This double CD pack (CD ROM and music CD) documents the Australian punk scene from 1976-79, giving a voice to those who contributed to the punk scene to let them tell their story and to talk of the motivations, influences, ambitions and ups & downs of this groundbreaking movement. The CD-ROM allows the user to explore bands, family trees, fanzines, releases and venues. Within the interactive screens are video interviews, live band footage, artwork, posters, photographs and fanzine material.
This CD represents the state of Australian garage music in 2003. Well packaged and with 25 tracks, if you like the genre you're probably going to find a place to put this on your shelf.
37 bands over 2 discs with great cover art from respected garage artist Darren Merinuk. This second edition boasts an even stronger representation of the late 2000s rumblings from the Australian and New Zealand garage rock underground.
Board Boogie is the first of four volumes on Big Beat International devoted to the amazing Australian 1960s scene.
Featuring 22 classic singles and album tracks from the likes of Radio Birdman, Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon, Died Pretty, Lime Spiders, Eastern Dark and Hoodoo Gurus, this is maximum guitar crunch matched by quality songwriting all the way.
This compile spans the years 1976 - 1987 and contains a wide selection of Australian indie A-sides from the era. Some 50 tracks in all accompanied by a 30 page booklet of liner notes and pictures.
Various Artists - Drunks, Guns And Livestock In The Streets Vol. 1
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This compilation has some very notable Aussie punk/rock 'n' roll bands playing live at Melbourne's Turkeyneck Bar & Grill. Features legendary bands such as X, Scrumfeeder, Corpse Grinders, Cosmic Psychos and I Spit On Your Gravy.
Various Artists - Drunks, Guns And Livestock In The Streets Vol. 2
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The second of the series that takes in the blood bath once known as the Turkeyneck Bar & Grill. It collects rare recordings from some of Australia's most endearing and notorious from the last 25 years - from the Johnnys to the Leftovers and everything in between.
Various Artists - Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-74
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This 150 minute, 30 track double CD brings together the pivotal acts of 1969-74 - Kahvas Jute, Galadriel, the Master's Apprentices, Fraternity, Blackfeather, Company Caine, Tamam Shud, Pirana, Tully, Bakery and many others.
Off The Hip have assembled an array of great artists from around the world to pay tribute to the music of The Stems. The CD includes 19 tracks covering your favourite Stems tunes.
This is a 19 track CD tribute to the might of Sunnyboys. It features exclusive recordings by Even, Shifter, The Shimmys, Naked Eye and 15 other cool Australian bands.
Here's another jam-packed compilation devoted to the unique brand of vintage 1960s Australian garage punk. It includes many classics of the era, and also a good quantity of little-known gems and tracks previously not reissued anywhere. Contains 30 tracks
The infamous late 70's punk/new wave/power pop compilation Lethal Weapons was a tentative major label funded foray into the emergent Australian punk movement. It was short lived and much maligned, but was an important release in that it contains the earliest recordings of, amongst others: The Boys Next Door ( Nick Cave / Birthday Party), Teenage Radio Stars (Sean Kelly & James Freud - Models), The Survivors (The New Christs), Jab (Models) and The Negatives (Sacred Cowboys)
Tremendous 23 track CD of Australian power pop. Released to coincide with the first Lost Weekend pop festival in Sydney 2001.
2002 compilation featuring 31 tracks by 60's Australian beat groups signed locally to Festival Records. It includes Purple Hearts, Rajahs, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Normie Rowe & The Playboys and many more. All the tracks are in mono.
The fourth and final installment in Big Beat's look at the amazing Australian music scene of the 1960s. On this release the focus is on the splendid psychedelic pop of the late 60s. This is the first release outside Australia for virtually all of the material on this compilation and many tracks have never appeared on CD. 27 tracks.
A handpicked selection of favourite tracks by the Illustrious Artists' Svengalis. Featuring rare and unreleased tracks by the Dirtbombs, The Pictures, City Lights, The Anyones, Neon, Mexico City, The Pieces, The M16s and a whole pile more.
A continuation of Raven's overview of the formative years of Oz Rock. This volume deals with the first half of the 1970s. This title has now been deleted by the label. We bought the last few copies. Only here.
The first of Raven's essential Sixties Downunder collections - a compilation of the absolute crème de la crème of Australian 1960s pop/rock. A 72-minute collection, in vibrant sound quality, featuring all this country's 60s legends.
Part two of Raven's comprehensive chronicling of the very best Oz 1960s pop. The hits that mattered from 1965 to 1970, plus a few gems that somehow escaped attention - 29 tracks in all. Sparkling sounds, rare pictures, informative notes and great value.
Raven continues its examination of Australia's vibrant pop scene of the 1960s with Volume 3 of the popular Sixties Downunder series examining the R&B and psychedelic ends of the pop spectrum.
Final release of Raven's popular Sixties Downunder series. Vol. 4 focuses on the beat and pop ends of the musical spectrum.
Double CD release that showcases the WA music scene. Inspired by the documentary that you may have seen on TV (if you're in Australia).
This twenty track surf instrumental compile from Pink Flamingo features 10 Australian (mainly Sydney) groups. The Raouls (ex Birdman members) and Deniz Tek are included. Ratfink type dragster front cover designed by Warwick Gilbert.
Various Artists - Tales from the Australian Underground Vol 1
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A release that attempts to give a balanced view of the development of Australian indie music over the period 1976-1989. Contains many A-side previously unavailable on CD.
Various Artists - Tales from the Australian Underground Vol 2
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Covers 1977-1990 and keeps an eye on the progress of acts like Radio Birdman, The Saints, Riptides, Tactics, The Birthday Party, Laughing Clowns, Sardine v, Scientists, Sekret Sekret, Triffids, Died Pretty and Ed Kuepper as well as introducing some 33 new acts.
The Turkey Tiki-Time 22 track sampler was long overdue. The tracklisting contains old and new material from Turkeyneck's wide range of acts plus a few other treats that fit into the feel of the release. A good starting point to discover the Turkeyneck catalogue.
15 track compile of exclusively Australian bands, released in conjunction with the Big Day Out 1996. Naturally all the bands on this CD played the BDO nationally. Some tracks are live recordings.
Long awaited reissue of this classic post Birdman album. The tracks have been remastered and wrapped up in a twelve page booklet of liner notes and band pics. Essential for those who love all things Birdman.