Mint 400 (album)

Mint 400
1968 Pontiac GT on a white background with the yellow word "AMMONIA" at the top
Studio album by
Ammonia
Released16 October 1995
StudioFestival Studios, Sydney
Genre
Length42:02
Label
ProducerKevin Shirley
Ammonia chronology
Sleepwalking EP
(1995) 		Mint 400
(1995) 		Eleventh Avenue
(1998)
Singles from Mint 400
  1. "Drugs"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Ken Carter"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Suzi Q"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mint 400 is the debut studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Ammonia, released on 16 October 1995 in Australia by Murmur and on 19 March 1996 in the US by Epic Records. The album takes its title from the off-road desert race described in Hunter S. Thompson's book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The album was produced by legendary American producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Slayer). Recorded in ten days at Festival Studios in Sydney, the recording captured the band's live sound, avoiding excessive overdubs and studio manipulation.

Mint 400 was an immediate hit in Australia, debuting in the National Album charts at Number 15. The album went out of print in March 2002.

The car on the cover is a custom 1968 Pontiac GTO.

  1. ^ Allmusic review