DOWNLOAD NO.289 - JENNY MORRIS

Jenny Morris born 1956 NZ started in the 1970s firstly in the NZ bands Wide Mouthed Frogs and The Crocodiles then moved to Oz in the 1980s and was a member of the group QED.

Jenny slowly branched out on her own and had a massive solo career starting in the mid 1980s. One of her first big hits was "You're Gonna Get Hurt" in 1986. The extended 12" version has not been on CD and as far as I know and the flip side called "Cool" has not made it to the digital medium.

Jenny went onto marry Oz artist Paul Kelly.

Here for download is the original extended 12" mix of "You're Gonna Get Hurt":

http://rapidshare.com/files/311473918/jenny_morris_-_you_re_gonna_get_hurt__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.288 - ADAM BRAND

Adam Brand is a great ambassador for Australian country music and has been in the business for years. He was born in 1970 in Perth but he moved east in the 1990s.

He has numerous singles to his credit...

"Grandpa's Piano"
"Dirt Track Cowboys"
"Last Man Standing"
"Get Loud"
"She's Country"
"Open Ended Heartache"
"Can't Live Without Your Love"
"That Changes Everything"
"Cigarettes & Whiskey"
"Get On Down The Road"
"Comin' From"
"Khe Sanh"
"Blame It On Eve"

In 1996 when I moved to Scone NSW I was lucky enough to meet Adam. He called into my school one day and gave a free concert for the students. I remember he held the student body spellbound for a good 2 hours - which is hard to do, when the children ranged in age from 5 to 12. He was also kind enough to sign one of my CD singles (cover picture above) as well as sign numerous other items for the students. He was very generous with his time..

Adam has a number of fans around the world and the following link will take you to a foreign fan's blog:

http://pearltubes.blogspot.com/2009/07/adam-brand.html

Here for download is an extended Tom Mix version of his 1996 hit "Grandpa's Piano":

http://rapidshare.com/files/310540453/Adam_Brand_-_Grandpa_s_Piano__Ext_Tom_Mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.287 - TIM FINN

Tim Finn, Crowded House and Split Enz have other songs on this blog. Please use the search facility to locate them.

Tim's 1986 album "Big Canoe" had a dance oriented song called "So Deep" which was given an instrumental release on the flipside of the 12" of "Spiritual Hunger". The song "So Deep" was possibly going to be released as a single but must have been shelved.

By combining both the instrumental mix with the album version of "So Deep" I have created an extended Tom Mix version.

Here for download is the Tom Mix 12" of "So Deep":

http://rapidshare.com/files/308221242/Tim_Finn_-_So_Deep__Tom_Mix_Dance_Remix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.286 - CHRISTIE ALLEN

Christie Allen has other songs on this blog and chart listings...please use the search facility to locate both.

Here is the extended Tom Mix 12" of Christie's big hit "Goosebumps" which was originally less than 3 mins long.

The Tom Mix 12" version is almost 5 mins.

If you have a system that has surround sound or quadraphonic sound this mix is a real treat toward the end. Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/306843293/christie_allen_-_goosebumps__ext_tom_mix_2009_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.285 - RENEE GEYER

Renee Geyer has other songs on this blog. Please use search facility to locate them.

Oz songbird Renee Geyer is still releasing new tracks but her old extended mixes from the 1980s have not yet made it to CD.

One of her lesser known tracks, a slow rocker called "Love So Sweet", came out in 1982. It is an Oz composition - click label for more details. The song was recorded in Sydney and was backed with the 7" single mix and the flip side from the single called "I've Got News For You".

Here for download is the original 12" mix of "Love So Sweet" :

http://rapidshare.com/files/303940168/renee_geyer_-_love_so_sweet__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.284 - CHRISTIE ALLEN

Christie Allen has other songs on this blog. Please use search facility to locate them.

Christie had some great dance oriented hits none of which had a 12" dance mix or extended version officially released. Her first dance hit "Goosebumps" was followed by some slower singles then she bounced back a year later with another dance oriented hit "He's My Number One".

Singles:

You Know That I Love You 1978 #13
Falling In Love With Only You 1979 #20
Goose Bumps 1979 #9
Magic Rhythm 1980 #28
Baby Get Away 1980 #28
He's My Number One 1980 #5
Don't Put Out The Flame 1981 #40

For download is an extended 5:00 mins Tom Mix version of "He's My Number One":

http://rapidshare.com/files/303581476/christie_allen_-_he_s_my_number_one__ext_tom_mix_2009_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.283 - TIM FINN

Tim Finn has other postings on this blog please use the search facility to locate them.

Tim Finn (born New Zealand) had numerous hits which are currently being re-issued on CD here in Oz but his magnificent 12" remixes have not yet been issued. His work encompasses Crowded House, Split Enz and the Finn Bros.

His hit "No Thunder No Fire No Rain" is about the tragic 1984 chemical accident in Bhopal India. Not a great topic for a song you'd think but the 12" mix which goes about 7:00 mins is full of haunting moments. The single version runs about 5:00 mins but doesn't have the same ambiance.

Here for download is the 12" of "No Thunder No Fire No Rain" courtesy of Neale Judd from WA.

http://rapidshare.com/files/301310886/tim_finn_-_no_thunder_no_fire_no_rain__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.282 - PSEUDO ECHO & THE CHANTOOZIES

There is nothing wrong with mash-ups and it is not a new musical art form, it has been around for decades...One of the best ones I know about is Jet's song "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" mashed with "Lady Madonna" by The Beatles....cool!

Back in the 1980s I made my own mash-ups. One consisted of taking the riff from the 12" of "Funky Town" by Pseudo Echo and mixing it over the top of the 12" of "Witch Queen" by The Chantoozies and if that is not enough it had the hand claps from "Eagle Rock" by Daddy Cool rolling over it all...

Here for Halloween 2009 is the digital mix of "Witch Queen Of Funky Town" by the Pseudo Choosies. It goes about 6:00 min and is in 320kb mp3 format. Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/300397043/pseudo_choosies_-_witch_queen_of_funky_town__tom_mix_2009_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.281 - DI HORDER

Diane "Di" Horder was born ca.1949 in the Hunter Valley NSW and is one of my mother's distant relatives. Di cut her teeth singing vocals live at the Palais Royale in Newcastle with a band called Hi-Fi's. One of my dad's cousins Barry Livermore was also a vocalist for this band. Barry and Di are still going strong as of 2009.

Ex Hi-Fi member Alan Greedy (drummer) helped me piece together some information which we sumitted to the Newcastle Bands Database site. Click the following link:

http://www.newcastlebandsdatabase.com.au/Pages/Hi_Fi%27s.htm

Di Horder started singing at the age of 5. In her late teens she was on Bandstand. Di had 2 singles on the Spin record label in the late 1960s before moving into live performances on TV shows such as The Mike Walsh Show and The Don Lane Show where she did regular appearances. She is very accomplished and has a definite feel for jazz tracks. She is still performing up north around Byron Bay as of 2009.

Singles:

A - "Here Comes The Morning" (Clark-Trent) arranged by Rocky (Rory) Thomas. Spin EK-1990, EL-32907 1967.

B - "Don’t Bother Me" (George Harrison). Spin EK-1990, 1967.

A - "The Golden Days" (Goffin-King). Spin EK-2362 1968.

B - "Here At The Stagedoor" (Goffin-King). Spin EK-2362 1968.

Album:

Di Horder appears on the Spin compilation album “So Good Together" LP EL-32907.

For download is an extended Tom Mix version of her 1967 hit "Don't Bother Me" a track written by George Harrison of The Beatles:

http://rapidshare.com/files/300271571/di_horder_-_don_t_bother_me__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.280 - COCONUT ROUGH

Coconut Rough was a band from NZ that formed in 1983 when lead singer Andrew Snoid decided to leave the popular New Zealand group The Swingers and go back to his homeland. The Swingers recorded the international hit “Counting The Beat” and by 1982 they were based in Australia. When back home in NZ Andrew reunited with old friend and guitarist Mark Bell, whom he had worked with in the past, and the two formed this new band, along with bassist Dennis Te Whare, keyboardist Stuart Pearce and drummer Paul Hewitt.

They decided on the name "Coconut Rough" - a disc shaped chocolate bar popular in Australia and New Zealand. The band's biggest hit was also their first, 1983's "Sierra Leone", got to #5 in the New Zealand pop charts and was in the top 100 in Oz in the club charts. The second single to do business was "As Good As It Gets".

The critics disliked the band's overall commercial sound. This coupled with the band's declining success on the charts resulted in the band receiving gradually lessening support from their record label Mushroom; by the time the band released their 1984 debut album, that support was minimal. This contributed heavily to the band's dissolution. The last person to become a member of the band, guitarist and former Swingers band mate Bones Hillman, eventually became the replacement bassist for the Aussie super group Midnight Oil upon Peter Gifford’s's departure.

Here for download is the original extended 12" mix which is slightly longer than the single but has much more depth to the bass and so forth...enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/299456551/coconut_rough_-_sierra_leone__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD 279 - DRAGON

There are other Dragon / Marc Hunter postings on this blog so please use search facility to locate their work.

Dragon started in NZ and moved to Oz in the 1970s. Here for download is one of their big 1980's hits "Rain" which has been changed at various times over the last 30 years.

The original album version and some of the first 7" pressings came with a thunder and rain sound effect at the beginning. The next version was issued without the sound effect. Then it was remixed for the USA market and then extended and so forth. There is also a piano lounge version which is slow and moody.

Here for download is a Tom Mix 12" version remixed and refashioned from the original extended version but given some more grunt. It was a song that ran 3:33 mins now my rock mix goes 5:00 mins. Play loud!

http://rapidshare.com/files/299438083/dragon_-_rain__12_inch_tom_mix_download_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.278 - JIMMY BARNES

Jimmy Barnes was a rocking screamer from way back. When he left the Chisels to go solo he tried a couple of different styles but mostly they seemed like more Cold Chisel product.

"I'd Die To Be With You Tonight" was a hit in 1985. It was recorded in Los Angeles and it had numerous big-named people and Oz artists behind it. Kim Carnes, of "Bette Davis Eyes" fame did the backing vocals, Mal Eastick, from the band Stars was one of the main guitarists...Kerry Gradney on bass, Chas Sanford and Waddy Wachtel on guitars, William 'Smitty' Smith on keyboards, Tony Braungai on drums and Arno Lucas on percussion.

Chas Sanford was producer and also the songwriter. Chas is still working in the USA and sometimes works with Oz star Keith Urban.

When the CD of Jimmy's hits came out in 1996 they released a remix of the original single but the vinyl 12" has not made it to CD. The vinyl 12" was remixed at The Power Station, New York.

Here for download is the original 12" of "I'd Die To Be With You Tonight":

http://rapidshare.com/files/298099971/jimmy_barnes_-_i_d_die_to_be_with_you_tonight__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.277 - DON LANE

Don Lane's big hit "You're Everything" is available on this blog further over. If you search using the facility top left of page you'll be able to locate the track. If you click the links to other sites then you will find Don's work on a couple - "Friday On My Mind" blogspot and "Ossie The Music Man" blogspot.

Don Lane had a couple of terrific tracks which Frank Sinatra, or somebody of that ilk, would have loved...

"You're Everthing" was one and "We Were Lovers Then" is another. The former got to #8 in 1969 and the latter got to #18 in 1970.

Here for download is a brilliant CD copy of "We Were Lovers Then":

http://rapidshare.com/files/297659076/Don_Lane_-_We_Were_Lovers_Then.mp3

NO.276 - GRAND JUNCTION / GARY FORD / LIONEL ROSE / JEAN STAFFORD / COUNTRY LIGHT / NEV NICHOLLS / WALLIS & MATILDA / KERRY JAMES / DARRYL COTTON

This is a grab bag of Oz artists which come mostly from old 7" singles which have not been released on CD.
It's a big mix of styles and artists....from 1970s country rock to 1980s pop.

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"Carry Me Home" - Country Light. This is a nice country-gospel song from 1981. It was made in Tamworth on the Hadley label.

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"I Thank You" - Lionel Rose. Lionel Rose was a boxer who could also sing and had a couple of minor hits. This was his big one it was written by Johnny Young (of Young Talent Time). Johnny at this time had written "Smiley" for Ronnie Burns, "The Real Thing" for Russell Morris and other classic songs. The version for download is an extended Tom Mix version of Lionel’s old 1970 hit.

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"Ease The Fever" - Jean Stafford. Jean is still working in the country music scene. This track was from 1982. It sounds like an upbeat Dolly Parton style of song.

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"(You've Got To) Dance" - Gary B. Ford. This is a rare track on a rare RCA label. It was written by Gary Ford and produced by Tony Grose. Recorded at Trafalgar studios Sydney.

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"Wonderful Summer" - Kerry James. Kerry James was a teenage artist who was produced by Glenn A. Baker. The label proudly claims that it featured backing by Bo's Jangles and The Corridors - nice one Glenn! The flipside "Don't Treat Me Like A Child" was recorded in full spectrum mono! Yeah mono!

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"Married Women" - Grand Junction. They were a NSW country rock outfit who scored a minor hit with this track in 1979. It was recorded in Parramatta. They were part of Tamworth's 2TM radio station development program.

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"Little Red Book" - Darryl Cotton. Dazza had a couple of late 1970s early 1980s hits and this was one of them. It has a good bass and a catchy synth part similar to the original but more dynamic.

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"Teddy Bear's Last Ride" - Nev Nicholls. A sweet little song about child death and CB radios...make sure to get out a box of tissues!

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"Clancy Of The Overflow" - Wallis And Matilda. A good helping of Oz classic poetry set to music. It did well in its day and got into the charts in 1980.

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Most of the songs are in good condition and sound great. They are in a zip file with a password (the same old one used on posts further down).

http://rapidshare.com/files/297607688/mixed_hits_tom_mix.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.275 - SHONA LAING

Shona Laing was born 1955 New Zealand and had been recording for a decade or so before one of her self-penned tracks "(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" took off in various markets around the globe. Shona is still working in NZ doing small venues and enjoying life.

Shona had several big hits in NZ before cracking the big time in Oz:

1973 - 1905 #14 NZ
1973 - Show Your Love #8 NZ
1973 - Masquerade #7 NZ
1975 - I Love My Feet #1 NZ
1985 - America #2 NZ
1987 - (Glad I'm') Not a Kennedy #10 AUS/NZ
1987 – Soviet Snow
1987 - Drive Baby, Drive #5 AUS/NZ
1992 - Walk Away (42nd Street) #9 NZ
1992 - Fear Of Falling #3 NZ
1992 - Thief To Silver #3 NZ

The 7" single of "(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" was recorded in NZ and released in 1987 in Oz. It has appeared on several CD compilations over the years and so too the album version, which is still available on CD from overseas, but the 12" dance remix by Martin Rushent (UK producer of the best dance mixes of the 1980s) has not yet made it to CD locally. Martin also remixed the single for release in the UK and to my knowledge it has not been on CD.

The 12" vinyl record has 5 songs:
"(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" (12" remix by Martin Rushent),
"Resurrection" (7" Martin Rushent remix),
"(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" (7" Version remixed by Peter Wilson),
"Sally Gap" (7"),
"(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" (7" Martin Rushent remix).

The Martin Rushent 12" went about 4:34 mins and although it sounds great it was missing an intro and a section for cross-fading...which is paramount for when you have to swap from one groove to the next when working as a live DJ... To remedy this I made my own version with both missing elements added. My version goes close on 6:00 mins.

Mark Walker from QLD has requested several times to get some more NZ artists on this blog. I shall endeavour to throw some more into the mix soon. Thanks for the suggestion Mark.

http://rapidshare.com/files/297173909/shona_lang_-_glad_i_m_not_a_kennedy__ext_tom_mix_vinyl_2009_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.274 - TED MULRY

I have been collecting music for over 40 years and this past week I've finally got a copy of Ted Mulry's long version of "Falling In Love Again". The original 7" single went 3:05 mins and the long version which has a false ending goes 3:45 mins. It was written by Vanda & Young from the Easybeats.

The song was a massive hit in Oz placing at #1 nationally and it was entered in the Yamaha Music Festival, officially known as World Popular Song Festival, in 1971. Ted went from bulldozer driver to pop singer on the back of this one glorious hit song.

I have had numerous music collectors over the years write and ask for copies of this track as it is widely known in Europe and South Africa. Ted's old film clip that played on European music TV shows was of the longer version of the song. This song has recently appeared on YouTube but the quality is not as good as found in this download.

The copy I have is from Nealle Judd from the Vanda & Young album found further over in the posting for their song "Superman".

Many thanks, Neale Judd for the long version of "Falling In Love Again":

http://rapidshare.com/files/295854334/ted_mulry_-_falling_in_love_again__long_mono_tom_mix_version_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.273 - CHELSEA BROWN, WAYNE ROBERTS, JOHNNY DEVLIN, KEITH SCOTT AND JEANNIE LITTLE

I've put together a mixed bag of Oz tracks which have not yet made it to CD.

There are six songs here for download :

2 tracks by Jeannie Little

1 track by Johnny Devlin

1 track by Keith Scott and Johnny Devlin

1 track by Chelsea Brown

1 track by Wayne Roberts

...All songs courtesy of Jimmy Barnes...

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"Oceana Roll" - Jeannie Little - B-side.
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"Dahling, Are You Paying Attention" - Jeannie Little - A-side.
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"Where Do You Get It" - Johnny Devlin - B-side.
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"Where Do You Get It" - Johhny Devlin & Keith Scott- A-side.

Comedian, Keith Scott calls out the annoying phrase "Where Do You Get It" which was used by jingle and ad writer John Singleton for a campaign to advertise a shopping company called "Shoey's Food Barn" aka "Bi-Lo" (David's Holdings Co.). Johnny Devlin and John Singleton are credited with writing this song, oh the shame! Well, the B-side by Johnny Devlin is not too bad I suppose!
Keith Scott was kind enough to sign the label for Jimmy Barnes...

------------------------------------------------------------------- "Day Dreaming" - Chelsea Brown- A-side.

This record is from the collection owned by Carey, a friend of Jimmy Barnes, hence the message from Chelsea on the label is to Carey...

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"Baby It's You" - Wayne Roberts - A-side.

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The songs are in a zip file (no password):

http://rapidshare.com/files/294392569/jeannie_wayne_johnny_chelsea.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.272 - THE CHESSMEN, THE CRICKETS, THE RAIDERS, THE VOXPOPPERS

In this collection I have 3 Oz oldies and 1 rare song from the USA released on an Oz label...

Firstly, "Just Because" an instrumental by The Chessmen an old track from the EMI vaults. The Chessmen were the first backing band that Johnny Chester worked with and their song "Teeny" was their first hit with Johnny. They hailed from Melbourne. Some of their tracks have made it to CD but this one is still missing. Their first work was on the W&G label but this release was on HMV.

The second track "Nightmare" by The Raiders is from the old Festival subsidiary called Rex records. It is a short instrumental from 1961 and was given a kind of mild spooky set of chords and overdubs. The A-side was "Nature Boy" (which I can't present here because the vinyl record was damaged and I could only salvage the B-side). The Raiders were almost a house band for Rex records as they worked behind many acts including Bix Bryant and Candy Williams.

The third track is "That's The Way It Goes" by Sydney band The Crickets - this one has vocals. This band are Ozzies, and should not be confused with Buddy Holly's backing band also called The Crickets. It appears this is the only song released under the Ozzie group name "The Crickets".

The song was released in 1965 on the Leedon label it was written by Bruce Welsh & Hank Marvin - two men from the UK group, The Shadows. According to Bruce the reason this song sounds familiar is because it was a reworked version of "It's So Easy" by Buddy Holly - I wonder did the Sydney group The Crickets know there was this spooky connection to Buddy Holly?

Lastly, the Leedon label's second ever release "The Last Drag" by the American band The Voxpoppers. The Leedon label was started by American promoter Lee Gordon who often released overseas acts here on his own label. Lee and Johnny O'Keefe were partners in this record label and their relationship was tempestuous at best. The second release by Leedon LS-002 was for the American combo The Voxpoppers. The song is in pretty good condition and sounds better than I imagined - almost CD quality.

All songs are in a zip file (no password) courtesy of Jimmy Barnes who has kindly given them to me to convert and set up as downloads. Many thanks, Jim!

http://rapidshare.com/files/294392563/chessmen_crickets_raiders.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.271 - JON ENGLISH / NASH CHASE

The first song in this download is about Doug Walters who retired from cricket in 1981 and had his life immortalised in song by NZ singer Nash Chase. The track is called "Dashing Dougie" - all the recording details are on the cover pictures above. Doug is my wife's uncle and he often visits this blog according to his son to collect old sporting themes and songs. When I did the transfer from vinyl of this song it turned out well, it is almost CD quality.

The second item is from Jon English who was obviously a Parramatta rugby league team supporter at some stage and recorded a single which is included in this download called "Parra Power To Win". Unfortunately the copy is from an old cassette tape and the quality is less than hi-fi but it will make a fine addition to anyone's collection if they are after everything Jon English has recorded. Jimmy Barnes supplied this song warts and all...Jim couldn't recall where it came from so I couldn't track it down to get a better copy...

Both tracks are in a zip file (no password) courtesy of Jimmy Barnes who also supplied the scans. Many thanks, Jimmy B.

http://rapidshare.com/files/294392562/uncle_dougie.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.270 - ROSS RYAN

Ross Ryan always wanted to record and play so he did a quick self-funded set of songs in his local TV studio facility which got the ball rolling. His first single "The Sound Of Peppermint" had minor chart action in March 1972 in Perth his hometown.

This led him to his next venture with a well produced single called "I Don't Want To Know About It" which charted at #16 nationally and also got him recognised overseas with a moderate American promo release. Peter Dawkins was the producer who gave the single a full rich quality akin to an American "west coast" sound. Peter Martin was the guitarist supreme who contributed to the great sounding middle eight section. "I Don't Want To Know About It" won Record of the Year at the Australian Record Federation Awards for 1973. Ryan was also awarded Best New Talent.

He then went into a 5 year period where he made the charts with simple ballad and country rock songs:

"I Am Pegasus" #3
"Orchestra Ladies" #39
"Blue Chevrolet Ballerina" #22
"Sedel (Never Smiled At Me)"

Then Ross hit a dry spell with many singles that just didn't make headway in the top 40 charts (the charts in the late 1970s were punk rock oriented).

"Who Am I"
"Happy Birthday To Me"
"Dancing"
"Chaplin And Harlow"
"Hello Stranger"

He is still working and releasing material, old and new. The folks at Aztec music have released some of his old albums on CD with bonus tracks so it is nice to know he is certainly not forgotten.

For download is his old single not yet on CD "Who Am I" which came from the album "Smiling For The Camera":

http://rapidshare.com/files/293935191/ross_ryan_-_who_am_i__tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD N0.269 - MIDNIGHT OIL

Midnight Oil, was and still is, when they feel like performing, one of the best rock acts in the world. In the years when they charted, many of their songs were given 12" mixes which are wonderful and in some cases better than the known single mixes.

The vinyl 12" of "The Dead Heart" was backed with two song by indigenous bands "Blackfella/Whitefella" by the Warumpi Band and "This Land" by Coloured Stone - you can see a part of the back cover above - click to enlarge. All the tracks on this release were used in the Oz movie "Ularu - An Anangu Story".

For the release of the vinyl 12" of "The Dead Heart" Midnight Oil got a local indigenous artist from Port Stephens (well that's local to me) to make the elaborate cover. If you look on the top picture which is the front cover you can make out the name "Mini" which is the moniker for Mini Heath (who signed on the back for moi). Back in 1991 when I worked as a school teacher at Anna Bay I asked Mini to sign the cover for me. Mini came to my school every so often to teach the students art and craft techniques. I always loved his work and he was always quiet and thoughtful. All these years later Mini has now had some of his design work incorporated into Paris fashions at Au Printemps. Mini was also the first NSW Aboriginal "Artist of the Year".

For download is the extended remix of "The Dead Heart":

http://rapidshare.com/files/292868160/midnight_oil_-_The_Dead_Heart_Extended_Mix.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.268 - GERRY AND THE JOY BAND

When 1960s Oz super group The Loved Ones quit doing the rock circuit, Lovett, Doyle and McGee became the well-touted Walker Brothers clone trio, The Virgil Brothers, who scored a moderate international hit with "Temptation’s ‘Bout To Get Me" before they disbanded. Doyle later re-emerged and had success in the second version of the New Seekers.

Other Loved Ones members seemed to have faded into obscurity, but lead singer Gerry Humphreys, soon unleashed his new group, Gerry & The Joy Band, with a series of rollicking singles, like "Ongo Bongo Man" and Buddy Holly’s "Rave On" (for which he was backed by an all-star studio super group including members of Daddy Cool). Check this line-up of other names who passed through the ranks of The Joy Band during its short 2 year tenure: Tony Cahill, Billy Green, Lobby Loyde, Ian Mawson, Graeme Morgan, Warren Morgan, Jerry Noone, Brian Peacock and Ian Woodcock.

The two rare Joy Band singles are gathered on the Raven CD edition of Magic Box which details the Loved One's musical output....this was only on the first pressings of the CD as the Joy Band songs have been dropped from the later editions.

In 1985 music producer Robbie Porter must have been strapped for cash because he put out an extended version of "Ongo Bongo Man" on a vinyl 12" on his own Wizard label. The long version came with other Gerry & The Joy Band singles and there were a couple of slightly different versions of this record made...

Gerry was born in England and came to Oz when only a youngster. Sadly, he passed away in 2005 leaving a great back catalogue of Oz hits. For some strange reason people often thought he was a relative of Barry Humphries (of Dame Edna fame)... What, couldn't they check the spelling of the surnames!

For download is the long original extended version of "Ongo Bongo Man" which I have then extended even further so now it goes nearly 5 mins.

http://rapidshare.com/files/292841720/gerry_and_the_joy_band_-_ongo_bongo_man__extended_tom_mix_2009_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.267 - DAVE MASON-COX AND THE AVERAGE AUSSIE BAND

Sydney entertainer Dave Mason-Cox participated in a novelty project in early 1983 with cohort Don Bruner the result was called "Aussie Rap" backed with an instrumental mix called "Aussie Rap - The Dub With No Beer".

This song would have to be one of the first attempts at making a proper Oz rap track but it certainly doesn't have the intenseness of its American counterparts and it is filled with ockerisms and lingo only a local would get..."mum likes Kamahl dad likes Slim"...and it makes me smile everytime I hear it...especially the continued use of the phrase "get down" which becomes obvious at the end...!

Most of the credits/details are on the label above (click to enlarge). According to many folk I have contacted this record is not in many catalogues of Oz product but as you can see above it certainly is genuine.

Instead of the long version as shown on the label above I have placed the single edit here for download it only goes 3 mins.

http://rapidshare.com/files/292827457/the_average_aussie_band_-_aussie_rap__single_edit_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.266 - VANDA AND YOUNG

Neale Judd from WA has sent across a fabulous album called "The Vanda & Young Story Vol.1" which came out on the Drum Record label. Neale is a massive Vanda & Young fan and was needing help to fix up one of their old vinyl songs from the above album.

All the songs on the album, except two, have subsequently been issued on CD over the years. The non-issued ones are: "Falling In Love Again" (long 3:40 min version) by Ted Mulry and "Superman" the single version by Vanda & Young which was later covered successfully by Alison McCallum. (Both versions by Alison are on this blog, please locate using search facility top left of page).

Here for download is the rare original version of "Superman" by Vanda & Young. Many thanks Neale for this track.

http://rapidshare.com/files/292753286/vanda_and_young_-_superman__vinyl_single_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.265 - JOHN WILLIAMSON

John Williamson is a country singer whose songs have become Oz staples...his chart success started in 1970 with "Old Man Emu" and he has not been out of the business since. John's lyrics are often funny and sometimes his words and phrases just sound great to roll off the tongue...

"True Blue" was a smash hit that has become one of those unofficial Oz anthems but strangely the 1986 edited single from the album "Mallee Boy" has not been on a major CD release...as always the longer album copy is thrown on by CD compilers making it hard to track down (click picture above to read details).

Neale Judd from WA has sent me the single to clean up and present here as it is one of the few not in my own collection...Neale has also sent some others for inclusion on my sister blog that you can find in the "favourite links" section on the left of this page. Many thanks Neale.

http://rapidshare.com/files/292736463/john_williamson_-_true_blue__1986_tom_mix_conversion_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.264 - DADDY COOL

Daddy Cool is an iconic Oz band that has continued to be in public favour. They still release material when they feel like it!

The main players Gary Young, Wayne Duncan, Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson have drifted into other projects after the band was established and they were in projects together before it all started. Groups have included: Pink Finks, The Party Machine, Procession, Sons of the Vegetal Mother, Mighty Kong, The Rocking Emus, Mondo Rock, Hot Dog, The Ross Hannaford Trio, The Ol' Skydaddys....the list goes on...

Daddy Cool's philosophy and focus was to create good-time rock and roll which had an nostalgic nudge to the 1950s sound, so the reason I think they still curry favour is because people just can't get enough of the style they chose to honour.

Wayne and Gary are known for their country rock and boogie leanings, Ross Hannaford is a jazz man and Ross Wilson is an all-rounder. They have had solo projects over the years but when put back together the sound they create is awesome.

Singles:

• "Eagle Rock" / "Bom Bom" - Sparmac (May 1971) #1
• "Come Back Again" / "Just As Long As We're Together" - Sparmac (September 1971) #3
• "Hi Honey Ho" / "Don't Ever Leave Me" (December 1971) #16
• "Teenage Blues" / "At the Rockhouse" - Sparmac (1972) #83
• "I'll Never Smile Again" / "Daddy Rocks Off" - Sparmac (July 1972) #16
• "Rock'n'Roll Lady" / "Cadallacin'" - Sparmac (September 1972) #13
• "One Night" / "Cadallacin'"(live) - Wizard (July 1973)
• "Boy, You're Paranoid" (live) / "One Night" (live) - Wizard (July 1973)
• "Flash in My Head" / "Little Darlin'" / "Boy You're Paranoid" - Wizard (August 1973)
• "Duke of Earl" / "Jambalaya" - Wizard (September 1973)
• "All I Wanna Do is Rock (part 1)" / "All I Wanna Do is Rock (part 2)" - Wizard (1974)
• "The Boogie Man" / "I Was a Teenage Creature" - Wizard (1974)
• "You Never Can Tell" / "All I Wanna Do is Rock" - Wizard (1974)
• "Eagle Rock" / "Cadillacin'" (live) - Wizard (January 1981) #17
• "Eagle Rock" / "Daddy Rocks Off" 12" - Wizard (June 1982)
• "Come Back Again" (short vers.) / "Come Back Again" (long vers.) - Wizard (September 1982)
• "Hi Honey Ho" (long vers.) / "Come Back Again" (long vers.) 12" - Wizard (November 1982)
• "Eagle Rock" / "Come Back Again" - Wizard (October 1986) #28
• “Eagle Rock Dance Mix”, “Daddy Cool Megamix”, “Eagle Rock 1992” - Mega CD (1992) #19
• "Ballad of Oz" (1994) #36
• "The Christmas Bug" (2005)

In 1992 when digital recording technology became more widely used the guys went back to remix "Eagle Rock" their hit from 1971 and created two new versions - an extended 1992 dance mix and a 1992 rock remix (see CD cover above).

While they were in the studio they also created a mega medley of hits, combining 4 songs: "Daddy Who, Daddy Cool", "Come Back Again", Lollipop" and "Eagle Rock '92". This medley was not an attempt to make a non-stop megamix but they cut the four tracks into shorter pieces from the original songs then they placed them one after the other.

In 2009 I decided to make a non-stop megamix combination where the beat doesn't stop and start, like the official medley version. For this megamix I chose "Come Back Again", Eagle Rock 1992" and "Hi Honey Ho". It took a while to work out how to combine them but after many attempts I think I have something pretty good on offer!.

For download are two versions, the official "Daddy Cool Mega Mix" (4:50 mins) from CD and my "Daddy Cool Non-Stop Megamix" (5:50 mins) with components also taken from CD.

They are in a zip file with the password: http://tommixmusic.blogspot.com/

http://rapidshare.com/files/291766124/mega_daddy.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.263 - JAMIE "AGRO" DUNN

Most people know of Jamie Dunn for his Logie award winning alter ego TV puppet "Agro" or his TV character "Hector Pascals" or they know him from his voice on radio but Jamie is a veteran Oz performer.

He started in the 1960s and after being in a Brisbane band called "Hands Down" where he played drums he went solo. He had two hits under his own name: "Jamie Come Home" in 1975 and "Fun Fun Fun" in 1978. He had a few more hits in the 1990s while singing in character as "Hector Pascals" and as "Agro".

The first hit for Dunn was "Jamie Come Home" a sort of autobiographical tale which tells the tale of his futile struggle to be successful in the music business. It got to #9 in Brisbane and reached the lower end of the top 40 in Sydney.

The album version of this song has a different beginning which is instrumental and pads its time out past 3.00 mins but the single mix is short (about 2:27 mins) so I beefed it up a little and extended the single mix by about 60 seconds.

Here for download is the extended single mix of "Jamie Come Home" courtesy of contributor Jimmy Barnes.

http://rapidshare.com/files/291548704/Jamie_Dunn_-_Jamie_Come_Home__Ext_Tom_Mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.262 - JOHN MEILLON AND JOHN EWART

"Tap Tap" is a 2.00 min sing-a-long music hall number which accompanied the Oz movie "The Picture Show Man" starring John Meillon, John Ewart and Rod Taylor who all had a good time, it seems, hamming it up in the movie. The song is remarkably catchy and timeless but was relegated to the B-side, the A-side being the 3.22 min short version of the theme from the movie (which has been on a movie soundtrack compilation CD).

"Tap Tap" came out in 1977 on an Albert's single and has not yet made it to CD. It was in its day released on two vinyl albums, Australia's Greatest Movie Hits and the Picture Show Man Sountrack and as far as I know both albums have not been on CD.

The composer Peter Best best won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score in 1977 for the movie soundtrack. Peter also wrote the music for another movie which starred John Meillon and Paul Hogan, "Crocodile Dundee".

"The Picture Show Man" is a witty comedy movie set in the 1920s and it chronicles the adventures of Maurice Pym (John Meillon), a flamboyant showman traveling the NSW outback unreeling silent films. Braving much hardship and heartbreak along the way, Pym soon clashes with rival showman Palmer - a loud-mouthed, super-cool, ever-smiling American (Rod Taylor)...and it is "G" rated.

On the Australian Film Sound Archives website there is an mp4 clip from the movie which has John Meillon singing and tapping in a music hall in northern NSW. The movie version is very different to the single.

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Jimmy Barnes came for a visit on the 9.10.2009 (his second) and he brought with him another set of classic lost Oz tracks which we are slowly converting to CD quality. Many thanks for this one Jim and for the others to follow...

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For download are 2 versions of the song - the regular 7" single and an extended version I have made which has an intro akin to dropping a needle on an old 78 rpm...which then unfolds into an extended remixed stereo version of the single.

They are in a zip file which doesn't have a password. Both at 320KB quality. Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/290911175/tap_tap_times_two.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.261 - JON ENGLISH

Jonathon James “Jon” English (born 26 March 1949 in London UK) is an Oz singer, musician, actor and writer. Jon English emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961 and currently lives on the central NSW coast near Gosford. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the pop group Sebastian Hardie (found elsewhere on this blog) but left to take on the role of Judas in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Jon is also a noted solo singer, his hit singles include:

· "Handbags and Gladrags" # 50, 1973
· "Turn the Page" #20, 1975
· "Lovin' Arms" #55, 1975
· "Laid Back in Anger" 1976
· "Hollywood Seven" #13, 1976
· "Words Are Not Enough" #6, 1978
· "Six Ribbons" #5 AUS, #1 NOR, #4 SWE 1979
· "Get Your Love Right" #27, 1979
· "Hot Town" #11, 1980
· "Carmilla" #27, 1980
· "Jokers and Queens" duet with Marcia Hines #62, 1982
· "Every Beat of My Heart" (1984)
· "Lover Please" (1987)
· "All Together Now" (1993)
· “Mikado Megamix” / “Pirate Megamix” (1995 - promo CD)

English was acclaimed for his starring role in the 1978 Australian TV series “Against The Wind” - he won a Logie for “Best New Talent”. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie). The series had international release, and the songs "Six Ribbons" and "Against the Wind" were released as singles, both singles and the soundtrack peaked at #1 on the Norwegian charts; the first single, "Six Ribbons" and the album, peaked at #4 on the Swedish charts.

During 1983-1985, English won four Mo Awards with three consecutive “Entertainer of the Year” awards and a further “Best Male Vocal Performer” in 1985. English has performed in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas “The Pirates Of Penzance”, “The Mikado” and “HMS Pinafore” from 1984.

In 1995 the casts of two of Jon English's theatre productions recorded finale Megamixes for "The Mikado" and "The Pirates Of Penzance" - released on CD promos only.

The cast members on the Megamix recordings include: Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Toni Lamond (Helen Reddy’s older sister), Jason Smith, Tim Tyler, The Fabulous Singlettes, Helen Donaldson, Geraldine Turner, Drew Forthsythe and David Gould.

This download includes both Megamixes taken from the promo CD which has been long deleted.

http://rapidshare.com/files/288548288/english.zip

The songs are in a zip file with the password: http://tommixmusic.blogspot.com/

DOWNLOAD NO.260 - BOB GIBSON WITH WALLY CARR

Wally Carr, OAM recipient for services to the Oz Entertainment Industry, is still going strong as I write. He was recently organising benefit performances in Adelaide SA to raise money for the Victorian Bushfire Disaster and he still works live when he can squeeze it into his schedule.

Back in 2004 Wally ran a variety act where he told of his journey through his career, paying tribute to some of the great performers he has worked with over the years. Featuring songs from their shows and a little insider knowledge. Wally shared memories of Gladys Moncrieff, George Wallace, the Ambrose Orchestra, Guy Mitchell, Dusty Springfield, Harry Secombe, Cliff Richards, Frankie Lane, Petula Clarke, Cleo Laine, Bobby Limb, Brian May, Bob Gibson and Graham Kennedy...

Bob Gibson was an Oz big band leader, arranger and orchestrator he worked prodigiously from the 1940s to the late 1960s. Bob was based in Melbourne in the early years. He recorded for Decca in England just after WWII ended.

Bob’s biggest hits were mostly on the Oz CBS subsidiary label Pacific, they include:

“Bewitched” vocals by Wally Carr (1950)
“All My Love” (1953)
“Happy Feet” (1953)
“I Apologise” (1953)
“Across The Wide Missouri” (1953)
“Unless” (1953)
“As Time Goes By” (1953)
“Naughty Waltz” (1953)
“Would You” (1953)
“Down Under” vocals by Jimmy Parkinson (1954)

Bob Gibson worked solidly as a band leader on radio and TV throughout the years of The Ford Show and Bobby Limb's "The Sound Of Music". Many of Bobby Limb's recordings feature Bob Gibson to some capacity and Gibson was band leader on other TCN 9 shows - please click picture "Glenda On Limb Show" for some more information...Glenda Raymond was discovered by and later married Oz TV producer Hector Crawfrod.

Bob Gibson wrote the opening and closing themes to Limb's TV show and arranged and orchestrated for other stars of the era. There was a very strong connection between Bob Gibson and Bobby Limb as Limb had played saxophone in Bob Gibson's orchestra circa 1946.

“Bewitched” was a pre rock’n’roll era hit in Oz for Bob's band. The vocalist for this track was Wally Carr. Bob had two lead vocalists to accompany his band, the other was Jimmy Parkinson.

“Bewitched” was an original Rogers and Hart song from “Pal Joey”. The version for download was taken from the Pacific 78 rpm 10-0046 (matrix: MX 37046) recorded October 1950 in Sydney NSW. Considering its age and condition this is a great sounding track.

http://rapidshare.com/files/288354958/Wally_Carr_-_Bewitched.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.259 - WARREN CARR

Warren Carr hailed from Newcastle NSW. He first came to the attention of rock'n'roll fans in 1960 as a pianist with instrumental group, The Keydets. The band played local Hunter Valley dances. It also included Gil Mathews, who went on to work with Max Hamilton's Impacts in the sixties and Billy Thorpe's Aztecs in the seventies.

A regular face on Brian Henderson's "Bandstand", Warren began his solo career in 1961 with "Lil' Ole Me" written by American session pianist Jerry Smith. The song became Warren's fist national hit (1961) and he also enjoyed healthy sales with three follow up singles: "You Are My Sunshine", "The Harry Lime Theme" and "Rondo".

After his top 40 hits dried up Warren worked as a backing muso on many big Oz hits. His longest role was as "Mr Music" on TV's "Play School". The actors could always rely on him to improvise any kind of incidental music for their TV segments.

Warren's sons Mike and Darren Carr have ventured into the music business. Both boys have worked in various groups and bands. One of their regular gigs is with the backing band for Melinda Schneider.

Enjoy a little honky-tonk piano work from the flying fingers of Warren Carr...

The first download is an extended Tom Mix version of his 1961 hit "Lil' Ole Me" taken from a CD master copy:

http://rapidshare.com/files/288081646/Warren_Carr_-_Li_l_Ole_Me__Ext_Tom_Mix_.mp3

Warren's second hit "You Are My Sunshine" is available at Friday On My Mind BlogSpot (click link): http://mymusicrip.blogspot.com/

The third download is a copy of the vinyl 7" of "The Harry Lime Theme" cleaned up from the Ozburn collection:

http://rapidshare.com/files/288334795/Warren_Carr_-_Harry_Lime_Theme.mp3

The final download is a copy of the vinyl 7" of "Rondo" courtesy of Alan K. a regular contributor to this blog (the version here is much better in quality than the Ozburn equivalent thank you Alan):

http://rapidshare.com/files/288334797/Warren_Carr_-_Rondo.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.258 - MIKE "SHIRLEY TEMPLE" WILLIAMS

Mike Williams was a cast member of the Mike Walsh Midday Show which was a very popular daytime variety TV program 1970s - 1980s. Because Mike Williams had a head of profuse ringlet curls he was affectionately called "Shirley".

In 1981 Mike Williams with the help of some famous friends tried his hand at producing a celebratory song called "The Year Of The Eel" because The Parramatta Eels Ruby League Team were on top and had won the shield. The rugby team's name derives from the fact that at one time the river at Parramatta was famous for its abundant slippery eels.

Ray Hoff and Russell Dunlop are just 2 of the musos who helped "Shirley" on this double-sided 7" single.

An interesting connection:

One of my ancestors a convict called William Haigh [Hague] became an "overseer" at the Parramatta Female Factory and Orphanage in 1818. When he retired he continued to work as an "eel catcher" for the township of Parramatta until he died in 1834. William's orphaned daughter Hannah Haigh aka Thompson married Robert Rope at Mudgee.

Thanks:

Regular contributor Jimmy Barnes has once again found and supplied this rare gem. The download is in a zip file which contains both versions of the song and copies of all the record labels and covers. Many thanks Jimmy B. for you are also a rare gem.

http://rapidshare.com/files/287496057/mike_williams.zip

NB. "Ozzie The Music Man" (located in the links section on left of screen) has a song by Mike Williams for download, make sure you check it out.

DOWNLOAD NO.257 - WINIFRED ATWELL

Una “Winifred” Atwell (27 February 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in the UK and other Commonwealth countries (including Oz) from the 1950s with a series of boogie and ragtime hits. Atwell was born in Tunapuna in Trinidad and Tobago. Her family owned a chemist shop and she was expected to take over the family business when she grew up but luckily for us average punters she decided her musical gifts were more important. After being discovered playing music in a bar by Americans who visited her homeland in WWII she was encouraged to study music seriously in London. While she studied she played boogie in the local bars and clubs. Her popularity in variety and clubs led to recording contracts and within a few years she was making a fortune. She often came to Oz because she had fallen in love with NSW and its people.

Winifred Atwell purchased waterside properties in Bilgola and Seaforth, as jumping-off bases for her worldwide performance commitments. Enjoying the deep affection of the public, she was nevertheless keenly aware of prejudice and injustice, and was outspoken about racism in Australia. She always donated her services in a charity concert on Sundays, the proceeds going to orphanages and needy children. She spoke out against the third world conditions endured by Australian Aborigines, which made headlines during an outback tour of the country in 1962. Dismissing racism as a factor in her own life, she said she felt she was "spoiled very much by the public." When she died she left her estate to the Australian Guide Dog Association and a small amount to her goddaughter. Winnie’s husband was Lew Levisohn. After Winifred had died it was one of Lew’s cousins that contested Winifred’s will and is reported to have been granted $30,000 from her estate.

Winifred Atwell suffered a stroke in 1980. She officially retired on The Mike Walsh Show, then Australia's highest rating television variety program, in 1981. Her only public performances from this point were as an organist in her parish church at Narrabeen. She categorically stated on the Mike Walsh show that she would retire and not return as a public performer, but that she had had an excellent career. Her last TV performance was a medley of "Black and White Rag" and "Twelfth Street Rag", before being given a standing ovation and awarded a bouquet.

In 1983 following a fire that destroyed her Narrabeen home, she suffered a heart attack and died while staying with friends in Seaforth. She is buried beside husband Lew Levisohn in South Gundurimba Private Cemetery in northern New South Wales, just outside Lismore.

Info on Win's Oz recordings:

RCA had established an Australian subsidiary in the mid-1950s and released its first locally-made recordings in late 1956. It launched the Bluebird label in Australia ca. 1964 but it released only a handful of singles, all catalogued in RCA's standard '100000' series. All but one of these singles were by local performers - country duo The Webb Brothers, pop band Bobby Thomas And The Beaumen, Peter Hiscock and The Starliners and New Zealand-born jazz singer Ricky May - although the first local Bluebird release (1964) was by British pianist Winifred Atwell, who became an Australian - she was naturalised two years before she died.

For download is the original 1964 Australian Bluebird/RCA single "Revival". It is courtesy of Jimmy Barnes who has contributed many wonderful songs from his personal collection. This track is very rare and Winifred's many fans overseas may have not heard of it before.

http://rapidshare.com/files/286876198/Winifred_Atwell_-_Revival.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.256 - ROB GUEST

Rob Guest (17 July 1950 – 2 October 2008) was a British-born performer who had enjoyed a long career on the stage and screen. He was the world's longest serving Phantom Of The Opera having played the title role for seven years in both Oz and NZ.

Rob left England and lived in Canada for a while where he sang in a pop band called Apparition. By 1968 he had moved to NZ where he sang in a band called The Shore Thing. In 1969 they changed their name to Apparition. They recorded a couple of non-hit NZ singles and by 1970 Rob was in a band called In-Betweens.

His solo career began in 1972 when he signed with Polydor. The first single was "House Of Cards" and was followed by "All The Time In The World". In 1973 he had "Mr Blue" and then shared one side of a single with the Footsteps. His side was "Oh What A Day". A one off single on the Family label came in 1974 called "I Can't Make You Love Me".

Rob started doing stage work and his recordings slowed for a while with only occasional releases happening, like "Sing" in 1977. He joined Festival in 1978 releasing a single "Hangin' On", written by Mike Harvey, and then an album in 1979 called "Dedication". The title track "Dedication" was released as a single.

Also in 1979 a single on the Key label came out, "There'll Never Be Another For Me". During the eighties Rob only released three solo singles. On Festival in 1980, "Can't Play With You" and then RCA in 1984 "Show Me How To Be Like You" and 1987 "Celebration (Rugby World Cup Song)".

Rob’s stage musical career flourished in Australia where he had leading roles in Phantom, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. He died in 2008 while starring as the Wizard of Oz in the Melbourne stage production of Wicked.

His biggest selling single “Hangin' On” was from 1978. Rob sang this song when he was representing New Zealand in the South Pacific Song Contest.

The version for download is the single 7" mix:

http://rapidshare.com/files/285793739/Rob_Guest_-_Hanging_On.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.255 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

This big download packs a punch with over 20 songs in great condition all scraped clean using "Click Repair" technology. Some songs are from the Ozburn collection which I've cleaned up dramatically and in some cases repaired. One song is from a Midoztouch contributor but most songs are from my own vinyl copies. They are in a zip file with a password: http://tommixmusic.blogspot.com/

All songs are 320KB mp3 files. It will take a fair while to download (155244 KB). Don't forget to say thanks in the comment box - as suggested by the folks at the Midoztouch forum...

NB. After 50 downloads the link will be allowed to expire so be quick as I normally only set up 7" singles not whole sets of songs! This is a limited edition for a limited time!

The Autumn - Goblin's Gamble (Mono Single Mix)

Kevin Kitto Singers - The Lights Of Adelaide (Mono Single Mix)

Vic Christopher - All His Children (Mono Single Mix)

Ticket - Country High (Mono Single Mix)

Nolan Buddle Quartet - Picnic At Hanging Rock (Jazz Mix)

Mega Set - We'll Be Together (Mono Single Mix)

Marc Hunter - X-Ray Creature

Mad Turks - Tempers Fire

Lobby Loyde - Liberate Rock (Ext Tom Mix)

Liv Maessen - Here I Go Again (Mono Single Mix)

Lester Coombs - I'm Fine Thank You (Mono Single Mix)

Lee Conway - Wanted Man

Kal-Q-Lated Risk - Looking Through The Eyes Of A Beautiful Girl

John Macrae - Soldiers (Mono Single Mix)

Jimmy Hannan - You Make Me Happy (Mono Single Mix)

Jelly Roll Big Band - I've Been Away Too Long

Jel Ellff - Going Nowhere (Mono Single Mix)

Jel Eliff - Cotton Jenny (Mono Single Mix)

Jamie "Agro" Dunn - Fun Fun Fun (Mono Single Mix)

Hot Cottage - Made To Love You

Frank Hyde - Danny Boy (Mono Single Mix)

Brass Carnival - One Little Kiss (Mono Single Mix)

Avalanche - Wizard Of Love

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Now that 50 downloads have been completed the RapidShare link has been allowed to expire. If you still desire a copy you will have to contact me with an e-mail request. Sadly, although 50 downloads have taken place only one blog visitor said thank you.

Please contact me here: tommytop58 (at) yahoo.com.au

DOWNLOAD NO.254 - LORRAE DESMOND

Lorrae has several postings so please use search facility to locate previous downloads.

Lorrae Desmond went to the UK circa 1955 and recorded numerous songs. Four have been issued on CD in the UK to date. The CDs are: "Lipstick, Nylons, Petticoats & Stilettos", "As Good As It Gets - Skiffle Vol.2" and "Female Vocalists Of The 1950s".

Lorrae’s first television appearance was in “Teleclub”, on radio in “Twelve Thousand Miles From Home” and appeared with actor Terry Thomas in “Strictly T-T” and “The Terry Thomas Show”, and in the comedy sitcom “Trouble For Two” with Jacqueline Mackenzie in 1958 (the year I was born).

Her own TV shows were “Meet Lorrae Desmond” and “Swing Along With Lorrae” on BBC. Also she appeared in cabaret and pantomime. In the early 1950s she was in a travelling variety show that played for the troops in the Suez Canal deployment and later in the 1960s she played for the troops in Vietnam. She returned permanently to Australia where she was very successful and appeared in the long-running series “A Country Practice” as Shirley Gilroy, which she played from 1981-1992.

The songs Lorrae recorded for Parlophone were all produced by a young George Martin the man who became the 5th Beatle in the 1960s. *Lorrae has an interesting story about George Martin. Apparently he was notorious for listening to the first take and then turning the sound down so he could do other things while the singers did umpteen more takes. Lorrae changed the words to "Tall Paul" while she was recording the second take making them very raunchy. She bounded up into the box and asked George how the last take sounded. George said, "Great". So Lorrae asked him to play it back for her. I am told the colour of his face changed markedly when he heard it. (*This excerpt is from Lorrae's friend DT).

The following download contains 3 tracks which have been taken from the abovementioned UK CDs currently on sale. I have extended and remixed them to be a little punchier than their original vinyl equivalents. If you like the remixes don't forget to buy the originals on CD while stocks last!

There is a password on the zip file: http://tommixmusic.blogspot.com/

The remixes are:

Preacher Preacher - Tom Mix 12"
You Must Be Around - Tom Mix 12"
Kansas City Special - Tom Mix 12"

http://rapidshare.com/files/284160210/lorrae.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.253 - MATT TAYLOR (OF CHAIN)

This is the second post of Matt's work. His other songs can be found elsewhere on this blog.

Matt Taylor worked solidly from the late 1960s pumping out good Oz rock and blues - see previous post for more information re his solo work and his work with the Melbourne band Chain.

Matt's voice is very gravely and distinctive. His biggest solo single was "I Remember When I Was Young" in 1974. The follow up "Fair Dinkum Aussie Blues" didn't chart that well outside Melbourne but it has a nice country rock feel which was not that in vogue when it was released. Some songs miss their target audience when first released and acquire more status later in the fullness of time. Matt's work is now becoming more into vogue. Oz rock was once not thought of as important as that of the big overseas acts but time has changed that perception too.

Some of Matt's music is available for purchase at BigPond Music and there are a number of albums there for download (they are not too expensive) click the following link:

http://bigpondmusic.com/

Here for download is a mono single mix of "Fair Dinkum Aussie Blues":

http://rapidshare.com/files/281984517/Matt_Taylor_-_Fair_Dinkum_Aussie_Blues__Mono_Single_Tom_Mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.252 - TONY BRADY

Tony Brady has other songs on this blog for download. Please use search function top left to locate them.

Tony began singing in the late fifties as a dance band vocalist. His main claim to fame, initially, was the fact that he looked and sounded like Frank Sinatra.

In 1959, he worked with vocal group the Graduates for a five month period, their single "Little Donkey" charted in Sydney. In 1960 they toured with the Fabian Show. Then in January 1961, at the age of 23, he signed with Coronet Records, and released his first single "Angel In A Red And White Scarf". The song sold moderately well, although it wasn't until Tony moved to the Leedon label later in the year that he scored a hit with "Big Things Are Happening". Also in the early part of 1961, he compered a national Friday night radio show on the ABC called Mainstream For Moderns.

In 1962 Tony embarked on a tour of Asia and there after only had moderate success. Although he changed labels and went on to release more records over the next couple of years, further chart success eluded him. Eventually Tony gave up singing to take on show business management and promotion with Col Joye's agency.

Tony's 1961 hit "Big Things Are Happening" is a lovely piece of fluff about settling down and getting married. It was written by Mickey Gentile and Mike Anthony. It makes an ideal addition to include in today's modern wedding music set when working as a mobile disc jockey.

The introduction has a chorus and plucked harp and sounds reminiscent of many American tunes of the 1950s. The original song was 1:50 mins and so I gave it the Tom Mix treatment and now in its extended form it runs 1:59 mins!

http://rapidshare.com/files/280584542/Tony_Brady_-_Big_Things_Are_Happening__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.251 - LORRAE DESMOND

NB. There are other songs by Lorrae Desmond on this blog. Please use the search facility at the top left of this screen to find them.

Here is some email correspondence from DT a visitor to this site…

Hi Tom Mix,

I recently found your post of “Blue Blue Day” by Lorrae Desmond. I have sent you a download link to "Everybody’s Favourite Model Girl" the 1970 song by Lorrae with “Dear John” the B-side included (click link below). It is an interesting story with “Everybody’s Favourite Model Girl”…Lorrae was sitting under the hairdryer having literally just landed in London and getting ready for a gig. Her former manager just happened to be walking by and came in and said "I have this Peter Sarstedt song I want you to record". So within 2 hours Lorrae was in the recording studio learning the song and recording it. She did the gig and flew back to Australia. And what a great song it is…

Regards,
DT

Hello DT,

A truly great song, thanks for sending. Do you know Lorrae personally to have heard the above story? Is it OK to set it up on the Tom Mix blog for others to download or are you just sharing it with moi?

Cheers and thanks,
Tom Mix

Hi Tom Mix,

Yes, I know Lorrae. She would be thrilled to have it on your blog.

Regards,
DT

Here for download are both sides of the 1970 single courtesy of DT:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4TG88GMR

For those who have already downloaded Lorrae's "Blue Blue Day", found further over on this blog, here is a Tom Mix exclusive 12" remix of "Soda Pop Hop" the cute flip side:

http://rapidshare.com/files/279419380/Lorrae_Desmond_____Soda_Pop_Hop__Ext_Tom_Mix_.mp3

For further download is Lorrae's 1955 hit "On The Waterfront", its flip side "Hold My Hand" and a bonus song all courtesy of DT:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y87HOAJS

DOWNLOAD NO.250 - COL JOYE

Colin Frederick Jacobsen (b: 13th April 1936 Sydney) aka Col Joye, is an Oz entertainer and entrepreneur. He was the first Australian to have a #1 rock’n’roll record that charted Australia-wide, and the first Australian to reach the American charts, with "Bye Bye Baby".

Col recorded with his brothers Kevin and Keith (who were part of Col's backing band The Joy Boys). Keith was married to Oz star Little Pattie up until 1984. Kev is partners nowadays with Col and they run Jacobsen Promotions.

Col had many hits over the years and was still releasing singles well into the 1990s. He has helped launch many famous Oz artists including the Bee Gees and their younger brother Andy Gibb. Col had his own studios called A.T.A. in Glebe Sydney and the early recording work of Andy Gibb is still locked in their vaults.

Col’s 1982 single “Rest Your Love On Me A While” was penned by Barry Gibb and has all the trademarks of the Bee Gees 1978 original but Col tried to give it “country ballad” feel.

Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibb had a pop duet version in 1980. It competed against a country version by Conway Twitty.

Here for download is a Tom Mix edit of Col Joye's version of “Rest Your Love On Me A While”:

http://rapidshare.com/files/276327304/Col_Joye_-_Rest_Your_Love_On_Me_A_While__Tom_Mix_Edit_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.249 - TREVOR GORDON AND THE BEE GEES

Trevor Gordon, born 1948 in Yorkshire, emigrated to Oz nearly at the same time as the Bee Gees. Trevor was known in Australia for variety television work, just as the Bee Gees were. They became friends and Trevor appears in some home movie footage of the Bee Gees in Australia that is still used in TV documentaries &c.

Trevor was coerced by one of his cousins to return to England in about 1968 and was later in the UK band The Marbles along with Graham Bonnet.

Trev’s first hit “House Without Windows” was written by Barry Gibb and came out in January 1965. The flip was called “And I’ll Be Happy” also written by Barry. The A-side was almost a Bee Gees single except that Trevor got to sing over a guide track done by Barry.

Later when Trevor joined The Marbles, Barry wrote some tracks for them.

Band line-up:

Trevor Gordon — vocal

Barry Gibb — vocal, guitar

Robin Gibb — vocal

Maurice Gibb — vocal, organ

Unknown — drums, bass

Jimmy B. a regular contributor to this blog site spotted the vinyl single with the "NOT FOR SALE" label (shown above) on sale on e-Bay for over $500.

Here for free is a great copy of the old original track “House Without Windows”:

http://rapidshare.com/files/276306851/trevor_gordon_with_the_bee_gees_-_house_without_windows.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.248 - LONNIE LEE

Lonnie Lee was a pioneer of OZ rock and roll. He and Johnny O'Keefe were hit makers who recorded on the Lee Gordon owned record label Leedon. If you look on the label you'll note that the musical arranger was Eddie Cash Jr. This is a pseudonym for Johnny O'Keefe. You can see another of these production credits on a number by The Fauns further over on this blog.

"Defenceless" was one of Lonnie's early 1960 smash hits. It has recently been released on CD along with numerous other Lonnie Lee tracks. Lonnie's production team have also included bonus material on the 2 new CD collections which includes a bonus CD-Rom set of snaps and clippings etc. Lonnie, will if wanted, sign the covers of both sets of CDs if ordered in 2009. For info on his CD releases please click the following link to Mustang Records:

http://mustangrecords.com.au/category9_2.htm

Here for download in an extended Tom Mix version of "Defenceless" mixed from CD:

http://rapidshare.com/files/275779854/lonnie_lee_-_defenceless__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.247 - ROLF HARRIS

Rolf Harris was born in Perth Western Australia and was a champion swimmer and then went to Teachers College and for some strange reason he gave up teaching and went into showbiz!

Rolf had so many hits here and in England that he was parodied by just about everyone. His persona was the basis of one of my favourite episodes of The Goodies TV Show. Because Rolf is such a talent he is still going strong some 50 years later. He is an Oz icon.

His brother Bruce Harris was also a showbiz personality. When I used to take students to Sydney to be in the Schools Variety Spectacular at the Sydney Entertainment Centre I would sometimes meet Bruce and his team including Mary Lopez and Kevin Jacobson. They would help students make the leap from school to the professional stage. It was all so many years ago now!

Rolf had a minor hit in 1971 with his version of "A Ram Sam Sam". This is a song I have used occasionally with the students I have taught because it easily converts from being a piece for a soloist or can be performed by a group and/or can be sung as a "round".

"A Ram Sam Sam" was reworded and used in a novelty kid's song called "The Fast Food Song" by The Fast Food Rockers. The song mentions by name Pizza Hut, KFC and Macca's. It managed to reach #2 in the UK charts in June 2003. It was produced by Mike Stock from the famous production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman.

Rolf's original version of "A Ram Sam Sam" had a gap in the middle which for this download I have edited out. The start was also a little longer than my edited version. If you click the picture of the label you can see that Rolf used a well-known UK backing group on this track.

http://rapidshare.com/files/275077710/Rolf_Harris_-_A_Ram_Sam_Sam__Tom_Mix_Edit_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.246 - PATTIE KEITH

Friend and contributor Jimmy B. has been working overtime again to find some rare items for this blog. He has already contributed many rare oldies and here are some more.

Little Pattie aka Pattie Keith aka Mrs Jacobson released a single in 1980, one of her last, which was written by her old friend Barry Gibb. The flip was written by Pattie herself. This was released on Polydor - see labels.

In the following zip file download are both A and B sides of the single in 320kb mp3 format.

As a bonus inclusion I have worked on the A-side to make my own fixed-up version. The raw mp3 sent by Jimmy B. had a blip about 6 seconds in.

Many thanks Jim for this rare Pattie Keith set of songs...

"Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" and "Love Is":

http://rapidshare.com/files/273400331/little_pattie.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.245 - BOOM CRASH OPERA

Boom Crash Opera are a pop-rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. Initially based around the songwriting partnership of Richard Pleasance (guitar/bass/vocals 1985 - 1992) and Peter Farnan (guitar/bass/keys/vocals) Boom Crash Opera also includes Dale Ryder (lead vocals), Peter 'Maz' Maslen (drums/vocals), Greg O'Connor (keyboards/guitar) and Ian Tilley (bass/vocals 1992 - present). The main guys in Boom Crash Opera had previously been in the band The Serious Young Insects.

They released seven albums and an EP in the thirteen years of their recording career, and the band members continue to play occasional shows.

The majority of their work is on CD so I won't be posting anything currently available...

They have enough material to make a Megamix but nobody has attempted to construct one until now...

Here for download is my own 6 minute DJ Tom Mix Megamix of Boom Crash Opera's greatest hits...

It contains the tracks:

Hands Up In The Air
Onion Skin
Get Out Of The House
Great Wall
Bombshell

http://rapidshare.com/files/272901755/boom_crash_opera_-_megamix__tom_mix_exclusive_remix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD N0.244 - FRIEZE WITH DARRYL COTTON & BEEB BIRTLES

NB. Beeb Birtles has other songs on this blog for download. They include his work with Mississippi, Little River Band, Drummond and the duo Birtles and Goble. Type the band names into the search facility top left to locate their songs. Darryl Cotton has work located on Ozzie The Music Man's blog. Click the following link: http://ozziemusicman.blogspot.com/search?q=cotton

Way back in 1971 Darryl "Dazza" Cotton and Beeb Birtles formed a duo called Frieze. They produced an album - "1972 BC" - and released the singles "Feelings" and "Try Yourself" under the Frieze name but while still technically a duo they also produced a single credited under Darryl's name.

The 1972 single "Why Do Little Kids Have To Die" is beautifully crafted and although the title suggests the song will be mournful it is not that way inclined. It got as high as #25 nationally and charted well in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. It was also released on a K-tel album called 20 Solid Hits Vol.3 (see cover picture on a previous blog entry for "Gypsy Queen" by Oz group Country Radio).

All these years later the work by Frieze has finally been released on CD although it is probably a bootleg which looks very convincing with a silver label and all. The tapes used in the transfer sound excellent and there has been a lavish sleeve produced for the gate-fold CD cover. The only giveaway that it might not be "legit" is that the centre ring of the CD appears to have a CD-R number rather than a CD catalogue number (click CD picture above to enlarge).

If you can find the above CD to buy nowadays you'd be very lucky.

Here for download is an extended Tom Mix version of "Why Do Little Kids Have To Die" using the "almost legit" CD version of the track :

http://rapidshare.com/files/271666130/darryl_cotton_-_why_do_little_kids_have_to_die__cd_ext_tom_mix_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.243 - LITTLE PATTIE

Patricia Thelma "Little Pattie" Amphlett (born 17 March 1949) in Paddington, Sydney, is an Australian singer with connections to many musical family members…most notably Col Joye (brother-in-law until she divorced her husband Keith Jacobson one of the Joye Boys) and Chrissy Amphlett of the Divinyls (cousin).

Pattie’s Singles

• "He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy" b/w "Stompin' At Maroubra" (1963)
  
• "He's My Boy" (1964)
• "Surfin' Time Again" (1964)
• "We're Gonna Have a Party Tonight" (1964)
• "Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far" (1965)
• "Dance Puppet Dance" b/w "I Just Need Your Love" (1965)
• "My Love" (1965)
• "Don't Walk Around" (1966)
• "Game of Love" (1966)
• "Let Me Dream" (1966)
• "Never Gonna Love Again" (1966)
• "I'll Eat My Hat" (1967)
• "If He Would Care" (1967)
• "I Knew Right Away" (1967)
• "Sunshine Boy" (1968)
• "Love Is A Happy Thing" (1968 - duet with Grantley Dee)
  
• "Gravitation" (1969)
• "Someone Out There (1969)
• "The Penthouse" (1969)
• "April Fool" (1971)
• "What's Your Mama's Name" (1973)
  
• "Only If You Want To" (1976)
• "You'll Never Know" (1977)
• "What Am I Gonna Do?" (1977)
• "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" (1980)
  

Ozzie the Music Man has one of her last singles for download. Click link to "You'll Never Know":

http://ozziemusicman.blogspot.com/2009/07/post-122-little-pattie-youll-never-know.html

Out of the above list of hits, many of Pattie's songs have not been on CD. No company has ever done a double CD set although she would have more than enough songs.

For download are two Tom Mix extended versions of her hits from 1965 “Pushin’ A Good Thing Too Far” and “Dance Puppet Dance”. These have been on CD but both have been poor copy transfers (with some clicks and pops audible in the quiet passages) so to redress this imbalance I have worked on strengthening their sound as well as making them a little longer. They are in a zip file. No password.

http://rapidshare.com/files/269072235/pattie_zipped.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.242 - GEEZA

Geeza is a legendary Oz rock band that deserves some kudos for their brief blaze in the music charts in the period 1976 to 1978. The band had a simple but distinctive "west coast" style although at times they tended to sound a bit like Dragon the NZ/Oz band.

Band members included: Terry Halliday (vocals), Gabrielle Vandetti (guitars), Lee Martin (bass) and Alan Fraile (drums).

The band kicked off in 1976 with a single called "Vamboo". It gained them critical notice which led to the band spending time in the studio to produce a great album. Their one and only album was called "Street Life" which contained 2 of their 1977 singles: "Song To Warilla" and "Run'n'Hide". In its day the single of "Run'n'Hide" got to #27 in the Sydney charts in late 1977 and was also issued on a K-tel compilation record in 1978.

Terry has his own web site nowadays and the digitised "Street Life" album is for sale on CD at the following link:

http://terry.webbdesigns.com.au/disc.htm

You could also use the following links to contact Terry:

email : studio259@hotmail.com

phone : +61.419 595 298

Terry is only too happy to field any questions. He is also very supportive of this blog and has allowed me, with kind permission, to set up an mp3 download of the single "Run'n'Hide". It is a Tom Mix remix from CD with a few overdubs and edited slightly, so it now sounds slightly different to the long album mix.

Terry sent me this message... "G'day mate, God bless your soul, and thanks for the word up on your site...If I can be of any help just shout out. It's nice to be remembered, so thanks and keep on rockin' and keep in touch"...Terry.

http://rapidshare.com/files/267234795/geeza_-_run__n__hide__tom_mix_edit_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.241 - LITTLE RIVER BAND / BEEB BIRTLES AND GRAEHAM GOBLE

LRB is still a working band but the Americans currently in the band had nothing to do with the hit songs which made the name famous.

LRB started in about 1975 in Melbourne Oz. Their first hit was "Curiosity Killed The Cat". From there they went off to conquer the world with their stylish vocals and good pop sensibilities. They kept the lyrics simple and the melodies flowed easily. Most of their songs could be replicated live and when John Farnham took over as lead singer for a while, replacing Glenn Shorrock, their live work was better than their studio stuff.

...Band member Graeham Goble wrote their most successful song, “Reminiscing,” which LRB recorded in 1978, earned Goble a Four Million Air award from US collection society BMI in 2001. That means the song has been broadcast over 4 million times in America, the highest achievement for any Australian pop song internationally, putting him in an “elite group” of writers, according to BMI. “A lot of musicians love ‘Reminiscing’ because of the chords, the way they seem to work, they say it’s a brilliantly written song,” Goble says. “People like Frank Sinatra and John Lennon have gone on record as saying it was among their favourite songs at the time. In [Lennon’s lover] May Pang’s book there’s a whole passage about where he and May made love to ‘Reminiscing’.” The song’s success, however, has at times baffled Goble. He thinks the song is less consummate than a lesser-known LRB song he wrote, “Mistress of Mine.” And, ironically, “Reminiscing” was one of his songs that his LRB band-mates were less than ardent about, so back in 1978, getting the song on the album was Goble’s primary objective. Having it be a hit in the US or seeing it rise to classic status was beyond his dreams. “It’s quite staggering. You don’t realise you’ve written something like that until it happens, until it’s history”...

Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble were two of the original LRB line up and they had worked together in prior bands, writing and performing for many years. They had started in bands like Mississippi, Alison Gros, and Drummond (some of these bands have songs for download on this blog or at Ozzie The Music Man's blog - please use search facility to locate these groups).

When LRB was beginning to tire of touring, Birtles and Goble decided to make their own polished little gems. The released two hits "I'm Coming Home" and "Lonely Lives" from the album "The Last Romance". The album has been remastered and issued on CD in America but is nowadays deleted. Their collected works/hits have not been released on any kind of official CD anthology which is a shame as they are high profile artists.

The original Ozzie line up of the band are unable to perform under the LRB name due to "legal" issues but they still manage to get together and sell out venues nowadays under their surnames: Birtles, Shorrock and Goble.

Here in one zip file are 3 rare items indeed:

1) The USA 12" of "Reminiscing" which was issued on vinyl - it has been reworked and further edited and overdubbed in the studios of Tom Mix.

2) An edited Tom Mix version of "Help Is On Its Way" from CD - it has been edited to match a version done by K-tel.

3) An extended Tom Mix version of "I'm Coming Home" from CD - because I can!.

There is a password on the zip file: http://tommixmusic.blogspot.com/

http://rapidshare.com/files/267048796/l_r_b_mixes_tom_mix.zip

DOWNLOAD NO.240 - TOMMY LEONETTI

Tommy Leonetti has other songs on this blog. Please use search facility to locate them.

Tom had a couple of singles in the 1950s in America before he came to live in Oz for part of the 1960s and 70s.

"Free", Leonetti's 1956 single has been described as a USA One Hit Wonder peaking at #23, he also had a minor hit with his version of "I Cried" which reached #30 in 1954.

In Oz, Tom and step-daughter Kim had a hit with "Let's Take A Walk" in 1969. Tommy's most famous but non-charting Ozzie song "My City Of Sydney" was used as a sign-off on Channel 7 for most of the 1980s. It is fondly remembered and well-loved by many east coast Ozzies. The stereo version has appeared once on CD many years ago. It was issued on a series released by Sydney radio DJ Bob Rogers.

Here for download is the mono single mix of "My City Of Sydney":

http://rapidshare.com/files/266132060/tommy_leonetti_-_my_city_of_sydney.mp3