Miss Freelove '69

"Miss Freelove '69" was a single by iconic^[1]^[2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #19 on the ARIA Singles Charts^[3] and #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.^[4] It was released on RCA Records in February, 1991; and was written by Dave Faulkner.^[5] B side "Stomp the Tumbarumba" was written by Johnny Devlin and Joy Inman^[5] (performed by New Zealanders Johnny Devlin & the Devils in the early 1960s). Miss Freelove '69 opens with some sitar playing sampled from the Henry Mancini composition "The Party [Instrumental]" from the film of the same name. Miss Freelove '69...

"... was written on the morning after the events described in the song, although I gave them some embellishment to provide a happy ending: the real police declined to join the party (at least they didn't shut it down). Miss Freelove herself was meant to be the incarnation of Bacchus but if she was anyone, she was me!" - Dave Faulkner.^[6]

Track listing

7" Vinyl

"Miss Freelove '69" (Dave Faulkner)^[5] — 4:02
"Stomp the Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman)^[5] — 3:05

CD Maxi-single

"Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
"Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
"Brainscan" (Faulkner)^[5] — 3:20

Personnel

Credited to:^[7]

Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals
Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mark Kingsmill — drums, percussion
Brad Shepherd — guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
Producer — Hoodoo Gurus
Engineer — Alan Thorne
Assistant Engineers — David Mackie, Robert Hodgson
Mixer — Ed Stasium (tracks 1 & 3),^[8] Paul Hamingson
Mastering — Greg Calbi

Review

Allmusic link

References

↑ "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
↑ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from (PDF) the original Check |url= value (help) (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
↑ "Australian Singles Charts "Miss Freelove '69"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
1 2 3 4 5 "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ "Discogs entry on Kinky". Retrieved 2007-12-23.
↑ "Discogs entry on "Miss Freelove '69"". Retrieved 2007-12-23.

Hoodoo Gurus

Dave Faulkner Brad Shepherd Richard Grossman Nik Rieth James Baker Roddy Radalj Kimble Rendall Clyde Bramley Mark Kingsmill

Studio albums	Stoneage Romeos Mars Needs Guitars! Blow Your Cool! Magnum Cum Louder Kinky Crank Blue Cave Mach Schau Purity of Essence

Compilations	Electric Soup Gorilla Biscuit Electric Chair Armchair Gurus Bite the Bullet Ampology Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats

EPs	Hoodoo Voodoo Gravy Train

Singles	"Leilani" "Tojo" "My Girl" "I Want You Back" "Bittersweet" "Like Wow – Wipeout" "Death Defying" "Poison Pen" "What's My Scene?" "Good Times" "In the Middle of the Land" "The Generation Gap" "Come Anytime" "Axegrinder" "Another World" "Miss Freelove '69" "1000 Miles Away" "A Place in the Sun" "Castles in the Air" "The Right Time" "You Open My Eyes" "Less Than a Feeling" "Nobody" "Turn Up Your Radio" "Big Deal" "If Only..." "Waking Up Tired" "Down on Me" "The Real Deal" "That's My Team" "Nothing's Changing My Life" "When You Get to California" "Crackin' Up" "I Hope You're Happy" "What's in It for Me"

DVD/Videos	Electric Soup More Electric Soup Electric Soup – The Complete Video Collection Tunnel Vision

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