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Bite the Bullet (album)
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Bite the Bullet is a compilation album by iconic Australia
n rock
group Hoodoo Gurus
released in August, 1998 as a single CD sometimes called Bite the Bullet (Live) on the Mushroom label.
Mushroom also released it as a 3CD limited edition set called Bite the Bullet – Director's Cut consisting of Bite the Bullet (Live) (a live farewell tour set), Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96 (Triple J
Live at the Wireless
performances) and Bubble & Squeak: Outtakes and Oddities (a rarities collection).
The single CD was re-released in July, 2000 by Brazilian record label, Tronador. The 3CD set was also re-released in June, 2003 by Shock Records
and Limburger Records.
' 1997 52-date Australia
n farewell tour, and includes classics such as "What's My Scene?
" "Tojo
," and "Like Wow – Wipeout!" together with previously unreleased songs like "Doctor Rock" and back catalogue cuts.
, going back to 1983, and includes covers of The Beatles
' "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
", which was performed on their 1968 album The Beatles
, also known as The White Album, The Detroit Wheels
' "Linda Sue Dixon
", The Zeros' "Wimp", The Velvet Underground
's' "I Heard Her Call My Name
" and The Stooges
' "I Got A Right".
and Blue Cave
sessions) that came after the Gorilla Biscuit
B-side compilation album. It also includes a number of covers, unreleased demos, and several tracks dating back to the band's inception in 1981.
The track "Television Addict
" was originally available on The Victims LP, All Loud on the Western Front. Founding Gurus' Dave Faulkner
(aka Dave Flick) and James Baker
co-wrote the song when they were members of this Perth
punk rock
group. Baker had left Gurus after their first album Stoneage Romeos
and did not record Hoodoo Gurus' version of the song.
"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" and "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" were both originally recorded by The Ramones
on their 1976 debut album, Ramones
, with "Carbona not Glue" from the Ramones second album Leave Home
.
"Lend Me Your Comb" was originally recorded by The Beatles
in 1963, whilst "You Burn Me Up And Down" was originally recorded by We The People in 1966 and subsequently by The Fuzztones
in 1984.
"Hey Gyp, Dig The Slowness" was released as the B-Side to Donovan
's third UK single "Turquoise
" in 1965. It wasn't initially included on his second album Fairytale
but was on the 1966 US re-release.
unless otherwise indicated:
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...
released in August, 1998 as a single CD sometimes called Bite the Bullet (Live) on the Mushroom label.
Mushroom also released it as a 3CD limited edition set called Bite the Bullet – Director's Cut consisting of Bite the Bullet (Live) (a live farewell tour set), Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96 (Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
performances) and Bubble & Squeak: Outtakes and Oddities (a rarities collection).
The single CD was re-released in July, 2000 by Brazilian record label, Tronador. The 3CD set was also re-released in June, 2003 by 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...
and Limburger Records.
Bite the Bullet (Live)
Bite The Bullet (Live) was recorded on the Hoodoo GurusHoodoo 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...
' 1997 52-date 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 farewell tour, and includes classics such as "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...
" "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...
," and "Like Wow – Wipeout!" together with previously unreleased songs like "Doctor Rock" and back catalogue cuts.
Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96
Doppelgänger compiles their best performances on the Australian radio show Live at the WirelessLive at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
, going back to 1983, and includes covers of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" is a song written by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles, also known as "The White Album".-Origins:...
", which was performed on their 1968 album The Beatles
The Beatles (album)
The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is also commonly known as "The White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed on its plain white sleeve.The album was written and recorded during a...
, also known as The White Album, The Detroit Wheels
The Detroit Wheels
The Detroit Wheels were an American rock group from Detroit, Michigan. They served as Mitch Ryder's backup band from 1964–1967, and played on all his most successful records.Their original members were:* Jim McCarty...
' "Linda Sue Dixon
Linda Sue Dixon
Linda Sue Dixon was a song by a band called The Detroit Wheels. In April 1968 it charted worldwide with some success. The song is basically a thinly veiled paean to the illegal hallucinogenic drug LSD, a mind-altering substance which at the time had acquired an iconic status amongst the youth and...
", The Zeros' "Wimp", The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
's' "I Heard Her Call My Name
I Heard Her Call My Name
"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground. It is the fifth track from the band's second album, White Light/White Heat. It is a particularly loud, brash and aggressive song that features a pair of atonal guitar solos performed by Lou Reed and...
" and The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
' "I Got A Right".
Bubble & Squeak: Outtakes and Oddities
Bubble & Squeak includes seven B-sides (from CrankCrank (Hoodoo Gurus album)
Crank was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' sixth studio album. The album was produced by Ed Stasium , who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus last studio album, Kinky in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records...
and Blue Cave
Blue Cave (Hoodoo Gurus album)
Blue Cave or In Blue Cave was Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' seventh studio album. The album was nominated for 'Best Pop Release' at the 1996 ARIA Awards...
sessions) that came after the Gorilla Biscuit
Gorilla Biscuit
Gorilla Biscuit aka Gorilla Biscuit: B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was also released as a 2CD set with Electric Soup...
B-side compilation album. It also includes a number of covers, unreleased demos, and several tracks dating back to the band's inception in 1981.
The track "Television Addict
Television Addict
"Television Addict" was the A-side of the debut single by The Victims, an early punk rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The song is a mainstay of compilations of Australian punk from the 1970s, and has been recorded by the Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, The Hellacopters and Teengenerate.It was...
" was originally available on The Victims LP, All Loud on the Western Front. Founding Gurus' 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...
(aka Dave Flick) and James Baker
James Baker (musician)
James Baker is a rock musician from Perth, Western Australia. He has drummed with, and was instrumental in the founding of several influential Australian bands including The Scientists, Le Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, and The Dubrovniks.-Early days:Baker has named Ronnie Bond of The Troggs as...
co-wrote the song when they were members of this Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group. Baker had left Gurus after their first album Stoneage Romeos
Stoneage Romeos
Stoneage Romeos was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' first album and saw them receive record sales to complement their already strong reputation for live performances. The album name is from a Three Stooges short film...
and did not record Hoodoo Gurus' version of the song.
"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" and "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" were both originally recorded by The Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
on their 1976 debut album, Ramones
Ramones (album)
Ramones is the self-titled debut studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on April 23, 1976, through Sire Records. Prior to the band signing to Sire they were seen by Lisa Robinson, an editor of Hit Parader, during an early 1975 performance. Robinson began popularizing...
, with "Carbona not Glue" from the Ramones second album Leave Home
Leave Home
Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band The Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977 through Sire Records. The album features the classic Ramones songs "Pinhead" and "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"...
.
"Lend Me Your Comb" was originally recorded by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
in 1963, whilst "You Burn Me Up And Down" was originally recorded by We The People in 1966 and subsequently by The Fuzztones
The Fuzztones
The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi The Fuzztones are a garage rock revival band formed in 1980. Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi...
in 1984.
"Hey Gyp, Dig The Slowness" was released as the B-Side to Donovan
Donovan
Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
's third UK single "Turquoise
Turquoise (song)
"Turquoise" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Turquoise" single was released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1965 through Pye Records and charted to #30. The "Turquoise" single was backed with "Hey Gyp " and only released in the United Kingdom...
" in 1965. It wasn't initially included on his second album Fairytale
Fairytale (album)
Fairytale is the second album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the United Kingdom on October 22, 1965 through Pye Records . The U.S. version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs...
but was on the 1966 US re-release.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave FaulknerDave 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...
unless otherwise indicated:
Bite the Bullet (Live)
- "Doctor Rock" (Rob Ingram, Dave Brassington) of AppleApple (band)Apple were a British psychedelic rock band. The band was founded in Cardiff in 1968 by Rob Ingram on guitar and Jeff Harrad on bass. They released a single LP in 1969, titled An Apple a Day. The album was a commercial failure, and the band ceased to exist shortly after its release...
- 3:12 - "Down On Me" - 3:12
- "Come AnytimeCome 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."...
" - 3:21 - "Dig It Up" - 3:59
- "You Open My EyesYou 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...
" (Brad ShepherdBrad ShepherdBrad Shepherd is an Australian rock musician. Shepherd is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and harmonica player; he has performed with several bands, especially the Hoodoo Gurus...
) - 2:59 - "I Want You BackI 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...
" - 3:07 - "Please Yourself" - 3:41
- "Waking Up Tired" (Shepherd, Faulkner) - 2:39
- "TojoTojo (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...
" - 2:19 - "Miss Freelove '69Miss 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...
" - 5:44 - "1000 Miles Away1000 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...
" - 4:22 - "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...
" - 3:44 - "It's Kingsy Time!" (Mark Kingsmill) - 0:50
- "Be My Guru" (Faulkner, James Baker) - 4:01
- "The Right TimeThe 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...
" - 3:47 - "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....
" - 4:24 - "Wild Thing" (Chip TaylorChip TaylorJames Wesley Voight , better known by his stage name as Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, who is noted for writing the songs "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." He is the brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight...
aka James Voight) - 4:05
Doppelgänger
- "Linda Sue DixonLinda Sue DixonLinda Sue Dixon was a song by a band called The Detroit Wheels. In April 1968 it charted worldwide with some success. The song is basically a thinly veiled paean to the illegal hallucinogenic drug LSD, a mind-altering substance which at the time had acquired an iconic status amongst the youth and...
" (Bonny RiceMack RiceMack Rice , is a American songwriter, whose compositions have been performed by many well-known artists, including The Staple Singers, Ike and Tina Turner, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Shirley Brown, Rufus Thomas, Etta James, Billy Eckstine, Eddie Floyd, Buddy Guy, The Rascals, Wilson Pickett,...
) - 2:36 - "Son-Of-A-Gun" - 4:02
- "Hey Anthea" (Shepherd) - 2:48
- "Quicksand" - 3:21
- "That's Cool - That's Trash!" (P. F. SloanP. F. SloanP.F. Sloan is an American pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was very successful during the mid-1960s, writing, performing and producing Billboard top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, Jan & Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, The Grass Roots and the Mamas and the Papas...
, Steve BarriSteve BarriSteve Barri is an American songwriter and record producer.Early in his career Barri was a staff writer with Dunhill Records. He frequently collaborated with P.F. Sloan, and the partners were responsible for the success of The Grass Roots and contributed largely to the band's first album...
) - 2:57 - "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My MonkeyEverybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" is a song written by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles, also known as "The White Album".-Origins:...
" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) - 2:32 - "Wimp" (Javier Escovedo) - 2:59
- "I Heard Her Call My NameI Heard Her Call My Name"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground. It is the fifth track from the band's second album, White Light/White Heat. It is a particularly loud, brash and aggressive song that features a pair of atonal guitar solos performed by Lou Reed and...
" (Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
) - 2:42 - "Dressed In Black" (Shepherd) - 2:32
- "If Only..." - 3:32
- "I Don't Care" aka "I Don't Mind" - 1:42
- "Big Deal" (Shepherd, Faulkner) - 4:25
- "I Got A Right" (James Osterberg aka Iggy PopIggy PopIggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
) - 3:41
Bubble & Squeak
- "It's Too Slow" - 4:36
- "End of the Line" - 3:44
- "Concerto For Choppers (First Movement: Allegro): The Phreaks Go West" (Shepherd) - 1:46
- "Concerto For Choppers (Second Movement: Adante): Spahn Ranch" (Shepherd) - 1:51
- "Concerto For Choppers (Third Movement: Presto): Chickie Run" (Shepherd) - 2:51
- "Because You're Mine" (Demo) - 1:53
- "Exorcist" (Demo) - 4:16
- "Carbona Not Glue" (Live) (Douglas Colvin, Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Tamás Erdélyi: RamonesRamonesThe Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
) - 1:43 - "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Live) (Douglas Colvin, Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Tamás Erdélyi) - 1:24
- "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" (Live) (Douglas Colvin, Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Tamás Erdélyi) - 2:27
- "True To You" (Demo) (Faulkner, Roddy RadaljRoddy RadaljRoddy Radalj is a rock musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in Perth, Western Australia...
) - 2:32 - "Snake Shake" (Demo) (RadaljRoddy RadaljRoddy Radalj is a rock musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in Perth, Western Australia...
, Faulkner) - 3:17 - "We Both Lose" (Demo) - 3:19
- "Daddy, Yeah!" (Demo) - 3:12
- "Something I Forgot To Say" (Demo) - 2:55
- "Television AddictTelevision Addict"Television Addict" was the A-side of the debut single by The Victims, an early punk rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The song is a mainstay of compilations of Australian punk from the 1970s, and has been recorded by the Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, The Hellacopters and Teengenerate.It was...
" (Live) (Faulkner, Baker) - 2:47 - "Lend Me Your Comb" (Live) (Kay Twomey, Ben WeismanBen WeismanBen Weisman was an eccentric American composer significant for having written more songs recorded by Elvis Presley than any other songwriter in history. The "Mad Professor" as Weisman was nicknamed by Elvis, worked with the King from 1956 to 1971...
, Fred WiseFred Wise (lyricist)Fred Wise was the co-writer of the lyrics to the 1948 song "'A' — You're Adorable" with Buddy Kaye. He subsequently wrote many of the songs sung by Elvis Presley in his movies....
) - 2:44 - "You Burn Me Up And Down" (Live) (Frank Talton) - 2:32
- "Hey Gyp, Dig The Slowness" (Live) (DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
Leitch) - 5:19 - "Breakfast At Stephanie's" (Demo) - 3:26
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Mushroom | |
| 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... |
||
| Brazil | Tronador | |
| Limburger |