Get Wet (Mental As Anything album)

Get Wet is the debut studio album released by Australian band Mental As Anything. It was released in November 1979, and peaked at No. 19 on the Australian Album charts.

Mombassa said the band's goal was, "Getting an album out that was reasonably like us. We had no great plans of what it should sound like although that was probably a bad idea as it should've sounded better. But it was done hastily and it's not a bad album."

Track listing

Side A

1. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
2. "Spanish Gardener" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
3. "Business and Pleasure" (Written: Reg Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa)
4. "Sheilah" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
5. "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
6. "Talk to Baby Jesus" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa)
7. "Egypt" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa/Plaza)

Side B

1. "Another Man's Sitting in My Kitchen" (Written: Greedy Smith, Vocal: Smith)
2. "Can I Come Home?" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
3. "Fringe Benefits" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
4. "Insurance Man" (Written: Smith, Vocal: Smith)
5. "Empty Hearts/Open Wounds" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
6. "Love Is Not a Gift" (titled "Pork Is Not a Gift" on some versions) (Written: Peter O'Doherty, Vocal: O'Doherty)
7. "Wolf at Your Door" (Written: O'Doherty, Vocal: Plaza)

Personnel

Musicians

• Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
• Greedy Smith — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
• Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
• Wayne de Lisle — drums

Recording details

• Cameron Allan — producer
• Heather Dalton — engineer
• Spencer Lee — engineer
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC — mastering

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References