| Gigapus | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Severed Heads |
| Cover: | Gigapus_CD.jpg |
| Released: | December 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1992–1994 |
| Genre: | Electronic dance music, synth-pop |
| Length: | 61:56 |
| Label: | Volition Records |
| Producer: | Tom Ellard |
| Prev Title: | Cuisine (With Piscatorial) |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Haul Ass |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Gigapus is the tenth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads. Recorded between 1992 and 1994, the album was first released in 1994 with a bonus CD-ROM disc titled Metapus that had additional multi-media content on it. Because of this, it is the first album released in Australia to include a CD-ROM disc.[1] Due to the extra disc, the album was initially priced at $40 when it first came out.[2] As with most of the Severed Heads discography, the album has been reissued multiple times.
All songs written by Tom Ellard.In 1996, a re-recorded and remixed version of "DOLLARex" (4:59) was substituted for the original.15-17 of the 2001 reissue and 1-3 of the 2009 bonus disc were originally released as B-sides of the "Heart of the Party" CD single in Australia.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1994 | Volition Records | CD CD-ROM | VOLTCD80 | Issued with the CD-ROM Metapus and initially priced for $40 |
| 2xCD | Contained a second disc composed of remixes of "Dead Eyes Opened" | ||||
| Europe | 1995 | Dark Star | CD | Spark 62 | European edition that included different mastering from the original Australian edition. This version has been described by Ellard as "horribly maimed with excessive bass" |
| Australia | 1996 | Volition Records | CD | VOLTCD80 | First single-disc pressing |
| North America | Decibel | DEC007 | First American pressing | ||
| CD CD-ROM | First time the "Metapus edition" became available in North America | ||||
| Australia | 2001 | Sevcom | CD-R | N/A | CD-R reissue that included new artwork and the entire "Heart Of The Party" single. The track "DOLLARex" was also renamed as "$ex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Released under the name Gigapus Plus HOTP |
| 2009 | 2xCD-R | Two disc reissue, the first being the original album, the second containing demos and remixes. Packaged in a DVD case. The track "DOLLARex" is renamed as "Dollarex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Sometimes referred to as Giga++ or Gigapus++ | |||
