The Essential Mondo Rock
# The Essential Mondo Rock

The Essential Mondo Rock is a 2 disc compilation album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in October 2003 by Sony Music Australia. It peaked at number 70 on the ARIA Charts in November 2003.

## Background and release

Mondo Rock were formed in Melbourne in 1977 and were a staple of the Australian rock scene throughout the 1980s with 4 top 10 albums and a string of hit singles. Disc 1 features hits and singles, while disc 2 features non-album singles, instrumentals, live tracks and two songs never before heard on disc. The album was released to coincide with the Here & Now concert tour.

## Track listing

### Disc 1

* "No Time" (Eric McCusker) – 4:01
* "Summer of '81" (McCusker) – 3:49
* "State of the Heart" (McCusker) – 4:18
* "Cool World" (Ross Wilson) – 3:34
* "Chemistry" (McCusker, Paul Christie) – 3:39
* "The Queen and Me" (McCusker) – 3:21
* "A Touch of Paradise" (Gulliver Smith, Wilson) – 4:13
* "Come Said the Boy" (McCusker) – 5:15
* "The Modern Bop" (Jellybean mix) (Wilson) – 3:46
* "Baby Wants to Rock" (James Black, Wilson) – 4:31
* "The Moment" (NY mix) (McCusker) – 3:39
* "Rule of Threes" (McCusker) – 4:06
* "Boom Baby Boom" (McCusker, J. J. Hackett, Wilson) – 4:20
* "Primitive Love Rites" (Hackett, Wilson) – 4:51
* "Why Fight It" (McCusker, Wilson) – 5:27
* "I Had You in Mind" (McCusker) – 4:17
* "Soul Reason" (McCusker, Harry Bogdanovs) – 4:28

### Disc 2

* "Il Mondo Caffe" (Black, Wilson) – 2:44
* "Mondo Sexo" (Wilson) – 3:02
* "Domination" (Black, Christie, Wilson) – 4:26
* "Winds Light to Variable" (McCusker, Hackett, Black, James Gillard, Wilson) – 3:51
* "Moves" (live) (McCusker) – 4:00
* "Mona Lisa" (live) (McCusker) – 3:52
* "Tied Up in Knots" (live) (McCusker) – 4:51
* "Slice of Life" (live) (McCusker) – 4:00
* "We're No Angels" (live) (Wilson) – 6:27
* "The Fugitive Kind" (live) (Wilson, Tony Slavich) – 3:35
* "Aliens Walk Among Us" (Wilson) – 4:14
* "Dark Secrets" (McCusker) – 5:16

## Charts

The Essential Mondo Rock debuted at number 94 on the ARIA Charts and peaked at number 70 on 17 November 2003.

Chart performance for The Essential Mondo Rock :

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 19 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 31 October 2003 | CD | Standard | Sony Music Australia | 5139862000 |
