Blue Cave (album)


Blue Cave or In Blue Cave was the Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' seventh studio album. The album was nominated for 'Best Pop Release' at the 1996 ARIA Awards. The album was co-produced with Charles Fisher, who had produced the band's second album, Mars Needs Guitars!, in 1985; Paul McKercher was the sound engineer and the Silverchair producer Kevin Shirley mixed the tracks.
The entire album also had a limited release as a set of seven 7" vinyl singles as In Blue Cave on Mushroom Records; and, as a CD, it was released with More Electric Soup video in a special box.
The Australian release had a hidden track, "Whoopee Cushion", whereas the US release had an additional uncredited track, "Monterey Sunset". The album covers were also different: the Australian release had a fuzzy overhead shot of the Gurus in a close circle looking up at the camera whereas the US release depicted the Gurus posed for a sitting with other body parts montaged, e.g. Dave Faulkner has three arms. The underlay tray of the US release, lists the 14th track as "Monterey Sunset" and gives a description:
"It's time for a refreshing Monterey Sunset. 45 mls Absolut Vodka. 45 mls lemon juice. 15 mls Orange Curaçao. 15 mls sugar syrup. Mix in a blender with lots of crushed ice! Pour over a cherry in a margarita glass for a festive frozen cocktail. Created by Alan."

EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005 with six additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Charles Fisher, the record producer.

Track listing

Note
"More Electric Soup" was a VHS video that accompanied a limited release of "Blue Cave" in a unique gatefold picture box. It included the eight music videos that had been made by the band since the 1992 video compilation, Electric Soup, excluding "Turn Up Your Radio" with Masters Apprentices. "Spahn Ranch" was the only inclusion not to be released as a single. "Down On Me" was the only Blue Cave single not to appear on the compilation, as it was released the following year.
  1. "Waking Up Tired"
  2. "If Only"
  3. "Big Deal"
  4. "The Right Time"
  5. "You Open My Eyes"
  6. "Less Than A Feeling"
  7. "Nobody"
  8. "Spahn Ranch"

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