Australian Pop of the 80's Vols. 1-3 - various artists compilations

 

The Australian Pop Of The 80s Series consists of 6 double CD's featuring some of Australia's Best and Rarest songs from the 80s.

Counting The Beat - (Australian Pop Of The 80s Vol.1)

1-1 The Swingers– Counting The Beat 3:03

1-2 Billy Field– True Love 3:21

1-3 Daryl Braithwaite– As The Days Go By 4:04

1-4 The Dugites– In Your Car 2:56

1-5 Rick Springfield– Jessie's Girl 3:14

1-6 Gyan– Wait 3:38

1-7 Tim Finn– Made My Day 3:24

1-8 John Farnham– Help 4:24

1-9 Eurogliders– Can't Wait To See You 4:12

1-10 Real Life– Send Me An Angel 3:54

1-11 Jon English – Hot Town 3:47

1-12 1927– Compulsory Hero 4:36

1-13 The Angels– No Secrets 4:19

1-14 Little River Band– The Night Owls 3:53

1-15 Matt Moffitt– Miss This Tonight 4:45

1-16 Colleen Hewett– Dreaming My Dreams With You 3:44

1-17 Mi-Sex– Falling In And Out 3:20

1-18 Cold Chisel– My Baby 4:02

1-19 Sharon O'Neill– Maxine 4:34

1-20 The Choirboys*– Never Gonna Die 4:00

2-1 The Monitors – Singing In The Eighties 3:18

2-2 The Little Heroes*– One Perfect Day 3:42

2-3 The Models*– Hold On 4:25

2-4 Swanee*– Lady What's Your Name 3:43

2-5 Darryl Cotton– Same Old Girl 3:51

2-6 Mondo Rock– Cool World 3:33

2-7 Dear Enemy– Computer One 4:39

2-8 GANGgajang– House Of Cards 2:47

2-9 Men At Work– Overkill 3:48

2-10 The Takeaways– Sweet & Sour 3:11

2-11 Sunnyboys– Alone With You 4:01

2-12 Mental As Anything– He's Just No Good For You 3:27

2-13 The Innocents – Sooner Or Later 3:47

2-14 Dragon – Rain 3:31

2-15 Uncanny X-Men– I Am 3:30

2-16 Moving Pictures – What About Me? 3:37

2-17 The Sports– Strangers On A Train 2:41

2-18 John Paul Young– Soldier Of Fortune 4:32

2-19 The Reels– According To My Heart 3:15

2-20 Redgum– I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green) 4:18

Live It Up (Australian Pop Of The 80s Vol.2)

1-1 Mental As Anything– Live It Up 3:50

1-2 Jane Clifton– Girl On The Wall 3:12

1-3 The Reels– After The News 2:52

1-4 Jimmy Barnes– I'd Die To Be With You Tonight 3:55

1-5 Billy Field– Bad Habits 3:28

1-6 Dragon – Young Years 3:57

1-7 Mike McClellan– The One I Love 4:12

1-8 John Farnham– Two Strong Hearts 3:32

1-9 Sharon O'Neill– Words 3:18

1-10 Rick Springfield– I've Done Everything For You 3:18

1-11 Divinyls– Science Fiction 3:31

1-12 Mondo Rock– State Of The Heart 4:19

1-13 The Cockroaches– Some Kind Of Girl 2:51

1-14 Men At Work– Be Good Johnny 3:35

1-15 Dugites*– Waiting 4:33

1-16 The Monitors – Nobody Told Me 3:37

1-17 Pat Wilson – Bop Girl 3:59

1-18 Uncanny X-Men– The Party 3:02

1-19 Ol' 55– Two Faces Have I 2:57

1-20 Big Pig– Hungry Town 3:07

2-1 Christie Allen– He's My Number One 3:01

2-2 Martin Plaza– Concrete And Clay 2:46

2-3 The Expression– With Closed Eyes 3:41

2-4 Daryl Braithwaite– One Summer 3:43

2-5 Kim Hart– Love At First Night 3:21

2-6 Redgum– I've Been To Bali Too 3:47

2-7 James Reyne– Motor's Too Fast 4:13

2-8 Mi-Sex– Blue Day 4:16

2-9 Renee Geyer– Say I Love You 3:33

2-10 1927– That's When I Think Of You 4:14

2-11 Little River Band– Down On The Border 2:36

2-12 Dynamic Hepnotics*– Gotta Be Wrong (Way To Love) 4:06

2-13 Jon English – Camilla 3:47

2-14 Swanee– If I Were A Carpenter 3:32

2-15 Noiseworks– Touch 5:04

2-16 Moving Pictures – Winners 3:46

2-17 Eurogliders– We Will Together 4:34

2-18 Real Life– Catch Me I'm Falling 3:35

2-19 Hoodoo Gurus– Bittersweet 3:52

2-20 Rose Tattoo– I Wish 4:26

What's My Scene? (Australian Pop Of The 80s Vol.3)

1-1 Hoodoo Gurus– What's My Scene 3:51

1-2 Jo Kennedy– Body & Soul 3:38

1-3 Machinations– Do To You 4:14

1-4 Player [1]– Space Invaders 3:16

1-5 Dragon – Cry 3:44

1-6 The Party Boys – He's Gonna Step On You Again 4:10

1-7 Little River Band– The Other Guy 2:50

1-8 The Sunnyboys*– You Need A Friend 4:09

1-9 Daryl Braithwaite– All I Do 4:05

1-10 Moving Pictures – Bustin' Lose 4:23

1-11 Jenny Morris– You I Know 4:08

1-12 Mondo Rock– Summer Of '81 3:49

1-13 Edith Bliss– If It's Love You Want 3:22

1-14 1927– You'll Never Know 3:41

1-15 Richard Clapton– I Am An Island 5:04

1-16 Men At Work– It's A Mistake 4:34

1-17 Peter Blakeley– Crying In The Chapel 3:40

1-18 Pseudo Echo– Listening 2:59

1-19 Chantoozies*– Kiss 'N' Tell 4:05

1-20 The Reels– This Guy's In Love With You 4:27

2-1 Uncanny X-Men– Everybody Wants To Work 3:12

2-2 Cheetah – Spend The Night 3:54

2-3 V Capri– Haunting Me 4:46

2-4 John Farnham– Pressure Down 3:47

2-5 Mi-Sex– Castaway 3:18

2-6 The Cockroaches– She's The One 2:34

2-7 Goanna– Solid Rock 4:33

2-8 The Venetians– So Much For Love 3:42

2-9 Mental As Anything– Come Around 3:05

2-10 Boom Crash Opera– Onion Skin 3:28

2-11 The Allniters*– Love And Affection 3:34

2-12 Billy Field– You Weren't In Love With Me 3:25

2-13 The Church– The Unguarded Moment 4:16

2-14 Eurogliders– The City Of Soul 4:33

2-15 Jimmy Barnes– Too Much Love Ain't Enough 3:43

2-16 Marcia Hines– Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees 3:16

2-17 Ross Wilson – Bed Of Nails 4:08

2-18 Divinyls– Pleasure And Pain 3:52

2-19 Noiseworks– Take Me Back 3:29

2-20 Sharon O'Neill– Losing You 4:02

***volumes 4-6 to follow in next post***

The Australian Revolution [1993] - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Skyhooks– Women In Uniform

1-2 The Sports– Who Listens To The Radio

1-3 Split Enz– I Got You

1-4 Ol'55*– On The Prowl

1-5 The Sunnyboys*– Alone With You

1-6 Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons– Hit And Run

1-7 The Dingoes– Way Out West

1-8 Madder Lake– 12 Lb Toothbrush

1-9 Matt Taylor – I Remember When I Was Young

1-10 Stars – Mighty Rock

1-11 The Angels– Don't Waste My Time

1-12 Dave Warner's From The Suburbs– Suburban Boy

1-13 Jimmy Barnes– No Second Prize

1-14 The Choirboys*– Run To Paradise

1-15 Nick Barker And The Reptiles– Make Me Smile

1-16 The Church– Under The Milky Way

1-17 The Triffids– Wide Open Road

1-18 Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls*– To Her Door

1-19 The Go-Betweens– The Streets Of Your Town

1-20 The Saints – Just Like Fire Would

2-1 Big Pig– Hungry Town

2-2 Machinations– Pressure Sway

2-3 Rockmelons*– New Groove

2-4 Models – Out Of Mind Out Of Sight

2-5 The Swingers– Counting The Beat

2-6 Dynamic Hepnotics*– Soul Kind Of Feeling

2-7 Yothu Yindi– Mainstream

2-8 Hunters & Collectors– Talking To A Stranger

2-9 Renee Geyer– Say I Love You

2-10 Jason Donovan– Nothing Can Divide Us

2-11 James Freud– Modern Girl

2-12 The Ferrets– Don't Fall In Love

2-13 Angry Anderson– Suddenly

2-14 Kids In The Kitchen– Change In Mood

2-15 Indecent Obsession– Say Goodbye

2-16 Chantoozies*– Wanna Be Up

2-17 Kylie Minogue– Locomotion

2-18 Tim Finn– Fraction Too Much Friction

2-19 Paul Norton– Stuck On You

2-20 Ian Moss– Tucker's Daughter

The Australian Revolution

Hard Knocks - 1980 various Australian artists compilation

Compilation albums were very popular in the 70's and 80's and offered a chance to sample artists' music on a broad scale. "Hard Knocks" was no exception and collected a range of artists that were popular at the time, with some that have gone on to become music legends. If you're a devotee of Australian culture, you might also recall the front cover depiction of a particular movement of the time.

01 Hard Knocks - Paul Kelly

02 Evie Part One - Stevie Wright

03 Most People I Know (Think that I'm Crazy) - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs

04 Who Listens to the Radio - Sports

05 I Remember when I was Young - Matt Taylor

06 My Little Angel - William Shakespeare

07 Breakfast at Sweethearts - Cold Chisel

08 Take a Long Line - Angels

09 When the Heat is Off - Richard Clapton

10 High Class Woman - John St. Peters

11 Fugitive Kind - Mondo Rock

12 Way Out West - Dingoes

13 Where the Action Is - John Paul Young

14 Birmingham - John Paul Young

15 High Voltage - AC/DC

16 Heading in the Right Direction - Renée Geyer

17 Howzat - Sherbert

18 Don't Let it Get to You - Darryl Cotton

Hard Knocks - 1980

Note: this is a "vinyl rip" so the sound quality is quite top grade

Lost and Forgotten Aussie Albums - Part 3

 

The Silver Studs - Happy Days (1976)

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Thomas & Bailey - Missing Persons (1979)

In 1979 G.Wayne Thomas teamed up with Peter Bailey. They signed to Polydor and released 4 singles plus the L.P. "Missing Persons"  Tommy Emmanuel played guitar on "I Don't Want To Spoil Your Party" & "The Last Laugh". Other musicians were Jimmy Kelly, Paul Baker, Terry Fogg, Lindsay Hammond and Mike McLellan. The album was produced by Thomas & Bailey.

Sinclair Brothers - Two Moons (1979)

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The Cockroaches - Fingertips (1988)

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Guy McDonough - My Place (1985)

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See also: Lost and Forgotten Albums Part 2

See also: Lost and Forgotten Albums Part 1

Lost and Forgotten Aussie Albums - Part 2

 

Marc Hunter - Communication (1985)

Mother Goose – Don't Believe In Fairytales (1979)

Gary Young And The Rocking Emus (1982)

Rick Springfield – Beginnings (1972)

Russell Morris – Russell Morris (1975)

SAFM 107 Days Of Summer - various artists 80's compilation

 

1 Paul Kelly And The Messengers– Careless

2 Lucinda Williams– Passionate Kisses

3 Nick Barker And The Reptiles– Make Me Smile (Come Up and See)

4 James– Sit Down

5 Choirboys– Empire

6 Ian Moss– Mr Rain

7 Bell Jar – Burn

8 Hunters & Collectors– Ghost Nation

9 Easterhouse– Waiting For The Redbird

10 Kate Ceberano– Brave

11 Icehouse– Touch The Fire

12 Tina Turner– Steamy Windows

13 The Mad Turks*– The Last Time

14 Neil Murray– Let's Fall In Love Again (Just For The Hell Of It)

SAFM 107 Days Of Summer

Red Hot Summer Tour 2020 - 50 Tracks of Red Hot Rock - various Australian artists

1-1 Hunters & Collectors– Throw Your Arms Around Me

1-2 Hunters & Collectors– Holy Grail

1-3 Hunters & Collectors– Do You See What I See?

1-4 Hunters & Collectors– When The River Runs Dry

1-5 Hunters & Collectors– True Tears of Joy

1-6 Hunters & Collectors– Blind Eye

1-7 Hunters & Collectors– Say Goodbye

1-8 Hunters & Collectors– Where Do You Go?

1-9 Hunters & Collectors– Everything's On Fire

1-10 Hunters & Collectors– The Slab

1-11 The Living End– Prisoner Of Society

1-12 The Living End– White Noise

1-13 The Living End– All Torn Down

1-14 The Living End– Roll On

1-15 The Living End– Second Solution

2-1 James Reyne– Reckless

2-2 James Reyne– The Boys Light Up

2-3 James Reyne– Oh No Not You Again

2-4 James Reyne– Five Miles Closer To The Sun

2-5 James Reyne– Motors Too Fast

2-6 James Reyne– Harvest Moon

2-7 James Reyne– Daughters Of The Northern Coast

2-8 James Reyne– Some People

2-9 James Reyne– Slave

2-10 James Reyne– Day In The Sun

2-11 The Angels– Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again

2-12 The Angels– I Ain't The One

2-13 The Angels– Comin' Down

2-14 The Angels– Take A Long Line

2-15 The Angels– After The Rain

2-16 The Angels– Marseilles

2-17 The Angels– Be With You

3-1 Baby Animals– One Word

3-2 Baby Animals– Early Warning

3-3 Baby Animals– Rush You

3-4 Baby Animals– Tonight

3-5 Baby Animals– Ain't Gonna Get

3-6 Baby Animals– How Do I Make You

3-7 Boom Crash Opera– Onion Skin

3-8 Boom Crash Opera– The Best Thing

3-9 Boom Crash Opera– Dancing In The Storm

3-10 Boom Crash Opera– Great Wall

3-11 Boom Crash Opera– Hands Up In The Air

3-12 Boom Crash Opera– Get Out Of The House

3-13 Boom Crash Opera– Bettadaze

3-14 Killing Heidi– Weir

3-15 Killing Heidi– Mascara

3-16 Killing Heidi– Superman/Supergirl

3-17 Killing Heidi– I Am

3-18 Killing Heidi– Outside Of Me

Red Hot Summer Tour 2020

 

Stranded - The Chronicles Of Australian Punk - various artists compilation

 

1-1 The Saints – (I’m) Stranded

1-2 Razar– Taskforce (Undercover Cops)

1-3 The Leftovers – I Only Panic When There’s Nothing To Do

1-4 The Last Words– Animal World (78 Studio Version)

1-5 Radio Birdman– New Race

1-6 Fun Things– Savage

1-7 Babeez– Dowannalove

1-8 The Thought Criminals – Fuck The Neighbours

1-9 The Survivors– Baby Come Back

1-10 The Birthday Party– Release The Bats

1-11 The Riptides – Only Time

1-12 The Stems– She's A Monster

1-13 Sunnyboys– Alone With You

1-14 La Femme – Chelsea Kids

1-15 Vampire Lovers – Buzzsaw Popstar

1-16 The Celibate Rifles– Some Kinda Feeling (Live at CBGB’s)

1-17 Voodoo Lust– Gossip

1-18 God – My Pal

1-19 The New Christs– I Swear

1-20 The Eastern Dark– Johnny And Dee Dee

1-21 The Hard-Ons – The Girl In The Sweater

1-22 The Meanies– 10% Weird

1-23 Died Pretty– Winterland

1-24 The Screaming Tribesmen– I Got A Feeling

1-25 X – Delinquent Cars

2-1 Frenzal Rhomb– Punch In The Face (inc. Intro)

2-2 Nancy Vandal– Bikini High Pool Party Massacre 3

2-3 Bodyjar– Not The Same

2-4 The Living End– Second Solution

2-5 Front End Loader– Pulse

2-6 H-Block 101– Group Dynamics

2-7 Mid Youth Crisis– Know Something

2-8 Blueline Medic– Making The Nouveau Riche

2-9 The Disables– ASIO

2-10 A Death In The Family– Erasing The Maps

2-11 The Nation Blue– We Lost Everything

2-12 Born Lion– Good Dogs Play Dead

2-13 Toe To Toe– Falling Short

2-14 Parkway Drive– Boneyards

2-15 Mindsnare– Bulldozed

2-16 Eddy Current Supression Ring – Which Way To Go

2-17 Royal Headache– Psychotic Episode

2-18 The Smith Street Band– Sigourney Weaver

2-19 The Bennies – Knights Forever

2-20 The Rumjacks– No Pockets In A Shroud

2-21 Mutiny – 80 Punks & An Old P.A.

2-22 Bad//Dreems– Dumb Ideas

2-23 Violent Soho– Covered In Chrome

2-24 The Peep Tempel– Carol

2-25 Dune Rats– Red Light, Green Light

2-26 Cosmic Psychos– Nice Day To Go To The Pub

Stranded - The Chronicles Of Australian Punk

INXS - A Collection

 

INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney. The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Hutchence, whose stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their new wave/ska-pop style, the band then developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements.

In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with "Original Sin". The band achieved international success in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s with the hit albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X, and the singles "What You Need", "Need You Tonight" (the band's only US number-one single), "Devil Inside", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Suicide Blonde" and "New Sensation".

After Hutchence's death on 22 November 1997, INXS made appearances with several guest singers, and toured and recorded with Jon Stevens as lead singer, beginning in 2000. In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series that culminated in the selection of Canadian J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer. Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran Gribbin replaced Fortune as lead singer in 2011. During a concert on 11 November 2012, INXS stated that the performance would be their last, although they did not announce the band's permanent retirement.

INXS have won six Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards, including three for "Best Group" in 1987, 1989 and 1992; the band were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. They have sold over 50 million records worldwide, making them one of Australia's best-selling music acts of all time.

INXS - 1980

Underneath the Colours - 1981

Shabooh Shoobah - 1982

The Swing - 1984

Listen Like Thieves - 1985

Kick - 1987

X - 1990

Live Baby Live - 1991

Welcome To Wherever You Are - 1992

Full Moon, Dirty Hearts - 1993

Greatest Hits - 1994

Elegantly Wasted - 1997

The Years 1979-1997 - 2002

Switch - 2005

Little River Band - A Collection (1975-1983)

 

Little River Band (LRB) originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Under the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3.

They have received many music awards in Australia. The 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at the 18th annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Most of the group's 1970s and 1980s material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change", written by Shorrock, as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. "Reminiscing", written by Goble, received a 5-Million Broadcast Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, including John Farnham as lead singer after Shorrock first departed in 1982. None of the musicians now performing as Little River Band are original members, nor members in the 1970s. In the 1980s, members included Farnham, Wayne Nelson, Stephen Housden, David Hirschfelder and Steve Prestwich.

Little River Band (1975)

After Hours (1976)

Diamantina Cocktail (1977)

Sleepercatcher (1978)

First Under the Wire (1979)

Time Exposure (1981)

The Net (1983)