re-uploads - Board Boogie, Of Hopes and Dreams and Tombstones, The Australian Music Beat Scene 1965 to 1967

A few more re-uploads of previous posts. Just click on the link below the image to go to the original post with a new link added.  

Board Boogie...Surf'n'Twang from Down Under

Of Hopes and Dreams and Tombstones..Beat and R'n'B from Down Under

The Australian Music Beat Scene 1965 to 1967..The Go!! and Scope Labels

Morning of the Earth...1972 original film soundtrack...music by Taman Shud, Brian Cadd, G.Wayne Thomas

Morning of the Earth is arguably the first surf movie that went beyond waves and into something of a (wordless) meditation on life based on surfing. The film is a product of it's time (very early '70's - first years of shortboard transition) and is full of back-to-the-country hippy vibes as well as some beautifully filmed surfing on Australian, Hawaian and Bali waves. The soundtrack is therefore a mixed bag of Australasian country folk (G.Wayne Thomas, Brian Cadd) and psychedelic prog-rock (Taman Shud). Like the film the soundtrack is a bit of a time machine back to a by-gone era. It is for the nostalgic or those wanting a good compilation of early 70's Australasian psych-folk stuff. The film is still one of the all-time classic surf movies too so check it out. (Amazon review)

Very few soundtrack recordings give themselves to anything more than a passing link to the film as a movie soundtrack should. Morning Of The Earth defies that definition! it cleverly assembles (in that era) Australia's finest musicians and makes a group statement through the music of a land that existed once where you could grab a change of shorts a board and a couple of cassettes in the panel van and head on up the coast! (discogs review)

Tracklist:
–G. Wayne Thomas Morning Of The Earth 5:09
–Terry Hannigan I'll Be Alright 4:05
–Taman Shud First Things First 4:09
–Brian Cadd Sure Feels Good 3:44
–G. Wayne Thomas Open Up Your Heart 3:41
–John J. Francis Simple Ben 7:41
–Taman Shud Bali Waters 6:13
–Brian Cadd Making It On Your Own 6:00
–G. Wayne Thomas Day Comes 2:55
–Taman Shud Sea The Swells 6:13
–Peter Howe I'm Alive 3:41
–Brian Cadd Come With Me 4:56

Morning of the Earth

Sydney-based surf band Forest Hall release new single and music video “Broke Forever”

Sydney-based surf band Forest Hall recently released their new single and music video “Broke Forever”. This is the first offering from the bands sophomore EP. Broke Forever serves as an anthem for the youth with relatable lyrics and themes. Written in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, it’s quite easy to feel the bands character and drive behind the release.

“We’re hoping people enjoy the song sonically and can relate to the lyrics, being young and broke but still managing a fun time. We want to transport people to a 1960’s garage near the beach.”

Having been compared to heavy weights such as Wavves & Queens of The Stone Age, the band is most favoured for their punchy, lo-fi garage rock vibes and were finalist in Hhhhappy Magazines “Needle in the Hay” during 2017. The single is also accompanied by a music video that stars Australian internet sensation and comedian Freindlyjordies who undertakes various activities of youthly nature which ties into the theme of the song itself.  

After playing the local Sydney circuit for some time and gearing up to release their Sophomore EP, Forest Hall are a promising collective to keep your eyes on.

facebook.com/foresthallband  ||  instagram.com/forest_hall_band  

twitter.com/ForestHall19

Tamam Shud..progressive, psychedelic surf rock from the 70's..Evolution and Goolutionites

Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock and surf rock band, formed in Sydney, Australia in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution (1969) and Goolutionites and the Real People (1970) before disbanding in 1972. After a lengthy hiatus they reformed in 1993 to release a third album, Permanent Culture in 1994 but disbanded again in 1995.

Tamam Shud evolved from the surf band, The Sunsets, in 1967. The group released two acclaimed LPs, recorded independently, which have both become sought-after collector's items. The band's name, meaning 'finished' in Persian was taken from the closing phrase of Omar Khayyam's Rubayyat, and this phrase (Tamam Shud) was found in a very rare edition of Fitzgerald's translation (a story related by Tim Gaze's father in the "secret" track at the enmd of their 1994 reunion album). The original lineup soon became a popular attraction at Sydney discoqtheques and "head" venues, and like their contemporaries Tully, they were often performed in association with the pioneering Sydney film and lightshow collective Ubu.

The original lineup recorded the group's debut album Evolution in late 1968. It was financed by filmmkaer Paul Witzig, who commissioned the music as the soundtrack to his surfing film of the same name. Because of Witzig's limited budget, the album was recorded live, in a single 2-1/2-hour session, and mixed in just 1-1/2 hours, with most of the tracks being first takes. The independent recording was leased to the CBS label and achieved some commercial success thanks to promotions in the Australian pop magazine Go-Set.

1967-70 
Lindsay Bjerre (guitar, vocals) 
Alex 'Zac' Zytnic (lead guitar) 
Peter Barron (bass) 
Dannie Davidson (drums) 

1970-72 
Lindsay Bjerre (guitar, vocals) 
Tim Gaze (lead guitar, vocals) 1970-71, 1972 
Peter Barron (bass) 
Nigel Macara (drums) 1970-72 
Larry Duryea (aka Larry Taylor) (congas) 1970-72 
Bobby Gebert (keyboards) 1971 
Kevin Sinott (drums) 1970 
Kevin Stevenson (reeds) 1970 
Richard Lockwood (sax, flute, clarinet) 1972

click here for more information

thanks to Bob for sharing this album

You can also listen to a stream of the full album of The Goolutionites here

..and 3 albums are available on Spotify 

The summer of surf music 50 years later...article from National Film and Sound Archive

If you're into surfing music from the 60's, this article from the National Film and Sound Archive site is essential reading. 

                  

The summer of 1963-64, 50 years ago, was the summer of surf music in Australia. Sixteen Australian recordings with a surfing theme hit the charts, with The Atlantics’ 'Bombora’ and 'Hangin’ Five’ by the Delltones reaching No. 1 on the Sydney charts between August 1963 and April 1964. Another Atlantics instrumental, 'The Crusher’, and Little Pattie’s 'He’s My Blond Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy’ got to No. 2 while the other 12 made it into the Top 40 for at least a week or two. The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, The Surfaris and other American musicians joined them in the charts, but Australian surf music captured the public’s imagination in equal measure...read more here

Board Boogie...Surf'n'Twang from Down Under

Okay, surf's up! If you like instrumentals with a driving drum beat and twangy guitar then this collection of early Aussie surf tunes will more than satisfy your cravings. Includes "Smoke and Stack" from The Aztecs (pre-Billy Thorpe), "Murphy the Surfie" by The Joy Boys and "Expressway" by The Vibratones.

These 30 killer tracks will make you want to polish up your board and head on down to catch the next big wave. Great cruising music or for that beach party or barbeque. Enjoy!

1 The Aztecs – Board Boogie 2:25

2 The Joy Boys– Midnight Surfer 1:54

3 The Playboys – The Mean One 1:36

4 The Joy Boys– Sandy The Surfin' Sandfly 1:45

5 The Fabulous Blue Jays– Jay Walker 2:33

6 The Joy Boys– Swamped 2:34

7 The Nocturnes – Storm Warning 2:25

8 The Surf Riders – Panel Five 2:18

9 The Joy Boys– Gavotte Espresso 2:10

10 The Dee Jays– Twistin' Drums 2:17

11 The Joy Boys– Murphy The Surfie 2:04

12 The Sunsets – Windansea 2:34

13 Laurie Wade's Cavaliers– Cloudburst 1:40

14 The Joy Boys– (Theme From) The Ant Hill 2:02

15 The Playboys – Sabre Dance 2:01

16 The Aztecs – Smoke & Stack 1:54

17 The Resonets– Surf Carnival 1:47

18 The Joy Boys– Boots, Saddle, & Surfboard 2:24

19 The Vibratones – Expressway 1:57

20 The Nocturnes – Riptide 1:52

21 The Dee Jays– Barbecue 1:57

22 Laurie Wade's Cavaliers– The Phantom Guitarist 2:04

23 The Playboys – Theme From Dr. No 2:09

24 The Joy Boys– The Frolic 2:12

25 The Nocturnes – Prarie 2:04

26 The Playboys – Desperado 2:19

27 The Resonets– Shorebreak 2:38

28 The Joy Boys– Standin' & Stompin' 2:16

29 The Dee Jays– Sunday Patrol 2:12

30 The Playboys – Adventures In Paradise 2:31

Board Boogie