The Station Hotel (located in Greville Street, Prahran in inner Melbourne), which was first established in 1904, was an important part of the local live music scene during the 1970's, where it played host to some of the biggest Australian bands of that decade, including AC/DC, The Dingoes and Spectrum.
The venue was also the setting for the fabled, and extremely rare, 1976 vinyl LP, "Live At The Station Hotel" which featured performances from The Dingoes, The Wild Beaver Band, Myriad and Saltbush.
A highlight of the album is of course The Dingoes, but there's so much more on this album ..the superb songwriting skills of Carl Myriad and his band who include musos who went onto major success like guitarist Andrew Pendlebury (who went onto The Sports and a solo career) and Mark Ferrie (Models).
Also of note is the amazing twin lead guitar attack of the great Mick Elliott and John Brunell playing some superb southern boogie in the Wild Beaver Band. Mick and drummer Noel Herridge had both been in the great Sid Rump before forming Wild Beaver Band.
Finally you have Saltbush, a terrific country band featuring vocalist/guitarist Bernie O'Brien (Bobby & Laurie's Rondells, Merv Benton's Tamlas) and drummer Harold Frith (the legendary Thunderbirds).
01 - Myriad - The Ballad Of The Glenrowan Hotel (Lookin' For Love)
02 - Myriad - Rock 'n' Roll Highway
03 - Myriad - Glenrowan
04 - The Dingoes - Marijuana Hell
05 - Mark Barnes - Mark's Rave
06 - The Dingoes - When A Man Loves A Woman
07 - Saltbush - Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother
08 - Saltbush - Stay All Night
09 - Wild Beaver Band - What Am I Doing Here
10 - Wild Beaver Band - How Come All You Dudes Look Like Cowboys
11 - Wild Beaver Band - Messin' Around The Town
