DAAS Icon

DAAS Icon (also known as Icon) is the first and only studio album recorded and released by Australian comedy trio, the Doug Anthony All Stars. Released in 1990,^[1] 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,^[2] but was banned in the UK due to a reference to the IRA in the song "KRSNA".^[3] This was later overturned by a British court.^[4]

DAAS Icon
Studio album by Doug Anthony All Stars
Released	14 May 1990
Recorded	1989, Studio RBX, Melbourne
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:00
Label	CBS/DAAS Kapital
Producer	Ross Cockle
Doug Anthony All Stars chronology
Let It Swing (1988) DAAS Icon (1990) Dead & Alive (1993)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for Best New Talent and Best Comedy Release.^[5]

The tracks "Little Gospel Song" and "Change the Blades" previously appeared on their demo tape Let It Swing in 1988. 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).

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Commies for Christ"	3:02
2.	"My Babys gone to Jail"	2:29
3.	"JACK"	1:57
4.	"Change the Blades"	3:14
5.	"KRS̈NA"	2:50
6.	"Shang-a-lang"	2:54
7.	"Little Gospel Song"	1:40
8.	"DEAD ELVIS"	2:45

All lyrics are written by Paul McDermott; all music is composed by Doug Anthony All Stars

Side B

No.	Title	Length
9.	"i want to spill the blood of a Hippy"	4:54
10.	"Go to Church"	3:06
11.	"RAT"	3:12
12.	"Broad lic Nic"	3:10
13.	"2x"	2:13
14.	"Motorcycle St. Sebastian"	3:05
15.	"BOTTLE"	2:33

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

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[6][7]	42

References

1. Casellas, Leanne (1 June 1990). "Gleesome Threesome". Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
2. Lum, Alexander (14 April 1994). "DAAS Mania". Togatus. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
3. Murphy, Nicola (2 June 1990). "Banned! (So What's New?)". TV Week. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
4. Ferguson, Tim (1990). "Humour In Uniform". The Harvey. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
5. "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
6. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
7. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 86. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Icon at Discogs (list of versions)
• Purchase Icon on the iTunes Music Store