| DAAS Icon | ||||
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| Released | 14 May 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989, Studio RBX, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | CBS/DAAS Kapital | |||
| Producer | Ross Cockle | |||
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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]
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".
- ^ Casellas, Leanne (1 June 1990). "Gleesome Threesome". Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ Lum, Alexander (14 April 1994). "DAAS Mania". Togatus. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ Murphy, Nicola (2 June 1990). "Banned! (So What's New?)". TV Week. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ Ferguson, Tim (1990). "Humour In Uniform". The Harvey. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.