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Hot Generation...1960's Punk from Down Under

Do the Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-87

The Missing Links...Driving You Insane..Aussie Punk Rock from the 1960's

The Purple Hearts and The Coloured Balls...Benzedrine Beat! 1964-1970

The Town Criers...Complete Recordings

The Purple Hearts & The Coloured Balls...Benzedrine Beat! 1964-1970

The Purple Hearts were formed in Brisbane in 1964. The band consisted of lead vocalist Mick Hadley, lead guitarist Barry Lyde (known as Lobby Loyde), rhythm guitarist Fred Pickard, bassist Bob Dames, and drummers Adrian 'Red' Redmond (1964–66) and Tony Cahill (1966-67). Like so many Australian beat groups of the '60s, The Purple Hearts had their roots far closer to the source of the British Invasion than the sunburnt suburbia from which they finally emerged.

Although they were part of the Sunshine Records stable,The Purple Hearts were uncompromising in their attitude toward recording. Consequently, their handful of singles are enduring artifacts of their unique style, which blended blues, R'n'B and prototype psychedelic rock, a style made even tougher by the regional influence mentioned earlier. Even their name, taken from the well-known slang term for a variety of amphetamine pop pills much favoured by mod subculture, was a brash and outrageous gesture.

It is notable that Brisbane, traditionally the most conservative of Australia's state capitals, has fostered some of the country's most anarchistic rock bands from The Purple Hearts to The Saints. The Purple Hearts were tough, arrogant and pioneering and Lobby Loyde is widely acknowledged as Australia’s first true rock guitar hero – busy blowing up speaker boxes before high volume and feed-back became rock staples.

This compilation combines 14 tracks by the PH's and 7 by offshoot band The Coloured Balls.

1 The Purple Hearts– Talkin' 'Bout You

2 The Purple Hearts– Louie Louie

3 The Purple Hearts– Long Legged Baby (Demo Version)

4 The Purple Hearts– Gloria

5 The Purple Hearts– Here 'Tis

6 The Purple Hearts– Long Legged Baby

7 The Purple Hearts– Of Hopes And Dreams And Tombstones

8 The Purple Hearts– I'm Gonna Try

9 The Purple Hearts– Early In The Morning

10 The Purple Hearts– Just A Little Bit

11 The Purple Hearts– You Can't Sit Down

12 The Purple Hearts– Tiger In Your Tank

13 The Purple Hearts– Chicago

14 The Purple Hearts– Bring It On Home

15 Coloured Balls– A Song For Jeffrey

16 Coloured Balls– Killing Floor

17 Coloured Balls– Living In The USA

18 Coloured Balls– Bring It On Home

19 Coloured Balls– Long Grey Mare

20 Coloured Balls– Living In The Past

21 Coloured Balls– Living In The USA (Live)

The Purple Hearts

                                                

Hot Generation...1960's Punk from Down Under

This 30 track collection brings together some popular and the more lesser known artists of the Aussie punk scene of the sixties. Includes tracks from Tony Worsley, Normie Rowe, Marty Rhone, Ray Brown, The Purple Hearts and The Black Diamonds.

1 The Sunsets – The Hot Generation 2:11

2 The Soul Agents*– I'm Still Mad At You 2:24

3 Tony Worsley & The Fabulous Blue Jays– How Can It Be 2:09

4 Johnny Young– Good Evening Girl 2:13

5 Marty Rhone & The Soul Agents*– Every Minute Of You 2:14

6 Steve & The Board*– I Call My Woman Hinges 1:56

7 Russ Kruger– Keep Me Satisfied 2:36

8 Robbie Peters– She Does Everything For Me 1:58

9 Toni McCann– No 1:54

10 The Purple Hearts– I'm Gonna Try 2:13

11 The Showmen – Naughty Girl 2:30

12 The Id – Watch Out 2:16

13 Tony Worsley & The Fabulous Blue Jays– All Over You 1:31

14 The Black Diamonds– See The Way 2:28

15 Ray Brown & The Whispers– Go To Him 2:13

16 The Pogs– The Pogs Theme 2:25

17 The Morloch– I'm Feeling Sad 2:21

18 Steve & The Board*– I Want 2:37

19 The Lost Souls– Peace Of Mind 2:48

20 Toni McCann– Saturday Date 1:48

21 The Fabulous Blue Jays– I'll Make You Cry Too 3:16

22 The Southern Gentlemen– Leave Myself To Me 2:43

23 Normie Rowe & The Playboys– With Me 1:44

24 Ray Brown & The Whispers– (Ain't It) Strange 2:41

25 Tony Cole– Beat It! 3:00

26 Greg Anderson – I Feel Good 2:50

27 Tony Barber – No More Moanin' 2:00

28 The Black Diamonds– Not This Time 2:45

29 Peter Doyle– High Time Baby 2:47

30 The Dave Miller Set– Why Why Why 2:41

Hot Generation...1960's Punk from Down Under