Obscured 30

Carolyn Young
Ordinary Guy (Devlin) 2.44
Pye PP-176 1962
The B side of You're Running Out Of Kisses, the first of three singles for this Sydney singer.
Dinah Lee
a) Medley: Then He Kissed Me / It's My Party / I Only Want To Be With You (various composers) b) Stay Awhile (Raymonde/Hawker) 3.45
Viking VP143 (NZ) 1964
From the LP Live On The Peter Posa Show! where Lee is backed by Max Merritt & The Meteors.
Sharon Black
Little Church Around The Corner (Songwriter unknown) 2.08
Philips BF-212 1965
#4 Adel. From Ipswich Qld, Black won Bandstand’s Starflight ’64 leading to regular appearnces and a US trip; this is the second of her three singles. She died in a car accident in 1979.
Marcie Jones
You Can't Bypass Love (Kendrick/Hunter) 2.18
Sunshine QK-1718 1967
Her final, unsuccessful 60s solo single before teaming with The Cookies.
Little Pattie
If He Would Care (Lex King) 1.50
HMV EA-4865 1967
One of a string of unsuccessful mid-60s singles for Pattie.
April Byron
See You Sam (A. Potts) 2.04
CBS BA-221463 1968
#30 Adel. Originally from Adelaide, Byron moved to Melbourne where she appeared regularly on TV and released four singles. This was the last.
Lynn Rogers
Fresh Start (Crawford/King) 3.56
Astor A-7128 1969
The B-side of the Melbourne singer’s first single Just Loving You (#2 Bris, #5 Melb, #34 Adel). She also released three singles in her career.
Strawberry Fair
Come Back & Shake Me (E. Young) 2.37
Clarion MCK-3069 1969
#12 Bris, #6 Syd, #45 Melb, #6 Perth, #52 national. Originally a hit for Irish singer Clodagh Rogers, this version is by another Pat Aulton-compiled studio group.
Medium Cool
Wrist Job (Marriott) 3.51
Van Diemen VDRO-25 c.1970
From the Scene (ABC-TV Tasmania) compilation, the group featured future Bootleg Family Band singer Louise Lincoln. The song is a Humble Pie cover.
The Vibrants
Give Me Just A Little More Time (Dunbar/Wayne) 2.37
Air AA 0006 1971
Their final single, and second with Penny Parsons on lead vocals. Not a hit.
Frais Campbell
I Know The Reason (Roberts) 2.09
Astor A-7218 1971
Another act with three singles to their name! This was her second, though the B-side New World In The Morning gained as much attention as the superior A side.
Yvonne Barrett
Mr 7654312 (Simon Napier-Bell) 2.13
Albert AP-9839 1972
The B-side of her final single No Longer Part Of Your Life.
Sun (with Renee Geyer)
Message (Chris Sonnenberg) 5.11
Previously unreleased, 1972
Live on GTK. The track originally appeared on the Sun 1972 LP; Geyer left the band later that year to begin her long solo career.
Colleen Hewett
Tommy Can You Hear Me / Smash The Mirror (Townshend) 2.45
Previously unreleased, 1973
From the Australian live performance of Tommy, recorded at the Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne on 31 March 1973.
Judy Henderson
Ride To The River (Henderson) 3.41
Warm & Genuine 2079 905 1974
Obscure Sydney singer with an obscure single from her obscure LP Making Waves! Produced by Michael Carlos (Tully etc).
Tole Puddle
Love Is The Way (Parfitt) 4.29
Billingsgate L 35796 1976
From the NZ band’s only LP In Search Of A Breath Of Fresh Air. Vocals by Diane Halsey.
Margret Roadknight
Raw Deal (Edgeworth) 2.52
Infinity K-6664 1977
Single only release; the song is taken from a film of the same name.
Mopsie Beans
Mechanic (M & J Beans) 4.01
Local Label, no cat.# 1979
From the One Out EP; the eccentric Sydney singer’s only other release was the Appearances LP in 1982.
Gillian Eastoe & King Dog
Something About You (Holland/Dozier/Holland) 2.58
Mercury 6037 950 1979
Their debut single; King Dog also featured Phil Emmanuel on guitar. Eastoe gained greater success later as a kids’ rock performer.
Christie Allen
Baby Get Away (Glen/Burns/Most) 3.36
Mushroom K8016 1980
#21 Melb, #25 Adel, #37 Perth, #38 national. Her sixth single, taken from the London-recorded Detour LP.
Wendy & The Rocketts
In Your Eyes (Stapleton) 3.45
Mushroom K-8666 1982
B-side of Your Place Or Mine (#12 Melb); recorded live in November ‘81.
Lisa Bade
Losin' Feelin’ (Gillespie) 4.26
Wheatley/EMI WBEX1008 1982
B-side of (That Ain't) No Way To Treat A Lady, and also on the Suspicion LP. This track features Mick Ronson & Peter Frampton (as Shane Fontayne) on guitars.
Wendy Saddington (Gandharvika Dasi) & The Hari Krishna Band
Hypocrite Heaven (Yasomatinandana Das) 4.52
Not officially released, 1984
Recorded in Auckland; only on the privately released CD Where To Now?

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