FOC (album)
album by Far Out Corporation
FOC or Far Out Corporation is the only studio album released by Australian collaborative rock group, Far Out Corporation (a.k.a. the FOC), in October 1998. Its title is an initialism of the group's name. It is the sole album from the group, which was produced by Tim Whitten and the FOC at Airlock Studios, East Brisbane, via Polydor Records.
For FOC the group's line-up were Ian Haug on lead guitar and vocals (from Powderfinger), Grant McLennan on lead guitar and vocals (ex-the Go-Betweens, solo), Ross MacLennan (no relation) on drums and guitar (ex-Turtlebox) and Adele Pickvance on bass guitar and vocals (from Dave Graney Band).
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