Bad Mood Guy

Bad Mood Guy is the seventh studio album by the Australian experimental group Severed Heads, first released in 1987. Upon its initial release, the album met positive reviews with critics, one in particular referring to it as "punishing pop with crunching rhythms".[3] The album's lead single "Hot With Fleas" did well on independent radio stations, peaking at #4 on Rockpool's dance charts during the week of 31 December 1987.[4] In 2002, after an attempt at making a version 2 of the album which was aborted due to the master DAT tape being irreparably damaged, Tom Ellard made a new version available on CD-R on his SevCom label, which substituted demo and live versions of some tracks and added extra material. This version (with some album versions of songs restored as bonus tracks) is what Tom made available on the official Severed Heads Bandcamp page.[5]

Bad Mood Guy
The Nettwerk LP/CD edition cover
Studio album by
Severed Heads
ReleasedOctober 1987
RecordedMay 1987 at CBS Studios
GenreIndustrial, experimental, EDM
Length42:57
LabelVolition Records, Nettwerk
ProducerSevered Heads
Severed Heads chronology
Come Visit the Big Bigot
(1986)		 Bad Mood Guy
(1987)		 Rotund for Success
(1989)
Singles from Bad Mood Guy
  1. "Hot With Fleas"
    Released: December 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling StonePositive[1]
RockpoolPositive[2]

Track listing (original 1987 release)

All tracks are written by Tom Ellard.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Hot with Fleas"3:20
2."Nation"5:26
3."Unleash Your Sword"3:31
4."Jetlag"4:49
5."Contempt"5:09
Side Two
No.TitleLength
6."Bad Mood Guy"2:42
7."Dressed in Air"4:01
8."Rabbi Nardoo Flagoon"6:48
9."Heaven is What Heaven Eats"2:46
10."Mad Dad Mangles Strad"4:25

Track listing (2002 SevCom reissue)

All tracks are written by Tom Ellard.

No.TitleLength
1."Hot with Fleas (original)"3:22
2."Canine"5:07
3."Nature 10"3:13
4."Contempt"3:06
5."Jetlag Up (live)"4:57
6."Jetlag Down (live)"4:00
7."Dressed in Air"4:08
8."Bad Mood Guy"2:44
9."Nation (12 inch)"4:15
10."Unleash Your Sword"3:29
11."Rabbi Nardoo Flagoon"5:22
12."Heaven is What Heaven Eats"2:49
13."Mad Dad Mangles Strad"4:25
14."'I've Always Hated Severed Heads' (Live Excerpt)"4:57
15."Bolero with Fleas"5:59
16."Nation (original)"5:28
17."Jetlag (original)"4:49
18."Contempt (Robert's Edit)"5:08
  • 2: Edited version of the B-side of the "Hot with Fleas" 12" single.
  • 3: From the compilation album Nettwerk Sound Sampler: Food for Thought.
  • 9: Edited version of the B-side of the "Greater Reward" 12" single.
  • 16-18: Added to the Bandcamp release.

Personnel
  • Tom Ellard - vocals, programming, mixing
  • Robert Racic - editing, mixing
  • Steven R. Gilmore - artwork, design
  • Andrew Penhallow - assistant mixing
  • Nick Mainbridge - assistant mixing

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Release Notes
Australia 1987 Volition Records LP VOLT 010 First vinyl pressing
Canada Nettwerk NTL30018 Nettwerk vinyl pressing, includes completely different artwork
CD NTCD 33 First CD press, includes same art as the Nettwerk vinyl pressing
CS NTLC 30018 First cassette press, includes same art as Nettwerk vinyl pressing
Australia 2002 SevCom CD-R N/A Sevcom CD-R reissue that includes entirely different artwork and different/extra content

References
  1. Zuel, Benard. "Rolling Stone Album Reviews". Sevcom.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Corey, Robert. "Rockpool Bad Mood Guy Review". Sevcom.com. Rockpool. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. Mordue, Mark. "Bad Mood Guy Review". sevcom.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. "Rockpool chart list". Sevcom.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. "Bad Mood Guy by Severed Heads". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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