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Obscured 8

  1. Billy Thorpe
    Dream Baby (Cindy Walker) 2:55
    Festival 11/67
    Last of the pre blues/Sunbury era Thorpie singles & one of his rarest, this solo release saw him return to Festival Records where he first charted 4 years before. Minor Sydney Top 40 hit.
  2. Billy Thorpe
    You Don't Live Twice (Les Reed/John Rae) 3:10
    B-side of track 1.
  3. Castaways Featuring Frankie Stevens
    Baby What I Mean (Hamilton/Sheldon) 2:10
    HMV/EMI 02/68
    When frontman Peter Nelson left this NZ band to go solo he was replaced by Frankie Stevens, brother of future Noiseworks singer Jon Stevens. This was the B side of their 2nd single One More Time.
  4. The Groove
    You Are The One I Love (King/Gallo) 2:36
    Columbia/EMI 11/68
    This 4th single for one of our best soul influenced bands was only a minor hit in hometown Melbourne but a #3 hit in Brisbane.
  5. The Valentines
    Getting Better (Bon Scott/Wyn Milson) 3:12
    Philips 09/69
    B side of Nick Nack Paddy Wack & the hit side in Hobart, this is more of a rock track than the A side with the late great Bon Scott taking the lead vocal.
  6. Ray Brown / Moonstone
    Oh Sarah (Ray Brown)
    Festival 04/70 (3:20)
    As the '70's dawned, 60's rocker Brown was among the vanguard of country/rock performers in Oz. This was the 1st single from his new band following the break up of The Whispers. From the album Madhouse.
  7. The 69'ers
    Morning Blues (Dave Macon/Al Smith) 2:29
    DuMonde 12/71
    Much loved Sydney Band's 2nd single which also appeared on their equally hard to find S/T album.
  8. La De Das
    You & Me (Kevin Borich) 3:18
    HMV/EMI 03/72
    Semi-acoustic/country B side of Morning Good Morning features a change of style for KB's boogie rockers.
  9. Band Of Light
    Destiny Song (Phil Keys) 3:12
    Warner 08/73
    Following Keys' departure from the La De Das after 7 years he formed Band Of Light & this, their first single was an instant boogie classic but did not appear on either of their L.P.'s.
  10. Doug Parkinson
    Lonely (Don Cloeczki) 2:53
    Polydor 08/72
    Doug's 1st solo single, a big rock ballad with his booming vocals & Billy Green's guitar recalling his In Focus days at their best.
  11. Chain with Matt Taylor
    Grab A Snatch And Hold It (Junior Wells) 7:29
    Mushroom Anti Ripoff Rec. 6/73
    Matt reunited with his ex bandmates in the '73 incarnation of Chain for this one off performance at the closing of Melb's Garrison Disco. From Garrison: The Final Blow Unit 2.
  12. Graham Lowndes
    Lazybones (Survival's A Song) (Graham Lowndes) 3:50
    Albert Prod. 11/73
    1st single from acclaimed singer/songwriter who sang on Lobby Lloyd's classic Plays With George Guitar album. B/V by Renee Geyer & Bobbi Marchini. From Survival's A Song.
  13. Colleen Hewett
    Sit Yourself Down (Stephen Stills) 3:57
    Festival 11/73
    Acclaimed big rock production of the Stills song, this was Colleen's last Festival single & an unexpected failure for the then Queen Of Pop.
  14. Pantha
    I Am Not Afraid (Paul Curtis/Roger Pell) 4:55
    Wizard 11/75
    1st single from unique, heavily percussive Melbourne band, a hybrid of the styles of Santana & Osibisa. From album Doway Do Doway Do.
  15. Ariel
    Rock & Roll Scars (Mike Rudd) 4:33
    Mushroom Rec. 12/75
    Live version of the title song from their 2nd album, recorded on the final night of Melbourne's renowned Reefer Cabaret, New Years Eve 1975. From the album A-Reefer Derci.
  16. Gullivers Travels
    Why Should It Happen (Gulliver Smith) 2:48
    Rec.1976
    Unreleased live track from Gulliver Smith's unrecorded band feat Carson's Greg 'Sleepy' Lawrie & Daddy Cool's Wayne Duncan. From The Real Thing (ABC-TV).
  17. Carol Lloyd Band
    Storm In My Soul (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle) 3:03
    EMI 12/76
    First solo single from the former Railroad Gin singer. Another top 10 Brisbane hit ignored by the rest of the country.
  18. Avalanche
    Wizard Of Love (Tony Naylor) 3:14
    Bootleg 02/76
    Band fronted by Adrian Campbell who joined former Bootleg Family Band members Tony Naylor, Clive Harrison & TV's Geoff 'Coxie' Cox. This was their 1st & biggest selling single.
  19. Jeff St. John
    Fool In Love (Frankie Miller/Andy Fraser) 2:52
    Asylum 08/77
    This single put one of Australia's best singers back in the charts & gave Jeff his biggest hit of all after a 7 year drought. It was also his last big hit.
  20. Rockwell T. James
    Rollin' On (Garth Porter/Rockwell T. James/Tony Mitchell) 3:33
    Razzle 07/78
    James is better known as bass player Ronnie Peel, a veteran of many bands incl. Missing Links, Thunderclap Newman, La De Das & JPY's All Stars among many others. Peel revived the RTJ name in '76 with help from Sherbet's Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell for several singles & an album. Apart from Porter & Mitchell on bass & keyboards, other musos on the records included Chisel guitarist Ian Moss & Spectrum/King Harvest drummer Mark Kennedy.
  21. Kerri Biddell & Compared To What
    Steamroller Blues (Taylor) 3:21
    EMI 02/80
    Australia's premiere jazz singer sings some funky blues on this James Taylor song from her band's self-titled album. It was also Australia's 1st digital recording. Watch your windows on that last note!!
  22. Broderick Smith's Big Combo
    Into The Mystic (Van Morrison) 6:02
    Mushroom 05/82
    Another of Oz Rock's greatest voices, this is a great live version of the Van Morrison classic. From Rockin' Australia Live.

Compiled 2005.