Bobby and Laurie...I Belong With You...Early 60's Beat and Pop

Bobby and Laurie were a popular singing duo of the 1960's, featuring Laurie Allen (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Bobby Bright (vocals, guitar). Their regular backing band were The Rondells. The pair formed one of the leading acts in the first wave of the Australian 'beat pop' era between 1964 and 1967.

They had the first record on the new Go Records label with "I Belong With You" which was released with its 45 B-side song "Trouble in Mind" in August 1964. "I Belong With You" was a hit staying at number-one on the Melbourne charts for two weeks and won Laurie an Australian Record Award for 'Best Composition' in 1965.The duo reached their peak in late 1964, busily touring the country and appearing in numerous concert and television performances.In early 1965 the pair appeared on the Teen Scene music television show on the ABC, where they were famously dragged off the stage by screaming female fans.

This 26 track compilation combines their early hits plus a few bonus tracks.

Bobby & Laurie*– I Belong With You 2:12

Bobby & Laurie*– Trouble In Mind 2:10

Bobby & Laurie*– Someone 1:57

Bobby & Laurie*– You Are Gone 2:18

Bobby & Laurie*– Judy Green 2:25

Bobby & Laurie*– Mojo Queen 2:32

Bobby & Laurie*– Crazy Country Hop 2:47

Bobby & Laurie*– It Ain't Fair 2:03

Bobby & Laurie*– I'm Not A Bad Guy 2:02

Bobby & Laurie*– Lucky Me 1:59

Bobby & Laurie*– She Don't Know 2:15

Bobby & Laurie*– Riding Hood 3:03

Bobby & Laurie*– I Won't Be Back 1:57

Bobby & Laurie*– Give All Your Lovin' To Me 2:38

Bobby & Laurie*– Strange Rain 2:32

Bobby & Laurie*– You Got It Off Me 2:30

Bobby & Laurie*– I'll Come Running To You 2:34

Bobby & Laurie*– Hold Me 2:43

Bobby & Laurie*– Goodnight Irene 3:12

Bobby & Laurie*– The Glory Of Love 1:50

Bonus Tracks

The Blue Jays*– Wolf Man 2:02

The Blue Jays*– I Left A Broken Heart In Broken Hill 2:38

Bobby Bright & The Strangers – Girls Never Notice Me 2:29

Bobby Bright & The Strangers – There's A Great Day A'comin' 2:08

Bobby Bright– Defeated By His Heart 2:20

Bobby Bright– You Won't Get A Chance 2:21

Bobby and Laurie...I Belong With You

                                         

Shake, Rattle & Roll...Australia's Crest Label 1961 - 1964

Melbourne's Crest Records (no relation to the American label of the same name) operated from around 1961 into the mid-1970s. Crest's releases covered a wide range of music including pop, folk, jazz, Jewish traditional and liturgical music and novelty titles. Catalogue numbers indicate that there are more Crest titles to be identified, but since many of its releases are evidently outside the pop-rock genre boundary they are not listed in the major pop discographies.

One of Crest's first 7" single releases (October 1961) was by renowned Melbourne band The Blue Jays, which became famous in the mid-1960s as The Fabulous Blue Jays, the backing group for vocalist Tony Worsley. The third single, also by The Blue Jays, featured vocals by Laurie Allen (of Bobby & Laurie fame) who was a member of the band at the time. 

Other early Crest singles were by Malcolm Arthur & The Knights, one of Melbourne's first rock'n'roll bands, and singer Kenny Arnott.

This 31 track compilation covers tracks from the early sixties. It features Laurie Allen, The Blue Jays, Johnny and The Wildcats, Malcolm Arthur and His Knights, The Martells and more. Also includes 2 interviews from DJ Stan Rofe.

1 Laurie Allen– Wolfman

2 Laurie Allen– I Left My Heart In Broken Hill

3 Laurie Allen– The Monster

4 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Buckeye

5 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Peppermint Twist

6 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Sheba

7 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Old Spinning Wheel Twist

8 The Fabulous Blue Jays– John Peel

9 Frankie Brent– Shakin' All Over

10 Lyn Langford– Mama Don't Want

11 Allan Easterbrook– Long Pony Tail

12 Johnny And The Wildcats– Funiculi Funicula

13 Johnny And The Wildcats– Moonshot

14 Johnny Cosgrove– Early In The Morning

15 Lyn Langford– Dance With A Dolly

16 Malcolm Arthur And The Knights– The Reason

17 Malcolm Arthur And The Knights– Please Understand

18 Malcolm Arthur And The Knights– Cross My Heart

19 The Knights – Jezebel

20 The Knights – Like Greensleeves

21 Beverly Trim– What'd I Say

22 Mick Ellis And The Dymonds– Sixteen Candles

23 Mick Ellis And The Dymonds– Don't Care Too Much

24 Laurie Allen– T-W-I-S-T

25 Laurie Allen– Let's Twist Again

26 Laurie Allen– Do The Twist Some More

27 Des Kelly And The Wildcats– Suzanne

28 The Martells – Yes I Do

29 The Martells – Farmer John

Bonus Tracks

30 Stan Rofe, The Fabulous Blue Jays– Stan Rofe Interviews The Bue Jays/Everybody Loves Saturday Night

31 Stan Rofe, The Fabulous Blue Jays– Stan Rofe Interviews The Bue Jays/The Maori Farewell

Shake, Rattle & Roll