Tuesday, September 9, 2025

MARS NEEDS GUITARS 40TH ANNIVERSARY – LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC DELUXE SET

In March 1985, ‘MARS NEEDS GUITARS’ was released onto an unwitting world – and it changed our lives forever. Now, 40 years later, we are celebrating this iconic album with a deluxe two-disc reissue but this will be a strictly limited edition.

Disc One contains the original album on a picture disc. All of the classic songs are there, such as ‘Bittersweet’, ‘Like, Wow – Wipeout!’, ‘Death-Defying’ and many more. These are songs that defined our career and still do to this day. The only change has been the inclusion of the 7″ single version of ‘Death-Defying’. We finished the album in a bit of a rush back then and when we decided to release that song as a single we went back and added a few extra touches: an extra guitar and some other little flourishes as well as a snazzier mix. It’s nice to be able to put that final version into the original track listing, back where it belongs. At last, the album is finished!

Disc Two contains the original demo’s we made of the songs prior to recording the album. These have never been heard before and longtime fans of the album will be able to see some familiar songs in a new light. For example, a couple of lead solos are significantly different on the early demo versions, including one very iconic solo. These demo’s will not be released for streaming so if you want to hear them for yourself, this vinyl (and CD) release is the only place you’ll find these.

And now for the biggest rarity of all: Disc Two ends with ‘Johnny’, a never-heard-before song that was recorded and mixed for ‘Mars Needs Guitars’ but was left off at the last minute (much as ‘Hayride To Hell’ was left off ‘Stoneage Romeos’). Don’t ask us why because we can’t remember! This song has never been performed on stage by the band making ‘Johnny’ a lost treasure from a pivotal time in the band’s history. Yes, we’ve been keeping this one up our sleeve for a very long time!

There’s also a replica poster included. If you want to own your own piece of Gurus history, click here to order your copy. There are also bundles available that include a special ‘Mars Needs Guitars’ t-shirt.

The MARS NEEDS GUITARS 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE SET will be released on Fri 17 October, 2025.

Monday, August 25, 2025

LIMITED EDITION MUNDI MUNDI “MAD TO THE MAX” T-SHIRT AVAILABLE NOW!

We underestimated the popularity of our special Mundi Mundi Bash event T-shirt this past weekend and they sold out really quickly. You had to be quick off the mark to get one and it became a bit of a trophy. For those people who missed out – and for those folks who wish they were there and never got the chance to buy one – we are making it available again for a very short time (until the stocks of this reprint run out).

The design was created by the brilliant Ben Brown, who we’ve worked with for many years. He’s the artist responsible for last year’s iconic ‘Back To The Stoneage Tour’ artwork, though the concept for this t-shirt came from the imagination of our now-deceased manager, Mick Mazzone, just before he fell ill. Mick was a huge revhead and a big fan of Mad Max (like the rest of us!) so we got Ben to immortalise Mick in the illustration, making him the driver of the Mad Max-style Interceptor. Yep, that’s Mick behind the wheel blazing a trail through the outback. It’s a cool design made even more special by the personal meaning behind the art.

You can tap into your inner revhead and get your piece of wearable Gurus history by clicking on this link.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

ONLY ONE MONTH TO GO, TOWNSVILLE!

We’re looking forward to coming back to Townsville for the first time in eight years! We last played there in 2017 for the V8 Supercars. There won’t be any burnouts this time but our engines are already revving and we’re getting ready to run full throttle on SAT 13 SEPT at CLYDEN PARK.

Get your tickets now (right here) because they’re selling fast and who knows when we will be back next?