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1988 studio album by Big Pig
Bonk
Studio album by Big Pig
ReleasedMay 1988
Recorded1987
StudioMetropolis Studios, Melbourne
Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenreRock
Length43:11
LabelWhite Label
ProducerNick Launay
Big Pig chronology
Big Pig
(1986) 		Bonk
(1988) 		You Lucky People
(1990)
Singles from Bonk
  1. "Boy Wonder"
    Released: April 1987
  2. "Breakaway"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "Big Hotel"
    Released: June 1988
  4. "Iron Lung"
    Released: December 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Bonk is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Big Pig. It was released in May 1988 on White Label Records and peaked at number 5 on The Australian charts. The album was released in America by A&M Records in 1988. It was produced by Nick Launay. "Breakaway" was featured on the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack.

Track listing

All songs written by O. Witer, A. Scaglione, N. Disbray, and S. Abeyratne, except where noted, according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

  1. "Iron Lung" - 3:34
  2. "Hungry Town" - 3:06
  3. "Tin Drum" - 4:22
  4. "Breakaway" (Gary Zekley, Mitch Bottler) - 3:38
  5. "Boy Wonder" - 3:26
  6. "Big Hotel" (O. Witer, A. Scaglione, N. Disbray and T. Rosewarne) - 4:14
  7. "Hellbent Heaven" (O. Witer, S. Abeyratne, A Antoniades and N. Baker) - 3:27
  8. "Nation" - 3:34
  9. "Charlie" - 4:03
  10. "Fine Thing" - 3:22
  11. "Money God" - 4:28
  12. "Devil's Song" - 5:27
  13. "Breakaway" (Popper Mix) (Zekley, Bottler) - 6:01
  14. "Hungry Town" (Grub Club Mix) - 6:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) Albums Chart 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA Charts) 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credited to:

Big Pig

  • Tony Antoniades - Harmonica, Vocals
  • Neil Baker - Drums
  • Nick Disbray - Percussion, Vocals
  • Tim Rosewarne - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Adrian Scaglione - Drums
  • Sherine Abeyratne - Percussion, Vocals
  • Oleh Witer - Drums, Vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jim Benning - Guitar
  • Mike Tyler - Guitar, Bass guitar
  • Al Colman - Bass guitar
  • Como String Quartet - Strings (Track 9)

Recording details

  • Producer — Nick Launay
  • Engineer — Nick Launay
    • Assistants — Heidi Cannave, Noel Haris, Michael Wickow
  • Mixer — Nick Launay

Art work

  • Art Direction & Design - Oleh Witer, Jeremy Pearce
  • Photography — Eric Watson
  • Video Photography - Eric Watson, Robert Ogilvie

Notes

  • A "Boy Wonder" was recorded in Sydney separately to the album which was recorded in Melbourne, Nick Launay was assisted by Heidi Cannova on this track

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Wright, Christian Logan (July 1988). "Flash". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 4. p. 13.
  3. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 788.
  4. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2009. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. IRON LUNG
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  6. "Charts.nz – Big Pig – Bonk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 50 Albums 1988". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. "Big Pig". TMRW. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. "Bonk album credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
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