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01. Mighty Kong - All Through The Day (Into The Night We Play)
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02. Mighty Kong - Callin' All Cats (The Cats Are Callin')
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03. Mighty Kong - Some Other New Address
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04. Mighty Kong - Hard Drugs (Are Bad For You)
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05. Mighty Kong - All I Wanna Do Is Rock!!
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06. Mighty Kong - Jungle In My Blood
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07. Mighty Kong - Got My Beliefs
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08. Mighty Kong - With A Smile Like That (How Could We Refuse)
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09. Mighty Kong - Homesick & Horny
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10. Mighty Kong - Callin' All Cats (The Cats Are Callin') - Single Version
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11. Mighty Kong - All I Wanna Do Is Rock (Previously Unreleased Studio Jam)
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ARTIST
MIGHTY KONG
TITLE
All I Wanna Do Is Rock
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
AZTEC MUSIC
CATALOG #
AVS 037CD
AVS 037CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/11/2008
"Aussie rock icon Ross Wilson has been at the helm of two of Australia's biggest bands (Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock) plus one of our more obscure: Mighty Kong. Mighty Kong lasted less than a year, but they did leave us with one terrific and underrated album:
All I Wanna Do Is Rock
. When Daddy Cool broke up in August 1972, Wilson and Ross Hannaford set about forming a new band that would explore a heavier style that harked back to the pre-DC days of Sons Of The Vegetal Mother and The Party Machine. After some initial changes that at one stage included Tim Gaze (Tamam Shud/Kahvas Jute) and Gulliver Smith (Company Caine), the final line-up was settled with Wilson, Hannaford, Russell Smith (Company Caine), Tim Partridge (Company Caine) and Ray Arnott (Spectrum). Signing to the newly-formed Wizard Records, the band recorded
All I Wanna Do Is Rock
with American producer John Fischbach. The album came out in December 1973 along with the single 'Callin' All Cats (The Cats Are Callin').' With a mixture of funky hard rockers like 'Hard Drugs (Are Bad For You)' and 'Homesick And Horny' and two terrific Gulliver Smith/Russell Smith penned ballads 'Some Other New Address' and 'With A Smile Like That (How Could We Refuse)' Mighty Kong seemed poised for success. But, despite some enthusiastic reviews and excellent live shows, Mighty Kong were still overshadowed by the spectre of Daddy Cool. Wizard's decision to release a Daddy Cool live album and a swag of DC singles just before the release of the Mighty Kong album did not help matters either. The success of the Daddy Cool material eventually led to a one-off Daddy Cool appearance at the 1974 Sunbury Festival. Their performance was so well-received that, two weeks later, Daddy Cool reformed and Mighty Kong were no more. Still -- it makes an excellent 'what if' story and this reissue is a reminder of the varied repertoire from one of Australia's all-time talents. Of course, after Daddy Cool broke up for a second time in 1975, Wilson formed Mondo Rock and had another successful run. Aztec Music will be reissuing Mondo Rock's debut
Primal Park
in the near(?) future. Our deluxe reissue of
All I Want To Do Is Rock
has been digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, liner notes by Ian M Farlane, housed in our usual 6-panel digipak with many rare photos. Two bonus tracks -- the single version of 'Callin' All Cats' and the previously-unreleased studio jam of 'All I Wanna Do Is Rock.'"
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