Obscured 26
- Max Merritt & The Meteors
You Deserve What You've Got (Merritt) 2:11
Parlophone A-8179 1965
Their third single since moving to Australia, and 13th overall. Not a hit. - Annette Steele
Secret Love (Fain/Webster) 2:16
Previously unreleased 1966
Steele released three unsuccessful singles for the In label before disappearing from view. She also recorded this cover of the Doris Day / Kathy Kirby hit for the Go!! Show of August 22 1966. - Betty McQuade
Beauty Is Just Skin Deep (Glazer/Weiss/King) 2:01
W&G S-2678 1966
The final single of her career which began in 1961 with Midnight Bus. This was her only recording for W&G. - Iguana
Mary Go Round (G & C Littlewood) 2:03
Festival FK-2226 1968
The B-side of their biggest hit California My Way (#10 Melb, #5 Bris). - Dave Miller Set
Having A Party (Sam Cooke) 2:25
Spin EK-2277 1968
B-side of the Hope single [Obscured 22]. - Cleves
Don't Turn Your Back (Brown/Aitken) 4:35
Festival FK-3306 1969
B side of the very poppy Sticks And Stones singles; this track also appeared on the Music From Michael EP on Infinity. - Greg Anderson
No Roses For Michael (Anderson) 3:52
Festival FK-3850 1970
The most successful of his seven singles, written for a telemovie concerning heroin addiction. Anderson went on to work for Dolly Parton in the US as “Australia’s Electric Cowboy”! - Carson County Band
On The Highway (Lawrie) 2:59
Rebel D.G. 270/06 1970
Very rare first single prior to Broderick Smith’s joining and before the name change to just Carson. Lead vocals are by the song’s writer Greg Lawrie. - Bakery
Leave Scruffy Alone (writer unknown) 5:42
RCA Victor 101916 1971
This original song was the B-side of the Bloodsucker single [Obscured 24] that commands high prices in auctions nowadays. The band is credited as “The Bakery” on the label. - Hans Poulsen
Sweetest Girl I've Ever Seen (Is Always Crying) (Poulsen) 2:48
Fable FB-080 1971
Unsuccessful single taken from the Natural High LP. - Debbie Byrne
Boogie Man (Richards) 3:15
L&Y K-5738 1974
The other A side of Da Doo Ron Ron [Obscured 20]; this song was also recorded by the Jackson Five the previous year. - Redhouse
I Like Dancing (Redhouse) 3:41
EMI 11237 1976
Geelong’s most popular band of the mid-70s with their biggest hit (#16 Melb, #24 Adel). After one more single, they split the following year. Lead singer John Dallimore then formed his own self-titled band! - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Not A Woman Not A Child (Murray/Peters) 3:35
Mushroom K 7525 1979
The B-side of Hit And Run, also on a limited bonus LP with Screaming Targets. Live at the Sentimental Bloke, Bulleen Apr 7 1979. - Johnny Topper & His Beatnik Buddies
Beatnik Twist (Topper/Jaqinot/Rough) 3:46
Big Girl 727 1979
The other side of Frankie’s Goat [Obscured 23] featuring Steve Cummings on backing vocals. Possibly fellow ex-Pelaco Brother Joe Camilleri on sax? - Lisa Bade
Stormy Bed (Gillespie) 3:08
WBE 351 1980
B-side of Traveller In The Night [Obscured 18]. Players include Ross Hannaford, Mark Gillespie and Sam McNally. - Bad Poets
You're Gonna Cry Not Me (Bad Poets) 4:40
Previously unreleased c1980
Another officially unavailable demo from the Adelaide new wave band. - Cold Chisel
My Turn To Cry (Barnes) 3:55
Previously unreleased 1981
The infamous performance from the Countdown TV Week Music Awards, with new lyrics expressing displeasure at the event, and the destruction of instruments at the end. Probable subtitle of Eat This! - Cheetah
Bang Bang (Vanda/Young) 3:29
AP-658 1981
Written and produced by Vanda & Young, this was Cheetah’s penultimate single which only reached #56 in Sydney. It also opened their only LP, Rock & Roll Women. - Doug Parkinson
Willing & Abel (Murray/Mellck/Parkinson/Irwin) 4:02
Possum POS 3018 1987
The theme song of a short-lived Channel 9 TV comedy about two handymen. This was also Parkinson’s only recording for Possum. - The Coming Generation
The Coming Generation (Mantz/Tucker/Jones) 2:58
Previously unreleased 2007
The original version was by US band The Knickerbockers. In NZ, The Gremlins’ recording made #2 in 1966. This live version features 2 original Gremlins reformed for the occasion, including leader Glyn Tucker on vocals, with guest musicians. - Chants R&B
I’m Your Witchdoctor (Mayall) 2:50
Previously unreleased 2007
Mike Rudd’s first band also reformed for the same event, the Wild Things Spectacular, Auckland Nov 17 2007. - Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends
The Fugitive Kind (Wilson) 3:07
Previously unreleased 2008
Live at the Norwood Hotel, Adelaide July 31 2008.
THIS CDR IS FOR TRADE ONLY, NOT FOR SALE. Playable on mono and stereo equipment. Compiled 2008.