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Licker Bottle Cozy
Licker Bottle Cozy
EP by Grinspoon
Released	16 December 1996
Recorded	July 1996; Ultimo Studios (Sydney)
Genre	Post-grunge; Alternative metal
Length	13:35
Label	Grudge (MCA), Universal
Producer	Grinspoon, Phil McKellar
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Licker Bottle Cozy, was the second EP by the Australian rock band Grinspoon. The EP was initially released by Grudge Records Australia (a sub-label of MCA Australia) on 16 December 1996. It was recorded by Phil McKellar in July of that year and was of a significantly better sound quality than their first EP. Two of the tracks, "Post Enebriated Anxiety" and "Champion" were included unchanged in their debut album Guide to Better Living. It was released in the United States by Universal Records in March 1997.^[1] The EP reached No. 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart in January 1997 and No. 25 on the CMJ's 'Metal Top 25' in 1998.^[2]

History

A few months after the band had won national youth broadcaster, Triple J's inaugural Unearthed competition they signed with Brisbane independent record label, Oracle, who gave them a distribution deal. Grinspoon recorded their debut self-titled EP in two days at Grevillia Studios in Brisbane.

After parting ways with their first manager they started working with Apollo Artist Management. They recorded Licker Bottle Cozy in July 1996 at ABC's Ultimo Studios in Sydney, with Phil McKellar,^[3] who had produced their first single, "Sickfest". The EP was self-financed ^[4] from the money the band had earned from performing endlessly. They were planning to release it through Oracle but just before they were about to send the master disc off to be pressed, MCA (Australia)'s new label Grudge picked them up and signed them.^[4]

The artwork is comic book inspired with some pictures of band members arranged in a collage. The CD itself has written on it "Use By 31 Dec 96", and since that date the EP has not been widely available and can only be purchased from the Grinspoon website.

Reception

Stephen Elerwine (AllMusic) describes it as "a promising debut from the Australian metal combo that demonstrates their way with a riff. Occasionally, their songs don't amount to much more than hard-hitting riffs, but they have an appealingly tough sound and memorable hooks that make them ones to watch."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jamieson, Phil,^[6] except as noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Post Enebriated Anxiety" (Davern, Pat; Jamieson, Phil)	2:38
2.	"Pig Pen"	2:20
3.	"Champion" (Hansen, Joe; Jamieson, Phil)	2:42
4.	"Butcher"	3:58
5.	"Freezer" (Jamieson, F; Jamieson, Phil)	1:57

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[7]	65

Releases

Format	Country	Label	Catalogue No.	Year
CD	AUS	Grunge/MCA (Australia)	MCD 73025	1996
7" vinyl	AUS	Grunge/MCA (Australia)	MCV73025	1996
CD	US	Universal	UD-53151	1997

Personnel

Grinspoon

Pat Davern - guitar
Joe Hansen - bass
Kristian Hopes - drums
Phil Jamieson - vocals

Credits

Don Bartley - mastering
Phil McKellar - producer, recording, sound engineering

References

^ Reece, Doug (12 September 1998). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 30.
^ Christie, Ian (October 1998). "Metal Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Holdings: 67.
^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Grinspoon". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Are the Grinners Sinners?". Faster Louder Pty Ltd. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Licker Bottle Cozy [EP] - Grinspoon". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "'Post Enebriated Anxiety' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Post Enebriated Anxiety; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 120.

[1] Reece, Doug (12 September 1998). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 30.

[2] Christie, Ian (October 1998). "Metal Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Holdings: 67.

[Howl-3] Nimmervoll, Ed. "Grinspoon". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[Sinners-4] "Are the Grinners Sinners?". Faster Louder Pty Ltd. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[5] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Licker Bottle Cozy [EP] - Grinspoon". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[APRA_PEA-6] "'Post Enebriated Anxiety' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Post Enebriated Anxiety; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon

[ARIA-7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 120.

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-'''''Licker Bottle Cozy''''', was the second [[Extended play|EP]] by the Australian rock band [[Grinspoon]]. The EP was initially released by Grudge Records Australia (a sub-label of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Australia) on 16 December 1996. It was recorded by [[Phil McKellar]] in June of that year and was of a significantly better sound quality than their first EP. Two of the tracks, "Post Enebriated Anxiety" and "Champion" were included unchanged in their debut album ''[[Guide to Better Living]]''. It was released in the United States by [[Universal Records]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite journal  | url = https://books.google.com.au/books?id=CwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22Licker+Bottle+Cozy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0TMjVdrqF42F8gXT2oDYCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Licker%20Bottle%20Cozy%22&f=false | title = Popular Uprisings | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = [[Prometheus Global Media]] | author = Reece, Doug | date = 12 September 1998 | page = 30 }}</ref>
+'''''Licker Bottle Cozy''''', was the second [[Extended play|EP]] by the Australian rock band [[Grinspoon]]. The EP was initially released by Grudge Records Australia (a sub-label of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Australia) on 16 December 1996. It was recorded by [[Phil McKellar]] in July of that year and was of a significantly better sound quality than their first EP. Two of the tracks, "Post Enebriated Anxiety" and "Champion" were included unchanged in their debut album ''[[Guide to Better Living]]''. It was released in the United States by [[Universal Records]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite journal  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22Licker+Bottle+Cozy%22#q=%22Licker%20Bottle%20Cozy%22 | title = Popular Uprisings | journal = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = [[Prometheus Global Media]] | author = Reece, Doug | date = 12 September 1998 | page = 30 }}</ref> The EP reached No. 65 on the [[ARIA chart|ARIA Singles Chart]] in January 1997 and No. 25 on the [[CMJ]]'s 'Metal Top 25' in 1998.<ref>{{cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-ikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67&dq=%22Licker+Bottle+Cozy%22#q=%22Licker%20Bottle%20Cozy%22 | title=Metal Top 25 | journal = [[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Monthly]] | author = Christie, Ian | publisher = CMJ Holdings | date = October 1998 | page = 67 }}</ref>
+==History==
+A few months after the band had won national youth broadcaster, [[Triple J]]'s inaugural [[Triple J Unearthed|Unearthed]] competition they signed with [[Brisbane]] independent record label, Oracle, who gave them a distribution deal. Grinspoon recorded their debut [[Grinspoon (EP)|self-titled EP]] in two days at Grevillia Studios in Brisbane.
+After parting ways with their first manager they started working with Apollo Artist Management. They recorded ''Licker Bottle Cozy'' in July 1996 at [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s [[Ultimo, New South Wales|Ultimo]] Studios in Sydney, with [[Phil McKellar]],<ref name="Howl">{{cite web|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en4/grinspoon/grinspoon.htm|url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en4/grinspoon/grinspoon.htm|title=Grinspoon|last=Nimmervoll|first=Ed|author-link=Ed Nimmervoll|publisher=Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll)|archive-date=26 July 2012|access-date=22 January 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> who had produced their first single, "Sickfest". The EP was self-financed <ref name="Sinners">{{cite web | url = http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/1508/Are-The-Grinners-Sinners | title = Are the Grinners Sinners? | publisher = Faster Louder Pty Ltd | date = 16 December 2004 | access-date= 7 April 2015 }}</ref> from the money the band had earned from performing endlessly. They were planning to release it through Oracle but just before they were about to send the master disc off to be pressed, [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (Australia)'s new label Grudge picked them up and signed them.<ref name="Sinners"/>
 The artwork is comic book inspired with some pictures of band members arranged in a collage. The CD itself has written on it "Use By 31 Dec 96", and since that date the EP has not been widely available and can only be purchased from the [[Grinspoon]] website.
+==Reception==
+Stephen Elerwine ([[AllMusic]]) describes it as "a promising debut from the Australian metal combo that demonstrates their way with a riff. Occasionally, their songs don't amount to much more than hard-hitting riffs, but they have an appealingly tough sound and memorable hooks that make them ones to watch."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/licker-bottle-cozy-ep-mw0000040767 | title = Licker Bottle Cozy [EP] - Grinspoon | publisher = [[All Media Network|All Media Network, LLC]] | work = [[AllMusic]] | author = Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | access-date = 7 April 2015 }}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
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+| all_writing = Jamieson, Phil,<ref name="APRA PEA">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |title='Post Enebriated Anxiety' at APRA search engine |url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#Post%2Enebriated%2Anxiety |access-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |archive-date=17 November 2015 }} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Post Enebriated Anxiety; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon</ref> except as noted
 |title1=Post Enebriated Anxiety
 |note1=Davern, Pat; Jamieson, Phil
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+|title2=Pig Pen
-|title=2=Pigpen
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+== Charts ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Chart (1997)
+!Peak<br/>position
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+| Australia ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=120}}</ref>
+| align="center"|65
+|}
 ==Releases==
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 |US
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 |UD-53151
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 ==Personnel==
 ;Grinspoon
-* Pat Davern - guitar
+* [[Pat Davern]] - guitar
 * Joe Hansen - bass
 * Kristian Hopes - drums
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 ;Credits
 * Don Bartley - mastering
-* [[Phil McKellar]] - recording
+* [[Phil McKellar]] - producer, recording, sound engineering
 ==References==
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v t e Grinspoon
Phil Jamieson Pat Davern Joe Hansen Kristian Hopes
Studio albums	Guide to Better Living Easy New Detention Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills Alibis & Other Lies Six to Midnight Black Rabbits Whatever, Whatever
EPs	Grinspoon Licker Bottle Cozy Pushing Buttons Panic Attack
Compilation albums	Best in Show Chemical Hearts
Singles	"Pedestrian" "DC×3" "Just Ace" "Ready 1" "Secrets" "Rock Show" "Violent and Lazy" "Chemical Heart" "Lost Control" "No Reason" "1000 Miles" "Hard Act to Follow" "Better Off Alone" "Hold on Me" "Bleed You Dry" "Sweet as Sugar" "What You Got" "Black Tattoo" "Minute by Minute" "Comeback"
Related articles	Discography