Espresso Bongo is the second studio album released by Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...

. It was released in July 1980, produced by Cameron Allan, and peaked at #37 on the Australian Album charts. The only single released from the album, "Come Around", written by Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...

  was released in June 1980 and peaked at #18 on the Australian Singles charts. Virgin Records passed on their option to release this album overseas due to their's and the band's dissatisfaction with the finished product.

Track listing

1. "Troop Movements In The Ukraine"
2. "Semi Trailer"
3. "Missing Plane"
4. "Insect Liberation"
5. "Won't Let Me Drive"
6. "Come Around"
7. "Harmonic Visions"
8. "Away"
9. "Cannibal"
10. "Blacktown To Bondi"
11. "The Girl"
12. "Live Now Pay Later"

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
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...	July 1980	Regular Records	Vinyl LP	L37358
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...	1992	Regular Records	CD	D19561

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1980	ARIA Album Chart	37

Musicians

• Wayne Delisle
  David Twohill
  David Twohill is a musician formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything who is also known by the pseudonym Wayne DeLisle or as Bird.-Early life:...
  
   — drums
• Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa
  Reg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a New Zealand born artist and musician. Resident in Australia, he is as well known there for his musical exploits — founder and former member of the popular Australian band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet - as he is for his art...
  
   — guitar, vocals
• Peter O'Doherty
  Peter O'Doherty
  Peter O'Doherty is a musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life and everyday suburban scenes....
  
   — bass, guitar, vocals
• Martin Plaza
  Martin Plaza
  Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...
  
   — vocals, guitar
• Greedy Smith
  Greedy Smith
  Greedy Smith is the pseudonym of Andrew McArthur Smith or Andy Smith , who is a vocalist, keyboardist, harmonicist and songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Smith wrote many of their hit songs including "Live it Up" which peaked at #2 on the Australian singles chart...
  
  — vocals, keyboards, harmonica