1979 studio album by Mental As Anything
Get Wet is the debut studio album released by Australian band Mental As Anything . It was released in November 1979,[ 5] and peaked at No. 19 on the Australian Album charts.[ 6]
Mombassa said the band's goal was, "Getting an album out that was reasonably like us. We had no great plans of what it should sound like although that was probably a bad idea as it should've sounded better. But it was done hastily and it's not a bad album."[ 7]
Track listing
Side A
"The Nips Are Getting Bigger " (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Spanish Gardener" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Business and Pleasure" (Written: Reg Mombassa , Vocals: Mombassa)
"Sheilah" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series " (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Talk to Baby Jesus" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa)
"Egypt" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa/Plaza)
Side B
"Another Man's Sitting in My Kitchen" (Written: Greedy Smith , Vocal: Smith)
"Can I Come Home?" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
"Fringe Benefits" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Insurance Man" (Written: Smith, Vocal: Smith)
"Empty Hearts/Open Wounds" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
"Love Is Not a Gift" (titled "Pork Is Not a Gift" on some versions) (Written: Peter O'Doherty , Vocal: O'Doherty)
"Wolf at Your Door" (Written: O'Doherty, Vocal: Plaza)
Personnel
Musicians
Recording details
Cameron Allan — producer
Heather Dalton — engineer
Spencer Lee — engineer
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC — mastering
Charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalogue
Australia / New Zealand
November 1979
Regular Records
LP, Cassette
L 37125 / C 37125
Europe
1980
Virgin Records
LP, Cassette
2473802
Australia
1992
Regular Records
CD
D19560
References
Studio albums Compilation albums Singles Related articles