Obscured 29
- The Marksmen
Pinocchio (Trevor) 2:02
W&G S1351 1962
#18 Melb. Melbourne band whose guitarist Doug Trevor went on to The Cherokees then became musical director for Monkee Davy Jones. He later became an in demand producer. - The Thunderbirds
Mandrake (Vinnie Rodgers) 1:57
Gem GEM-38 1962
Taken from the various artists Quite A Party live LP and recorded on location at the Preston Town Hall, Melbourne. This was The Thunderbirds’ only appearance on album despite their great success on the singles charts. - Johnny Chester
Tossin’ & Turnin’ (Adams/Rene) 2:28
Gem GEM-38 1962
From the same LP, with The Thunderbirds acting as backing band. - Johnny O’Keefe, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and the Bee Gees
Money (Bradford/Gordy Jr) 2:24
Not officially released, 1964
The very definition of “all star” for the era! Recorded for Johnny O’Keefe’s TV show though unfortunately the video seems to have been lost. - Little Gulliver
Everything I Do Is Wrong (Rich) 2:24
W&G S-2572 1966
#46 Melb. His third and final solo single. A few years later, Gulliver Smith formed the classic band Company Caine. - The Rockin’ Rogues
Loose From My Mind (writer unknown) 2:08
Festival Custom Recording c.1965/6
Only exists as an acetate single and is apparently the lone recording from this Sydney band. - Bobby & Laurie
Sweet And Tender Romance (Carter/Lewis/Powell) 1:54
Parlophone A-8185 1966
#23 Melb, #29 Adel. The duo’s first single after moving from Go!! to Parlophone. - The Gingerbreadmen
Rattler (Woodley) 2:58
Columbia DO-4790 1967
#41 Melb. No relation to the Adelaide band of the same name; this is a Melbourne group with their second and final single. Guitarist/vocalist Brendan Henley later formed Bahloo [Obscured 23]. - Adderley Smith Blues Band
You Don’t Love Me (Junior Wells) 2:32
Not officially released c. 1967
Another unissued track from the Broderick Smith / Kerryn Tolhurst-led group. - Mark IV
Groove With What You’ve Got (Vegas/Burns) 2:59
Spin EK-3305 1969
#10 Perth WA band with their only single, produced by Pat Aulton. Originally named The Zebecs, they also backed artists such as Thorpe and Farnham for WA live gigs. Bassist Roy Daniel later joined Fatty Lumpkin, Chain & The Dave Hole Band - Ian Saxon & The Sound
Brother Where Are You (Oscar Brown Jr) 2.49
Nationwide NSP-012 1970
#25 Adel. Originally a singer from Auckland, Saxon moved to Australia and formed The Sound (which also featured Colleen Hewett), joined SCRA, became a compere and promoter - and then an infamous drug lord who for a time was “Australia’s Most Wanted” man. Eventually jailed for 13 years for drug and money laundering crimes, he was finally released in 2008. - Billboard
Three And Three (Geoff Wright) Infinity INK 4438 1971 (3:34)
#35 Melb. Victorian band whose keyboardist Steve Yates also played with King Harvest, Captain Australia etc. This was their only single; its B-side featured an almost completely different line-up! - Alison MacCallum and Celebration
You Can’t Have Sunshine (Hildebrandt) 2:32
Warner Bros WBA-4006 1972
Extremely rare single, produced by G.Wayne Thomas. Band members are unknown. Original version was by German band The Rattles. - Alison MacCallum and Celebration
Hello Sunshine (Grindley) 4:07
B-side of 13, a re-recording of the Freshwater track [Obscured 16]. - Michael Turner In Session
Southbound Train (West/Landsberg/Ventura) 3:40
Previously unreleased, 1972
Recorded live in the studio for GTK but not committed to vinyl; original version was by Mountain. - Karma
Iron Fisted Woman (Brian/Davidson) 3:03
Sunshine K-5296 1974
NZ band which released 3 singles there, then moved to Australia and recorded two more singles for Sunshine, of which this was the first. - Skyhooks
Smut (Symons) 4:58
Previously unreleased, 1975
Recorded live in the studio for GTK (ABC TV) at the time the song was banned from commercial radio. - Sparkle
Crazy Like A Fox (Al Stoehely) 2:01
Infinity K-6318 1976
Sydney based glam/pop band with their only single. The song had previously been recorded by Keith Moon but this version sank without a trace. Vocalist David Gibbons later fronted the more successful Squeeze (not the UK band). - Cybotron
Colossus (Cybotron) 3:35
Champagne CHS605 1978
Single edit of the title track of their second LP. Produced by band members Steve Braund, Geoff Green and Colin Butcher; engineered by Gil Matthews. - Clem East
Jupiter (East/Croft) 6:36
Misrahi / EMI Custom PRS -2668 1979
B-side of rare What Are You Trying To Do To Me single. East, AKA Clem Mizrahi, was involved with the Nutwood Rug Band and Sydney band Man O’War around 1977/8. He produced this single, sang and played bass. Guitarist is probably Chris Turner (Buffalo/Rose Tattoo etc). - Loose Change
17 (Harrison/Holloway/McLennan) 3:37
Rockon LC 10000 1 1979
The A side of Hit Me With Another Double [Obscured 1], which was the A+ side! - Men At Work
Down Under (Hay/Strykert) 4:24
MAW Music, no cat # 1979
The original version; the B side of their first independent single Keypunch Operator. - Trevor Lucas & The Bushwackers
John The Gun (Denny) 5:04
Previouly unreleased 1983
A rare performance by The Bushies with their producer of the time; the song was originally recorded by Lucas with Sandy Denny in Fotheringay though he never sang it himself. Live at the ANU Arts Centre, Canberra April 23 1983. Also featuring the late Louis McManus.
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