#37, by fluke an all Aussie affair

I suppose the chances of 10 Australian records in a row being in the pile is a total fluke, but here we go today.

Kicking off with more from the mighty Skolars, then a b-side for The Sunnyboys - the other side of "Show Me Some Discipline" - and I chose "Guts Of Iron" instead of the a-side because "Show Me Some Discipline" is ( sadly ) really where it all ended for The Sunnyboys - a point from whence it was all very much downhill for the band. A culmination of bad advice ( ie an image change ), new management ( Chugg ) and probably listening too much to record company nagging ( Guidinski ) about changing their sound to suit the US market. All this on top of a degenerating state of health for Jeremy Oxley equals a disaster. Aaah good old Jeremy - you're the best, dude !!. "Guts Of Iron" is from the Lobby Loyde days and looks like it was recorded with Colin Freeman at the time of the first album and mixed a bit later with Lobby and Jeremy Oxley.

Then some Riptides finally - "Only Time" their first 7" outing on Regular Records, more XL Capris with a single from the Weeds album, Popular Mechanics - that's the Sydney band not the NZ band around at the time with the same name who had to change their name in Australia to NZ Pop ( which is a shocker of a name !! ). Followed by a single in the 2nd phase of Tactics "Coat Tails", tricky Nicky Cave doing a Johnny Cash cover, Pel Mel's 2nd single ( or 3rd if you count the 2 issues of No Word From China ) and then 2 records from Dave 'Baby' Claringbold and friends - Just A Drummer's first double AA sided "The Lone Trombone" single and then a much later outfit called Red Ochre, with just Dave and Glad from Just A Drummer. Recently for work I met Dave Claringbold and at the time was racking my brain trying to remember his face, and then a few hours afterwards it came back to me & I was lamenting I didn't get to say something to him about how much I loved his music. Oh well...such is life :)


Podcast 37 link for mp3
Podcast 37 link for text file tracklisting



Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #37
1. No Room For Happiness - The Skolars ( Method Aust 1985 ) ( 0.00 - 3.52 )
2. Guts Of Iron - Sunnyboys ( Mushroom Aust 1983 ) ( 3.52 - 7.34 )
3. Only Time - The Riptides ( Regular Aust 1981) ( 7.34 - 10.34 )
4. Igloos - XL Capris ( Axle Aust 1981 ) ( 10.34 - 13.08 )
5. You Get The Picture - Popular Mechanics ( Basilisk Aust 1980 ) ( 13.08 - 16.16 )
6. Coat Tails - Tactics ( Folding Chair Aust 1985 ) ( 16.16 - 18.59 )
7. The Singer - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ( Mute 1986) ( 18.59 - 22.01 )
8. Head Above Water - Pel Mel ( Gap Aust 1982 ) ( 22.01 - 25.57 )
9. Sweat - Just A Drummer ( Correct Aust 1985 ) ( 25.57 - 29.03 )
10. In The City When It Rains - Red Ochre ( Dirty red Recs Aust 1988 ) ( 29.03 - 31.48 )
( duration 32 mins, 320kps mp3 )