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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Split Enz - A Collection

 


Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972 in Auckland. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visual style and theatrical performances. The band later moved toward a pop/new wave sound that yielded hit singles such as "I See Red" (1978), "I Got You" (1980), "History Never Repeats" (1981), "Dirty Creature" (1982) and "Message to My Girl" (1983). The band also released several critically-acclaimed and commercially successful albums, including Mental Notes (1975), Dizrythmia (1977), True Colours (1980) and Time and Tide (1982). Split Enz broke up in 1984. Since that time, the band has staged several brief reunions.
























Thursday, August 21, 2025

Shakin' All Over (Australian Pop Of The 60's) - various artists

 


1-1 Normie Rowe– Shakin' All Over

1-2 The Allusions– The Dancer

1-3 The Executives – My Aim Is To Please You

1-4 The Cherokees – Minnie The Moocher

1-5 The Groove – Relax Me

1-6 Ray Brown & The Whispers– Fool Fool Fool

1-7 Digger Revell– My Prayer

1-8 Lynne Randell– Ciao Baby

1-9 Flying Circus – La La

1-10 The Throb – The Fortune Teller

1-11 Marty Rhone– No No No No

1-12 The Seekers– Georgy Girl

1-13 Russell Morris– The Girl That I Love

1-14 The Henchmen – Rockin Robin

1-15 Bev Harrell– One In A Million

1-16 Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs– Sick And Tired

1-17 Jon Blanchfield– Somebody To Love

1-18 Doug Parkinson– Without You

1-19 Ross D. Wyllie– The Star

1-20 The Valentines – My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man


2-1 The Easybeats– Sorry

2-2 Tony Worsley And The Fabulous Blue Jays– Velvet Waters

2-3 Max Merritt And The Meteors– Western Union Man

2-4 Johnny Young Kompany*– Step Back

2-5 Jeff Phillips – Baby It's You

2-6 Marcie & The Cookies – I Would If I Would

2-7 The Twilights – Young Girl

2-8 The Groop – Woman You're Breaking Me

2-9 MPD Ltd – Little Boy Sad

2-10 Bryan Davies– Alberta

2-11 Bee Gees– Spicks And Specks

2-12 Masters Apprentices – Elevator Driver

2-13 Johnny Farnham – I Don't Want To Love You

2-14 Bobby And Laurie– Hitch Hiker

2-15 The Loved Ones – The Loved Ones

2-16 The Zoot – 1x2x3x4

2-17 Town Criers – Love Me Again

2-18 The Strangers – Happy Without You

2-19 Little Pattie– Pushing A Good Thing Too Far

2-20 The Id/Jeff St. John – Big Time Operator


Shakin' All Over (Australian Pop Of The 60's)

Monday, July 7, 2025

The Soundtracks Collection - Part VIII (TV Series)

 



City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers.

City Homicide (Music From The Hit Series):

1-1 The John Butler Trio– What You Want

1-2 Empire Of The Sun– Walking On A Dream

1-3 Pete Murray– Saving Grace

1-4 Wolfmother– Joker And The Thief

1-5 Gyroscope – Silver Heart

1-6 Josh Pyke– Goldmines

1-7 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– Into My Arms

1-8 Evermore– The Only One I See

1-9 Little Birdy– On And On

1-10 My Friend The Chocolate Cake– It's All In The Way

1-11 The Grates– Aw Yeah

1-12 Kisschasy– Spray On Pants

1-13 Whitley– The Life I Keep

1-14 Intercooler – Hold Me Again

1-15 Lovers Electric– Could This Be

1-16 Bob Evans – Don't You Think It's Time

1-17 Dash & Will– Pick You Up

1-18 Skybombers– It Goes Off

1-19 Anika Moa– Ka Whakahuia Ano

2-1 Gabriella Cilmi– Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now

2-2 Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida– Running Back

2-3 The Living End– Moment In The Sun

2-4 The Presets – Down Down Down

2-5 Operator Please– Get What You Want

2-6 Rogue Traders– What You're On

2-7 Cut Copy– Lights & Music

2-8 The Potbelleez– Are You With Me

2-9 Paul Kelly – I Won't Be Your Dog Anymore

2-10 Choirboys– Run To Paradise

2-11 Clare Bowditch And The Feeding Set*– Old Joelene

2-12 Kate Miller-Heidke– Can't Shake It

2-13 Tim Finn– Salt To The Sea

2-14 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams

2-15 Lenka– The Show

2-16 Missing Hours– Falling Down

2-17 The Screaming Jets– Blue Sashes

2-18 Rose Tattoo– Bad Boy For Love

City Homicide


East of Everything is an Australian drama television drama series set in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales which screened in 2008–2009 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television network. It was produced by Deb Cox (SeaChange), Fiona Eagger (CrashBurn) and Roger Monk (The Secret Life of Us). Two seasons were produced. In addition to its principal themes of families, relationships, values and small-town politics, the series pays homage to the relaxed beach lifestyle, adjacent rainforest, "hippy vibe", and potential conflicts with developers associated with its principal setting, a somewhat downmarket version of the tourist town of Byron Bay on the northern New South Wales coast.

East Of Everything (Series One Soundtrack):

1-1 Machine Translations– A Most Peculiar Place

1-2 Machine Translations– Art Comes Home

1-3 Howlin' Wind– Road To Agra

1-4 Azo Bell– Long Road

1-5 Art Of Fighting– Reasons Are All I Have Left

1-6 The Church– Under The Milky Way

1-7 Lior– This Old Love

1-8 Mia Dyson– Choose

1-9 Juzzie Smith– Weather

1-10 Azo Bell– Spiderwalk

1-11 Sara Tindley– Waza

1-12 Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea– Better Off Dancing

1-13 Machine Translations– Trailer Music

1-14 Machine Translations– Best Office In The World

1-15 Machine Translations– Art And Eve's Theme

1-16 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– Something Else

1-17 Jesse Younan– Forever

1-18 Machine Translations– Bev Comes Home

2-1 Custom Kings– Something Burning

2-2 Jackie Marshall – Fresh Meat

2-3 Sara Tindley– Heart It Was A Desert

2-4 Andrew Kidman– Blood On Your Shadow

2-5 Machine Translations– Eve's Confusion

2-6 Machine Translations– Horse Story Pts 1 & 2

2-7 Marshall And The Fro*– Get Up (Raise Your head)

2-8 Machine Translations– Art On The Rocks

2-9 Machine Translations– Don't Give Up On Me ... Just Yet

2-10 Jesse Younan– Queeny

2-11 King Curly– What A Beautiful Day

2-12 Sara Tindley– House By The Sea

2-13 Sime Nugent & The Forefathers– The Undertow

2-14 Machine Translations– Court Scene

2-15 Juzzie Smith– Happy Daze

2-16 Andrew Kidman– Light Inside Of You

2-17 Sara Tindley– Somewhere

2-18 G. Wayne Thomas– Morning Of The Earth

East Of Everything


Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 and ran to 2013. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and life issues, while also tackling serious social issues. The Logie award winning series was the highest rating to screen on the Seven Network in 2008, and the show was consistently among the top 5 shows of the year throughout its run in Australia.

Packed To The Rafters (Music From The Hit Series):

1 Jason Mraz– I'm Yours 4:03

2 Gabriella Cilmi– Sweet About Me 3:22

3 Josh Pyke– Memories And Dust 3:07

4 Ben Lee– Love Me Like The World Is Ending 3:46

5 Khan Brothers– Stronger Together 3:00

6 Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams (Radio Edit) 3:34

7 The Cat Empire– Fishes 3:13

8 Old Man River– LA (Album Version) 3:23

9 José González– Down The Line 3:10

10 James Reyne– Reckless 3:05

11 Alex Lloyd– Same Day 4:10

12 Lior– Burst Your Bubble 3:22

13 Jenny Morris– Street Of Love 4:12

14 Mark Sholtez– Love Me For The Cool 3:36

15 Abby Dobson– It's Only Love 3:05

16 Eric Hutchinson– Rock & Roll 3:58


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Keep On Rockin' (Australian Pop Of The 70's Vol.5) - various artists

 


1-1 Brian Cadd– Keep On Rockin' 4:39

1-2 Doug Ashdown– Winter In America (Leave Love Enough Alone) 3:18

1-3 Autumn – Yellow River 3:05

1-4 Daryl Braithwaite– Old Sid 3:25

1-5 Ariel – Jamaican Farewell 2:50

1-6 Stars – Back Again 4:13

1-7 Marcie Jones– Gonna Get Married 3:40

1-8 The Strangers – Melanie Makes Me Smile 3:03

1-9 Ray Burton – Too Hard To Handle 2:57

1-10 Johnny O'Keefe– So Tough 2:24

1-11 Fielding & Dyer– The Ghost 3:18

1-12 Ted Mulry Gang– My Little Girl 3:37

1-13 Kevin Johnson – Man Of The 20th Century 4:12

1-14 Russell Morris– Live With Friends 3:40

1-15 Flake – Under The Silent Tree 3:52

1-16 Ol' 55– Stay (While The Night Is Young) 4:08

1-17 Railroad Gin– Do Ya Love Me 3:16

1-18 Ray Burgess– Touch Me 4:27

1-19 Digby Richards– Raincoat In The River 3:02

1-20 John St. Peeters– So Many Ways 3:33

1-21 Stuart & McKay– Hey Billy 2:59

1-22 Finch – Short Changed Again 2:55


2-1 Sherbet– You're All Woman 2:54

2-2 Lotus – Lotus 1 (I'll Be Gone) 3:47

2-3 Doug Parkinson & The Southern Star Band– I'll Be Around 3:18

2-4 William Shakespeare – Just The Way You Are 3:10

2-5 Jon English – Handbags And Gladrags 5:22

2-6 Richard Clapton– Down In The Lucky Country 3:38

2-7 Abigail – Je T'Aime (I Love You) 3:19

2-8 Moscos & Stone– Trouble In The City 3:07

2-9 Mississippi – Kings Of The World 2:31

2-10 Sinclair Bros.– Yesterfool 4:11

2-11 Colleen Hewett– Carry That Weight 2:53

2-12 Mark Holden– I Wanna Make You My Lady 2:41

2-13 The Flying Circus– Turn Away 3:42

2-14 Col Joye– Heaven Is My Woman's Love 2:47

2-15 King Harvest – Wichita Lineman (Introducing By The Time I Get To Phoenix) 4:16

2-16 Supernaut – Too Hot To Touch 4:04

2-17 Samantha Sang– You Keep Me Dancing 2:53

2-18 Gerry & The Joy Band– Ongo Bongo 3:34

2-19 Pat Carroll– All Kinds Of Everything 3:03

2-20 Ronnie Burns– Prophet 4:20

2-21 Renee Geyer– Stares And Whispers 3:25

2-22 Reg Lindsay– Armstrong 2:41

2-23 Rabbit– Too Much Rock 'N' Roll 3:24


Keep On Rockin' (Australian Pop Of The 70's Vol.5)

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)

Monday, December 23, 2024

Spin Into Christmas - various Australian artists compilation

 


1 Ol' 55– (I Want A) Rockin' Christmas 4:22

2 Johnny O'Keefe– Pretty Paper 2:34

3 The Joy Boys– Christmas Guitar 1:55

4 Col Joye– Jingle Bells 2:10

5 Ray Melton – Sleigh Ride 2:19

6 Noeleen Batley– Silent Night, Holy Night 2:28

7 Col Joye– I'll Be Home For Christmas 2:33

8 Jimmy Little– Christmas Roses 2:25

9 Reg Lindsay– Ting A Ling A Jingle 2:11

10 Rolf Harris– Happy Birthday Father Christmas 2:28

11 Mike Preston– Christmas Alphabet 1:58

12 The Aussie Singers– Merry Christmas Land 2:29

13 Dale's Gang*– Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 3:26

14 The Love Machine– The Lonely Hearts Christmas Club Christmas Party 3:07

15 Ol' 55– Little Saint Nick 3:10

16 Jo Jo Zep And His Little Helpers– Run Rudolph Run 3:23

17 Red Hot Rockin' Santas– Another Rock'N'Roll Christmas 3:47

18 Shirley*– Christmas Time In The Neighbourhood 2:26

19 Incredible Penguins– Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 3:51

20 Riff Raff*– Reindeers On The Rooftop 3:02

21 Shirley*– Christmas Children 3:41

22 Dalvanius & The Fascinations– Mary's Boy Child 4:18

23 Yu-En– Little Drummer Boy 4:37

24 Mick Hamilton– Merry Christmas Mary 3:04


Spin Into Christmas

Friday, December 20, 2024

To Hal and Bacharach - an all Australian artists tribute to Hal David and Burt Bacharach

 


1 Rebecca's Empire– Always Something There To Remind Me 4:25

2 The Mavis's– Walk On By 3:20

3 Leonardo's Bride– This Girl's In Love With You 4:45

4 The Dumb Earth– Trains & Boats & Planes 3:20

5 Lisa Miller And Tex Perkins– The Look Of Love 4:17

6 Cordrazine– Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 3:37

7 Frank Bennett – What's New Pussycat 2:11

8 The Whitlams– I'll Never Fall In Love Again 3:35

9 Regurgitator– The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 2:14

10 The Avalanches– Do You Know The Way To San Jose 4:56

11 Kim Salmon And The Surrealists– Anyone Who Had A Heart 2:54

12 Chris Wilson – 24 Hours From Tulsa 4:49

13 Kiley Gaffney– Wives And Lovers 2:50

14 The Earthmen– I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 4:00

15 The Blackeyed Susans – Make It Easy On Yourself 4:35

16 Billy Baxter– (They Long To Be) Close To You 4:18

17 Kiva– You'll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart 3:35

18 Dave Graney And Clare Moore Vs The Dirty Three – What The World Needs Now (Is Love) 4:25


To Hal and Bacharach