Buried Alive!! Demented Teenage Fuzz From Downunder 1965-70: Vols.1-6

 

Disc One:

01 Buried And Dead - Masters Apprentices 

02 That's When Happiness Began - Mike Furber 

03 I Want Her - Chants R&B 

04 I Want, Need, Love You - Black Diamonds 

05 Ain't Got No Feeling - Derek's Lounge 

06 By My Side - Elois 

07 Keep Me Satisfied - Russ Kruger 

08 Ugly Thing - Creatures 

09 I'm Still Mad At You - Soul Agents 

10 Let This Be A Lesson - In-Sect 

11 Come See Me - Sandy Edmonds 

12 Her Favourite Song - Mpd Ltd 

13 I'm Gonna Try - Purple Hearts 

14 Social End Product - Bluestars 

15 I'm Not Talkin' - Down And Out 

16 Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day - Dark Ages 

17 Get The Picture - Selected Few 

18 No Good Without You - Vince Maloney Sect 

19 I Gotta Move - Allusions 

20 Rosalyn - Steve And The Board 

21 Raining Teardrops - Barrington Davis 

22 Look And Learn - Deakins 

23 Undecided - Masters Apprentices 

24 You're Driving Me Insane - Missing Links 

25 I Call My Woman Hinges (Cause She's Something To Adore) - Steve And The Board 

Disc Two:

01 Cadillac - Hergs 

02 LSD - Roadrunners 

03 You Can't Come Round Anymore - Lincolns 

04 The Colour Of Her Eyes - Laurie Wade's Cavaliers 

05 Down In The Mine - Peter Nelson And The Castaways 

06 I Am What I Am - Mpd Ltd 

07 Margot - Steve And The Board 

08 Beat It! - Tony Cole 

09 High Time Baby - Peter Doyle 

10 Cry I Do - Colin Cook 

11 Claudette Jones - Peter And The Silhouettes 

12 Come On Baby - Other Ends 

13 Don't You Stand In My Way - La De Das 

14 I Can't Stop You - Principals 

15 Without You - Other Ends 

16 There's No Use - Leather Souls 

17 The Sun (Le Soleil) - Feelgoods 

18 Time Will Come - Tol-Puddle Martyrs 

19 Living It Down - Deep Set 

20 Blame Myself - Sounds Of Silence 

21 That Is My Life Today - Derek's Accent 

22 Familiar Faces And Forgotten Dreams - Frantics 

23 And Blue - Pilgrims Five 

24 I've Learned - Bobby James And The Vibrants 

25 Sad Dark Eyes - Loved Ones 

Disc Three:

01 How Is The Air Up There - La De Das 

02 No More Now - Smoke 

03 I Can't Make A Friend - Action 

4 Ready, Steady, Let's Go - Tony Worsley 

05 Come On - Atlantics 

6 With Me - Normie Rowe And The Playboys 

07 Sad And Lonely - 4 Strangers 

08 For My Woman - London Criers 

09 There's Time - 5 

10 I Won't Be Back - MPD Ltd 

11 Hurtin' All Over - Pleazers 

12 Style Of Love - Hergs 

13 Peace Of Mind - Lost Souls 

14 Now I'm Older - Steve And The Board 

15 Black - Throb 

16 Early In The Morning - Purple Hearts 

17 She's Coming Home - Blue Beats 

18 Keep On Coming Back - Henchmen 

19 The Crunch - Challenge 

20 Alone - Billy Adams 

21 Krome Plated Yabby - Wild Cherries 

22 You're Gonna Miss Me - Tom Thumb 

23 No Regrets - MPD Ltd 

24 Night Life - Groop 

25 What'cha Gonna Do About It - Larry's Rebels 

Disc Four:

01 Sorry She's Mine - Twilights Sorry 

02 Three Long Days - Syssys 

03 Big Deal - Town Criers 

04 Stop, Look And Listen - Clique 

05 I Can Never Win - Probe 

6 Choose Who I Like - Mort And The Mobees 

07 Day By Day - Action 

08 Fever - Strangers 

9 Girl In The Garden - Hugo 

10 Time Machine - Morloch 

11 Paperback Writer - Strangers 

12 Take Action - Twilights 

13 I Can See My Love - In-Sect 

14 Puzzled - Autumn 

15 Down To The Last 500 - Reverend Black And The Rockin' 

16 The Rich Man - Human Instinct 

17 They Call The Wind - Mixtures 

18 Shoeshine Boy - Affair 

19 You Gotta Live Love - Groop 

20 Sha La La - Zoot 

21 Picture Of A Girl - 1863 Establishment 

22 Belinda - Puppy 

23 Sally I Do - Abdullah's Regime 

24 A Woman Of Gradual Decline - Last Straws 

25 Now I Love You - Jet Set 

Disc Five:

1 Elevator Driver - Masters Apprentices 

2 Coloured Flowers - Larry's Rebels 

03 I Can't Help Thinking Of You - Bucket 

4 Hey Bulldog - Travis, Wellington, Hedge 

05 Love - Plaster Scene 

6 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Doug Ashdown 

7 Devil Is A Woman - Troubled Mind 

8 Ragged Patch - House Of Nimrod 

9 Morning Sun - Inside Looking Out 

10 A Day In My Mind's Mind - Human Instinct 

11 King Of The Mountain - Proclamation 

12 Reflections Of Our Time - House Of Nimrod 

13 Halloween - Larry's Rebels 

14 I'd Rather Be Asleep - Salvation 

15 Lonely Hearts Club Christmas P - Love Machine 

16 Tiny Timothy - Vyt And The World 

17 (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen M - Inkase 

18 Time Beyond - Top Shelf 

19 Passing By You - Rebels 

20 What's The Use - Roger Skinner & The Motivation 

21 Sad - Playboys 

22 Such A Lovely Way - Groop 

23 On My Way Home - Manx 

24 You'll Find Me Anywhere - Hi-Revving Tounges 

25 Dapper Dan - Vyt And The World 

Disc Six:

01 Mare Tranquilty - Dizzy Limit 

02 Brass Bird - Lloyd's World 

03 We Got Fun - Imagination 

04 Psychothartic - House Of Nimrod 

05 Hurt, Love And Fire - Chris Malcolm 

06 Footprints On My Mind - Music Convention 

07 Blast Off 1970 - Gremlins 

08 Finders Keepers - Troubled Mind 

09 Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Inkase 

10 Oceans Of Fire - Oak Apple Day 

11 And Things Unsaid - Questions 

12 Slightly Delic - House Of Nimrod 

13 Hypnotic Suggestion - Vegetable Garden 

14 Long Live Sivanada - Inside Looking Out 

15 Still I Can Go On - James Taylor Move 

16 Love Or Confusion - Inkase 

17 Feel The Sun - Autumn 

18 Bengal Tiger - Brew 

19 Penelope Play - Wright Of Waye 

20 And I Hear The Fire Sing - James Taylor Move 

21 Eastern Dream - Jeff St. John And The Id 

23 The Magic Box - Loved Ones 

24 If You Want To - Gallery 

25 Emily On A Sunday - Clapham Junction 

22 Light Shades Of Dark (Parts 1 & 2) - Atlantics 

Buried Alive!! Demented Teenage Fuzz From Downunder 1965-70: Vols.1-6

Do the Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-87

For collectors of compilation albums, you can't go past this amazing collection of gems and rarities from the "other" side of pop. Over two decades before the White Stripes and the Hives made 'garage-rock' the new buzz-word, numerous Australian bands were cranking out a raw, high-energy music which had all the elements that the kids are hankering for today.

Isolation can breed some pretty amazing music and if you're looking for proof, look no further than this magnificent compilation chronicling 12 incredible years of the incomparable Oz garage/punk scene. Rarely is Australia's scene ever mentioned in the same breath as those of New York or London. Whereas New York's was art-centered and London's was fashion-centered, the Aussies put the music firmly up front and centre, right where it belongs. 

Although few of the bands which show up here may be familiar to the casual listener (the exceptions probably being Radio Birdman, The Saints, and The Celibate Rifles), you may find yourself scrambling to get your hands on everything you can by the rest. There's not a duff track to be found anywhere here and if songs like The Lime Spiders' "Slave Girl," The Fun Things' "Savage," The Screaming Tribesmen's "Igloo," or The Exploding White Mice's "Burning Red" don't put some lead in your pencil, you may want to have someone check you for a pulse. 50, count them, tracks that will certainly quench your thirst for a good dose of garage rock.

I remember having many of these as vinyl singles in my own collection which have now (sadly) moved on to other music aficionados. It's good to hear these again, they bring back some sweet memories.

Do the Pop Once

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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

Down Under Nuggets

From Mustangs to Masters..First Year Apprentices...garage, beat, blues and R'n'B

The Masters' story began in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in early '65, with The Mustangs, a dance band formed by four Adelaide teenagers: Mick Bower, Brian Vaughton, Gavin Webb and Rick Morrison. The Mustangs were a typical example of an early-60s instrumental band, playing the obligatory Shadows and Ventures covers. The cataclysmic visit by the Beatles in 1964 rendered all that passe overnight. The Mustangs were canny enough to realise that the surf/instrumental craze was past its 'use-by' date, and they decided to change their style to incorporate the new "beat' music, so they placed a "singer wanted" ad on the noticeboard at a local music centre. On his third (and last) visit there, the ad was spotted by a young would-be bass player called Jim Keays, who was taking lessons from musician and guitar teacher John Bywaters (who was a member of one of Adelaide's most popular and accomplished beat groups). The Mustangs began to established themselves on the dance circuit around Adelaide, in suburban halls and migrant hostels. 

They built up a strong following with the local teenagers, many of whom were, like Jim, migrants from the UK (Adelaide was a major destination for UK migrants in the 50s and 60s). Their audiences were also an important influence for the band - some of these kids were very recent arrivals, who had seen the top UK bands in action only weeks before, and they had a strong effect on the band's "look", since they were directly in touch with current 'mod' fashions, a trend which was still not very well known in Australia. The next step was a name change, and because they regarded themselves, at least for a while, as apprentices to those musical "masters" like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, their new name (suggested by Bowers) paid homage to these heroes. They decided early on to dispense with the apostrophe.

Towards the end of 1965 they found their home-base at an Adelaide club called The Beat Basement. Before long they were they regularly packing out the club, and they graduated from the less prestigious spots to the prized Saturday afternoon residency. They also became a prime attraction at the Octagon Ballroom in the Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth (The Twilights' home turf) which was located near another large migrant hostel. Keays recalls that the regulars included two young Scots migrant boys, John "Swanee" Swan and his brother Jimmy Barnes. The band also played at a dance in Salisbury, promoted by a young Doc Neeson, later the lead singer of The Angels.

By early in the new year the Masters were one of the most popular bands in town and regularly packed out gigs across the city, as well as making mini-tours to outlying towns and cities like Murray Bridge, Mt Gambier and Whyalla. The Masters' first big break was their appearance on the Channel 7 Good Friday telethon hosted by Adelaide TV celebrity Ernie Sigley. The Masters played four songs, to a rousing reception, and by the next day they were the talk of the town.

..text courtesy of Milesago

From Mustangs to Masters

The Town Criers...Complete Recordings...popular 60's Melbourne band with "Everlasting Love" hit

Popular Melbourne band The Town Criers formed around 1965. Their first single, a cover of The Kinks' "The World Keeps Going Round", was released on the Melbourne independent label Trend but didn't make any impression on the local charts. The B-side, a great 'garage-punk' number called "Big Deal", was included on the bootleg Oz '60s compilation CD It's A Kave-In, which also features another Criers rarity from this period, a version of the blues standard "Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut".

The Criers gigged consistently around Melbourne over the next two years, and in late 1967 they were signed to the Astor label by A&R manager Ron Tudor. Their second single, released in February 1968 and nominally produced by Geoffrey Edelsten, was a strong version of "Everlasting Love", the much-covered hit originally recorded by American singer Robert Knight in 1967 and also released in 1968 in the UK by The Love Affair. It was an immediate success and became a big hit in Melbourne, reaching #2 and also charted in Sydney (#16) and Adelaide (#33) in April-May 1968, and this success propelled it into the Go-Set Top 20; it peaked at #18 and consistently out-charted the Love Affair version. The song has been covered many times since then, including a 1990s version by U2.

During the latter half of 1968 the Town Criers traveled to South East Asia where they entertained Australian and American troops stationed in Vietnam. This was followed by a trip to the USA, where they appeared on the Bob Hope Christmas Special. In early 1969 founding vocalist Andy Agtoft and John Taylor both left the group. Agtoft was replaced by singer Barry Smith from Adelaide; this raised the band's profile in Adelaide, but it may also have led some fans to think that the band itself was from Adelaide. Taylor subsequently joined the Sydney band Daisy Clover, who released two singles on Festival.

Andy Agtoft (vocals) 1967-69 
Mark Demajo (bass) 
Sam Dunnin (guitar) 
Chris Easterby (drums) 
George Kurtiss (keyboards) 1967 - May 1968
John Taylor (keyboards) 1968-69
Barry Smith (vocals) 1968-69

1 Where Have All The Good Times Gone

2 Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut

3 No No No

4 I'm Your Man

5 The World Keeps On Turning Round

6 Big Deal

7 Everlasting Love

8 I Can't Help Myself

9 Unexpectedly

10 It's Hurting Badly

11 Take Me For A Little While

12 Any Old Time

13 Rene

14 Love Me Again

15 Hey Girl

16 Living In A World Of Love

17 The Roundabout

18 Laughing Man

19 Living In A Dream World

20 Love, Love, Love

21 Chorus Girl

22 Any Old Time (acoustic)

23 Everlasting Love (acoustic)

The Town Criers...Complete Recordings

Aussie Gems and Rarebits...various artists...52 tracks..B-Sides, Little Known Songs and Artists

There are 52 sensational tracks here from the 60s and early 70s. As the cover says: "Little known songs, hard to find B-sides and bands you may not have heard of". From Beat, Garage, Surf, Instrumental, Pop, Rock and everything in between. The download comes with all artwork too.

I've played it through a few times and just about every track is good if not great. Some artists you may know (or at least I do) are The Strangers, Python Lee Jackson, The Rondells, The Cherokees, Ian Turpie, Johnny Young, Marcie and The Cookies and Patsy Ann Noble. It will take you back to those TV shows of the 60s like Go! and Kommotion and have you groovin', stompin', rockin' and whatever other dance you care to remember!

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The Missing Links...Driving You Insane..Aussie Punk Rock from the 1960's

The Missing Links were an Australian R'n'B group from Sydney which existed from 1964 to 1966 and were renowned for long hair, an adventurous musical style and smashing their equipment on-stage. There were two main versions of the band: the first had Peter Anson on guitar, Dave Boyne on guitar, Bob Brady on vocals, Danny Cox on drums and Ronnie Peel on bass guitar and released their debut single, "We 2 Should Live" in March 1965. The second version had Andy Anderson on vocals (and initially on drums), Chris Gray on keyboards and harmonica, Doug Ford on vocals and guitar, Baden Hutchens on drums and Ian Thomas on bass guitar, and released their self-titled debut album, The Missing Links in December.

According to Allmusic's Richie Unterberger, "This aggregation cut the rawest Australian garage/punk of the era, and indeed some of the best from anywhere, sounding at their best like a fusion of the Troggs and the early Who, letting loose at times with wild feedback that was quite ahead of its time".

After The Missing Links had disbanded, Anderson and Ford formed Running Jumping Standing Still in Melbourne in August 1966. Anderson later became an actor on Australian and New Zealand television. Ford was lead guitarist in The Masters Apprentices from 1968.

The Missing Links have influenced many later Australian groups, including The Saints which covered "Wild About You" on their debut album, (I'm) Stranded (1977). In October 2010, The Missing Links' debut album, The Missing Links was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

This 28 track compilation contains recordings from all their various line-ups.

'The Missing Links' LP

The Missing Links– Wild About You

The Missing Links– Hobo Man

The Missing Links– Bald-Headed Woman

The Missing Links– Not To Bother Me

The Missing Links– Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut

The Missing Links– Some Kinda Fun

The Missing Links– You're Drivin' Me Insane

The Missing Links– Nervous Breakdown

The Missing Links– Speak No Evil

The Missing Links– On The Road Again

The Missing Links– All I Want

The Missing Links– H'tuom Tuhs

Philips 45 BF-213

The Missing Links– Somethin' Else

'The Links Unchained' EP

The Missing Links– I'll Go Crazy

The Missing Links– Don't Give Me No Friction

The Missing Links– One More Time

The Missing Links– Wooly Bully

Parlophone 45 A8145

The Missing Links– We 2 Should Live

The Missing Links– Untrue

Unreleased Studio Tracks

The Missing Links– All I Want

The Missing Links– Shakin' All Over

The Missing Links– Kansas City

The Missing Links– Come My Way

The Missing Links– Go Back

The Showmen - Leedon 45 LK-957

The Showmen – So Far Away

The Showmen – Don't Deceive

The Showmen - Leedon 45 LK-1008

The Showmen – Naughty Girl

Running Jumping Standing Still, Recorded For The Go!! Show, 1966

Running Jumping Standing Still*– Diddy Wah Diddy

The Missing Links

                               

The Master's Apprentices..Complete Recordings 1965-1968

The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) were an Australian rock band fronted by mainstay Jim Keays on lead vocals, which formed in 1965 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970, before disbanding in 1972.Their popular Australian singles are "Undecided", "Living in a Child's Dream", "5:10 Man", "Think About Tomorrow Today", "Turn Up Your Radio" and "Because I Love You". The band launched the career of bass guitarist, Glenn Wheatley,later a music industry entrepreneur and an artist manager for both Little River Band and John Farnham.

The band reformed periodically, including in 1987–1988 and again subsequently; they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1998 alongside The Angels. Both Keays, with His Master's Voice and Wheatley, with Paper Paradise, wrote memoirs in 1999 which included their experiences with the band.

This release compiles all the material that was ever released on the Astor label, along with recordings that predate any releases, including two tracks that have never been released and are their first ever recordings.

1 Undecided 2:30

2 Poor Boy 3:06

3 But One Day 2:39

4 Dancing Girl 3:14

5 She's My Girl 2:25

6 Hot Gully Wind 2:52

7 Theme For A Social Climber 1:55

8 Buried And Dead 2:42

9 Johnny B Goode 2:47

10 Don't Fight It 3:06

11 Four Years Of Five 2:35

12 I Feel Fine 3:23

13 My Girl 3:24

14 Brigette 2:27

15 I Feel Fine (Alternate Version) 3:02

16 Dear Dad 1:41

17 Inside Looking Out 3:32

18 War Or Hands Of Time 2:50

19 Elevator Driver 2:21

20 Tired Of Just Wandering 2:20

21 Living In A Child's Dream 2:41

22 Bye Bye Johnny 2:08

23 Black Girl (In The Pines) 3:55

The Masters Apprentices..Complete Recordings 1965-1968

                                   

So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star..Various Artists

The first post on this blog is this now hard to find 3CD collection containing 82 classic and rare tracks from the cream of Australian music from the 60s to 70s. It includes artists like Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Ray Brown and The Whispers, The Delltones, Normie Rowe & The Playboys, Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys, Tony Worsley & The Blue Jays, and a few you may not have heard of. An amazing collection that will please any hardcore Aussie music fan.

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