Gigapus is the tenth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads. Recorded between 1992 and 1994, the album was first released in 1994 with a bonus CD-ROM disc titled Metapus that had additional multi-media content on it. Because of this, it is the first album released in Australia to include a CD-ROM disc. Due to the extra disc, the album was initially priced at $40 when it first came out. As with most of the Severed Heads discography, the album has been reissued multiple times.
Track listing All songs written by Tom Ellard.
In 1996, a re-recorded and remixed version of "DOLLARex" (4:59) was substituted for the original.
15–17 of the 2001 reissue and 1–3 of the 2009 bonus disc were originally released as B-sides of the "Heart of the Party" CD single in Australia.
Personnel Tom Ellard – vocals, production David Smith – additional electronics Comeron Miller – short wave radio Lisa Maxwell – additional vocals on "Heart Of The Party" David Allen – tambourine on "The Importance Of Hair" and "Somewhere Over The Gigapus" Adrian Bolland – engineering Kathy Naunton – mastering Robert Racic – mastering M.C. Newsagent – vocals on "Cabbalaland" Boxcar – production on "Heart Of The Party"
Charts Chart (1994) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 105
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog Release Notes Australia 1994 Volition Records CD CD-ROM VOLTCD80 Issued with the CD-ROM Metapus and initially priced for $40 2xCD Contained a second disc composed of remixes of "Dead Eyes Opened" Europe 1995 Dark Star CD Spark 62 European edition that included different mastering from the original Australian edition. This version has been described by Ellard as "horribly maimed with excessive bass" Australia 1996 Volition Records CD VOLTCD80 First single-disc pressing North America Decibel DEC007 First American pressing CD CD-ROM First time the "Metapus edition" became available in North America Australia 2001 Sevcom CD-R N/A CD-R reissue that included new artwork and the entire "Heart Of The Party" single. The track "DOLLARex" was also renamed as "$ex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Released under the name Gigapus Plus HOTP 2009 2xCD-R Two disc reissue, the first being the original album, the second containing demos and remixes. Packaged in a DVD case. The track "DOLLARex" is renamed as "Dollarex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Sometimes referred to as Giga++ or Gigapus++
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External links
Bandcamp page Review of Gigapus, claiming that it's Album of the Week of 13 December 1994