''DAAS Icon'' (also known as ''Icon'') is the first and only

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recorded and released by

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n comedy trio, the

Doug Anthony All Stars The Doug Anthony All Stars (or Doug Anthony Allstars, DAAS, D.A.A.S. or stylised as D⋆A†A☭S) were an Australian musical comedy group who initially performed together between 1984 and 1994. The group were an acoustic trio, originally compr ...

. Released in 1990, it features the singles "I Want to Spill the Blood of a Hippy" and "Bottle". ''Icon'' went on to become the highest-selling independent album in Australia, but was banned in the UK due to a reference to the IRA in the song "KRSNA". This was later overturned by a British court. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 1991 The Fifth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 25 March 1991 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney. International host Bob Geldof was as ...

, the album was nominated for Best New Talent and Best Comedy Release. The tracks "Little Gospel Song" and "Change the Blades" previously appeared on their demo tape ''Let It Swing'' in 1986. The track "Shang-a-lang" samples part of the drum intro from the Beastie Boys' " She's Crafty".

Track listing

All tracks capitalised as on the back cover (for CD) and inner sleeve (for LP).

Personnel

* Produced by DAAS and The Cockle Factor * Engineered by Ross Cockle and Melita Jagic * All songs by Control * Richard Fidler – guitars, sitar, Irish harp, axe and dinner plates, backing and harmony vocals * Paul McDermott – lead vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15), kettle drum, erhu, viola, sheet metals and cymbals, harmony vocals * Tim Ferguson – lead vocals (tracks 6 and 9), keyboards, Fairlight, euphonium, kora, bachelors rags, backing and harmony vocals * Andrew – brass * Steve Hadley – double bass * Rosie Westbrook – electric bass, double bass * Angus Burchell, J.J. Hackett – drums * Sam See – drum programmer * Kerri Simpson – vocals * Richard Lewis – artwork

Charts

References

External links

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