re-uploads Mike Furber, Dig Richards & The R'Jays, Johnny Devlin, Johnny Rebb and His Rebels

 

Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - Diddy Wah Diddy

Dig Richards and The R'Jays .. A Tribute Anthology

Johnny Devlin...Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Johnny Rebb and His Rebels - Pathway To Paradise 

re-uploads - Dinah Lee, Johnny Chester, The Delltones, Bobby & Laurie

 

Dinah Lee..The Viking Recordings 1964-67

Johnny Chester..The Rock and Roll Years 1961 - 1966

The Delltones...Walk Like A Man

Bobby and Laurie...I Belong With You

re-uploads Sixties Downunder Series x 4, Shake, Rattle and Roll - Australia's Crest Label 1961 - 1964

 

More re-uploads of previous posts with new links added. Just click on the link below the image to go to the original post

Shake, Rattle & Roll...Australia's Crest Label 1961 - 1964

Sixties Downunder Vol.1...27 Oz Rock Classics

Sixties Downunder Vol.2...29 Oz Rock Classics

Sixties Downunder Vol.3...28 Oz Rock Classics

Sixties Downunder Vol.4...28 Oz Rock Classics

re-uploads - Hot Generation, Do the Pop!, The Missing Links, The Purple Hearts, The Town Criers

 

More re-uploads of dead links of past posts. Just click on the links below the image to go the original post.

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

Blog resurrection and re-uploads of dead links

     

I've had many requests to re-post dead links on old posts so I'm resurrecting this blog for a short time. I will also be adding some new posts of releases which have not been added before and which I hope will be of interest to Aussie music fans.

Here are a few links to the original posts with re-posted links. There are more to come so stay tuned. 

Zoot Locker - The Best of The Zoot

Down Under Nuggets - Original Australian Artyfacts

Benzedrine Beat! (1964-1970) - Purple Hearts & Coloured Balls

Peculiar Hole in the Sky- Pop Psych from Down Under

Diggin' Up Down Under

issues with advertising links in posts

Due to technical difficulties with advertising links in posts on this and my other music blogs, I will be discontinuing using these for all future posts. I am also updating links for previous posts as and when I have time and also on request. If you want a specific post link updated, please email direct through the "contact" page on this blog. 

Thank you for visiting and hope to see you back again. 

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This blog is a labour of love, with the emphasis on "labour". I enjoy posting but it is time consuming. I am asking for your support to help keep it going by making a small donation, say $1, $2 or $5. This will show your appreciation and in return I will continue posting about great music. Just click the button below...thank you ....Marty

Download links and future content on blog

I recently received a request to remove some download links from this blog for copyright reasons. I wish to respect the artists and their music and have removed these accordingly and will be removing and replacing others in the weeks to come. For future posts I will include links where the music is either available for streaming or for purchase via download and other media.

Going forward on the blog I wish to feature more contemporary Australian artists as I believe there is plenty of great talent out there that need to be promoted for all the hard work they put in.

Thanks for your understanding and supporting the blog by visiting here regularly...Marty

Jumpin' Jimmy Taylor..former Aztecs piano man from 1965-66...request for information

Jumpin' Jimmy Taylor or James the "Boogie Man" Taylor played slammin' piano with Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs from 1965-66 and also for Ray Hoff and The Off Beats. He went on to have a distinguished career as a backup musician and even played with rock and roll greats Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Jimmy kept playing well into his 60's but sadly passed away over 2 years ago.

Unfortunately Jimmy's fan club site was taken down and there is little information available about him. A follower of this blog, who was fortunate enough to know Jimmy personally and had also worked up a song with him, has asked if anyone out there may have any information they can share or point out where we can find some. Anything would be appreciated. Just leave a message below this post or send through the CONTACT page on this blog.

Jimmy with Bo Diddley

Jimmy with Chuck Berry

                                          

                                           

Singer-Songwriter, Thaylia, NSW Winner - Alukura Songwriting Competition

Contemporary Folk, singer-songwriter, Thaylia, has been featured on this blog previously (see original posts here: one and two).

We are very proud to announce that Thaylia has been selected as a NSW winner of the Alukura Songwriting Competition. Here is the official release from CAAMA:

CAAMA Music is excited to announce the winners of the Alukura songwriting competition, (Alukura meaning ‘women’ in the Arrernte language) which will see eight Aboriginal female singer-songwriters from around Australia flown to record at the CAAMA Music studios in Alice Springs between 12-25 April.

“We were really impressed by the amazing musical talent out there, and can’t wait to work with these talented artists to develop their musical careers. The world will be hearing all about these artists really soon”, says Micheal ‘Miko’ Smith, Manager of CAAMA Music.

The winners range in age and experience, with some at the very early stages of their musical careers, such as Alice Anderson, a 19 year old Wergaia woman from Horsham, Victoria who has only basic knowledge of the recording process but says “When it comes to music I am always ready for a challenge and believe there is always something new to learn, and I am absolutely honoured to learn through talented people of my own culture”.

The winners also include Thalia Skopellos (artist name Thaylia), from Sydney, who is currently studying a Bachelor of Music and last year released her own single ‘Hope’, which went to Number 1 on the AMRAP music chart for 3 weeks. “I am truly humbled and excited about this experience. Not only is it an important opportunity musically it will also be beautiful to finally visit Alice Springs for the first time and connect to land and culture. Something I have not done since I was a kid was sleep in a swag under the stars, and I can’t WAIT!”

Kristal West from Brisbane, one half of the musical duo ZK that featured on The Voice in 2014, is looking forward to developing her solo skills, saying “I have a lot space to grow and I truly believe this is the opportunity I have been waiting for”.

The experience will include songwriting workshops and in-depth sessions about the music business and self-promotion, as well as workshops by popular Sydney duo The Stiff Gins, who will be bringing their song writing, performance and industry expertise to the project as mentors. Each participant will also record a song in CAAMA Music’s newly upgraded and state-of-the-art recording studio, to be included on a compilation album released later in the year.

The trip will also include a night spent sleeping under the stars in swags on the West MacDonnell Ranges, as well as cultural and musical exchange with the nearby community of Hermannsburg/Ntaria, 131 southwest of Alice Springs.

The list of winners are:
Donna Velia Woods – Hobart, TAS Kelsey Strasek-Barker – Gold Coast, QLD Alice Anderson – Horsham, VIC
Thalia Skopellos – Sydney, NSW Rebecca Gollan – Northhaven, SA Kristal West – Brisbane, QLD
Mandy Garling – Darwin, NT
Dora Smith – Broome, WA

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more updates of expired links...revisit or discover these gems for the first time

Once more, I have updated some of the older, expired links. Thanks to a request from a recent visitor, the following links have now been updated. If you come across any links that do not work, please leave a comment or send me a message through the contact page. 

Visit these for the first time or revisit again. Just CLICK on the LINK to go to the original post.

Tony Worsley and The Fabulous Blues Jays  - Ready, Steady, Let's Go

The Missing Links - Driving You Insane

The Loved Ones - Magic Box

The La De Das - How Is the Air Up There?

The Masters Apprentices - Complete Recordings

Max Merritt and The Meteors - 23 Trax of Max

Australian Record Company and Capitol Records...seeking information

Hello Aussie Music Blog readers. I have had a request from a reader seeking information on their grandfather, G.J. Aitken, who was the General Manager of A.R.C. (The Australian Record Company), the distributor in Australia for the London and Capitol labels in the 1950's. His name appears on the sleeves of early Capitol Australia Records, and any information, images, archives or other would be most appreciated. 

Please use the contact link to get in touch. Thanks.

Marty

...see article about Capitol Records here: http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/245535/70-years-on-celebrating-capitol-records.htm

..and also Australian record labels information on Milesago here: http://www.milesago.com/Industry/labelsframes.htm

Darryl Cotton Tribute Show podcast now available

The Annual Darryl Cotton Tribute Show was broadcast on 88.3 Southern FM's Purple Haze Show, Wednesday July 16 at 8PM AEST.

Guests on the show were musical colleagues of Darryl's: Rick Brewer (Zoot), Beeb Birtles (Frieze, Zoot), Rick Springfield (Zoot), Derek Pelicci (LRB, Darryls band), Michael Lloyd (Cotton Lloyd & Christian, Friends) & Steve Kipner (Friends).

The podcast is now available here on Southern FM:

http://www.southernfm.com.au/general/100-cotton-1-2014-annual-purple-haze-tribute-to-darryl-cotton/