What the Hell Is Going On?
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What The Hell Is Going On? | |
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A washed out colour photograph with purple scrawled lettering What The Hell Is Going On? along the top and Fox the band name on the bottom center. The image is the four members of the band to the knee facing the viewer against the backdrop of straight dark forest of conifer tree trunks. | |
Studio album by Fox | |
Released | 1974 |
Recorded | Armstrong's, Melbourne, Australia [1] |
Genre | Glam rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock |
Length | 36:53 |
Language | English |
Label | EMI |
Producer | Ian Miller [2] |
What The Hell Is Going On? (1974) (EMI EMA 304)[1] is the only known album of the Australian glam psychedelic rock band Fox. Fox appeared in series 1 episode 4[3] of Countdown, a popular music television program made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, performing "I Said". Australian guitarist John Brownrigg, although not a band member, contributed some of the songwriting.
Artwork
The front cover artwork features a photograph of the four band members.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Said" | Laffy, Brownrigg, Upton | 3.02 |
2. | "Who Do" | Brownrigg | 3.42 |
3. | "Slashes" | ||
4. | "Times Come To Change" | ||
5. | "Don't Kid Yourself" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Do You Want Me" | |
2. | "What The Hell Is Going On?" | |
3. | "Country Max" | |
4. | "Can You Feel It" | |
5. | "When You're Not Around" |
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 96[5] |
Personnel
Fox[1]
- Peter Laffy - Guitar, Vocals. Laffy later worked with Mondo Rock and Jim Keays.
- Neil Hodgson - Bass, Keyboards
- Michael Upton - Vocals
- Les Oldman - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Additional personnel[1]
- Col Loughnan - Saxophone
See also
Citations
Sources
Books
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Ian McFarlane Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
Articles
- Wahlquist, Gil (15 September 1974). "Heavyweight Rock". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
Web
- "Countdown: Season 1, Episode 4 (#1.4) (29 Nov. 1974)". I Said. IMDb. 1974. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Fox album singles". EMI 10586, EMI 10478. EMI. 1974. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Miller, Ian (2009). "Ian Miller Band". MySpace Bio. Ian Miller. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links
- Fox - What The Hell Is Going On? @ RockOnVinyl
- Peter Laffy FOX '74 songs @ MySpace
- Peter Laffy @ Radris