#91 "take the suga, doomp the cruums"

A scary red eyed Frank Tovey gets us underway this time, with FG's 4th single, then a B-side track from The Monochrome Set - deftly bypassing the A-side "The Jet Set Junta" where it must be said that the A-side isn't one of their best, though it was late on in the piece and I feel things were really winding down for 'em by that stage anyway.

Then it's Hert's finest The McTells from their Truffaut 303 ep, then a Sydney band called The Lonely Hearts, the 3rd 7" release on Waterfront Records outa Sydney, followed by Barney & Johnny going through the motions and a bonus 7" from TV 21 that came with some versions of their single "Snakes & Ladders".

Speaking of someone not being at their finest I'd have to lump this 7" from The Gist in that category, lacking the same spark as "This Is Love" & 'Love At First Sight", both of which we've featured before.

The EBTG song being from the other side of a 3-tracker, "Night & Day" being the main track, then we have good old Coops, in league with Mr Hannett and the Invisible Girls, a cutdown/remix of a track from 'Snap Crackle & Bop" and ending up with Do Re Mi and the single of the 2nd version of "Man Overboard"

All there to enjoy :)

Podcast 91 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #91
1. Make Room - Fad Gadget ( Mute 1981 )
2. Love Goes Down The Drain - The Monochrome Set ( Cherry Red 1983 )
3. Jesse Man Rae - The McTells ( Frank 1988 )
4. Tonight - The Lonely Hearts ( Waterfront Aust 1983 )
5. Get The Message - Electronic ( Factory 1991 )
6. Ambition - TV 21 ( Powbeat 1980 )
7. Fool For A Valentine - The Gist ( Rough Trade 1983 )
8. On My Mind - Everything But The Girl ( Cherry Red 1982 )
9. It Man - John Cooper Clarke ( Epic 1980 )
10. Man Overboard - Do Re Mi ( Virgin 1986 )
( duration 33.25, vbr lame mp3 )

#90

Drifting away from the all Aussie vibe this week, though As Clear As Day were one of the great roster of bands on Rampant. After which we have the original Comsat Angels ( well before the later US/Howlett version ), the 3rd single from Jasmine Minks, Ye Olde Moz & Co, Ye Olde Weller & Co, a very Martin Hannett sounding Magazine, some Japan from a double pack 7 ( where I guess the "real" single is Cantonese Boy ), the UK release of Modern Girl, credited only to "James Freud", scandalously no credit given to the Radio Stars ( or Berlin as they had to change their name to in the UK ), and rounding it out with the 3rd Raw Herbs single and some latter day soft-as-marshmallows Housemartins.

Speaking of James Freud, here's a great account of his time spent in the UK with Gary Numan - it's all there, the caravan, the cups of tea, the farting...a very funny read.

Podcast 90 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #90
1. Some Excited Feeling - As Clear As Day ( Rampant Recs Aust 1985 )
2. Independence Day - Comsat Angels ( Polydor 1980 )
3. What's Happening - Jasmine Minks ( Creation 1985 )
4. Ask - The Smiths ( Rough Trade 1986 )
5. Money Go Round ( Pt 1 ) - The Style Council ( Polydor 1983 )
6. A Song From Under The Floorboards - Magazine ( Virgin 1980 )
7. Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan ( Virgin 1980 )
8. Modern Girl - James Freud ( Carrere 1982 )
9. She's A Nurse But She's Alright - The Raw Herbs ( Medium Cool 1987 )
10. Build - The Housemartins ( Go! Discs 1987 )
( duration 35 mins, vbr lame mp3 )

#89 - need some obscure early 80's Aussie tracks??

Then you're definitely in the right place !

Let me start by pointing out that single today by The The is NOT by the latter Matt Johnson UK outing, the band here today is the Sydney band, kicking around the inner city at the time, when young Matt was a mere slip of lad, a twinkle in the eye of his old Burning Blue Soul megaphone. "Living In Darlinghurst" a grinding rock tale of life in the dark reaches of urban life ( somehow managing to get a cheap dig in at French's in Darlinghurst among other things ).

We start with a track engineered by Clive Shakespeare ( he of ex-Sherbert fame ), by Trans 262, who if memory serves me correctly started life as ME 262, but with the advent of good ol' MEO 245 they changed their name, the reason given "to avoid confusion". So, um ...er...perhaps making a tacit statement that the punters of the time were perhaps too dumb to pick the difference...???...dunno...

Following hot on their heels is the highly produced ( yet strangely infectious - even 31 years later ) single by Dallimore - featuring Newcastle legend ( Newcastle, NSW that is, not the Alan Shearer territory ) John Dallimore, a former Zoot man.

The another legend - totes legend - Peter Dawkins - in the producer's chair for Sydney band Ves 8, one of their 2 singles ( yes the other one "Ritz Rock" is somewhere around the house ). By the way, speaking of Peter Dawkins, this website outlines Peter's book "The Ice Cream Boy", an autobiography and an accompanying CD "For Pete's Sake", a benefit CD, the proceeds of which aid Peter in costs for his ongoing treatment for Parkinson's, a more than worthy cause given Peter's great contribution to the Oz music scene.

A couple of songs today from the Result Records label, The Eighty-Eights and The Jukes, those bands one half of the entire stable of the label - The Motivators and Colin Stead being the other releases on this short lived Polygram Sydney imprint. I have all the other singles, which will show up one day eventually, which I hope is good news ( ?? !!?? ).

A couple of Sandgropers too ( um, that's people from Perth ), a totally indie effort from The Dugites from 1979 and The Stockings, featuring Bernie Lynch - later of Euroglider's fame ( in earlier Stockings days travelling under the moniker "Rip Torn" ).

Sydney band Tigers ( another oddly catchy thang ) and Brisbane's Mr Meaner are also part of it all today...

as they say in the classics - get it into ya - and enjoy :)

Podcast 89 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #89
1. Don't Hold Me Down - Trans 262 ( no label EMI Custom Aust 1981 )
2. We Are The Kids - Dallimore ( EMI Aust 1980 )
3. Radio Love - VES 8 ( Ch 7 Recs Aust 1980 )
4. Living In Darlinghurst - The The ( no label EMI Custom Aust 1980 )
5. She Fell In Love With James Bond - The Eighty-Eights ( Result Recs Aust 1981 )
6. Hit Single - The Dugites ( no label EMI Custom Aust 1979 )
7. Lets Get Started - Tigers ( EMI Aust 1981 )
8. She's A Devil - The Stockings ( Astor Aust 1980 )
9. Don't Put Me Away - The Jukes ( Result Recs Aust 1980 )
10. I Dig The TV - Mr Meaner ( Peanut Republic Recs Aust 1980 )
( duration 31 mins, vbr lame mp3 )

#88

Back again, starting with a US promo 7" of Iris by Split Enz ( from the album "Waiata" aka "Corroboree" depending how you know it ), then Sydney Band the Tablewaiters ( produced by Spencer Lee - as is the later Outline track ). After that it's Magazine's first single, the 2nd single by Au Pairs - in fact the b-side of 'Diet", "It's Obvious" being an early version of song that was on their later 'Playing With A Different Sex" album.

Then it's a Sydney band "Free Kicks" and their one and only single ( to my knowledge ), and I have to admit the "little grey cells" are failing me in the memory dept. on this band, all I can recall is they're from Sydney and I bought the record approximately 80-81. Feel free to let me know anything you may know/remember about the band !

After that it's Sandie and Moz's mates, Ignatius and his mates, the dudes from Heaven 17, Sydney band Outline's 3rd single, and a Side 2 track from a 4 song Ep by The Wonder Stuff.

as always, enjoy :)

Podcast 88 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #88
1. Iris - Split Enz ( A&M Promo 1981 )
2. Scattered Visions - The Tablewaiters ( Powderworks Aust 1984 )
3. Shot By Both Sides - Magazine ( Virgin 1978 )
4. It's Obvious - Au Pairs ( 021 records 1980 )
5. Industrial Prisoners - Free Kicks ( Know Records Aust 1980? or 81 ? )
6. Hand in Glove - Sandie Shaw ( Rough Trade 1984 )
7. Products Of Your Mind - Jimmy And The Boys ( Avenue Aust 1980 )
8. The Height Of The Fighting - Heaven 17 ( Virgin 1981 )
9. How Can I Get Out ? - Outline ( Powderworks Aust 1981 )
10. Rave From The Grave - The Wonder Stuff ( Polydor 1988 ) 
( duration 35 mins, vbr lame mp3 )

#87 Vale Martin

Rushent that is, who sadly left us earlier this year, one of the two great "Martin" Producers of the 80's ( the other being Hannett ).

Bit of a shame then that my copy of Love Action is on particularly crappy Aussie vinyl - ie from a period when some of the record companies in Australia were using the thinnest cheapest vinyl they could source.

We start today with Spy v.Spy, and you might be interested to know they are sharing all their albums on their own website - here.

Other than that, it's our usual random collection today - randomness the only way that fate could possibly conceive The Seekers followed by Rockmelons...though in my head I've always had Ray Rockmelon down as a closet Seeker's fan ;}

as always, enjoy :)

Podcast 87 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #87
1. Injustice - Spy V. Spy ( Powderworks Aust 1985 )
2. The Sound Of God - Watusi Now ( Hot Aust 1984 )
3. Love Action - Human League ( Virgin 1981 )
4. This Is The Day - The The ( Some Bizzare 1983 )
5. Falling In and Out- Mi-Sex ( CBS Aust 1981 )
6. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers ( W&G Aust 1964 )
7. Sweat It Out - Rockmelons ( Truetone Aust 1985 )
8. Look At Me Now - The Mysterons ( no label ( EMI Custom ) Aust 1982 )
9. Talk Talk- Talk Talk ( EMI 1982 )
10. I Didn't Mean To Be Mean - Mental As Anything ( Regular Aust 1982 )
( duration 34 mins, vbr lame mp3 )

#86....er...um that's not C86 though !!

The cover scans are back now as well :)

Today we kick off with the 4th 7 from The Triffids, the Bad Timing 4-track ep, then there's some kind of trouble up in Slough it seems ( But Mssrs Weller and Co. will talk you through that ), then some Hoodoos ( also their 4th 7" ) ( still back in Ye Olde James Baker dayes ). Bill Nelson I'm sure you know, then it's an all Aussie feast ala Sydney band The Eyes, Perth's The Marigolds, Mr Kelly should be familiar ( as is the very J.Camilleri sounding production ), some Warumpis, a b-side for the Gobs ( the a-side "Cut it Out" isn't exactly their finest work ) and finally Ye Olde Kiddes.

all there to enjoy :)

Podcast 86 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #86
1. Bad Timing - The Triffids ( White Label Aust 1982 )
2. The Eton Rifles - The Jam ( Polydor 1979 )
3. I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus ( Big Time Aust 1984 )
4. Do You Dream In Colour ? - Bill Nelson ( Cocteau Recs 1980 )
5. City Livin' - The Eyes ( ATA Aust 1980 )
6. Feel Of You - The Marigolds ( Cherrytop Aust 1984 )
7. Billy Baxter - Paul Kelly & The Dots ( Mushroom Aust 1980 )
8. Breadline - The Warumpi Band ( Powderworks Aust 1985 )
9. Time In The Desert- The Go-Betweens ( Beggars Banquet 1987 )
10. Current Stand - Kids In the Kitchen ( White Label Aust 1985 )
( duration 32 mins, vbr lame mp3 )

#85 - This blog is back in full swing !!

After a long break I realised I've still got hundreds of 7-inch records just "lying around" on the floor - like it was way back on Post#1 - so I figured, waaaay time to blog all the rest that I never got around to, so here we go :)

We kick off with a UK release of Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons, which was blogged earlier on #10, but the UK version it is today ( ever so slightly different mastering ), then Melbourne's Serious Young Insects featuring Peter Farnan ( he of later fame in Boom Crash Opera ), a bside to "Way Behind Me" by The Primitives, followed by the dearly departed James Freud, another Melbourne band Wrecked Jets on Au-Go-Go ( a label featured often here ),then the first Allniters single, some Reels, Stars ( single/title cut from the Land Of Fortune album ), another b-side for the Clash ( other side of Clampdown ), and lastly latter-day Creation ala Pacific.

definitely back, heaps more to come, please enjoy -

Podcast 85 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #85
1. All I Wanna Do - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons ( WEA UK 1980 )
2. Trouble Understanding Words - Serious Young Insects ( Epic/Native Tongue Aust 1981 )
3. All The Way Down - Primitives ( Lazy 1988 )
4. Automatic Crazy - James Freud & Berlin ( Mushroom Aust 1981 )
5. The Howling Life - Wrecked Jets ( Au Go Go Aust 1980 )
6. She Made A Monkey Out Of Me - Allniters ( Green Recs Aust 1981 )
7. Shout & Deliver - The Reels ( Mercury Aust 1981 )
8. Land Of Fortune - Stars ( Mushroom Aust 1979 )
9. Guns Of Brixton - The Clash ( Epic 1980 )
10. Shrift - Pacific ( Creation 1989 )
( duration 32 mins, vbr LAME mp3 )

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