Kinky was iconic Australian 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...

' fifth studio album, and was released on 9 April 1991 by RCA Records

RCA Records

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.

The album reached No. 172 on the American Billboard charts

Billboard charts

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 in 1991, with the single "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...

" (February 1991) reaching No. 19 on the ARIA

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Billboard

Billboard charts

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 Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

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 chart in 1991. Other singles were "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...

" (June 1991, No. 37), "A Place in the Sun" (August 1991) and "Castles in the Air" (December 1991).

EMI

EMI

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 re-released the album on 7 February 2005 with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Dave Gray (Rocket Science

Rocket Science (band)

Rocket Science is an Australian alternative rock band that first came to public attention on national youth radio network Triple J around 2000....

).

Background

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...

 had formed in Sydney

Sydney

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 in 1981 with 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...

 the mainstay

Mainstay

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 as songwriter

Songwriter

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, lead singer and guitar

Guitar

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ist. He was later joined by Mark Kingsmill on drums

Drum kit

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, and Brad Shepherd

Brad Shepherd

Brad 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...

 on guitar, vocals, and harmonica

Harmonica

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. In 1988 Richard Grossman

Richard Grossman (musician)

Richard Grossman is an Australian rock musician who has played bass guitar for two iconic bands Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus. Hoodoo Gurus iconic status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. For Grossman, this was his second Hall of Fame...

 (ex Matt Finish

Matt Finish

Matt Finish are an Australian rock band formed by singer-songwriter/guitarist Matt Moffitt and drummer/composer/producer John Prior in mid 1979....

, Divinyls

Divinyls

Divinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...

) replaced Clyde Bramley on bass guitar

Bass guitar

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. The most stable line-up of Faulkner, Grossman, Kingsmill, and Shepherd saw Hoodoo Gurus from 1988 to their hiatus in January 1998.

After the first album under their new contract, Magnum Cum Louder

Magnum Cum Louder

Magnum Cum Louder was Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' fourth album, the first with their new label, RCA Records having been dropped by Elektra Records following disappointing sales in the United States. The album was released in Australia on 28 June 1989.The album reached No. 101 on the...

they recorded 1991's Kinky, which peaked at No. 172 on the American Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 album charts. It provided the single "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...

" which reached No. 19 on the ARIA

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 Singles Chart, and No. 3 on the Billboard

Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...

 Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

 chart in 1991. Another single of the same year "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...

" reached No. 37 in Australia. It was adopted by the crew of Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy

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 frigate HMAS Canberra

HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)

HMAS Canberra was an Adelaide class guided missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy . Based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class design, Canberra was one of four Adelaide class ships constructed in the United States of America, and one of six to serve in the RAN.The frigate entered service in 1981...

 as their 'anthem' in 1993, playing it whenever they left port. Hoodoo Gurus played a concert, including "1000 Miles Away", on-board HMAS Canberra during its last voyage prior to decommissioning in 2005; coincidentally, Dave Faulkner's father is a World War II

World War II

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 veteran who survived the sinking of the original Canberra. After releasing Kinky the band then released two compilations at once in 1992, Electric Soup

Electric Soup (album)

Electric Soup a.k.a. Electric Soup: The Singles Collection is the first compilation album by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and contained all their Australian singles to date . It was also released as a 2CD set with Gorilla Biscuit a collection of their b-sides and rarities. The album...

, which contained the band's hits and 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...

, which was made up of B-sides and rarities.

Track listing

All tracks written by 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...

 unless otherwise indicated.

Original release

1. "Head in the Sand" (Faulkner, Richard Grossman
   Richard Grossman (musician)
   Richard Grossman is an Australian rock musician who has played bass guitar for two iconic bands Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus. Hoodoo Gurus iconic status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. For Grossman, this was his second Hall of Fame...
   
   ) — 2:49
2. "Place in the Sun" — 3:47
3. "Castles in the Air" — 4:08
4. "Something's Coming" (Faulkner, Brad Shepherd
   Brad Shepherd
   Brad 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...
   
   ) — 3:12
5. "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...
   
   " — 4:15
6. "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
7. "Desiree" (Shepherd) — 2:34
8. "I Don't Mind" — 3:40
9. "Brainscan" (Faulkner, Shepherd) — 3:18
10. "Too Much Fun" (Faulkner, Shepherd) — :14
11. "Dressed in Black" (Shepherd) — 2:44

2005 re-release

Songwriters same as above, additional tracks by Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Head in the Sand" — 2:49
2. "A Place in the Sun" — 3:47
3. "Castles in the Air" — 4:08
4. "Something's Coming" — 3:12
5. "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...
   
   " — 4:15
6. "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
7. "Desiree" - 2:34
8. "I Don't Mind" — 3:40
9. "Brainscan" — 3:18
10. "Too Much Fun" — 3:14
11. "Dressed in Black" — 2:44
12. "Stomp The Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman)
13. "I think you Know"
14. "Doctor is In"
15. "Little Drummer Boy
    Little Drummer Boy
    "The Little Drummer Boy," originally known as "Carol of the Drum," is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer/teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. It was recorded 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers and further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry...
    
     (Up the Kyber)" (Harry Simeone
    Harry Simeone
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    , Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis
    Katherine K. Davis
    Katherine Kennicott Davis was a composer, pianist, and author of the famous Christmas tune "The Little Drummer Boy".-Biography:...
    
    )

Personnel

Album is credited to:

Hoodoo Gurus members

• 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...
  
  - Guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Mark Kingsmill - Drums, metal percussion, metal objects
• Brad Shepherd
  Brad Shepherd
  Brad 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...
  
   - Guitar, vocals
• Richard Grossman
  Richard Grossman (musician)
  Richard Grossman is an Australian rock musician who has played bass guitar for two iconic bands Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus. Hoodoo Gurus iconic status on the Australian rock scene was acknowledged when they were inducted into the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame. For Grossman, this was his second Hall of Fame...
  
   - Bass, vocals (background)

Additional musicians

• Vicki Peterson
  Vicki Peterson
  Vicki Peterson is an American rock musician ....
  
   - Backing vocals (track 6)
• Rob Younger
  Rob Younger
  Rob Younger is an Australian rock musician, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the influential Sydney-based punk rock group Radio Birdman, which formed in 1974. After the Radio Birdman break-up, Younger joined the super-group, New Race, who were active in 1981...
  
  - Vocals (track 9)
• Stephanie Faulkner - Backing vocals (track 2)
• Sunil DeSilva - Additional Percussion (track 3)

Additional credits

• Engineer — Alan Thorne
• Assistant Engineers — David, Mackie, Robert Hodgson
• Mastering — Greg Calbi
• Mixers — Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson
• Assistant Mixer — Kyle Bess
• Producer — Hoodoo Gurus