Wednesday, March 24, 2021

VA - The A to Z of Australian Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) ALL

AUSTRALIAN ROCK

VA - The A to Z of Australian Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) (22xCD's)

Australia is a country rich in diversity, culturally and geographically, a richness embodied in its music which embraces all genres and styles, is both steeped in tradition, and at the forefront of innovation and experimentation.

Rock music in Australia, also known as Oz rock, Australian rock and Aussie rock, is rock music from Australia. The nation has a rich history of rock music and an appreciation of the roots of various rock genres, usually originating in the United States or Britain, but also continental Europe, and more recently the musical styles of Africa. Australian rock has also contributed to the development of some of these genres, as well as having its own unique Australiana sound with pub rock and its indigenous music. Indigenous Australian music refers to the music of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

From 1955 to 1975 three distinct "waves" of Australian rock occurred. The first wave was from 1955 to 1963 and was influenced by American and British styles with local variants provided by Australian artists. Late in that stage, clean-cut acts, which featured on TV's Bandstand and toured as the "Bandstand family", were representing local music on the record charts. The second wave from 1964 to 1969 was directly influenced by The Beatles and their tour of the country in June 1964. A weekly magazine, Go-Set, which was published from 1966 to 1974, and aimed at teenagers and twenty-year-old's, quickly became the most influential and popular music-related publication of the period. The third wave from 1970 to 1975, with the advent of pub rock, was typified by early exponents.  Beginning in that era was Countdown, which was a popular music TV program on national broadcaster, ABC, and ran from November 1974 until July 1987. After 1975 Australian rock began to diversify including local contributors to punk and indie rock styles. By the 1980's baby boomer acts were prominent. Also in that decade, indigenous rock groups achieved wider recognition. (Wikipedia)

In 1955, the New South Wales government extended pub closing time from 6pm to 10pm to allow more rock and roll bands to play at these clubs. With the end of six o'clock closing in Sydney, the pubs started bringing the new music into the bar. The enduring link between alcohol and rock and roll was firmly established, and female performers were treated with the same respect as males. The rest is history as they say. There are many acts that were famous in the clubs and pubs around Australia that did not make a record. That is disappointing as these bands and artists were also pioneers in Aussie music and contributed significantly to the Aussie sound.

Presented here are Australian music acts from the 1950's to the 2000's.  Some of these acts had hits around the country and abroad, some did not have hits but nevertheless left a wealth of great songs for us to enjoy.  If it’s the Hits you are after you probably won’t find them here (although some of these artists had their biggest hits as their first song). 

Most of the tracks chosen for this compilation are related to an artist’s first single. Where possible I have included the first single A or B side. Where these were not available I have included the album track which became a first single or an early single. The mix of tracks is thrilling. You may discover hard to find singles and/or hear a side of a band you may not have heard before. The artists are presented in alphabetic order and by year released (except for the very first track which is titles "We Are Australian" a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and Dobe Newton of The Bushwackers. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references. Over the years since the song's release, there have been calls for it to become Australia's national anthem.) I hope you have fun digging through the 714 track that make up this compilation.

Video Link    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjkrjYitgeA

I hope you have fun digging through the 714 track that make up this compilation.

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Track lists

00 Seekers - We Are Australian 4:33

A

CD1

01 Allen Brothers - First Kiss 2:46

02 Atlantics - Moon Man 2:41

03 Aztecs - Blue Day 2:47

04 Billy Adams - Slow Down Sandy 2:06

05 Amazons - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:30

06 Allusions - Gypsy Woman 2:18

07 Bip Addison - Hey 1:45

08 Greg Anderson - I Feel Good 2:54

09 Laurie Angelo - Prettiest Girl In Town 2:50

10 'A' Sound - Tomorrow I Meet You 2:08

11 Andy Armstrong - Once Upon a Time 1:44

12 Affair - Shoeshine Boy 2:54

13 Avengers - What Price Love 2:34

14 Axiom - Arkansas Grass 3:07

15 Ash - Avignon (B-Side) 3:02

16 Doug Ashdown - I've Come to Save Your World 3:35

17 Autumn - Mr. Henrys Lollipop Shop 2:01

18 Alison Gros - Naturally 2:23

19 A.L. Lloyd With Guests - Waltzing Matilda 2:39

20 Abigail - My Baby Does it Good 4:24

21 Alta Mira - My Souls on Fire 6:34

22 Ayers Rock - Rock 'n' Roll Fight (Going On) 3:11

23 Atlas - Rock N Roll Wizards 3:12


CD2

24 Albatross - The Mermaid 4:37

25 Aunty Jack & the Gong - Farewell Aunty Jack (Original Stereo) 3:25

26 Ariel - Jamaican Farewell 2:50

27 Air - Message 2:50

28 Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again 3:22

29 AC/DC - Can I Sit Next to You Girl 4:12

30 Air Supply - Love and Other Bruises 3:40

31 Aleph - Banshee 5:50

32 Robyn Archer - Dicks Don't Grow on Trees 1:45

33 Australian Crawl - Beautiful People 2:54

34 Aliens - Confrontation 3:21

35 Afrika - I Love Music 6:05

36 Avion - I Need You 3:52

37 Angery Anderson - Suddenly (A-Side) 4:08

38 Tina Arena - I Need Your Body 4:04

39 Absent Friends - Hullabaloo 4:16

40 Aints - Like an Oil Spill 3:40

41 Augie March - The Moth Ball 5:07

42 Angus & Julia Stone - Mango Tree 3:43

43 Audreys - Oh Honey 4:29

44 Johnny Ashcroft - Little Boy Lost 3:35

B

CD1

01 Noeleen Batley Barefoot Boy 2:00

02 Bobby Bright Girls Never Notice Me (B-Side) 2:31

03 Bee Gees The Battle of the Blue and the Grey 2:05

04 Merv Benton Baby, Let's Play House 2:28

05 Bobby & Laurie I Belong With You (B-Side) 2:11

06 Tony Barber (With Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) You Don't Love Me 2:55

07 Bitter Lemons Canberra Blues 2:58

08 Bobby James and the Vibrants Jezabel 2:51

09 Yvonne Barrett Little People (A-Side) 1:43

10 Birds No Good Without You Baby (B-Side) 2:38

11 Blue Beats She's Comin' Home 2:22

12 Margy Bayes Why Can’t I Go Surfin’ 2:11

13 Blue Rags 'n' Hollers Just Wanna Make Love to You 2:17

14 Black Diamonds See the Way 2:30

15 Bobby Dean and the Worried Minds Tell Me (Whats Going On) (B-Side) 2:39

16 Brian Cadd With Jackson Kings Watch Your Step 2:02

17 Bentbeaks Caught Red Handed 2:19

18 Ray Brown Ivor the Engine Driver 3:37

19 Jon Blanchfield Lavender Girl (A-Side) 1:54

20 Bitter End Too Much Monkey Business (B-Side) 1:49

21 Ronnie Burns Age of Consent 2:37

22 Blackfeather Seasons of Change 3:49

23 Bakery Blood Sucker 5:51


CD2

24 Band of Talabene Herbert's Boogie 3:10

25 Buffalo Drive Life's Been Good to Me (A-Side) 2:20

26 Buffalo Suzie Sunshine 2:53

27 Blue Echoes Going to a Party (A-Side) 3:03

28 Band of Light The Destiny Song 3:10

29 Bluestone Wind and Rain 2:52

30 Bootleg Family Band Your Mama Don't Dance 2:59

31 Buster Brown Buster Brown 4:22

32 Ray Burgess Touch Me 4:28

33 Daryl Braithwaite You're My World (A-Side) 3:07

34 Bullet Rock My Lady (A-Side) 3:34

35 Bandicoot Backstage Goddess 3:53

36 Beaut Goodbye Judy (A-Side) 3:13

37 Beathoven Shy Girl (A -Side) 2:44

38 Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble I'm Coming Home 3:53

39 Boys When You're Lonely 3:32

40 Broderick Smith's Big Combo Faded Roses 4:34

41 Birthday Party Mr Clarinet 3:44

42 Big Red The Traveller 4:09

43 Black Sorrows Brown Eyed Girl 3:32

44 Jimmy Barnes No Second Prize 4:13

45 Beasts of Bourbon Psycho 3:57

46 Peter Blakeley Ain't That Peculiar 3:43


CD3

47 Bo-Weevils All I Want 3:09

48 Boom Crash Opera Hands Up in the Air 3:51

49 Big Pig Hungry Town 3:07

50 Bamboos Snuff 3:54

51 Bandanna Boogie Downunder 3:21

52 B.B. Steel Heartbeat Away 4:15

53 Bangthe Drum Only You 4:02

54 B.B. Strutt You Don't Love Me 3:38

55 Baby Animals Early Warning 3:57

56 Beatfish Wheels of Love 3:49

57 Badloves Lost 3:31

58 Nick Barker Heard So Much About You 3:23

59 Breadmakers Memphis Train 3:38

60 Bachelor Girl Lucky Me 4:28

61 Bamboos Eel Oil 3:05

62 Sarah Blasko Your Way 4:05

63 Basics I Could Go On 3:22

64 Black Market Rhythm Co. It Gets Better 3:30

65 Bachelor of Arts Bang Bang Boom Boom 3:30

66 Blackeyed Susans Dirty Water 4:48

67 Bitch Prefect Marilyn Monroe 3:23

68 Babaganouj It's Raining, It's Summer 3:18

69 Bad Dreems Chills 2:34

70 Bennies Highrider 4:16

C

CD1

01 Crescents Everlovin' (A-Side) 2:03

02 Col Joye and the Joy Boys Stagger Lee 2:40

03 Johnny Chester Shy Away 2:12

04 Cicadas I Need You 2:48

05 Cherokees Running Wild 2:12

06 Tony Cole & Crestaires Boomerang Baby 1:49

07 Johnny Cooper Farmer John 1:55

08 Courtmen I've Got to Let You Go 2:28

09 Creatures All I Do is Cry 2:53

10 Chaos and Co. Seven Golden Daffodils (A-Side) 3:09

11 Crests The Morning After the Night Before (B-Side) 1:22

12 Darryl Cotton Why Do Little Kids Have to Die 2:34

13 Clique Love Me Girl 2:04

14 Cam-Pact Something Easy 2:30

15 Clapham Junction Emily on Sunday 2:56

16 Hugo Hey Watch Out (A-Side) 2:10

17 Chain Show Me Home (A-Side) 3:27

18 Captain Australia & the Honky Tonk Excerpts From Muses 1970 4:42

19 Country Radio Fleetwood Plain 3:29

CD2

20 Clefs Lisa 3:54

21 Carson On the Highway 3:01

22 Company Caine It's Up to You (B-Side) 5:18

23 Chook Cold Feet 3:06

24 Brian Cadd Ginger Man 4:09

25 Richard Clapton Last Train to Marseilles 3:36

26 Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes 3:36

27 Chariot Set Me Free 3:06

28 Cybotron Colossus 3:55

29 Cold Chisel Khe Sanh 4:11

30 Cheetah Walking in the Rain 3:50

31 Contraband C-61 (B-Side) 3:41

32 Cockroaches I Want a Leather Jacket 1:58

33 Church She Never Said 3:17

34 Crossfire East of Where 4:44

35 Cyril B. Bunter Band Last Chance 3:12

36 Stephen Cummings We All Make Mistakes 2:24

37 Choirboys Never Gonna Die 4:00

38 Celibate Rifles Pretty Pictures (A-Side) 3:38

39 Chocolate Starfish You’re So Vain 4:09

40 Coloured Stone Black Boy (A-Side) 3:28


CD3

41 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 3:56

42 Chantoozies Witch Queen 4:19

43 Crown of Thorns Gnawing on the Bones of Elvis 6:11

44 Catfish When You Dance 3:13

45 Kev Carmody Jack Deelin 3:09

46 Chosen Few Rise 4:05

47 Candy Harlots Red Hot Rocket 2:29

48 Clouds Hieronymus (A-Side) 3:47

49 Cruel Sea I Feel 3:21

50 Crow Ravine 4:17

51 Colour Blue Peace 3:58

52 Nick Cave What a Wonderful World 3:02

53 Custard Casanova 1:59

54 Caligula I.C.U. 3:06

55 Christine Anu (With Paul Kelly) Last Train 4:25

56 Deborah Conway Alive and Brilliant 4:04

57 Kate Ceberano All That I Want is You 4:19

58 Kasey Chambers Cry Like a Baby 4:01

59 Cops The Shake (A-Side) Check 2:15

60 Matt Corby Brother 5:08

61 Clones Tired of Hiding (A-Side) 2:53

62 Peter Cupples Fear of Thunder 4:07

63 Anthony Callea Nothing Compares 2 U


D

D CD1

00 Slim Dusty A Pub With No Beer 2:15

01 Delltones Gee (A-Side) 1:20

02 Denvermen Outback (A-Side) 2:24

03 Dave Bridge Trio Bondi Stomp 2:21

04 Dave Miller and the Byrds Bright Lights Big City 3:07

05 D-Coys Come Running to Me 2:46

06 Terry Dean It's You 2:13

07 Peter Doyle Speechless (The Pick Up) 2:20

08 Deakins Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me 2:09

09 Doug Parkinson in Focus Advice 2:25

10 Derek's Accent That is Life Today 2:27

11 Issi Dy Incence 2:24

12 Drummond Daddy Cool 2:34

13 Daddy Cool Eagle Rock 4:10

14 Duck Maybe I'm Amazed 3:28

15 Dingoes Way Out West (A-Side) 2:54

16 Dragon This Time 3:09

17 Delilah My Guy 2:42

18 Dalvanius and the Fascinations Voodoo Lady 3:34

19 Dave & the Derros Nice Legs, Shame About the Face 2:00

20 Doug Parkinson & the Southern Star Band The Hungry Years (A-Side) 3:45

21 Dave Warner’s From the Suburbs Single Suburban Boy 2:43

22 Dugites Hit Single (A-Side) 3:48

23 Divinyls Boys in Town 2:53

24 Del Webb Explosion One Way Love (A-Side) 4:53

25 Dynamic Hepnotics Hepnobeat 3:19

26 Dear Enemy Computer One 4:39

27 Died Pretty Out of the Unknown (A-Side) 4:07


D CD2

28 Do Re Mi Man Overboard 2:58

29 Dropbears Shall We Go 4:50

30 Dubrovniks Fireball of Love 2:53

31 Dukes of Earlwood Duke of Earl 2:31

32 Degenerates Out of My Head 3:56

33 Dog Trumpet Jean 3:58

34 Diesel Come to Me 4:25

35 Devils in Heaven Say a Prayer (One Departed) 3:40

36 Dukes Gonna Get High 4:20

37 Dead Can Dance The Carnival is Over 5:45

38 Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes I'm Gonna Release Your Soul 3:46

39 Deadstar Going Down 3:54

40 Dirty Three Obvious is Obvious 4:36

41 Dom Mariani Real Friend 2000 3:25

42 Dukes of Windsor The Others 3:28

43 Dave Graney Show Drugs Are Wasted on the Young 3:52

44 Drugs Pop Song 3:16

45 Devilrock Four Livin' This Low 2:47

46 Drawn From Bees Ready to Explode 4:28

47 Dave Miller Set Why Why Why (A-Side) 2:42

48 Dolly Rocker Movement Our Brave New World (A-Side) 2:47

49 Dallas Frasca All My Love 4:04

50 Dma's Delete 4:24

51 Dead Daisies Lock'n'load 4:39

E

E CD1

01 Eighteenth Century Quartet I'm Gonna Treat You Good (B-Side) 1:49

02 Easybeats For My Woman (A-Side) 3:07

03 Empty Words I'll Make You Happy 2:49

04 Executives Wander Boy (A-Side) 2:08

05 Jon English Handbags & Gladrags 5:20

06 Elks Party Girl 3:31

07 Eurogliders Without You 4:05

08 Electric Pandas Big Girls 3:10

09 Eastern Dark Julie is a Junkie 2:41

10 Electric Hippies Its Cool 4:45

11 Elm Tree Lonely Nights (B-Side) 3:03

12 Elois By My Side (B-Side) 2:17

13 Eskimo Joe Wake Up 3:30

14 Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream 3:16

F

CD1

01 Fendermen    Shadows Mix (Live at Dorset Gardens 62-65) 3:40

02 The Flies Tell Her That (B-Side) 1:51

03 Four Kinsmen The Sphinx Won't Tell 2:03

04 Five I'll Be There 2:06

05 Mike Furber & the Bowery Boys Just a Poor Boy 2:28

06 Johnny Farnham Sadie the Cleaning Lady 3:16

07 Flying Circus Hayride 2:08

08 Matt Flinders Something is Happening 2:09

09 Frog Hollow Theme From Over, Under, Sideways, Down 3:14

10 Flake This Wheel's on Fire 3:10

11 Fourth House Wild World 3:39

12 Freshwater Satan's Woman 3:04

13 Bon Scott & Fraternity Why Did it Have to Be Me 2:41

14 Fanny Adams Got to Get a Message to You 4:35

15 Frieze Feelings (A-Side) 3:49

16 Friends B.B. Boogie 3:50

17 Fatty Lumpkin Don't Knock My Boogie 3:02

12 Finch And She Sings (B-Side) 3:10

13 Finch Out Ofcontrol 2:13

20 Fox Who Do 3:46


F CD2

21 Freeway Riding High 3:57

22 Flash and the Pan Hey, St. Peter 4:21

23 Ferrets Robin Hood 3:11

24 Feather Girl Trouble (A-Side) 2:56

25 Flowers Can't Help Myself 3:10

26 Flaming Hands I Belong to Nobody 2:07

27 Fabulaires The Remedy 3:49

28 Billy Field Bad Habits 3:28

29 Frames Never Coming Home (B-Side) 2:37

30 Full Marks Break Down the Walls 3:24

31 Fun Things Lipstick 3:18

32 Falling Joys Burnt So Low 3:21

33 Finger Guns In Love With a Legend 3:44

34 Flying Emus This Town 5:09

35 Faith Heaven 6:02

36 Robert Forster Baby Stones 4:09

37 Freaked Out Flower Children Theme From Freaked Out Flower Children 4:12

38 Frente! Labour of Love 3:01

39 Fragile Ghetto Blaster and Convertible 2:24

40 Far Out Corporation Don't Blame the Beam 3:53

41 Five Sided Circle Five Sided Circle 3:02

42 Faim Saints of the Sinners 3:03


G

G CD1

01 Gremlins But She's Gone 2:29

02 Groop Ol Hound Dog (B-Side) 2:34

03 Gemini Butterfly Wings 2:35

04 Grandma's Tonic Hi Hi Hazel 2:39

05 Groove Simon Says 2:35

06 Glen Ingram and the Clan That It's Me 2:50

07 Linda George (Featuring Nova Express) Take Another Little Piece of My Heart 3:56

08 Galadriel Girl of 17 4:43

09 Gerry & the Joy Band Rave On 2:43

10 Linda George Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) 3:27

11 Renée Geyer Space Captain 4:43

12 Geeza Run'n' Hide 4:06

13 Go-Betweens Lee Remick 2:29

14 Geoff Krozier & the Generator Lapis-Lazuli 6:46

15 Goanna Solid Rock 4:33

16 Globos Tintarella De Luna 2:20

17 Goldrush Keep in Touch 4:03

18 Gondwanaland Danger 3:20

19 Gang Gajang Gimme Some Lovin' 2:47

20 Geisha Rainy Day 3:50

21 Girl Monstar Surfin' on a Wave of Love 2:45

22 Grinspoon Just Ace 1:48

23 Delta Goodrem I Don't Care 3:40

24 George Special Ones 3:48

25 Grand Silent System Champion 3:41

26 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Bapa 2:37

27 Goodbyemotel Set it Off 3:45

28 Galvatrons When We Were Kids 3:49


H

H CD1

01 Booka Hyland Sweet Thing 2:18

02 Jimmy Hannan Beach Ball 1:50

03 Henchmen Can't You Hear Me Callin' (A-Side) 2:35

04 Bev Harrell What Am I Doing Here With You (A-Side) 2:38

05 Heart 'n' Soul Who Could Be Loving You (A-Side) 2:57

06 Helium Don't Think Twice 3:49

07 Headband Land of Supercars 5:38

08 Hot Cottage Made to Love You 3:10

09 Colleen Hewett Superstar 3:58

10 Hush Get the Feelin' 2:57

11 Home Bang, Bang, Bang (A-Side) 4:13

12 Hot City Bump Come Together 6:16

13 Marcia Hines Fire and Rain (A-Side) 4:50

14 Hello Sailor Rum & Coca Cola 2:24

15 Hit 'n' Run Walk Softly to the Door 4:02

16 Hitmen Didn't Tell the Man 2:56

17 Heroes The Star and the Slaughter 4:49


H CD2

18 Hard Grind Broken Down Machines (B-Side) 3:29

19 Alan Hawking If I Win Tattslotto (A-Side) 2:52

20 Hoodoo Gurus Leilani 5:36

21 Hunters & Collectors Talking to a Stranger 7:11

22 Harem Scarem Fever Rock 7:28

23 Headstones When Your Down 2:23

24 Hummingbirds Alimony 3:43

25 Healing Force Golden Miles (A-Side) 3:24

26 Ruby Hunter Kurongk Boy, Kurongk Girl 3:34

27 Deni Hines I'm Not in Love 4:36

28 Horsehead She Fell to Earth (1998) 3:50

29 Hot Rollers Silver Bullets 2:31

30 Missy Higgins Scar 3:34

31 Horsell Common Good From Afar 3:15

32 Angie Hart Pictures of You 3:04

33 Heroes Baby´s Had a Taste 3:25

34 Hot Source Oz Bump (Soul Thing) 3:03


I

I CD1

01 In-Sect I Can See My Love 2:10

02 Id Lindy Lou (A-Side) 2:57

03 Iguana California My Way 2:39

04 Idlers Five Melborn and Sideny 2:26

05 In Focus Dear Prudence 4:14

06 Inside Looking Out Long Live Sivananda 2:17

07 Imagination Tonight I'll Be Staying With You (A-Side) 2:49

08 Indelible Murtceps Esmeralda (A-Side) 3:10

09 It Flew Away On My Way Home 5:55

10 Isherwood Willy the Weeper (B-Side) 2:10

11 Inxs Simple Simon 2:34

12 Icehouse Icehouse (A-Side) 4:25

13 Innocent Bystanders Lebanon 3:55

14 I'm Talking Trust Me 3:46

15 Ironhorse Midnite Confusion 3:46

16 Indecent Obsession Say Goodbye 4:06

17 Icecream Hands All Things Beautiful 4:36

18 Itch-E & Scratch-E Sweetness and Light 4:00

19 Isis Treat Yourself Gently 3:10

20 Natalie Imbruglia Torn 4:06

21 Impossibles More of the Same 3:35

22 Penny Ikinger Kathleen 3:57

23 Iron On Ruddy 4:29

24 Innocent Cabbage Ants 2:57

25 In Fiction Your Side 4:15

26 Inkase Love Or Confusion 3:08


J

J     CD1

01 Jay Justin Nobody's Darlin' But Mine 2:50

02 Marcie Jones I Wanna Know 2:02

03 Jackson Kings Watch Your Step 2:02

04 James Taylor Move And I Hear the Fire Sing 2:38

05 James Wright Group Louise 2:37

06 Jigsaw To Love Means to Be Free 3:04

07 Robin Jolley Marshall's Portable Music Machine 3:25

08 Kevin Johnson Rock And Roll 5:26

09 Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons Beating Around the Bush 3:33

10 Jeff St.John & Copperwine Teach Me How to Fly 4:04

11 Jeff St.John Yesterdays Music (A -Side) 3:13

12 Johnny Dole & the Scabs Living Like an Animal 1:57

13 Jimmy and the Boys I'm Not Like Everybody Else 3:17

14 James Freud & the Radio Stars Modern Girl 3:19

15 John Justin It's Magic 3:05

16 Jump Incorporated Sex and Fame 3:52

17 Johnny Diesel & the Injectors Don't Need Love 4:11

18 Jimi the Human & Spectre 7 Quicksand 4:00

19 Jeff Duff Venice 4:06

20 Vince Jones I Get Along Without You Very Well 4:13

21 Jack Frost Every Hour God Sends 4:39

22 James Blundell & James Reyne Way Out West 4:04

23 Jebediah Jerks of Attention 4:46

24 John Butler Trio Zebra 3:54

25 Jet Are You Gonna Be My Girl 3:35

26 Jagwar Ma Come Save Me 5:17

K

    CD1

01 Kravats Fred (B-Side) 1:53

02 Kinetics Excuses 2:11

03 Marty Kristian I'll Give You Love 3:00

04 Kompany (With Johnny Young) Step Back 1:50

05 King Fox Unforgotten Dreams 4:59

06 Kamahl 100 Children 2:40

07 King Harvest Witchita Lineman, By the Time I Get to Phoenix 4:17

08 Kush Wait 4:52

09 Kevin Borich Express End of Me 1977 3:11

10 Kids in the Kitchen Change in Mood 3:45

11 Paul Kelly From St. Kilda to King's Cross 2:53

12 Ed Kuepper Also Sprach the King of Euro Disco 3:22

13 Koo De Tah Body Talk 4:15

14 Kings of the Sun Bottom of My Heart 3:44

15 Grace Knight The Man I Love 3:09

16 Kim Salmon & the Surrealists Zero Blank 3:55

17 Killing Heidi Mascara 4:19

18 Kid Confucius Words 4:23

19 Kahvas Jute Free (A-Side) 5:14

20 King Felix Oceans of Fire 3:53

L

L    CD1

01 Lonnie Lee Ain't it So 2:20

02 Jimmy Little Danny Boy 2:21

03 Leemen Johnny Guitar 2:39

04 Lucky Starr I've Been Everywhere 2:25

05 Little Pattie He's My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy 1:40

06 Loved Ones The Loved One 2:52

07 Lost Souls This Life of Mine 2:43

08 Levi Smith's Clefs Lisa 3:31

09 Lotus Lotus I (I'll Be Gone) 3:44

10 Lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls Liberate Rock 2:43

11 Lizard Rosalyn 3:25

12 Lobby Loyde Do You Believe in Magic (A-Side) 3:58

13 Little River Band It's a Long Way There 8:38

14 Last Words Animal World 2:37

15 La Femme Chelsea Kids (For All the Bayside Boys) 3:45

16 Lipstick Killers Hindu Gods of Love 3:19

17 Loaded Dice Mam'selle 2:22

18 Laughing Clowns Holy Joe 3:57

19 Little Heroes She Says 3:57

20 Lonely Hearts Last Kiss 2:05

21 Lighthouse Keepers Gargoyle 3:04

22 Lime Spiders Slave Girl 2:51

23 Ben Lee Away With the Pixies 3:02

24 Living End Prisoner of Society 3:52

25 Alex Lloyd Peepshow 2:10

26 Love Outside Andromeda Umabel 5:10

27 Little Birdy Relapse 3:36

28 Last Straws I Can't Stop Loving You Baby 2:30


M

M CD1

01 Morloch Every Night (A-Side) 2:27

02 Max Hamilton and the Impacts Jenny Jenny 2:11

03 M.P.D. Limited Little Boy Sad 2:24

04 Mort and the Mobees Can't You See 2:16

05 Mixtures Lose Your Money (B-Side) 1:59

06 Master's Apprentices Undecided 2:27

07 Marcie & the Cookies I Would If I Could 2:21

08 Multiple Balloon Fool on the Hill (A-Side) 3:31

09 Multiple Balloon Multiple Balloon (B-Side) 2:20

10 Russell Morris The Real Thing 6:21

11 Ted Mulry Julia 2:23

12 Melissa (Australia) Mississippi Mama (A-Side) 2:00

13 McPhee Sunday Shuffle 3:24

14 Mississippi Kings of the World 2:30

15 Michael Turner in Session Patterns of My Life 2:56

16 Mighty Kong Callin' All Cats (The Cats Are Callin') (A-Side) 3:28

17 Madder Lake Goodbye Lollipop 3:36

18 Moonshine Jug and String Band Keep You on the Move 1:55

19 Mackenzie Theory New Song And 11:29

20 Max Merritt & the Meteors Slipping Away 5:29

21 Mandu We Ran Across the Sky 3:54

22 Mark Gillespie Comin' Back for More (A-Side) 2:55

23 Midnight Oil Run By Night 3:58

24 Mondo Rock The Fugitive Kind 3:36

25 Mike Rudd & the Heaters Australian Girls 3:28

26 Mario Millo Life in Our Hands 4:30


M CD2

27 Liv Maessen The Love Moth 2:51

28 Mental as Anything The Nips Are Getting Bigger 3:20

29 Motivators After the Fall 3:22

30 Men at Work Keypunch Operator (A-Side) 3:00

31 Men at Work Down Under (Original 1980 B-Side Version) 4:30

32 Moving Parts Living China Doll 3:11

33 Matt Finish Mancini Shuffle 4:40

34 Makers of the Dead Travel Fast Taels of the Saeghors 4:48

35 Moving Pictures Bustin' Loose 4:23

36 Moodists Where the Trees Walk Downhill 1:40

37 Men at Work Who Can it Be Now 3:25

38 Matt Taylor Bo Diddley on 33 6:58

39 Mainstreet Doing it in England 3:02

40 Machinations Pressure Sway 4:02

41 Moffs Another Day in the Sun 4:51

42 Mouldy Warp Bush Band One Night Singer 2:56

43 Mark of Cain Lords of Summer 4:57

44 Mexican Spitfires You Can't Run 2:55

45 Ian Moss Tucker's Daughter 4:40

46 Max Q Way of the World 4:09

47 Grant McLennan When Word Gets Around 4:32

48 My Friend the Chocolate Cake A Midlife's Tale (Get it Back Now) 3:28

49 Missing Links We 2 Should Live 2:07

50 Magic Dirt Dirty Jeans 3:42

52 Missy Higgins Scar 3:34

51 Mandrake Believe in Me 3:55

53 Mere Women Numb 3:15

N

N

01 Nineteen 87 Engagement Party (A-Side) 2:09

02 Normie Rowe & the Playboys It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16

03 News S.O.S. (Stop Her on Sight) 2:13

04 Nova Express (Featuring Linda George) Take Another Little Piece of My Heart 3:56

05 Olivia Newton-John If Not for You 2:52

06 New World Tom Tom Turnaround 3:18

07 Numbers The Modern Song 3:02

08 No Fixed Address From My Eyes 2:40

09 Not Drowning Waving Hunting for Nuggets 5:10

10 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds In the Ghetto 4:05

11 Noiseworks No Lies 3:54

12 Nick Barker & the Reptiles Another Me 3:16

13 Nineteen Twenty Seven (1927) That's When I Think of You 4:13

14 Nursery Crimes All Torn Up Inside 2:52

15 Newsboys Shine 3:44

16 Navahodads If It´s Rockin´ (Don´t Bother Knockin´) 2:23

17 Neon A Man 2:36

18 Nine Sons of Dan Cities 3:23


OPQ

OPQ CD1

01 Johnny O'keefe (You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat 2:34

02 Others Dancing Girl 2:26

03 Ol' 55 Goodnight Sweetheart 2:18

04 Oblivia Mindbomb 3:55

05 Ocean Alley Yellow Mellow 3:45

06 Orphans See You (B-Side) 3:02

07 Pacifics Barracuda (B-Side) 2:43

08 Phantoms I Want You 2:58

09 Pink Finks It Hurts Me So (B-Side) 2:33

10 Python Lee Jackson Um, Um, Um 2:59

11 Peter & the Silhouettes Claudette Jones 2:03

12 Robie Porter Either Way I Lose 2:36

13 Peter Briggs and the Vikings Here I Go (A-Side) 2:47

14 Pogs I'll Never Love Again 2:41

15 Phil Jones & the Unknown Blues If I Had a Ticket (A-Side) 2:43

16 Playboys Black Sheep R.I.P. 2:45

17 Party Machine You've All Got to Go (A-Side) 2:37

18 Procession Anthem (A-Side) 3:31

19 Pastoral Symphony Sunshine is My Sorrow 2:24

20 Pirana Here it Comes Again 2:51


OPQ CD2

21 Peaches Substitute 2:59

22 Passengers Face With No Name 2:54

23 Player Space Invaders 3:16

24 Prefects Wait Until Midnight (A-Side) 3:23

25 Party Boys Bitch 4:24

26 Pseudo Echo Listening 2:59

27 Painters & Dockers Basia 3:17

28 Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls Before Too Long 3:22

29 Andrew Pendlebury She Set Fire to the House 4:50

30 Philisteins Early Morning Memory 2:11

31 Pyramidiacs No Soul 3:33

32 Powderfinger Tail 5:27

33 Pollyanna Fordgreensilverocket 2:18

34 Paradise Mote Thumbelina 4:07

35 Primary Vicious Precious and Brazilian 3:37

36 Presets Beat On, Beat Off 3:46

37 Proclamation King of the Mountain (A-Side) 3:04

38 Purple Hearts Talkin' Bout You (A-Side) 2:08

39 Chris Pelcer Can't Find Reverse 4:11

40 Questions Sally Go Round the Roses 3:14

41 QED Everywhere I Go 3:30


R

R CD1

01 Rob E.G. Your Cheatin' Heart 2:06

02 Digby Richards Raincoat in the River 2:58

03 Resonets Shorebreak 2:50

04 Rajahs Cathy's Clown (A-Side) 2:51

05 Ray Brown & the Whispers 20 Miles (A-Side) 2:16

06 Ray Hoff the Offbeats Love Love Love 2:43

07 Rondells Talkin' 'bout You 2:21

08 Richard Wright Group (Barry Gibb) Neither Rich Nor Poor 2:43

09 Running Jumping Standing Still Diddy Wah Diddy 2:21

10 Rev. Black & the Rockin' Vicars Down to the Last 500 2:35

11 Lionel Rose I Thank You 3:38

12 Rashamra Mr Timekeeper 3:18

13 Ross Ryan The Sounds of Peppermint 3:32

14 Renee Geyer Band (I Give You) Sweet Love 3:22

15 Margaret Roadknight Girls in Our Town (The Other Newcastle Song) 2:44

16 Ritz In By Ten (B-Side) 3:39

17 Rabbit Lady La Di Da 3:34

18 Ray White Revival Superstition 4:10

19 Rose Tattoo Bad Boy for Love 3:07

20 Radio Birdman New Race (Original Version) 4:27


R CD2

21 Riptides Sunset Strip 3:34

22 Radiators Comin' Home 3:06

23 Reels Love Will Find a Way 3:00

24 Riffs I'm Not Just Another Boy 3:14

25 Runners Sure Fire Thing (A-Side) 4:02

26 Redgum I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) 5:45

27 Real Life Send Me an Angel 3:54

28 Rockmelons Time Out (For Serious Fun) 2:56

29 James Reyne Fall of Rome 4:59

30 Ratcat Don't Go Now 3:12

31 Revelators Tupelo Honey 3:27

32 Rebecca's Empire Atomic Electric 4:37

33 Regurgitator Blubber Boy 2:43

34 Raouls Night Surfer 2:55

35 Rogue Traders Give in to Me (7' Version) 4:20

36 Red Paintings Rain 4:12

37 Race the Fray When You're the Best 4:28

38 Robin Jolley Marshall's Portable Music Machine 3:40

39 Regular John Language 3:05

40 Normie Rowe I (Who Have Nothing) (A-Side) 2:11


S

S CD1

01 Schneider Sisters Washboard Rock 'n Roll 1:33

02 Statesmen Beachcomber 2:33

03 Strangers Leavin' Town (A-Side) 2:16

04 Soundelles Can't You See (B-Side) 2:16

05 Seekers We're Moving On 2:02

06 Steve & the Board Giggle Eyed Goo 2:19

07 Spektors Gloria 2:25

08 Showmen So Far Away 2:28

09 Swordsmen I'll Make You Happy 3:13

10 Second Thoughts Run Back Home 1:57

11 Syssys Take a Heart (B-Side) 3:30

12 Somebody's Image Hush (A-Side) 2:26

13 Stag Knights Speed is the King 2:14

14 Same Day Twins Walking and Talking 2:45

15 Sherbet Crimson Ships (A-Side) 3:44

16 Sons of the Vegetal Mother Garden Party 3:28

17 Spectrum I'll Be Gone 4:12

18 Glenn Shorrock Let's Get the Band Together (1971) 2:47

19 S C R a (Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly) Roly Poly 3:17

20 Rick Springfield Speak to the Sky 2:51

21 Sebastian Hardie All Right Now 2:37

22 Skylight Get it Happening (B-Side) 4:27

23 Skyhooks Living in the 70's 3:42

24 Sid Rumpo The Riddle 5:14

25 Jim Keay's Southern Cross Undecided 2:39

26 Stylus Summer Breeze 5:06

27 Saints (I'm) Stranded 3:31

28 Spaniards God is a Shield 5:59

29 Supernaut I Like It Both Ways 3:18

30 Stepps Kryptonite 6:52

31 Stars Quick on the Draw 3:12

32 Southern Cross Stormy Lady (B-Side) 4:56

33 Sports In Trouble With the Girls 3:06

34 Stars Mighty Rock 3:08

S    CD2

35 Savanna Silver Band Ruby Running Faker 3:25

36 Swanee Crazy Dreams 3:34

37 Stockley, See, Mason Band Endless Love 3:53

38 Scientists Frantic Romantic 2:46

39 Wendy Stapelton Heart of Stone 4:37

40 Sunnyboys Happy Man 3:01

41 Serious Young Insects Trouble Understanding Words 3:19

42 Spy Vs. Spy Do What You Say 2:38

43 Screaming Tribesmen Igloo 4:00

44 Stems She's a Monster 3:48

45 Someloves It's My Time 3:20

46 Single Gun Theory Exorcise This Wasteland 5:42

47 Screaming Jets C'mon 2:49

48 Seven Stories Sleeping Through Another War 4:02

49 Spiderbait Circle K 2:25

50 Swoop Jelly Funk 4:36

51 Sharp Love Your Head 2:47

52 Screamfeeder Fingers & Toes 4:46

53 Scary Mother Lord of the Flies 3:52

54 Max Sharam Coma 3:45

55 Silverchair Tomorrow 4:26

56 Something for Kate Dean Martin 4:36

57 Savage Garden I Want You 3:52

58 Superjesus Saturation 4:04

59 Sonic Animation Theophilus Thistler 3:54

60 Sleepy Jackson Miniskirt 4:08

61 Starky That's How I'll Know You 3:19

62 Guy Sebastian Angels Brought Me Here 3:59

63 Sand Pebbles Natalie 6:00

64 Silents Nightcrawl 2:50

65 Schvendes Small Mercies, Sweet Graves 4:40

66 Sun Blindness A Crack in the Concrete (For D. Crosby) 3:42

67 Siren Tower Letter From the Edge of the Earth 4:09

68 Shakemaker Searching for Shake 2:27


T

T    CD1

01 Thunderbirds New Orleans Beat 2:16

02 Twilights I'll Be Where You Are (A-Side) 2:08

03 Town Criers The World Keeps on Turning Round 2:21

04 Throb Fortune Teller 2:24

05 Travis Wellington Hedge Hey Bulldog (A-Side) 2:52

06 Tamam Shud Evolution 2:44

07 Tully Krishna Came (A-Side) 3:37

08 Thump'n Pig and Puff'n Billy Captain Straightman 3:00

09 Taylor, Matt I Remember When I Was Young 3:59

10 Ted Mulry Gang Sunday Evenings 2:00

11 Taste Boys Will Be Boys 3:47

13 Two Man Band Up There Cazaly 2:39

14 Triffids Wide Open Road 4:09

15 Louis Tillett Carousel 4:21

16 Tumbleweed Captain's Log (A-Side) 2:06

17 Tiddas Inside My Kitchen 3:27

18 Things of Stone and Wood Share This Wine 4:06

19 Tex, Don & Charlie Barlow and Chambers 3:37

20 Taxiride Get Set 3:13

21 Tenants You Shit Me to Tears 2:32

22 Temper Trap Sirens 3:36

23 Tame Impala Half Full Glass of Wine 4:24

24 Teskey Brothers Forever You and Me 2:55


UVWXYZ

    CD1

01 U-Turn Traffic Lights 2:48

02 Uncanny X-Men How Do You Get Your Kicks 3:33

03 Keith Urban I Never Work on a Sunday 3:44

04 Vibrants Furry Legs 2:11

05 Virgil Brothers Here I Am (A-Side) 2:43

06 Velvet Underground Somebody to Love 3:28

07 Vertical Hold My Imagination 2:57

08 Venetians Sound on Sound 3:28

09 Vines Factory 3:12

10 John Williamson Old Man Emu 2:52

11 Windchase Glad to Be Alive 8:06

12 Ward 13 Robot Wizards 2:28

13 Wendy and the Rocketts Reputation 3:02

14 Warumpi Band Jailangaru Pakarnu 3:17

15 Wet Taxis C'mon 3:01

16 Wa Wa Nee Stimulation 3:55

17 Weddings, Parties, Anything Seargeant Small 3:13

18 Whitlams I Make Hamburgers 3:34

19 Waifs Bridal Train 4:20

20 Wolfmother Mind's Eye 4:54

21 Wild Cherries That's Life 3:20

22 XL Capris My City of Sydney 2:37

23 Yothu Yindi Mainstream 4:03

24 You Am I Adam's Ribs 3:54

25 Zoot You Better Get Going Now 2:03

26 Zorros Too Young (A-Side) 3:23

27 Zimmermen Don't Go To Sydney 3:52

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15 comments:

  1. Hi Butterboy, I just recognized this one, too. Thanks again for your great effort.
    Best Regartds.

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  2. Australia, one of the great lands of rock music! Congratulations.

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    1. Here,Here... Racati
      Enjoy these Australian sounds.

      Cheers.

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  3. Thanks for this post, brought back many memories as I am from Oz!

    Just point out that the "Man Overboard" track 2 , D CD 2, is not the correct version. Must be a demo or the like.

    Great stuff!

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    1. Hi Michael,
      Great to hear you found the entire set. Most of the tracks in this series are the artists first singles, or first versions.

      The track I used is off the "The Waiting Room" EP. The first known version of Man Overboard.
      Here is some reference material. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waiting_Room_(EP)
      I probably should have used the first track from the Do-Re-Mi (EP).

      I hope you will enjoy the entire series.

      Cheers.

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  4. Thanks for that. Now I understand the choices. I was wondering, for example, why Lee Remick and not Cattle & Cane for the Go-Betweens. The single version of Man Overboard (the version included was not a single) is on the Domestic Harmony album and there is a great 12" version. Compiling that must have been a labour of love and I applaud!

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    1. Hi Michael,

      "Lee Remick" is the debut single by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens. It was released in September 1978 by the Australian independent record label, Able Label, with only 700 copies of the 7" vinyl record produced.(Wikipedia)
      "Cattle and Cane" by The Go-Betweens, was released as the first single from their second album Before Hollywood in 1982 .
      The Man Overboard version I included was the first know version of the song, so you are correct it is not the single version that appeared later. It is however my favorite version and feels superior ,to me, so was included.
      I spent a long time researching the songs and whilst some tracks may not qualify as the first official singles they are historically accurate as the first known version (where included). Some tracks were on an artists first EP and this also looks, at times, disjointed.
      I do appreciated your feed back. It is great to have these type of questions raised.

      Cheers.

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  5. And I appreciate a reply, not to mention that you have tagged the correct date, a huge plus!

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  6. Awesome effort mate and greatly appreciated

    Cheers from DownUnder

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    1. Hi AussieRock,
      Thanks for those kind words. It was definitely a labour of love.
      There is some real interesting music in this set.
      I just realized that your the owner of a music site I have followed for years. You have shared a massive amount of Australian music which has been a great experience to wander through. I thank you and wish you and your blog all future success.

      Cheers.

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    1. Hi g8rrick.
      Glad you picked this one up. It a great set to feel the depth of Australian music over the years. There are pioneering moments and well and influenced rock, but always sounding Australian. I hope you will enjoy this series.
      Cheers.

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  8. Hi BB, thanks again for sharing such a magnitude of music, the links however on this post are no longer available, any possibility of you reloading.

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    1. Hi Digger Blue,
      New links established, tested and working.
      Cheers.

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