Thursday June 16 1994, innocent criminals announced winners of “nomad pick me” demo competition........
The rest they say “is their story”
Silverchair’s frogstomp debut album was released 20 Years to the day on 27th March 1995, where the band of
15 year old teenage comrades – guitarist and vocalist Daniel Johns, bassist Chris Joannou and drummer Ben
Gillies – came roaring out of the Newcastle to selling over 4 Million frogstomp albums world wide.
Frogstomp features silverchair’s debut single “Tomorrow” which spent six weeks atop the Australian singles charts and is now 3 X Platinum. It also features the singles “Israel’s Son” #11 and gold sales, “Pure Massacre” #2 for 2 weeks and platinum sales, “Shade” #32 and the fan single “Findaway”.
Frogstomp – the titled was inspired by an obscure instrumental on a 1960s Stax Records compilation – was recorded at Festival studios in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont in 1994/95 and frogstomp debuts at no.1 on the aria chart and stays there for 3 consecutive weeks (first ever debut Australian album to debut at #1).
In May 8 1996 silverchair was announced winner of “world’s highest selling Australian group” at world music awards.................. March 2015 - 20 Years Anniversary – silverchair frogstomp is now 5 X Platinum in Australia.
Title: Frogstomp
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: 27 Mar 2015
Artist: Silverchair
Sku: 2294904
Catalogue No: 88765431861
Category: Rock
DISC 1
LP 1
Side A
Israel's Son
Tomorrow
Faultline
Pure Massacre
Side B
Shade
Blind
Leave Me Out
Suicidal Dream
DISC 2
LP 2
Side A
Madman
Undecided
Cicada
Findaway