Obscured 9
- Gerry Stone & The Mystery Men
World Without Love (Lennon/McCartney) 2:50
c.1964/5
From a previously unreleased rehearsal tape by this Sydney band, featuring pre-Throb / pre-Masters Apprentices Denny and Colin Burgess. Other members included Percy and Carl, whose surnames are lost in the mists of time. - Somebody’s Image
It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan) 3:38
W&G In S 8116 1967
The B-side of their successful single Hush, Russell Morris' emotive vocals cutting through the primitive-sounding recording. - The Twilights
Found To Be Thrown Away (Britten) 2:18
EMI Columbia SECO 7870 1968
Apart from the odd compilation track , the Twilights' second LP Once Upon A Twilight has never been reissued on CD. Here's another taster from this psych-pop classic. - La De Das
Civic Pride (Howard/Wilson) 2:22
EMI/HMV SCXO-7899 1969
A track from the rare Happy Prince LP; also appeared on the band's Rock’n'Roll Decade compilation of the early 80s. Both are unavailable on CD. - Wickedy Wak
Billy's Bikie Boys (J.Young) 2:55
Sunshine QK-3118 1969
1969 version of perennial Brisbane band, featuring a pre-Zoot Rick Springfield. Produced by Molly Meldrum, written by Johnny Young & with Beeb Birtles (Zoot/LRB) on backing vocals. - Zoot
Turn Your Head (Springfield) 4:55
Columbia DO-9317 1970
B-side of the Eleanor Rigby single and one of the heaviest tracks the band recorded. It appeared on the Zoot Out compilation LP but never saw a CD release. - Vanda & Young
Superman (Vanda/Young) 2:37
Drum/Albert DRUM.8182 / BALP.10291 c.1970
Demo version of the song made a hit later by Alison MacCallum, this was only released on the Vanda & Young Story LP in 1977. - Chain
Sunny Day (Morgan) 3:10
Infinity INK-4831 1972
Rare single by 3-piece version of Chain: Warren Morgan, Barry Sullivan and Laurie Pryor. A live version also appears on the Sunbury 1972 DVD. - Alison MacCallum
Fire (Roberts/Hill) 2:07
RCA 102281 1973
This single was not a hit except in Adelaide where it made #27, and did not make it to LP until the Superman compilation some years later. - Alison MacCallum
Teach Me How To Fly (Sidney Barnes) 3:04
B-side of track 9. - Mighty Kong
Callin' All Cats (Wilson) 4:01
Wizard ZS-108 1973
Ross Wilson & Ross Hannaford's band between splitting and re-forming Daddy Cool. They were joined by
ex-Spectrum drummer Ray Arnott and 2 ex-Company Caine members, Russell Smith & Tim Partridge.
Despite the pedigree, they only produced this one single; it flopped as did the LP All I Wanna Do is Rock. - Doug Parkinson
Raised On Rock (Mark James) 3:03
Wizard ZS-135 1975
Doug's only single for Wizard, produced by Robie Porter. This was never released on LP or CD. - Dragon
Rock & Roll Ponsonby (Dragon) 4:18
Vertigo 6036 908 1975
Non-LP B-side to Vermillion Cellars, which was from Scented Gardens For The Blind, the band's last album while resident in NZ. The song concerns the Auckland suburb where Dragon was formed. - Taste
A Little Romance (Murdoch/Donati) 3:38
Bootleg BL-302 1977
This single reached #24 on the Melbourne charts and also appeared on the Knights Of Love album for their second label, Philips. Who's been listening to Queen LPs, then…? - The Sports
Nothin' Shakin' (Fontaine/Gluck/Colacrai/Lampert) 2:54 - The Sports
Cruisin' In A Citroen (Bates/Cummings) 2:52
Oz OZS 1005 1977
These songs marked the first appearance on LP for this popular Melbourne band, from the long-deleted various artists album Debutantes. Produced by Ross Wilson, who started the label with Glenn Wheatley. - Stiletto
Cream (Garner/Bell) 3:19
Oz OZS 1005 1977
One of their first recordings, also from Debutantes. It appeared as the B-side to their Bluebirds single the following year. Singer Jane Clifton later released a number of solo recordings, and went on to acting work in TV and theatre. - The Dingoes
Marijuana Hell (Nagle/Blakeley) 4:23 - The Dingoes
When A Man Loves A Woman (Lewis/Wright) 5:01
Lamington LAM 332 1978
From the rare Live At The Station LP, these two songs never appeared on a Dingoes album. The first was originally released by US songwriter/keyboardist Ron Nagle and appeared on his 1970 LP Bad Rice. The second needs no explanation. - Matchbox
Sleep (M.Conway/T.Burkys) 4:03
Festival L 36579 1978
Released as a single, but this is the longer version from their final LP Slightly Troppo. - Gary Young
Running Late For Wandong (Young) 3:02
Mushroom K-8191 1981
This was released twice as a single, firstly under Young's own name, then reissued under the full name of Gary Young & The Rocking Emus when their self-titled album was released in 1982. Also playing are Ross Hannaford, Wayne Duncan and Jeff Burstin. Produced by Ross Wilson. - Burwood Blues Band
Volcano (Rudd/Putt/Rudd) 3:45
c.1987
An earlier, more electronic version of the song that would become the title track of a later Mike Rudd and Bill Putt CD, Living On A Volcano. The original source is either demo tape or limited release cassette.
Compiled 2005.