Obscured 20
- Max Merritt & The Meteors
So Long Baby (Merritt-Williams-Dick) 3:06
RCA 101601 1965
A single from the Meteors’ self-titled LP, recorded in NZ shortly before their move to Australia. The band comprised Merritt, Johnny Dick, Teddy Toi & Peter Williams. Williams went on to form the Groove, while Toi and Dick became the Aztecs rhythm section later in the year. - The Breakaways
It’s A Lie (Colin Turnbull) 2:05
W&G S-2349 1965
B-side of the Melbourne band’s Johnny B Goode single [Obscured 19]. - The Final Four
Hold Onto Your Life (writer unknown) 2:39
Scope!! SP-007 1967
Another Melbourne band with the B-side of their only single. They later transformed into The Dream when joined by a couple of members from The Changing Times. - The Questions
I Can’t Hear You (Goffin/King) 2:25
Festival FK-2026 1967
The B-side of their third single And Things Unsaid. The Questions changed name to Doug Parkinson In Focus the following year. - Kompany
The Family Way (Mike Brady) 2:16
Clarion MCK-1806 1967
Perhaps better known as Johnny Young’s backing group, this was the B-side of Kompany’s own second and last single Little Joe The Boxer. - Lynne Randell
That’s A Hoe Down (Hammond) 1:53
BA-221432 1967
Randell’s follow-up to Ciao Baby was also recorded in New York; this was her last single for CBS. It made #19 in Melbourne, #26 in Adelaide and #55 nationally, and was also released in the US and UK. - Marcie & The Cookies
You On My Mind (Hans Poulsen) 2:21
Columbia DO-8603 1968
B-side of their second and last single White Christmas after which Marcie Jones resumed her successful solo career; Marcie & The Cookies still perform today with the same line-up. - The Valentines
Build Me Up Buttercup (Macaulay/D'Abo) 2:47
Previously unreleased c.1969
Recorded for the Melbourne TV show Turning On. This was a pre-recorded backing track that the band mimed to on the show, but was never officially released on vinyl. - The Clik
La-De-Da (M. Christian) 3:11
Festival FK-3407 1969
Originally known as The Menu, The Clik was a band with a very commercial image; members included Mario Millo (his first group, pre-Sebastian Hardie) and drummer Brian Kirby who later joined the reformed Executives. This was the first of their two singles. - The Groop
You Gotta Live Love (Cadd-Mudie) 2:50
CBS BA-221640 1969
Their final single, released one month after the band split. Not a hit, although they did record one further important piece, the backing track to Russell Morris’ The Real Thing. - Quartet
Now (Britten) 2:46
Decca Y-8977 1969
Terry Britten (ex-Twilights) joined with Kevin Peek, Trevor Spencer and Allan Tarney (all ex-Johnny Broome & The Handels, James Taylor Move etc.) in the UK to record two singles. This was the A-side of the first. - SCRA
Roly Poly (Martin) 7:56
HMV SOXLP 7561/2 1972
Live, extended version of their biggest hit, from the Sunbury 1972 double LP. - Graham Lowndes
Till Time Brings Change (Lowndes) 4:41
Albert Productions APLP 004 1973
One of Lowndes’ best known songs, taken from the Survival’s A Song LP. Artists such as Johnny Farnham and Jeannie Lewis have also recorded the song. - Debbie Byrne
Da Doo Ron Ron (Spector/Greenwich/Barry) 2:43
L&Y K-5738 1974
Only the second single in her long career, this version of the Crystals classic was a double A-side, coupled with Boogie Man. It reached #7 in Melbourne and #29 nationally. - Madder Lake
It’s All In Your Head (Madder Lake) 3:47
Mushroom K 5732 1974
Mick Fettes’ last recording with the band was this non-charting single. It didn’t appear on LP until The Best Of Madder Lake in 1978. - Baby Grande
There And Back (prob. Kilbey) 2:44
Previously unreleased, 1977
Another rare demo from Steve Kilbey’s Canberra-based pre-Church band. - Scandal
How Long (Carrack) 3:57
Mushroom K-7037 1978
This cover of the Ace song was the Adelaide band’s biggest hit (#23 nationally) and appeared on their only, self-titled album. They had split by year’s end. - Scandal
My Lady’s Chamber (Kerrison/Harriott) 2:25
1978
B-side of 17, also on their LP. - Supernaut
Misfits (Burnham/Twinn/Burnham/Foxman) 2:32
Wizard ZS-192 1978
Their last single before changing name to The Nauts. This was a double A side with the song Spies. - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Rub Up Push Up (“unknown”) 3:04
Mushroom K-8210 1981
Originally recorded by Jamaican band Justin Hines & The Dominoes in the mid 60s. The Falcons version appeared on the B-side of Sweet, and the Dexterity mini-LP. - The Naturals
On The Alert (Osborne/Evans) 3:20
Mushroom K9477 1984
Hailing originally from Qld, The Naturals moved to Sydney after signing with Mushroom. This, the first of two singles, did well on the independent charts. Drummer Steve Sowerby later joined the Eurogliders; other members included David Osborne (gtr), Mark Hilton (gtr, kybds), Greta Kamaromy (vcls) and Bill Bloomfield (bs). - Masters Apprentices
Buried And Dead (Bower) 3:00
Previously unreleased, 2003
One of the occasional Masters line-ups of recent years - Jim Keays (vcls, harmonica), Doug Ford (gtr), Rob Hornbuckle (bs, vcls) and Tony Day (drums), recorded at the South Adelaide Football Club in 2003. - Spectrum
What The World Needs (Is A New Pair Of Socks) (Rudd) 4:32
Previously unreleased, 2006
Rudd, Putt and Robbo with a live version of the Milesago classic. Recorded at the Trinity Sessions, Adelaide June 2006.
THIS CDR IS FOR TRADE ONLY, NOT FOR SALE. As well you know. Compiled 2007.