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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors
Friday, May 16, 2025
The Soundtracks Collection - Part VII
Head On is a 1998 Australian LGBT-related romantic drama film directed by Ana Kokkinos, who wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bovell and Mira Robertson. The film is based on the 1995 novel Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. The film stars Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis and Damien Fotiou. The film tells the story of Ari (Dimitriades), a dissolute 19-year-old second generation Greek-Australian in Melbourne. Ari is caught between his conservative Greek background and modern Australia, amid his homosexual desire.
1 Ollie Olsen– Head On Opening Theme 0:37
2 Lunatic Calm– Leave You Far Behind 3:11
3 Death In Vegas– Opium Shuffle 5:03
4 The Saints – Know Your Product 3:12
5 Silverchair– Freak (Remix For Us Rejects) 4:12
6 Hot Chocolate– You Sexy Thing 3:55
7 The Habibis– Thrash 9 4:06
8 Underground Lovers– Las Vegas 5:31
9 Danii*– Everything I Wanted 4:40
10 Ammonia – You're Not The Only One Who Feels This Way 3:48
11 The Visitors – Tiny Little Engines 8:26
12 The Master's Apprentices– Living In A Child's Dream 2:38
13 The Habibis– The Spaso Kupes (I'll Break Cups) 5:21
14 Isaac Hayes– Theme From "Shaft" 3:15
15 Ollie Olsen– End Theme 3:22
16 Primal Scream– Loaded 7:01
Friday, May 9, 2025
Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast) - various Australian alternative artists
1-1 Spiderbait– Calypso 1:51
1-2 Powderfinger– Freeze 2:07
1-3 You Am I– Trike 2:57
1-4 Frenzal Rhomb– You Can't Move Into My House 2:20
1-5 Tumbleweed– Silver Lizard 3:03
1-6 The Superjesus– Down Again 4:34
1-7 Grinspoon– DCx3 2:55
1-8 Screamfeeder– Dart 2:51
1-9 Jebediah– Puckdefender 4:57
1-10 Pollyanna– Peachy Keen 2:22
1-11 Underground Lovers– Ways T' Burn 4:58
1-12 Crow – A Broken Machine 3:17
1-13 Headless Chickens– Magnet 4:33
1-14 Tiddas– Inside My Kitchen 3:25
1-15 The Avalanches– Rolling High (Tweakin' Mix) 4:28
2-1 Cosmic Psychos– Guns Away 3:31
2-2 The Mavis's– Naughty Boy 3:13
2-3 Bluebottle Kiss– Generic Teen 3:29
2-4 Blackeyed Susans– Smokin' Johnny Cash 3:36
2-5 Even– I Have Nothing 3:29
2-6 Ammonia – You're Not The Only One Who Feels This Way 3:51
2-7 Big Heavy Stuff– Big Mouth 2:34
2-8 Custard– Anatomically Correct 2:43
2-9 Something For Kate– Prick 3:37
2-10 Shihad– Home Again 3:35
2-11 Sidewinder – Here She Comes Again 3:39
2-12 Gaslight Radio– Tarmac & Lime 5:11
2-13 Not From There– No Answers 3:07
2-14 Fur– High Side 4:04
Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast)
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Liberation Blue Acoustic Series Samplers - various artists compilations
1 Diesel – Everybody's Talkin'
2 The Black Sorrows– Hold On To Me
3 Stephen Cummings– How Come
4 Mick Thomas– Father's Day
5 Diesel – She Won't Need Words
6 The Black Sorrows– The Chosen Ones
7 Stephen Cummings– When Love Comes Back To Haunt You
8 Mick Thomas– I'll Remember
1 James Reyne– Tennessee Plates
2 Mark Seymour– 43 In The Shade
3 Nick Barker – Senseless
4 The Church– 0408
5 James Reyne– Slave
6 Mark Seymour– What's A Few Men?
7 Nick Barker – Time Bomb
8 The Church– Metropolis
Acoustic Series Samplers
Friday, April 18, 2025
Standing On The Outside (The Songs Of Cold Chisel)
1-1 The Living End– Rising Sun 3:20
1-2 Dallas Crane– Standing On The Outside 2:58
1-3 Pete Murray– Forever Now 4:49
1-4 Ben Lee– No Sense 2:58
1-5 Thirsty Merc– My Baby 3:55
1-6 Evermore– Water Into Wine 4:14
1-7 Paul Kelly – Khe Sanh 4:21
1-8 Troy Cassar-Daley– Bow River 4:39
1-9 Grinspoon– Saturday Night 3:02
1-10 You Am I– Houndog 4:32
1-11 Katie Noonan– Choir Girl 3:23
1-12 Something For Kate– When The War Is Over 5:35
1-13 Alex Lloyd– You Got Nothing I Want 2:40
1-14 Shane Nicholson– Cheap Wine 3:47
1-15 The Waifs– Four Walls 3:31
1-16 Sarah Blasko– Flame Trees 5:25
1-17 Augie March– Janelle 4:29
1-18 The Flairz Featuring Dave Larkin– Shipping Steel 2:56
Bonus Disc (Cold Chisel: Original Recordings)
2-1 Cold Chisel– Rising Sun 3:26
2-2 Cold Chisel– Standing On The Outside 2:54
2-3 Cold Chisel– Forever Now 5:30
2-4 Cold Chisel– No Sense 2:59
2-5 Cold Chisel– My Baby 4:02
2-6 Cold Chisel– Water Into Wine (Live Version) 4:53
2-7 Cold Chisel– Khe Sanh 4:11
2-8 Cold Chisel– Bow River 5:40
2-9 Cold Chisel– Saturday Night 4:21
2-10 Cold Chisel– Houndog 5:03
2-11 Cold Chisel– Choir Girl 3:15
2-12 Cold Chisel– When The War Is Over 4:23
2-13 Cold Chisel– You Got Nothing I Want 3:41
2-14 Cold Chisel– Cheap Wine 3:23
2-15 Cold Chisel– Four Walls 2:25
2-16 Cold Chisel– Flame Trees 4:23
2-17 Cold Chisel– Janelle 3:38
2-18 Cold Chisel– Shipping Steel 3:24
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Triple M Cordless - various Australian artists compilation of acoustic versions
This 20 track compilation was originally released in 1993 and is long out of print. It features the cream of Australian talent doing acoustic versions of their own and covers of other artists' songs in live to air recording sessions. A collectors treat!
1 Hunters And Collectors – True Tears Of Joy 3:42
2 Hunters And Collectors – When The River Runs Dry 3:47
3 The Black Sorrows – Harley And Rose 3:38
4 Kate Ceberano– Save Your Love For Me 3:26
5 Jimmy Barnes– Working Class Man 4:01
6 Jimmy Barnes– Catch Your Shadow 2:57
7 Boom Crash Opera – Bettadaze 3:17
8 Chris Bailey – Just Like Fire Would 3:28
9 Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses 4:18
10 Daryl Braithwaite– Rise 4:08
11 Diesel – One More Time 3:53
12 Paul Kelly – When I First Met Your Ma 3:52
13 Crowded House– Fall At Your Feet 3:39
14 Crowded House– It's Only Natural 3:35
15 Deborah Conway with Richard Pleasance– Will You Miss Me When You're Sober 4:03
16 Nick Barker – Sweet Virginia 4:14
17 Screaming Jets – Shivers 4:26
18 James Reyne– Slave 3:17
19 The Badloves – I Remember 3:11
20 The Badloves – Green Limousine 3:52
Triple M Cordless
Friday, March 21, 2025
Wide Open Road - A road trip through Australia's musical landscape
1-1 The Triffids– Wide Open Road
1-2 Hunters & Collectors– 42 Wheels
1-3 The Saints – (I'm) Stranded
1-4 The Cruel Sea– This Is Not The Way Home
1-5 Dave Graney & Clare Moore – I Was A Country Boy
1-6 Darren Hanlon– Manilla, NSW
1-7 No Fixed Address– We Have Survived
1-8 Midnight Oil– The Dead Heart
1-9 The Reels– World's End
1-10 Hilltop Hoods– City Of Light
1-11 TISM– Morningtown Ride
1-12 Cold Chisel– Khe Sanh
1-13 Skyhooks– Balwyn Calling
1-14 Hard-Ons– Wog Food
1-15 TZU– City
1-16 Weddings, Parties, Anything– Under The Clocks
1-17 You Am I– Soldiers
2-1 The Birthday Party– Cry
2-2 Laughing Clowns– Holy Joe
2-3 The Scientists – Murderess In A Purple Dress
2-4 The Celibate Rifles– Kent's Theme
2-5 Spiderbait– Sam Gribbles (Live)
2-6 Custard– Music Is Crap
2-7 The Grates– Inside Outside (Live)
2-8 The Atlantics– Bombora
2-9 James Reyne– The Boys Light Up (Acoustic)
2-10 Taman Shud – What's Come Over You
2-11 The John Butler Trio– Home Is Where The Heart Is
2-12 The Waifs– Highway One
2-13 The Pigram Brothers – Saltwater Cowboy
2-14 Warumpi Band– My Island Home
Wide Open Road
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
They Will Have Their Way - The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn by various Australian artists
1-1 Seeker Lover Keeper– Sinner 4:33
1-2 Clare Bowditch– Fall At Your Feet 3:50
1-3 Missy Higgins– Stuff And Nonsense 3:31
1-4 Goldenhorse– I'll Never Know 3:04
1-5 Renee Geyer– Into Temptation 4:56
1-6 Little Birdy– Six Months In A Leaky Boat 3:54
1-7 Hollie Smith– Weather With You 3:58
1-8 Kasey Chambers– Better Be Home Soon 3:19
1-9 Brooke Fraser– Distant Sun 3:56
1-10 Holly Throsby– Not The Girl You Think You Are 3:36
1-11 Lisa Miller– I Hope I Never 4:09
1-12 Sarah Blasko– Don't Dream It's Over 4:42
1-13 Amiel– One Step Ahead 3:01
1-14 New Buffalo– Four Seasons In One Day 4:00
1-15 Sara Storer– Won't Give In 4:18
1-16 Natalie Imbruglia– Pineapple Head 3:23
1-17 Stellar – Persuasion 3:41
1-18 Sophie Koh– Charlie 3:47
2-1 Oh Mercy– I Feel Possessed 3:15
2-2 Chris Cheney– Distant Sun 3:29
2-3 Boy & Bear– Fall At Your Feet 4:31
2-4 Paul Kelly & Angus Stone– Four Seasons In One Day 4:18
2-5 Glenn Richards– She Got Body, She Got Soul 3:02
2-6 Paul Dempsey – Addicted 4:06
2-7 Lior & Emma-Louise – It's Only Natural 4:14
2-8 Jimmy Barnes– Message To My Girl 4:33
2-9 Art Vs. Science– I See Red 4:01
2-10 Philadelphia Grand Jury– I Got You 3:12
2-11 Old Man River & Washington – Dirty Creature 6:47
2-12 The Sleepy Jackson– Better Be Home Soon 4:35
2-13 Artisan Guns– Private Universe 4:15
2-14 Darren Hayes– Not Even Close 4:06
2-15 The Break With Dan Sultan– Shark Attack 4:31
2-16 Perry Keyes– Poor Boy 3:49
2-17 Busby Marou– Better Be Home Soon 3:49
2-18 Kody Nielson– Kiss The Road To Rarotonga 3:11
They Will Have Their Way
Friday, March 7, 2025
Oz Rock (The Rock Collection) - various artists - 70's/80's
This collection from Time-Life was originally released in the early 90's and is now out of print and collectible. It features an excellent cross section of popular Australian and New Zealand artists from the 70's and 80's with many songs that were top 10 and some that went to all the way to number one!
1-1 John Farnham– Age Of Reason
1-2 Models – Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight
1-3 1927– If I Could
1-4 Air Supply– Love And Other Bruises
1-5 Little River Band– Love Is A Bridge
1-6 Choirboys– Run To Paradise
1-7 Mental As Anything– Live It Up
1-8 Skyhooks– Horror Movie
1-9 Mi-Sex– People
1-10 Divinyls– Boys In Town
1-11 Dragon – Celebration
1-12 Dave Dobbyn– Slice Of Heaven
2-1 Split Enz– I Got You
2-2 Cold Chisel– Forever Now
2-3 The Dynamic Hepnotics– Soul Kind Of Feeling
2-4 Tim Finn– Fraction Too Much Friction
2-5 Jenny Morris– Break In The Weather
2-6 Goanna– Solid Rock
2-7 Moving Pictures – What About Me
2-8 The Chantoozies– Witch Queen (of New Orleans)
2-9 Noiseworks– Touch
2-10 Paul Kelly – To Her Door
2-11 Men At Work– Overkill
2-12 Mondo Rock– Come Said The Boy
Oz Rock (The Rock Collection)
Thursday, January 2, 2025
The Soundtracks Collection - Part Three
Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, John Goodman and Andrew Sommerich.
Barry Ryan is a late 1960's Australian mobster who controls the Sydney gambling scene and is making huge profits from casino slot machines. His profitable venture attracts the unwanted attention of the American Mafia, who attempt to secure a piece of the action by sending in two of their henchmen: the pensive, world-weary veteran Tony and his violent, not-too-bright sidekick Sal. Ryan soon finds himself fending off the trigger-happy "yanks", outback-style, while also contending with his feisty wife, needy mistress, and a crooked cop.
Dirty Deeds (Music From The Motion Picture)
1 You Am I With Tex Perkins– Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 3:55
2 Paul Healy – Titles Sequence 0:47
3 Grinspoon– And I Heard The Fire Sing 2:59
4 You Am I With Bernard Fanning– Trouble 5:37
5 Paul Healy – New Flat 1:28
6 Palladium – I'll Be Gone 3:54
7 You Am I With Billy Thorpe– Sometimes I Just Don't Know 5:15
8 Dallas Crane– Wild About You 2:44
9 Bernard Fanning And Bruce Haymes– No Good Without You 4:30
10 Paul Healy – Making Pizza 1:25
11 You Am I– Draggin' Yer Bones 3:29
12 The Loved Ones – Everlovin' Man 2:08
13 You Am I With Phil Jamieson– Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It 3:00
14 Lisa Miller, Jody Bell And Tim Rogers – Washboard Rock'n'Roll 1:47
15 Powder Monkeys – Black And Blue 4:25
16 You Am I– Calendar Eyes 4:01
17 Daddy Cool – Bom Bom 2:33
18 Tim Rogers And Lisa Miller– Losin' My Blues Tonight 2:43
19 Paul Healy – Plane Leaves 1:26
Thunderstruck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1 The Jack– Long Way To The Top 4:59
2 David Campbell – Run To Paradise 4:45
3 The Casanovas– Living In The City 4:20
4 Senor Coconut And His Orchestra – Smoke On The Water 3:33
5 Audius and Carmel Merciti– Hello How Are You 3:21
6 Killing Heidi– Take It 3:47
7 Hayseed Dixie– TNT 2:42
8 David Thrussell and Francois Tetaz – The Quest 3:51
9 Peggy Scott Adams – Spousal Abuse 4:56
10 The Thunderstruck Boys– Total Eclipse Of The Heart 1:48
11 Bonnie Tyler– Total Eclipse Of The Heart 4:32
12 David Thrussell and Francois Tetaz – Good Times Medley 2:23
13 Europe – Final Countdown 5:11
14 Scooter Lee– High Test Love 3:09
15 The Blackeyed Susans – Drop Kick Me Jesus 3:56
16 David Thrussell and Francois Tetaz – Boys In Action 2:59
17 Bon Scott and Fraternity– Jupiter's Landscape 2:50
18 David Thrussell and Francois Tetaz – Robbo And Simmo 1:46
19 The Jack– Crash And Burn 4:00
Leanne (Pia Miranda) is training to be a teacher in 1971 Adelaide, but she is more interested in seeing life through the lens of her camera. To make matters worse, she has to suffer the indignities of living at home with her parents (Heather Mitchell and Marshall Napier). Her older sister Bronwyn (Sacha Horler) is finding it difficult to adjust to married life in remote Yallaroo with her husband Brian (Tamblyn Lord) and runs away. Then, visiting American hip poet Lou (Brett Stiller) comes to town, urging all to 'seek out the light'.The younger generation embraces the challenge enthusiastically, and Leanne's neighbor Gary (Tim Draxl) and her friend Debra (Anna Torv), are drawn to Lou.
Travelling Light (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1 Richard Vella– Opening Titles
2 Alex Lloyd– Coming Home
3 Steve Balbi & Universe – Because I Love You
4 Donovan– Cosmic Wheels
5 Lou Bonetti– Whose Plot Is This
6 John Rowles– Cheryl Moana Marie
7 Richard Vella– Super 8
8 Russell Morris– Part Three Into Paper Walls
9 The Master's Apprentices– Think About Tomorrow Today
10 Zoot – Eleanor Rigby
11 Lou Bonetti– Turn Your Mind Off
12 Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love
13 Masters Apprentices*– Rio De Camero
14 Russell Morris– Only A Matter Of Time
15 Richard Vella– Bus Ride
16 Donovan– Catch The Wind
17 Richard Vella– Because I Love You (Airport)
18 Simon Burke – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
19 Richard Vella– Closing Credits
The Real Macaw is a 1998 Australian adventure film written by Bruce Hancock and Matthew Perry and directed by Mario Andreacchio. It was filmed on location in Brisbane, Queensland. The film was released in Australia on 24 September 1998 and released on VHS in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2000 by Paramount Home Entertainment. It stars Jamie Croft as Sam Girdis, Deborra-Lee Furness as Beth Girdis, Joe Petruzzi as Rick Girdis, John Waters as Dr. Lance Hagen, and Jason Robards as Grandpa Girdis. The voice of Mac the Parrot was performed by Daniel Murphy in the Australian version and by John Goodman in the North American version.
The Real Macaw Original Soundtrack
1 Adelaide Symphony Orchestra– Overture
2 Rod Davies– Treasure In You
3 The Song Cafe Society– You Talk Too Much (Reprise)
4 Wendy Matthews– Big
5 Mental As Anything– Too Many Times
6 Felt – Heal The Child
7 John Farnham– When All Else Fails
8 Merril Bainbridge– Miss You
9 Joe Camilleri– Speedo
10 Joe Camilleri– You Talk Too Much
11 The Black Crowes– New Craze
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Used And Recovered By...contemporary Australian performers play 15 of their favourite Australian songs past and present
1 Not Drowning, Waving– Kitchen Man 4:40
2 The Whipper Snappers & Friends – Sweet Sweet Love 3:21
3 Celibate Rifles – Where The Action Is 3:08
4 Ripe – Under The Milky Way 4:28
5 The Hollowmen – My Pal 3:50
6 Mary-Jo Starr– Throw Your Arms Around Me 3:28
7 Weddings Parties Anything – Wide Open Road 4:07
8 The Shivers – No Secrets 3:51
9 Intoxica – For My Woman 3:20
10 Sea Stories– You Shook Me All Night Long 3:21
11 The Fish John West Reject– Sooner Or Later 3:36
12 The Killjoys – Another You 2:40
13 Rob Craw– Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again 4:24
14 Bored – Whole Lotta Rosie 4:47
15 Paul Kelly And The Messengers– Reckless 4:02
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Track 1 is a cover of The Reels song 'Kitchen Man'.
Track 2 is a cover of the Russell Morris song 'Sweet Sweet Love'.
Track 3 is a cover of the John Paul Young song 'Where the Action Is'.
Track 4 is a cover of The Church song 'Under the Milky Way'.
Track 5 is an inventive cover of the God song 'My Pal'.
Track 6 is a cover of the Hunters & Collectors song 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'.
Track 7 is a cover of The Triffids song 'Wide Open Road'.
Tracks 8 & 13 are covers of The Angels songs 'No Secrets' and 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'.
Track 9 is a cover of The Easybeats song 'For My Woman'.
Tracks 10 & 14 are covers of the AC/DC songs 'You Shook Me All Night Long' and 'Whole Lotta Rosie'.
Track 11 is a cover of The Innocents song 'Sooner or Later'.
Track 12 is a cover of The Seekers song 'I'll Never Find Another You'.
Track 15 is a cover of the Australian Crawl song 'Reckless'.
Used And Recovered By
Saturday, November 30, 2024
The Soundtracks Collection - part one
Aussie movies are as much a part of our culture as is the music. I am starting a series of a selection of soundtracks from movies featuring Aussie artists and songwriters. Here's the first.
Bootmen - Original Soundtrack Recording (2000)