisenheimer
(1995)

Title

McCormack said, "Wahooti is just a slang term for marijuana… Fandango… we had a poster once that said "Custard meet Fandango", and I thought, well 'Fandango' sounds good. 'Wahooti', I don't know… Matthew [guitarist] will like it if there's a drug reference there you've got Matthew onside. So I think it just means 'Marijuana Party', I guess."[1]

Reception

In 1997, Rolling Stone Australia named it in their best 100 Australian albums of all time, saying, "Custard delivered on the pop promise the "Rockfish Anna" and "Gastanked" EPs with the wit, charm and style of Wahooti Fandango. Drawing on a vast array of influences (from the art-rock of Pere Ubu, Devo and Sonic Youth to country ballads and big band swing), Custard's casual, whimsical approach to their own music often masks the degree of craft underlying songs.[2] In 2021, Loverama replaced it in the list.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Teensville"1:27
2."Aloha Tambourinist"2:25
3."Pack Yr Suitcases"2:16
4."Dix TV"4:10
5."Alone"2:43
6."Looking For Someone"2:22
7."Say It"3:04
8."Melody"2:19
9."Fantastic Plastic"1:02
10."Singlette"3:06
11."If Yr Famous And You Know It, Sack Yr Band"2:38
12."Bye Bye Birdie"2:21
13."Universal Vibration"1:48
14."Badloving"3:38
15."The Wahooti Fandango"3:03
Total length:38:14

Charts
Chart (1994/95) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 88

References
  1. "Custaro". Rave Magazine. Stones Corner, QLD: Rave Magazine Pty Ltd (July 1995): 22.
  2. Andrew Humpheys (September 1997). "THE BEST 100 AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS OF ALL TIME". Rolling Stone Australia.
  3. Tyler Jenke. "200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone Australia.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 71.


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