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Hoodoo Gurus Mars Needs Guitars!

$65.00
GST included.
Key Information: 40th Anniversay Edition, Vinyl 2LP
Cat No: BTLP00240
Barcode: 602478000737
Released: 17 October 2025
Description

Released in 1985, Mars Needs Guitars! was the album that cemented Hoodoo Gurus as one of Australia’s most influential rock bands. Packed with standout tracks like ‘Bittersweet’, ‘Like Wow - Wipeout!’ and ‘Death Defying’. Loud, catchy and confident, the album captured the Gurus at full stride.

To mark its 40th anniversary, this deluxe 2LP edition brings the album back in expanded form.

  • 2LP 40th Anniversary Edition

  • LP1: Original 1985 album on picture disc

  • LP2: Unreleased demos + never-heard outtake “Johnny”, pressed on Ozone Green glow-in-the-dark vinyl

  • Includes A2 fold-out “Like Wow Tour” poster

  • Limited edition release

  • Depiction of this product is a digital rendering and for illustrative purposes only. Actual product detailing may vary. Please note due to the custom process, each vinyl unit maybe slightly different in coloration.
  • Please choose your record(s) carefully as we do not offer exchanges or refunds for change of mind www.thevinylstore.com.au/returns/
track list

LP1
SIDE A
1. Bittersweet
2. Poison Pen
3. In The Wild
4. Death Defying (Single Version)
5. Like Wow Wipeout

SIDE B
1. Hayride To Hell
2. Show Me Some Emotion
3. The Other Side Of Paradise
4. Mars Needs Guitars
5. She

LP2
SIDE C
1. Bittersweet (Demo)
2. Poison Pen (Demo)
3. In The Wild (Demo)
4. Death Defying (Demo)
5. Like Wow Wipeout (Demo)

SIDE D
1. Hayride To Hell (Demo)
2. Show Me Some Emotion (Demo)
3. The Other Side Of Paradise (Demo)
4. Mars Needs Guitars (Demo)
5. Johnny (Mars Needs Guitars' Album Outtake)

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