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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sixties Downunder Vol.4..28 Oz Rock Classics..Various Australian Artists..Essential Collection



The final installment in this Raven Records series, Vol. 4, focuses on the beat and pop ends of the musical spectrum, with choice cuts ranging from Johnny Young and Kompany’s ‘Step Back’, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs’ ‘Over The Rainbow’ and The Cherokees’ ‘Minnie The Moocher’ to The Iguana’s ‘California, My Way’, Pastoral Symphony’s ‘Love Machine’ and The Flying Circus’ ‘Hayride’. Once again, this fine collection ends with several of the finest pop productions of the era in The Easybeats’ ‘St Louis’, Axiom’s ‘Arkansas Grass’ and King Fox’s ethereal ‘Unforgotten Dreams’. 



1 Dinah Lee– Don’t You Know Yokomo
2 Merv Benton & The Tamlas*– Yield Not To Temptation
3 M.P.D. Limited– Lonely Boy
4 Grantley Dee– Let The Little Girl Dance
5 Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs– Over The Rainbow
6 Bev Harrell– What Am I Doing Here With You?
7 Johnny Young & Kompany– Step Back
8 The Easybeats– Come And See Her
9 Bobby And Laurie– Hitchhiker
10 Glen Ingram & The Hi Five*– Skye Boat Song
11 Normie Rowe– Ooh La La
12 The Executives – My Aim Is To Please You
13 The Cherokees – Minnie The Moocher
14 The Loved Ones – Sad Dark Eyes
15 The Groove – Simon Says
16 The Iguana– California, My Way
17 The Virgil Brothers– Temptation’s ‘Bout To Get Me
18 Pastoral Symphony– Love Machine
19 The Strangers – Happy Without You
20 Ronnie Burns– Age Of Consent
21 Zoot – 1x2x3x4
22 The New Dream– Groupie
23 The Flying Circus– Hayride
24 Russell Morris– The Girl That I Love
25 Ronnie Charles– Katy Jane
26 The Easybeats– St. Louis
27 Axiom – Arkansas Grass
28 King Fox– Unforgotten Dreams







3 comments:

  1. Another great set! Thanks again Marty

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  2. These are great Marty--any reason for only 128kb ?

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    1. hello Stacky, no particular reason for the 128kb files, just the setting that was on at the time when I was ripping the tracks....I can redo at a higher rate if you want...

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