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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, 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

Head On 




Garage Days is a 2002 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Alex Proyas and written by Proyas, Dave Warner and Michael Udesky. Garage Days is the story of a young Sydney garage band desperately trying to make it big in the competitive world of rock music. Its soundtrack includes the song "Garage Days" composed by David McCormack and Andrew Lancaster and performed by Katie Noonan. The climax of the film was filmed at the Homebake festival in Sydney in 2001.

The film made its US premiere at the 2003 Sundance film festival.

1 The D4– High Voltage 3:55
2 Supergrass– Alright 3:02
3 Motor Ace– Kooks 2:59
4 Spiderbait– Buy Me A Pony 1:43
5 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster– Rockin' It 0:19
6 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster Featuring Katie Noonan– Garage Days 3:04
7 Roxy Music– Love Is The Drug 3:59
8 Sonicanimation*– Add It Up 4:30
9 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster– Walk Up 0:48
10 Rhombus– Ghost Town 3:54
11 The (International) Noise Conspiracy*– Smash It Up 3:12
12 28 Days– Say What? 3:32
13 The Jam– That's Entertainment 3:32
14 David McCormack*– Masterplan 2:36
15 Joey Ramone– Stop Thinking About It 2:57
16 The Hives– Mad Man 2:19
17 David McCormack* / Andrew Lancaster / Antony Partos– Get The Tarp 1:05
18 The Moldy Peaches– Lucky Number Nine 2:12
19 Tom Jones– Help Yourself 2:51




Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian drama film set in Melbourne's "Little Band" post-punk music scene in 1978. Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, the film stars Michael Hutchence as the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name.

The script was based on Lowenstein's personal experiences of living in a shared house in Melbourne in the late '70s. Prior to making the film, Lowenstein had made a series of promotional clips for songs from the INXS album The Swing and wrote the lead role with singer Michael Hutchence in mind.

1 Iggy Pop– Dog Food 1:42
2 Michael Hutchence– Dogs In Space 2:57
3 Ollie Olsen– Win / Lose 4:55
4 Gang Of Four– Anthrax 2:57
5 Brian Eno– Skysaw 3:20
6 The Marching Girls– True Love 3:01
7 The Boys Next Door– Shivers 4:23
8 Thrush& The C**ts*– Diseases (Instrumental) 2:55
9 Primitive Calculators– Pumping Ugly Muscle (Instrumental) 5:10
10 Michael Hutchence– Golf Course 2:54
11 Michael Hutchence– The Green Dragon 2:21
12 Marie Hoy & Friends– Shivers 4:03
13 Iggy Pop– The Endless Sea 4:52
14 Michael Hutchence– Rooms For The Memory 5:04


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

Saturday, April 5, 2025

The Soundtracks Collection - Part VI (TV Series)

 



Soundtrack to the 2008 Australian Television mini series, Underbelly (series 1).

The first series of Australian crime television drama series Underbelly originally aired from 13 February 2008 to 7 May 2008 on the Nine Network and is loosely based on the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival, Carl Williams. The series is based on the book Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld, by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule, and borrows its name from the successful Underbelly true crime anthology book series also authored by Silvester and Rule.

1 Burkhard Von Dallwitz– It’s A Jungle Out There

2 Little Red – Coca Cola

3 The Paper Scissors– We Don’t Walk

4 Jamaica Jam*– Sticky Fingers

5 God – My Pal

6 The Panics– Don’t Fight It

7 Pikelet– They Call It Love?....Wow

8 The Easybeats– Sorry

9 VulgarGrad– The Giraffe

10 Riot In Belgium– La Musique

11 I Monster– These Are Our Children

12 Suzie Higgie– 12 Gates To The City

13 Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan– Molasses In The Moonlight

14 Winterpark– One Night Alone

15 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds– The Carnival Is Over

16 Oleg Kostrow– Cyclone On Ceylon

17 Klaus Wüsthoff– Mon Cheri (v2)

18 Burkhard Von Dallwitz– Underbelly Suite

Underbelly (series 1)


Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo is a 2011 Australian two part television miniseries about the beginning of Cleo magazine and its creator, Ita Buttrose. The series stars Asher Keddie as Buttrose and Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer.

1 The Loved Ones – The Loved One 2:54

2 Sherbet– Slipstream 3:02

3 Russell Morris– The Real Thing 6:22

4 Masters Apprentices*– Turn Up Your Radio 3:35

5 The Easybeats– Women (Make Me Feel Alright) 2:36

6 Stevie Wright– I've Got The Power 3:51

7 Sherbet– Summer Love 3:37

8 Dragon – This Time 3:09

9 Daddy Cool – Hi Honey Ho 3:38

10 The Bushwackers– Waltzing Matilda 3:19

11 The Dolly Rocker Movement*– For Those Teary Eyes 3:15

12 Joseph Tawadros– The Famished Face 7:47

13 Aunty Jack– Farewell Aunty Jack 3:33

14 The Easybeats– She's So Fine 2:08

15 The Angels– Take A Long Line 3:02

16 Richard Clapton– Girls On The Avenue 3:13

17 John Paul Young– Keep On Smilin' 2:57

18 Masters Apprentices*– Because I Love You 4:34


Paper Giants


Love Is In The Air is a heart-warming and romantic TV series narrated by Toni Collette. It follows the lives of four couples as they navigate through the ups and downs of love in modern-day Melbourne.

The original soundtrack is a compilation that features tracks included in the series and additional tracks that are representative of the era.

1-1 The Easybeats– Friday On My Mind

1-2 Ronnie Burns– Smiley

1-3 The Dingoes– Way Out West

1-4 The Moir Sisters*– Good Morning (How Are You?)

1-5 Olivia Newton-John– I Love You, I Honestly Love You

1-6 Skyhooks– All My Friends Are Getting Married

1-7 Richard Clapton– Girls On The Avenue

1-8 Sherbet– Howzat

1-9 Air Supply– Love And Other Bruises

1-10 Dragon – Are You Old Enough

1-11 The Ferrets– Don't Fall In Love

1-12 Peter Allen– Tenterfield Saddler

1-13 Renee Geyer– Stares And Whispers

1-14 Little River Band– Help Is On It's Way

1-15 John Paul Young– Love Is In The Air

1-16 Dave Warner– Suburban Boy

2-1 The Sports– Who Listens To The Radio

2-2 Split Enz– I See Red

2-3 Mi Sex*– Computer Games

2-4 Men At Work– Down Under

2-5 Moving Pictures – What About Me

2-6 Mondo Rock– Come Said The Boy

2-7 Australian Crawl– Boys Light Up

2-8 Mental As Anything– Live It Up

2-9 Do-Re-Mi*– Man Overboard

2-10 Crowded House– Don't Dream It's Over

2-11 Hunters & Collectors– Throw Your Arms Around Me

2-12 Noiseworks– Take Me Back

2-13 The Church– Under The Milky Way

2-14 Kylie Minogue– What Do I Have To Do

2-15 Christine Anu– My Island Home

2-16 Madison Avenue– Don't Call Me Baby

Love Is In The Air