Released in 1985, Mars Needs Guitars! was the album that cemented Hoodoo Gurus as one of Australia’s most influential rock bands. Packed with standout tracks like ‘Bittersweet’, ‘Like Wow - Wipeout!’ and ‘Death Defying’. Loud, catchy and confident, the album... 

To mark its 40th anniversary, this deluxe 2LP edition brings the album back in expanded form.

• 2LP 40th Anniversary Edition

• LP1: Original 1985 album on picture disc

• LP2: Unreleased demos + never-heard outtake “Johnny”, pressed on Ozone Green glow-in-the-dark vinyl

• Includes A2 fold-out “Like Wow Tour” poster

• Limited edition release

LP1
SIDE A
1. Bittersweet
2. Poison Pen
3. In The Wild
4. Death Defying (Single Version)
5. Like Wow Wipeout

SIDE B
1. Hayride To Hell
2. Show Me Some Emotion
3. The Other Side Of Paradise
4. Mars Needs Guitars
5. She

LP2
SIDE C
1. Bittersweet (Demo)
2. Poison Pen (Demo)
3. In The Wild (Demo)
4. Death Defying (Demo)
5. Like Wow Wipeout (Demo)

SIDE D
1. Hayride To Hell (Demo)
2. Show Me Some Emotion (Demo)
3. The Other Side Of Paradise (Demo)
4. Mars Needs Guitars (Demo)
5. Johnny (Mars Needs Guitars' Album Outtake)