Australia The Lucky Cunt is the name of a 1993 EP by anonymous Australian band TISM

TISM

TISM was a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995...

. The title is a play on the expression "The Lucky Country

Lucky Country

"The Lucky Country" is a nickname sometimes used to describe Australia, taken from the 1964 book of the same name by social critic Donald Horne....

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Track listing

1. "Lose Your Delusion 1"
2. "Jesus Pots The White Ball"
3. "Mr.Ches Baragwanath, State Auditor - General"
4. "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The House Of Representatives"
5. "Recorded by JJJ, 24-1-'93, Melbourne Showgrounds"

Controversy

The EP was withdrawn from sale one week after release when designer Ken Done

Ken Done

Ken Done, AM is an Australian artist best known for his design work. His simple, brightly coloured images of Australian landmarks have adorned a very popular range of clothing and homewares sold under the "Done Design" brand.-Early life:...

 launched legal action and obtained an injunction order banning the sale of the EP due to the original cover art featuring a Done-like koala with a syringe in its mouth. The EP was re-released in November 1993 under the title "Censored Due To Legal Advice", with new cover art depicting the infamous incident where Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....

 tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

 (the image of the Pope being doctored to read "TISM") on Saturday Night Live.

Re-release

Although the EP itself was never officially re-released in its original form, shortly after the controversy, it was quickly re-released with alternate artwork as "Censored Due To Legal Advice". Following this, the tracks were added to the reissue of Beasts of Suburban

Beasts of Suburban

The Beasts of Suburban is a 1992 EP by anonymous Australian band TISM. The title is an obvious play on the name of another Australian band, Beasts of Bourbon....

, then again in Collected Recordings 1986-1993

Collected Recordings 1986-1993

Collected Recordings 1986-1993 was a 4 CD box set that was released in 1995 by anonymous Australian band TISM. It contained their first four albums, remastered and with bonus content, and a 28 page booklet detailing the history of TISM up to 1995...

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