Ampology is a two disc compilation album by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group Hoodoo Gurus

Hoodoo Gurus

Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...

, spanning their entire career from their first single, "Leilani

Leilani (song)

"Leilani" was the first single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus when they were called Le Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Phantom Records in October 1982. It had been written by all four Gurus: James Baker, Dave Faulkner, Roddy Radalj and Kimble Rendall. Rendall left shortly before its...

" (October 1982) through to "Real Deal" (1997). At the time of its release Hoodoo Gurus had been disbanded for two years. Lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter Dave Faulkner

Dave Faulkner (musician)

Dave Faulkner is an Australian rock musician who also performed as Dave Flick. Faulkner is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist; he has performed with several bands, but is best known as a member of Hoodoo Gurus...

 discusses each track in his June 2000 article "Pop and punishment".

Ampology was originally released in October, 2000 by UK record label, Evangeline Records. It was re-released in October, 2003 by EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records.

Disk 1

1. "Leilani
   Leilani (song)
   "Leilani" was the first single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus when they were called Le Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Phantom Records in October 1982. It had been written by all four Gurus: James Baker, Dave Faulkner, Roddy Radalj and Kimble Rendall. Rendall left shortly before its...
   
   " (4:55)
2. "Tojo
   Tojo (song)
   "Tojo" aka "Tojo Never Made it to Darwin" was the second single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Big Time Records and distributed by EMI in June, 1983. It was written by Dave Faulkner. It was also featured on their first album Stoneage Romeos...
   
   " (3:21)
3. "My Girl
   My Girl (Hoodoo Gurus song)
   "My Girl" was the third single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was released on Big Time Records and distributed by EMI in October, 1983; it peaked at #35 on the Australian charts. It was written by Dave Faulkner and was also on their first album Stoneage Romeos...
   
   " (2:39)
4. "Be My Guru" (2:38)
5. "I Want You Back
   I Want You Back (Hoodoo Gurus song)
   "I Want You Back" was the fourth single released by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus from their debut album Stoneage Romeos. It was released on Big Time Records in March, 1984 . "I Want You Back" was written by Dave Faulkner...
   
   " (3:11)
6. "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot" (3:09)
7. "Bittersweet
   Bittersweet (Hoodoo Gurus song)
   "Bittersweet" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #10 on the Melbourne Record Charts. It was released on Big Time Records in June, 1985; and was written by Dave Faulkner....
   
   " (3:51)
8. "Like Wow - Wipeout!
   Like Wow - Wipeout!
   "Like Wow - Wipeout" is a song written by Dave Faulkner and recorded by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus for their album Mars Needs Guitars!. As a single, it was released on Big Time Records in October 1985 and reached #28 on the Melbourne Record Charts....
   
   " (3:13)
9. "Death Defying
   Death Defying
   "Death Defying" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in February, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner. "Turkey Dinner" , was also written by Faulkner....
   
   " (3:25)
10. "Poison Pen
    Poison Pen (song)
    "Poison Pen" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in September, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner....
    
    " (4:11)
11. "In The Wild" (3:11)
12. "What's My Scene?
    What's My Scene?
    "What's My Scene" is an Australian Top 3 single performed by iconic rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was written by their singer-songwriter Dave Faulkner. It was included on Gurus' third album Blow Your Cool! released by Elektra Records. The B-side, "Heart of Darkness" was also written by Faulkner...
    
    " (3:48)
13. "Heart Of Darkness" (3:04)
14. "Good Times
    Good Times (Hoodoo Gurus song)
    "Good Times" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on EMI in August, 1987; and was written by Dave Faulkner. Backing vocals were supplied by touring mates The Bangles. Its B-side was: "Hell for Leather " and was also written by Faulkner."Brad was off...
    
    " (3:02)
15. "In the Middle of the Land
    In the Middle of the Land
    "In the Middle of the Land" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in 1987; and was written by Dave Faulkner. "Hayride to Hell, part 2 ", the B-side, was also written by Faulkner....
    
    " (4:34)
16. "The Generation Gap
    The Generation Gap (song)
    "The Generation Gap" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on RCA Records in 1988 as a single-only release. It was written by Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner and was a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's 1970 country song. The B-side, "Jungle Bells" was written by Dave...
    
    " (3:41)
17. "Come Anytime
    Come Anytime
    "Come Anytime" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #27 on the ARIA Singles Charts and #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. It was released on RCA Records in June, 1989; and was written by Dave Faulkner. B side "Cajun Country" was also written by Faulkner."...
    
    " (3:19)
18. "Cajun Country" (4:05)
19. "Axegrinder
    Axegrinder
    "Axegrinder" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on RCA Records in August, 1989 from their album Magnum Cum Louder; and was written by Dave Faulkner. B side "Spaghetti Western" was also written by Faulkner....
    
    " (3:26)
20. "Another World" (3:16)

Disk 2

1. "Miss Freelove '69
   Miss Freelove '69
   "Miss Freelove '69" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #19 on the ARIA Singles Charts and #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. It was released on RCA Records in February, 1991; and was written by Dave Faulkner...
   
   " — (4:13)
2. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — (3:03)
3. "1000 Miles Away
   1000 Miles Away
   "1000 Miles Away" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #37 on the ARIA Singles Charts. It was released on RCA Records in June, 1991 reaching #33 on the Australian singles chart; and was written by Dave Faulkner...
   
   " — (4:33)
4. "I Think You Know" — (3:33)
5. "A Place in the Sun" — (3:44)
6. "Castles in the Air" — (4:07)
7. "The Right Time
   The Right Time (Hoodoo Gurus song)
   "The Right Time" was a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #41 on the ARIA Singles Charts. It was released on RCA Records in November, 1993; and was written by Dave Faulkner. First B side "Road Hog" was written by Brad Shepherd and second B side "Wait for the Sun" by...
   
   " — (3:56)
8. "You Open My Eyes
   You Open My Eyes
   "You Open My Eyes" is a single by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #43 on the ARIA Singles Charts. It was released on BMG in February, 1994; and was written by Brad Shepherd. This was the first Hoodoo Gurus single that was not written or co-written by Dave Faulkner. The B...
   
   " — (3:18)
9. "Less Than A Feeling" — (3:37)
10. "Nobody" — (4:24)
11. "Judgement Day" — (3:12)
12. "Big Deal" — (3:21)
13. "Waking Up Tired" — (2:54)
14. "Quicksand" — (3:33)
15. "If Only..." — (3:44)
16. "Night Must Fall" — (3:26)
17. "Down On Me" — (4:07)
18. "A Hard Day's Night" — (2:32)
19. "Gene Hackman" — (2:29)
20. "Real Deal" — (4:59)

Album credits

• Mark Opitz - Producer
• Ed Stasium - Producer
• Alan Thorne - Producer
• Charles Fisher - Producer
• Don Bartley - remastering
• Karen Glauber - liner Notes
• Andrzej Liguz - photography
• Francine McDougall - photography
• Adrienne Overall - photography, back cover
• Libby Blainey - artwork

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom		Acadia/Evangeline Records
Australia		Shock Records Shock Records Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records... EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records
Brazil		Limburger Records