''Regurgitator'' (also known as ''Hamburger'') is the debut self-titled

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(EP) by Australian rock band

Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut stud ...

. The EP was released in January 1995 by

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and re-released in March 1995 by

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. The EP peaked at number 45 on the

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. At the

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, the EP was nominated for Best Adult Alternative Album.

Singles

The EP was supported by two promotional/radio singles "Couldn't Do It" and "Like It Like That"; both of which had video clips; however, no official single was commercially released. Both received high rotation on

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Artwork

The EP's cover was a picture of a hamburger. Andrew Stafford, in '' Pig City'', said it "made explicit the comparison between record company 'product' and fast food." Drummer Lee instigated the use of the Warner Bros. logo on the back of the CD, which was removed from later issues. Ely said later said, "They didn't let us use

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Track listing

On the East West releases of the EP, the last three tracks are combined.

Charts

NB: ''Regurgitator'' appeared on the Australian Singles Chart. For some sources, (such as Australian-charts), the title was "Couldn't Do It", for other sources (such as David Kent's The Australian Music Charts) the title is ''Regurgitator''.

Release history

References

{{Regurgitator 1995 debut EPs EPs by Australian artists Regurgitator albums East West Records EPs