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Get Wet
Get Wet
Studio album by Mental As Anything
Released	November 1, 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	United Sound, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Pop
Length	36:46
Label	Regular
Producer	Cameron Allan
Mental As Anything chronology
Singles from Get Wet
	"The Nips Are Getting Bigger"; Released: July 1979; "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series"; Released: November 1979; "Egypt"; Released: January 1980;

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Source	Rating
Smash Hits	6/10^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

Get Wet is the debut studio album by Australian new wave/pop rock band, Mental As Anything. It was released in November 1979, produced by Cameron Allan, and peaked at #19 on the Australian Album charts. The first single, "The Nips Are Getting Bigger", written by Martin Plaza was released in July 1979 and peaked at #16 on the Australian Singles charts. The next single, "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series", written by Plaza and released in November 1979 reached #57, whilst the third single, "Egypt", which was released in January 1980, failed to chart. Get Wet was released overseas in New Zealand, and as a self-titled album in the UK and Europe.

Mombassa said the band's goal was, "Getting an album out that was reasonably like us. We had no great plans of what it should sound like although that was probably a bad idea as it should've sounded better. But it was done hastily and it's not a bad album."

Track listing

"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Spanish Gardener" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Business and Pleasure" (Written: Reg Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa)
"Sheilah" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Talk to Baby Jesus" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa)
"Egypt" (Written: Mombassa, Vocals: Mombassa/Plaza)
"Another Man's Sitting in My Kitchen" (Written: Greedy Smith, Vocal: Smith)
"Can I Come Home?" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
"Fringe Benefits" (Written: Plaza, Vocal: Plaza)
"Insurance Man" (Written: Smith, Vocal: Smith)
"Empty Hearts/Open Wounds" (Written: Mombassa, Vocal: Mombassa)
"Love Is Not a Gift" (titled "Pork Is Not a Gift" on some versions) (Written: Peter O'Doherty, Vocal: O'Doherty)
"Wolf at Your Door" (Written: O'Doherty, Vocal: Plaza)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	November 1979	Regular Records	Vinyl LP	L37125
France	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	2473802
Germany	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	201435320
New Zealand	1979	Interfusion Records	Vinyl LP	L37125
UK	1980	Virgin Records	Vinyl LP	V2148
Australia	1992	Regular Records	CD	D19560

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak Position^[4]
1979	ARIA Album Chart	19

Personnel

Musicians

Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
Greedy Smith — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
Wayne de Lisle – drums

Recording details

Cameron Allan — Producer
Heather Dalton — Engineer
Spencer Lee — Engineer
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - Mastering

References

^ Hepworth, David. "Mental As Anything: MAA". Smash Hits (April 3–16, 1980): 31.
^ Get Wet at AllMusic
^ Sputnikmusic - Mental As Anything - Get Wet
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

[1] Hepworth, David. "Mental As Anything: MAA". Smash Hits (April 3–16, 1980): 31.

[2] Get Wet at AllMusic

[3] Sputnikmusic - Mental As Anything - Get Wet

[Kent-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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+'''''Get Wet''''' is the debut studio album by Australian new wave/pop rock band, [[Mental As Anything]]. It was released in November 1979, produced by [[Cameron Allan]], and peaked at #19 on the Australian Album charts. The first single, "The Nips Are Getting Bigger", written by [[Martin Plaza]] was released in July 1979 and peaked at #16 on the Australian Singles charts. The next single, "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series", written by Plaza and released in November 1979 reached #57, whilst the third single, "Egypt", which was released in January 1980, failed to chart. ''Get Wet'' was released overseas in New Zealand, and as a self-titled album in the UK and Europe.
-Mombassa said the band's goal was, "Getting an album out that was reasonably like us. We had no great plans of what it should sound like although that was probably a bad idea as it should've sounded better. But it was done hastily and it's not a bad album."<ref name=rip>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Rip It Up (magazine)|Rip It Up]] | title=As Anything's Reg |author=George Kay|issue=53|date=1 December 1981| url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/RIU19811201.2.11?items_per_page=10&page=7&phrase=2&query=mental+as+anything&snippet=true}}</ref>
+Mombassa said the band's goal was, "Getting an album out that was reasonably like us. We had no great plans of what it should sound like although that was probably a bad idea as it should've sounded better. But it was done hastily and it's not a bad album."
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v t e Mental As Anything
Martin Plaza Jacob Cook Martin Cilia Craig Gordon Peter Gray Steve Coburn Wayne de Lisle Reg Mombassa Greedy Smith Peter O'Doherty David Barraclough Murray Cook Mike Caen Robbie Souter Zoltan Budai James Gillard
Studio albums	Get Wet (1979) Espresso Bongo (1980) Cats & Dogs (1981) Creatures of Leisure (1983) Fundamental (1985) Mouth to Mouth (1987) Cyclone Raymond (1989)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986) Best of (1999) Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
Singles	"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" "Come Around" "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" "Too Many Times" "Berserk Warriors" "Close Again" "Working for the Man" "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" "You're So Strong" "Live It Up" "Date with Destiny" "Big Wheel" "Let's Go to Paradise" "He's Just No Good for You" "Don't Tell Me Now" "Rock and Roll Music "Whole Wide World" "The World Seems Difficult"
Related articles	Discography ARIA Hall of Fame