

AVAILABLE
1 NOV '23 IN PAPERBACK, eBOOK and AUDIOBOOK.
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The Mentals went from the top of a pool table to the top of the charts. Enjoy the untold stories behind Aussie classics like: Live It Up, Too Many Times, If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?, Berserk Warriors, Egypt, The Nips are Getting Bigger, and a whole lot more. Plus tales from the road as told by Greedy, Martin, Bird, Pete & Reg — and a star-studded cast including Colin Hay, Richard Gottehrer, Mark Opitz, Swanee, Ross Wilson, and Wreckless Eric — in this access-all-areas official biography.
The Riotous Rollercoaster Ride of one of Australia's Greatest Bands. 1976-2019.
Kirk Pengilly, INXS
“Love it!!! Brought up lots of memories. Thoroughly enjoyable."
Jane Gazzo, broadcaster
“Takes us behind the showbiz curtain.
A deep-dive beyond the colourful personalities. Had me glued to every page.”
Anthony Field,
The Wiggles
"This book gives us a big gulp of one of Australia's most uniquely talented and popular bands."
Dave Warner,
From the Suburbs
"I loved the Mentals and I love this book. Captures the alchemy that saw Australian bands flourish from the arid plains of our suburban lives."
Bonus Galleries: Pics We Couldn't Fit into the Book




Pre-band



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1970s

(Courtesy of Reg Mombassa)

(Photo: Roadrunner)

(Photo: Gerrit Fokkema)

(Courtesy of Reg Mombassa)
1980-84


(Photo courtesy Val and Frog Little)

(Photo: Sue Landell-Jones)

1985-89

(Photo: courtesy Peter O'Doherty)

(Photo courtesy Reg Mombassa)

(Photo: Facebook/Greedy Smith)

(Photo: courtesy Peter O'Doherty)
1990s



2000s

(Photo courtesy Paul Field)

(Photo courtesy Paul Field)

(Photo: Stuart Lloyd)

(Photo courtesy Paul Field)
2010s



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