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Showing posts with label 60s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 60s. Show all posts
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
re-uploads Sixties Downunder Series x 4, Shake, Rattle and Roll - Australia's Crest Label 1961 - 1964
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Shake, Rattle & Roll...Australia's Crest Label 1961 - 1964
Sixties Downunder Vol.1...27 Oz Rock Classics
Sixties Downunder Vol.2...29 Oz Rock Classics
Sixties Downunder Vol.3...28 Oz Rock Classics
Sixties Downunder Vol.4...28 Oz Rock Classics
Sunday, September 22, 2024
re-uploads - Hot Generation, Do the Pop!, The Missing Links, The Purple Hearts, The Town Criers
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Hot Generation...1960's Punk from Down Under
Do the Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-87
The Missing Links...Driving You Insane..Aussie Punk Rock from the 1960's
The Purple Hearts and The Coloured Balls...Benzedrine Beat! 1964-1970
Sunday, January 19, 2020
So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star - various Australian artists...the last and first post
The Aussie Music Blog is winding down and I won't be posting any more. Thank you to all the visitors and readers who have stopped by over the years and left supportive comments, I do appreciate them.
For this last post I am sharing again the very first post from this blog (originally posted in December 2012), the compilation album "So You Wanna be A Rock'n'Roll Star", one of the most popular posts from the blog. This now very rare 82 track compilation presents some of the more popular and obscure music from the 1960's and is the perfect anthology for fans of classic Australian music. This version is in FLAC with all artwork. The MP3 version can be found on the original post HERE.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
100 Greatest Australian Singles of the '60's....by various artists
The 100 Greatest Australian Singles of the '60's as selected by David N.Pepperell and Colin Talbot for the book publication of the same title.
Featuring The Easybeats, The Seekers, Normie Rowe, The Bee Gees, Johnny Farnham, Russell Morris, Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs, Jimmy Little, Betty McQuade, Zoot, Lynne Randell, Bobby and Laurie, Johnny O'Keefe, The Twilights, The Masters Apprentices, The Loved Ones and more.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Wide Open Road..a road trip through Australia's musical landscape...various artists
An excellent 31 track compilation featuring a cross section of Australian artists from the 60's to the 90's...
Tracklist
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
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Saturday, November 17, 2018
Normie Rowe....Frenzy! The 50th Anniversary Collection...30 track compilation
Norman John Rowe AM (born 1 February 1947) is an Australian singer and songwriter of pop music and an actor of theatre and soap opera for which he remains best known as Douglas Fletcher in 1980s serial Sons and Daughters. As a singer he was credited for his bright and edgy tenor voice and dynamic stage presence. Many of Rowe's most successful recordings were produced by Nat Kipner and later by Pat Aulton, house producers for the Sunshine Records label. Backed by his band, The Playboys, Rowe released a string of Australian pop hits on the label that kept him at the top of the Australian charts and made him the most popular solo performer of the mid-1960s. Rowe's double-sided hit the A-side, a reworking of the Doris Day hit "Que Sera Sera" /with b-side "Shakin' All Over" was one of the most successful Australian singles of the 1960s.
Between 1965 and 1967 Rowe was Australia's most popular male star but his career was cut short when he was drafted for compulsory military service (called National Service in Australia) in late 1967. His subsequent tour of duty in Vietnam effectively ended his pop career and having never been able to recapture the success in music he enjoyed at his peak in the 1960s, instead carving out a career in theatre and television.
more on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normie_Rowe
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Zoot Locker..The Best of The Zoot 1968-1971..featuring Rick Springfield, Darryl Cotton and Beeb Birtles
Zoot were a pop-rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1965 as Down the Line. They changed their name to Zoot in 1967 and by 1968 had relocated to Melbourne. They had a top five hit on the Go-Set national singles chart with a heavy rock cover of The Beatles' ballad "Eleanor Rigby" released in 1970; but they disbanded in May 1971.
Mainstay bass guitarist, Beeb Birtles, was later a founder of Little River Band in 1975 and guitarist singer-songwriter, Rick Springfield, who moved to the United States in 1972, achieved international fame as a solo artist, songwriter and actor.
Although Zoot were a popular band during the late 1960's, critics labeled them as teenybopper or light bubblegum due primarily to the Think Pink – Think Zoot publicity campaign devised by their management. After relocating to Melbourne in mid-1968, Zoot signed with Columbia Records/EMI Australia and were managed by Wayne de Gruchy. They recorded their first single, "You'd Better Get Goin' Now", a Jackie Lomax cover with David Mackay producing.
Zoot's second single, "1 × 2 × 3 × 4" was released in December and charted on the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart. By early 1970, band members had tired of the garish pink outfits and associated harassment and physical abuse, hence, to rid themselves of the bubblegum/teen idol image, they burnt their outfits on TV music show, Happening '70. Zoot then promoted their fifth single "Hey Pinky", released in April, with an advertisement in Go-Set which featured a nude picture of their bums. "Hey Pinky" was a hard charging guitar oriented song but it failed to chart.
They released a hard rock cover of The Beatles' song, "Eleanor Rigby" which became their most popular single when it peaked at No. 4 in March 1971. It remained in the Top 40 for twenty weeks and reached No. 12 on the Top Records for the Year of 1971. Their next single, "The Freak" / "Evil Child", another hard rock song, was released in April and peaked into the top 30.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Russell Morris picks up second ARIA for best Blues and Roots album
Legendary Australian singer-songwriter/musician, Russell Morris, recently picked up his second ARIA award for Best Blues and Roots Album, "Red Dirt, Red Heart".
Red Dirt, Red Heart is the third in a trilogy of blues-roots albums by Russell that have an Australian historical aspect in the songs. Russell calls them his labour of love and they have all been well received both critically and by his long-time fans and new admirers alike.
See the full article here: http://www.noise11.com/news/russell-morris-wins-aria-award-for-best-blues-and-roots-album-20161123
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Australian Legends...40 track collection by various artists...special Australia Day post
This 40 track collection brings together the cream of Aussie music from the 60's to the 90's from the Bee Gees' "Spicks and Specks", The Masters Apprentices' "Turn Up Your Radio" and Rusell Morrris' "The Real Thing" to LRB, The Angels, Men At Work, Farnsey and Barnesy, INXS, Crowded House, Kasey Chambers, Silverchair and everything else in between. Just perfect for that Australia Day barbecue!
So crank it up, and HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Python Lee Jackson...In A Broken Dream...rare album from 1972
Python Lee Jackson were active in Australia from 1965 to 1968, before a brief sojourn in the United Kingdom. The group's most famous hit was "In a Broken Dream", featuring Rod Stewart as guest vocalist.
The original Python Lee Jackson formed in December 1965 in Sydney by two British men – singer Frank Kennington and guitarist Mick Liber – after meeting drummer David Montgomery. Together with bass player Roy James they played the underground circuit. A new Python Lee Jackson line-up came together around March 1966 when keyboard player and singer David Bentley left Sydney group Jeff St John & The Id to join Liber and Montgomery alongside former Unit 4 bass player Lloyd Hardy (aka Cadillac Lloyd Hudson).
Arriving in the UK in October 1968 Bentley, Liber and Montgomery (joined by former Levi Smith Clefs' bass player John Helman) played at the Vesuvio club on Tottenham Court Road. In early 1969 they performed at the Arts Lab on Drury Lane for several months where they were spotted by DJ John Peel. In April 1969 Bentley, Liber and Montgomery, joined by Jamie Byrne from The Groove, recorded three tracks in the studio with Rod Stewart.
Stewart was brought in to sing a few songs and one in particular, since Bentley had informed his band mates that he didn't think his own voice was right for it. Recorded by John Peel, "In a Broken Dream" and two other songs sung by Stewart, Doin' Fine (a version of Cloud Nine) and The Blues, remained unreleased until 1970 when Miki Dallon re-produced the track for his Youngblood label and released it, having bought the masters from John Peel. Rod Stewart was paid a set of seat covers for his car for doing the session. The single was not a success on its release but Dallon re-released it in August 1972 to coincide with Rod Stewart's release of "You Wear It Well", his second big solo single. With Rod being more famous by then, "In A Broken Dream" rose to number three in the UK Singles Chart and #56 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The Album "In A Broken Dream" was originally released in 1972 and was then re-released under the title "Funny Blend".
See full bio at Wikipedia HERE
Monday, December 28, 2015
Stevie Wright 1947-2015 RIP - Former Easybeats vocalist dies aged 68. Tribute post.
From ABC news: Stevie Wright, who fronted rock outfit The Easybeats in the 1960's, and is widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, has died at the age of 68. The ARIA hall of famer became ill on Boxing Day and was taken to Moruya Hospital on the New South Wales south coast, where he died on Sunday night with his son Nick by his side. Rock historian Glenn A Baker said Wright "was a dynamo on stage". Read full article HERE.
Stephen Carlton "Stevie" Wright (20 December 1947– 27 December 2015), formerly billed as Little Stevie, was an Australian musician and songwriter who has been called Australia's first international pop star. During 1964–1969 he was lead singer of Sydney-based pop/beat/rock and roll band The Easybeats, widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960's (see original post on this blog about The Easybeats HERE).
After The Easybeats disbanded in 1969, Wright fronted numerous groups including The Stevie Wright Band and Stevie Wright and The Allstars; his solo career included the 1974 single, "Evie (Parts 1, 2 & 3)", which peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. (See original post on this blog HERE).
Wright's life was detailed in two biographies, Sorry: The Wretched Tale of Little Stevie Wright by Jack Marx (1999) and Hard Road: The Life and Times of Stevie Wright by Glenn Goldsmith (2004). On 14 July 2005, The Easybeats, with Wright as a member, were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame alongside Renée Geyer, Hunters & Collectors, Smoky Dawson, Split Enz and Normie Rowe.
Albums:
see also: Stevie Wright Sings The Easybeats at Ozzie Music Man
The Easybeats - Definitive Anthology
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Down Under Nuggets - Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967..Various Artists
Down Under Nuggets is a collection of 29 gems from the heyday of Aussie sixties music. From garage to punk, surf, mod, beat, psychedelic and just plain groovy! Many well known artists like The Easybeats, The Atlantics, Bobby and Laurie, Bee Gees, Wild Cherries, Cherokees, The Loved Ones, Purple Hearts, Missing Links, MPD LTD plus a few more lesser known for you to discover. I'm not going to say much more about this release so I'll let the track listing do the talking. Enjoy!
The Master's Apprentices– Buried And Dead 2:39
The Elois– By My Side 2:15
The Black Diamonds– I Want, Need, Love You 3:00
The Atlantics– Come On 2:54
The Purple Hearts– Early In The Morning 2:08
The Missing Links– Wild About You 2:36
The Creatures – Ugly Thing 3:18
The Lost Souls– This Life Of Mine 2:41
The Moods – Rum Drunk 2:19
Derek's Accent– Ain't Got No Feeling 2:14
The Bee Gees*– Like Nobody Else 2:35
Barrington Davis– Raining Teardrops 2:29
The D-Coys– Bad Times 2:54
The In-Sect – Let This Be A Lesson 2:42
Steve & The Board*– I Want 2:37
Toni McCann– No 1:49
Peter & The Silhouettes– Claudette Jones 2:04
The 5*– There's Time 2:18
Bobby & Laurie*– No Next Time 2:25
MPD Ltd*– I Am What I Am 2:25
The Cherokees – I've Gone Wild 2:41
The Loved Ones – The Loved One 2:51
Phil Jones & The Unknown Blues*– If I Had A Ticket 2:39
The Throb – Black 3:11
The Blue Beats – She's Comin' Home 2:24
The Easybeats– Sorry 2:35
Bobby James Syndicate*– Hey Hey Hey 2:31
The Wild Cherries– Krome Plated Yabby 2:58
The Sunsets – The Hot Generation (Soundtrack Version) 5:29
Friday, May 1, 2015
Tully..underground/progressive rock..3 albums...self titled 1970, Loving is Hard 1972 and Live in Sydney
Tully formed in Sydney in late 1968, and along with Tamam Shud they were the doyens of the Sydney underground/progressive scene in the late 60's and early '70s. Their lyrical and expansive music and their interest in mysticism and esoteric philosophy was at some remove from the earthy blues/boogie ethos of contemporaries like The Aztecs, but they built up a strong following on the Sydney underground scene and the Melbourne concert circuit. Tully's members were all highly accomplished multi-instrumentalists, with years of experience behind them, and this musical breadth quickly earned them a reputation as one of the most adventurous and polished concert bands of the period.
They originally signed with EMI and their excellent self-titled debut LP was released on the Columbia label in July 1970; it charted well, spending eight weeks in the Top 40 and peaking at #8. Around this time Michael Carlos became the proud owner of one of the first Moog synthesisers to be brought into Australia, and they became the first local band to use one in live performance. Such was the public profile of Dr Bob's new instrument (thanks to The Beatles, the Beach Boys and Walter Carlos) that Tully's concerts were co-billed as "Tully and The Moog".
In 1971 Tully moved to EMI's new progressive label Harvest, and released their only single, the spiritually inspired Krishna Came / Lord Baba which came out in May. This was followed in June by their second LP Sea Of Joy, the soundtrack to the surf film of the same name by Paul Witzig, who had also previously worked with Tamam Shud. The band had stockpiled enough material prior to the split for EMI to compile a third and final LP which was released in 1972 as the album Loving Is Hard.
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Colin Campbell (guitar) 1971-72
Michael Carlos (keyboards)
Graham Conlan (bass) 1969
Richard Lockwood (flute/sax/clarinet/piano) 1968-72
John Blake (bass) 1968-69
Ken Firth (bass) 1970-72
Shayna (Karlin) Stewart (vocals) 1971-72
Robert Taylor (drums) 1968-70
text courtesy of Milesago
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Axiom...Fool's Gold..debut album from 1970..supergroup that combined folk, country and rock
Formed in Melbourne in 1969 by Brian Cadd and Don Mudie, both former members of leading Melbourne popsters The Groop, Axiom were arguably Australia's first true supergroup. Besides his success with The Groop, Brian Cadd wrote hits for other acts, including "Elevator Driver" for the Master's Apprentices and "When I Was Only Six Years Old" for Ronnie Burns and both he and Mudie worked as session players on a number of important recordings including the Russell Morris' classics "The Real Thing" and "Part III into Paper Walls".
After linking up in The Groop, Mudie and Cadd formed a successful songwriting partnership that carried on through Axiom and beyond. Glenn Shorrock was the former lead singer of The Twilights; Lavery was from Perth's (in)famous The Valentines; Stockley was from leading Melbourne group Cam-Pact.
Axiom signed to Ron Tudor's Fable Records. Their first single "Arkansas Grass" (co-written by Cadd and Mudie) was an immediate hit, reaching #7 in December 1969. Cadd, like many other Aussie musicians, had been deeply influenced by the trend towards a fusion of country and folk elements with rock. Songs like "Arkansas Grass" show how well and how quickly Axiom mastered the idiom.
Their second single "Little Ray of Sunshine" shot to #5 in April 1970 and has since become a standard. Their first two Axiom singles are rightly considered classics, and the latter, a perennial favourite, has become one of Glenn Shorrock's trademark songs. It was followed by Axiom's brilliant debut LP Fools Gold, which was both widely praised and a significant commercial success, reaching #18 on the album chart in June.
Fool's Gold unquestionably ranks as one of the best and most original Aussie albums of the period. It was also a significant step forward in creative control, being one of the very first Australian rock albums released on a major label that was produced by the artists themselves.
Axiom deserve to be recognised as an important musical bridge between Sixties pop and Seventies rock in Australia, as one of the first serious attempts to make Australian rock with international appeal, and as one of the finest bands of their time.
"Arkansas Grass"
"Baby Bear"
"Ford's Bridge"
"Samantha"
"Take It Or Leave It"
"A Little Ray Of Sunshine"
"Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow"
"Mansfield Hotel"
"Can't Let Go Of This Feeling"
"Country Pickin' "
"Once A Month Country Race Day"
"Fool's Gold"
"Who Am I Gonna See?"
(All songs by Mudie-Cadd)
Produced by Axiom
Recorded at Armstrong's Studios, Melbourne
Brian Cadd (keyboards, vocals)
Doug Lavery (drums) 1969
Don Lebler (drums) 1969-71
Don Mudie (bass)
Glenn Shorrock (vocals)
Chris Stockley (guitar)
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