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.[2]

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

Mint 400 was an immediate success in Australia, debuting at No. 15 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Top 100 Albums Chart.[3][4] The album went out of print in March 2002.

The car on the cover is a custom 1968 Pontiac GTO. In 2003 the album was re-issued as a limited-edition vinyl record, by Love as Fiction Records.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Allan Balmont, Simon Hensworth and Dave Johnstone.

  1. "Ken Carter" – 3:55
  2. "Drugs" – 3:26
  3. "Sleepwalking" – 3:10
  4. "Face Down" – 5:08
  5. "In a Box" – 2:35
  6. "Suzi Q" – 2:37
  7. "Little Death" – 5:23
  8. "Mint 400" – 2:17
  9. "Burning Plant Smell" – 3:06
  10. "Z-Man" – 2:36
  11. "Million Dollar Man" – 3:55
  12. "Lucky No. 3" – 3:53

Japanese edition

  1. "Ken Carter" – 3:55
  2. "Drugs" – 3:26
  3. "Sleepwalking" – 3:10
  4. "Face Down" – 5:08
  5. "In a Box" – 2:35
  6. "Suzi Q" – 2:37
  7. "Little Death" – 5:23
  8. "Mint 400" – 2:17
  9. "Small Town"
  10. "Burning Plant Smell" – 3:06
  11. "Z-Man" – 2:36
  12. "Million Dollar Man" – 3:55
  13. "Lucky No. 3" – 3:53
  14. "Orange Juice"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1995–96) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 15

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 16 October 1995 Murmur CD MATTCD023
United States 19 March 1996 Epic CD, Cassette EK67556
Japan 2001 CD ESCA 6506

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Ammonia - Mint 400". Woroni. Canberra, ACT. 21 March 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ^ https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ammonia&titel=Mint+400&cat=a
  4. ^ https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ammonia-dave-johnstone-interview-38911/
  5. ^ https://themusic.com.au/news/ammonias-1995-classic-album-mint-400-to-finally-receive-vinyl-reissue/t0Wjq6qtrK8/01-02-23
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 14.
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