31.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.21 - PUSSYFOOT

PUSSYFOOT - DONNA JONES MARRIES “A MIXTURE”.


PUSSYFOOT HAD 2 BIG HITS IN AUSTRALIA IN THE MID 1970S AND MOST AUSSIES PROBABLY THOUGHT THE ACT WAS FROM THE U.K. WELL THAT’S SLIGHTLY WRONG! HALF OF THE ACT WAS FROM OZ.


DONNA JONES (LEAD SINGER) WAS THE SPOUSE AND PARTNER OF MICK FLINN WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE AUSSIE POP GROUP, “THE MIXTURES” 1969-1972. THE MIXTURES SANG: “IN THE SUMMERTIME”, “PUSHBIKE SONG”, “HENRY FORD” AND “CAPTAIN ZERO” AMONGST OTHERS.


MICK FLINN WAS A WRITER, PRODUCER AND MUSO. FLINN STAYED BEHIND THE SCENES AND DONNA WAS PROMOTED AS SOLO ARTIST PUSSYFOOT.


THEIR FIRST HIT WAS “THE WAY YOU DO IT” IN 1975. IT REACHED #1.

THEIR SECOND HIT WAS “OOH JA JA” IN 1976-77. IT REACHED #9.


DONNA AND MICK WORKED TOGETHER FOR THE REST OF THE 1970S WITH MINOR SUCCESS IN OZ. THEN DONNA GOT A GIG IN “THE NEW SEEKERS” CIRCA 1980.


IN EARLY 1983 FLINN AND JONES FORMED A “PUSSYFOOT BAND" AROUND DONNA (MOSTLY FEMALE BAND MEMBERS + MICK ON BASS) AND THEY TRIED THEIR HAND AT DISCO 12" MIXES.


MIND OVER MATTER” - EXTENDED MIX

LAY YOUR LOVE ON THE LINE” - EXTENDED MIX


THE 12" RECORDS DIDN’T SET THE DANCE WORLD ON FIRE BUT MANY AEROBICS TEACHERS USED THESE LONGER SONGS FOR THEIR WORKOUT MUSIC. IN 1984 MICK CO-WROTE "DO THE CONGA" WHICH WAS A HIT FOR U.K. GROUP "BLACK LACE"


PUSSYFOOT BAND WAS IN THE “SONG FOR EUROPE” CONTEST IN THE MID 1980S BUT BY THE END OF THE DECADE DONNA WAS BACK AS A SINGER IN “THE NEW SEEKERS”.


NOWADAYS DONNA FLINN (MARRIED NAME) IS SINGING AS PART OF A JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND STILL REMAINS PART OF “THE NEW SEEKERS”. SHE HAS NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES ABOUT HER EARLY WORK IN THE U.K. AS PART OF POP GROUP "SPRINGFIELD REVIVAL".


THE 4 SONGS IN THIS DOWNLOAD ARE:

  1. 'THE WAY YOU DO IT’ (EXTENDED TOM MIX FROM C.D.)
  2. OOH JA JA’ (EXTENDED TOM MIX FROM C.D.)
  3. 'MIND OVER MATTER' (EXTENDED LONG VINYL MIX)
  4. 'LAY YOUR LOVE ON THE LINE' (EXTENDED LONG VINYL MIX)
http://rapidshare.com/files/103757468/PUSSYFOOT.rar


ENJOY !

30.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.20 - THE GLOBOS

THE GLOBOS

MARK TREVORROW A.K.A. BOB DOWNE AND WENDY DE WAAL HAD 2 OZ 1980S HITS: 'TINTARELLA DI LUNA' (NATIONAL OZ #1 IN 1982) AND 'THE BEAT GOES ON' (NATIONAL OZ #3 IN 1983).

BOB DOWNE IS A T.V. CHARACTER THE U.K. AND AUSTRALIA HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE. BOB HAS HAD A FEW SOLO C.D.S AND REGULARLY POPS UP ON TELEVISION SHOWS. MARK HAS ALSO RELEASED MATERIAL UNDER HIS REAL NAME.

WENDY DE WAAL HAS BECOME AN ACTOR AND APPEARED IN OZ MOVIES: "YOUNG EINSTEIN", "BANGKOK HILTON" & "STAR WARS EPISODE 2".

'TINTARELLA DI LUNA' HAS APPEARED ON C.D. SO HAS THE SINGLE OF "THE BEAT GOES ON" BUT NOT THEIR SECOND SINGLE 12" REMIX.

THIS DOWNLOAD IS THE EXTENDED TOM MIX VERSION OF 'THE BEAT GOES ON'.

http://rapidshare.com/files/103491733/globos_-_the_beat_goes_on__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

29.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.19 - CROWDED HOUSE


CROWDED HOUSE BURST ONTO THE WORLD STAGE WITH THEIR SECOND SINGLE FROM THEIR FIRST SELF TITLED ALBUM.

IN THE U.S.A. THE 1ST SINGLE WAS "MEAN TO ME", THE 2ND WAS "DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER" RELEASED IN DECEMBER 1986. IT WAS A MASSIVE #1 HIT HERE AND IN THE U.S.A. WHERE IT GOT TO #2. "SOMETHING SO STRONG" WAS THE 3RD SINGLE AND THE 4TH WAS "WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE". THE 5TH SINGLE WAS "NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE".

THE SINGLES WERE RELEASED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER IN AUSTRALIA, "WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE" WAS 1ST...

FOR SOME REASEON THEY DIDN'T DO 12" VERSIONS FOR ALL THE SINGLES BUT 2 WERE REMIXED AND EXTENDED.

THE DOWNLOAD BELOW HAS BOTH RARE 12" VERSIONS OF "DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER" AND "WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE".

THE ORIGINAL 12" MIXES WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR ME, SO OF COURSE, I HAD TO ADD SOME TOM MIX TOUCHES AND PAD THEM OUT TO 7 MINUTES LONG.

http://rapidshare.com/files/103463327/2_crowded.rar

IN MY SELF-MADE COLLECTION THERE ARE MANY MORE CROWDED HOUSE TOM MIX 12" REMIXES. IF YOU WANT MORE PLEASE LEAVE A REQUEST IN THE COMMENT LINK.

DOWNLOAD NO.18 - HOME

THIS DOWNLOAD IS THE 7" SINGLE "BANG BANG BANG" BY AN N.Z./OZ GROUP CALLED "HOME". THEY HAD A CONNECTION TO A VARIETY OF OZ AND N.Z. BANDS. THE GROUP MEMBERS HAD BEEN IN SEVERAL BANDS BEFORE CUTTING THEIR ALBUM "LONG LONG WAY TO NOWHERE" WHICH CONTAINED THIS SINGLE. GLYN MASON WAS FROM MELBOURNE GROUP "CHAIN".

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE LISTENING TO AN EDUCATED GUESS MIGHT BE BRIAN CADD. THE VOCALS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT HE WAS SINGING AT THE TIME. IT IS SOPHISTICATED COUNTRY ROCK.

THE SONG IS EDITED FROM AN ALBUM VERSION THAT IS 8 MINS LONG AND HAD THE 3RD VERSE AND OTHER SECTIONS EDITED OUT FOR THE SINGLE. WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE INSTRUMENTAL BREAK OF THE EDITED SINGLE THE SINGER SAYS "I LAID HER RIGHT THERE" AND UNLESS YOU KNEW ABOUT THE CUT OUT VERSE YOU WOULD BE WONDERING TO WHAT HE WAS REFFERING???

http://rapidshare.com/files/103388533/home_-_bang_bang_bang__vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS SONG. IT WAS NOT AND ENORMOUS HIT BUT THE BAND MEMBERS ALL WENT ONTO OTHER GROUPS AFTER THIS COLLABORATION.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OUT THEIR WORK IT IS AVAILABLE AT "MIDOZTOUCH".

http://www.midoztouch.com/

THE PEOPLE WHO RUN "MIDOZ" MAYBE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT DOMAIN SOON AND THIS LINK MAY NOT WORK, CHECK IT OUT NOW, DON'T WASTE TIME!

DOWNLOAD NO.17 - FORGOTTEN SINGLES


For my 50th birthday my family gave me a portable record player that converts vinyl to wave files.

Coming next is a link to some old Aussie singles which I had a go at doing first.
File is about 97,000KB so will take a while to download...


File contains:

Barry Crocker – Love Is A Beautiful Song

Dark Tan – Gimme That Banana

Debbie Byrne – You Promised Me The Love

Gary Travers – It’s Never Really Over

Jonathan James – Disco Duck

Jon English – Superstar (disco version)

Maureen Elkner – Rak Off Normie

Ol’55 – C’mon Let’s Do It

Sheryl Blake – As Long As Life Goes On

Steve Kipner – Love Is Its Own Reward

Bootleg Family Band – Wake Up Australia

The Studs – Funky Feet

The Studs – Dr Bop

The Studs – Dance With A Dolly

Western Suburb Singers – C’mon Give Us A Go

Link to all the songs above:

http://rapidshare.com/files/97849681/tom_mix_hits_march_2008.rar

Attention Shoppers:

According to the CD release sheets 2009, the song "Funky Feet" will be on a compilation CD as of 26-1-2009: On the Prowl-Australian Pop of the 70's Vol 2 - Various (Sony).

DOWNLOAD NO.16 - RICK SPRINGFIELD

RICK SPRINGFIELD FROM THE EARLY DAYS WAS TALENTED AND GOOD LOOKING. HIS TEENAGE APPEAL (LOOKS) REALLY HELPED HIM BREAK INTO THE U.S.A. MARKET. HIS FACE WAS IN EVERY TEENAGE MAGAZINE THEN HE WAS ABLE TO CRACK THE SATURDAY CARTOON MARKET WITH HIS SHOW "MISSION MAGIC".

"SPEAK TO THE SKY" WAS HIS FIRST MAJOR OZ SINGLE AFTER LEAVING OZ POP GROUP ZOOT. "SKY" WAS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS INCLUDING "HOOKY JO". FOR THE U.S.A. MARKET HE RE-RECORDED "SPEAK TO THE SKY" BUT FOR "HOOKY JO" THEY JUST HAD A SPELLING CHANGE: "HOOKY JOE".

WHEN THEY DECIDED TO RELEASE RICK'S C.D. ANTHOLOGY IN THE LATE 1990S THE TEAM WORKING FOR ROBBIE PORTER (ORIGINAL PRODUCER) WERE TRYING TO FIND ORIGINAL TAPES FOR RICK'S SINGLES. I WAS ABLE TO HELP SUPPLY SOME SONGS ON C.D. WHICH I HAD AS BOOTLEGS FROM KOREA. THE AUSTRALIAN MASTERS HAD BEEN LOST.

WHEN THE ANTHOLOGY C.D. GOT TO MARKET MY FRIEND STEVE SCANES GAVE ME A BI-LINE FOR MY HELP.

TO FIX ONE OF THE GLARING ERRORS ON THE ANTHOLOGY C.D. I AM PUTTING UP FOR DOWNLOAD AN EXTENDED VERSION OF "HOOKY JO". ON THE C.D. ITS STARTING DRUM LINE HAS BEEN RUN OVER THE END OF THE PREVIOUS SONG AND IT SOUNDS REALLY OUT OF PLACE.

"HOOKY JO" WAS MADE IN 1972 AND HAS A WHISTLE SECTION WHICH WAS LATER COPIED BY BRITISH GROUP "PAPER LACE" WHEN THEY RECORDED "BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO". IF YOU PLAY THEM BACK TO BACK THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR....ALMOST SAME STORY USED ABOUT THE U.S.A. CIVIL WAR.

http://rapidshare.com/files/103230752/rick_springfield_-_hooky_jo__expanded_tom_mix_2005_.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.15 - BODY AND THE BEAT

DRAGON FROM N.Z. HAD STORMED THE CHARTS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN OZ WITH THEIR BLEND OF GOOD-TIME POP AND ROCK. THEN THEY TRIED THEIR LUCK IN THE U.S.A. MARKET.

ON OFFER IS THE EXTENDED SINGLE OF "BODY AND THE BEAT". THIS REMIX IS CALLED "THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST" EXTENDED REMIX. IT WAS MADE FOR CLUBS AND DANCE FLOOR VENUES HERE AND IN THE U.S.

THE FLIP WAS A SINGLE MIX OF THE ABOVE AND THE U.S.A. DANCE REMIX OF "RAIN". I MAY POST THAT ONE TO THIS SITE AT A LATER DATE IF PEOPLE MAKE REQUESTS IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW.

THIS DOWNLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL VINYL MIX IS PRISTINE AS I HAD NEVER PLAYED IT UNTIL THE DAY I RECORDED IT AND TURNED IT INTO A WAVE FILE.

DRAGON HAVE A LINGERING FAN BASE IN OZ AND N.Z. BUT AS USUAL NOT ALL THEIR OLD REMIXES AND RARITIES HAVE MADE IT TO C.D.

IN MY OWN REMIX COLLECTION I HAVE MADE LONG DANCE MIXES OF "GET THAT JIVE", "APRIL SUN IN CUBA" AND "RAIN". AT THE TIME THERE WERE NO LONG MIXES FOR THESE SONGS SO I HAD TO BE INVENTIVE MYSELF - WHEN I WAS WORKING AS A MOBILE DISC JOCKEY.

http://rapidshare.com/files/103225260/dragon_-_body_and_the_beat__women_and_children_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

28.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.14 - POP HITS BY OZ ARTISTS

TODAY’S POSTING IS A VARIETY OF SONGS THAT WERE POP HITS IN OZ BY OZ ARTISTS.

MOST OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED ON C.D.

THE VERSIONS HERE ARE FROM VINYL BUT ALL CLEANED UP WITHOUT TOO MUCH LOSS OF FIDELITY.

1) Debbie Byrne - Da Doo Ron Ron

http://rapidshare.com/files/85602106/Debbie_Byrne_-_Da_Doo_Ron_Ron.mp3

2) Trevor white – All You Wanna Do Is Dance (Attenuated Version)

http://rapidshare.com/files/81583096/Trevor_White_-_All_You_Wanna_Do_Is_Dance__Tom_Mix_Remaster_.mp3

3) Mr George – Lazy Susan

http://rapidshare.com/files/81676428/mr_george_-_lazy_susan__remastered_tom_mix_.mp3

4) Young Talent Team – Reach For The Sun . . . (see photo featuring YTT)

http://rapidshare.com/files/81842054/johnny_young_and_the_young_talent_team_-_reach_for_the_sun__remastered_tom_mix_.mp3

5) Greg Anderson – No Roses For Michael (Extended Tom Mix)

http://rapidshare.com/files/82360416/greg_anderson_-_no_roses_for_michael__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

6) Spectrum – I’ll Be Gone (ultra rare stereo 7" edit)

http://rapidshare.com/files/89861947/spectrum_-_i_ll_be_gone__stereo_single_edit_.mp3

7) Creation (NZ band) – Tell Laura I Love Her (Mono Version)

http://rapidshare.com/files/90381570/creation_-_tell_laura_i_love_her__mono_mix_from_tom_mix_.mp3

8) Dark Tan – Island In The Sun (Parts 1 and 2 joined by Tom Mix)

http://rapidshare.com/files/93380748/dark_tan_-_island_in_the_sun__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

9) Seekers – Where In The World

http://rapidshare.com/files/100176914/the_seekers_-_where_in_the_world__vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

10) Orphans - Hop Skip Jump

http://rapidshare.com/files/84807083/the_orphans_-_hop_skip_jump__cleaned_by_tom_mix_.mp3

11) Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays - You Excite Me...(see photo featuring young Johnny)

http://rapidshare.com/files/178349377/Johnny_O_Keefe_And__The_Dee_Jays_-_You_Excite_Me.mp3

This was one of Johnny's early hits which got to position #12 in late 1959. I was almost 2 years old when this one came out!

YOU'RE SPOILED FOR CHOICE WITH THIS LOT.

ENJOY THEM ALL!

IF YOU KNOW A C.D. COMPILER ASK THEM WHY OZ SONGS LIKE THESE ARE NOT BEING RELEASED ON A REGULAR BASIS?

DOWNLOAD NO.13 - LEANNE DOUGLAS

LEANNE DOUGLAS (LEFT OF PICTURE) HAS RECORDED NUMEROUS COUNTY ORIENTED TRACKS AND WON A "GOLDEN GUITAR" AWARD AT TAMWORTH OZ BUT SHE LIKES TO EQUALLY BELT OUT POP TRACKS (I CAN HEAR HER FROM MY PLACE).

DURING SEPTEMBER 2007 LEANNE BECAME MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR.

LEANNE HAS GIVEN ME PERMISSION TO ADD AN EXTENDED VERSION OF ONE OF HER COUNTRY POP TRACKS FOR INCLUSION HERE.

"STRAIGHT TEQUILA NIGHT"

http://rapidshare.com/files/102985429/leanne_douglas_-_straight_tequila_night__ext_tom_mix_.mp3

LEANNE HAS HER OWN WEB SITE AND WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER ANY INQUIRIES. HER MANAGER SHIRLEY "MY HERO" MARTIN, IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER FOR LEANNE, IF LEANNE IS ON TOUR.

CLICK THE BELOW LINK AND FIND ALL OF LEANNE'S CONTACT DETAILS AND SOME SONG SAMPLES FROM HER NEWEST C.D.

http://www.leannedouglas.com/

LEANNE HAS A FILM CLIP TO ACCOMPANY THE SINGLE VERSION OF "STRAIGHT TEQUILA NIGHT" AND IT CAN BE FOUND ON HER WEB PAGE USING THE SAME LINK.

IN THE PICTURE ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: LEANNE DOUGLAS, ME, MRS. MIX AND LEGENDARY OZ STAR JUDY STONE.

DOWNLOAD NO.12 - BEATHOVEN / THE INNOCENTS

SOME OF THE BEST POP MUSIC IN AUSTRALIA WAS MADE BY GROUPS THAT WERE NOT PROMOTED FULLY AT THE TIME BY THEIR AFFILIATED RECORD COMPANIES. BEATHOVEN WAS ONE SUCH AUSSIE GROUP.

THEY HAD A NAME THAT WAS A PLAY ON SPELLING, LIKE THE GROUP THEY STYLED THEMSELVES AFTER, "THE BEATLES".

BEATHOVEN HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL 7" SINGLES THAT IF RELEASED OVERSEAS WOULD HAVE MADE A BIG AURAL IMPACT.

THEIR SINGLE "SHY GIRL" SOUNDED LIKE AN EARLY BEATLES SONG BUT DONE IN A MID-1970'S STYLE. IT IS THE MOST LENNON-MCCARTNEY SOUNDING SONG NOT RECORDED BY THE BEATLES.

http://rapidshare.com/files/102973830/Beathoven_-_Shy_Girl__Ext_Tom_Mix_.mp3

DAVID MINCHIN AND THE BEATHOVEN BOYS WENT THROUGH A NUMBER OF STYLE CHANGES AFTER THEIR FIRST SINGLES WERE RELEASED. FINALLY THEY METAMORPHOSED INTO THE GROUP "THE INNOCENTS". IN THEIR NEXT PHASE THEY PRODUCED SOME EXCELLENT POWER POP IN THE 1980S. IT IS STILL VERY COLLECTABLE TODAY.

IN MY STUDIO COLLECTION I HAVE MADE SOME EXTENDED 12" VERSIONS OF THEIR SINGLES. DAVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO PUT OUT A C.D. OF THE EXTENDED REMIXES.

DAVE HAS ALLOWED ME TO EXTENDED BEATHOVEN'S "SHY GIRL" AND PUT IT ON THIS SITE. THE MIX HAS AN EXTRA FEW BARS AT THE START AND SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES THAT HARDLY CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL. DAVE LIKED THIS 12" MIX BECAUSE HIS GUITAR SOLO GETS 2 RUNS WITH THE SECOND VERSION BEING SLIGHTLY FUZZY. THE ORIGINAL 3 MINS IS NOW 5 MINS.

DAVE WANTS INTERESTED PEOPLE TO CONTACT HIM BY E-MAIL OR PHONE ABOUT THE UPCOMING C.D. COLLECTION HE IS ABOUT TO RELEASE WITH THE SUPPORT OF RAVEN MUSIC.

DAVE'S MOBILE NUMBER: (OZ PREFIX PLUS) 0 4 3 8 1 9 0 0 2 1

DAVE'S E-MAIL: minchinhampton@gmail.com

PLEASE TELL HIM TOM SENT YOU.

NO, YOU DON'T GET A DISCOUNT !

DAVE AND THE BOYS (MEN) HAVE ALSO PRODUCED SOME NEW "INNOCENTS" SONGS IN "THE"
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS LONDON. THEY WERE THERE IN 2006 JUST BEFORE MY WIFE AND I WENT TO LONDON. IF ONLY I WOULD HAVE KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO POP ALONG TO SEE THEM.

27.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.11 - ALISON MCCALLUM


TODAY'S FEATURED DOWNLOAD ITEM IS 2 DISTINCT VERSIONS OF "SUPERMAN" BY ALISON MCCALLUM/ALLISON MCCALLUM/ALSISON MACCALLUM. . .

ALISON'S NAME IS WRITTEN IN A VARIETY OF CONFIGURATIONS AND IT'S DIFFERENT ON SEVERAL OF HER R.C.A. RELEASES. THE NAME MAYBE SPELT DIFFERENT BUT HER VOCALS ARE UNMISTAKABLE.

ALSISON WAS THE SINGER ON SEVERAL SONGS BY THE GROUP "FRESHWATER" AND SHE DID COMMERCIALS AND BACKING ON MANY OTHER SONGS. "SUPERMAN" WAS HER BIGGEST SOLO HIT. A MID 1970S HIT CALLED "EXCUSE ME" WAS A CLOSE SECOND.

THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF "SUPERMAN" CHARTED IN THE EARLY 1970S THEN THE DISCO 12" MIX CHARTED AT THE START OF THE SUPERMAN MOVIE CRAZE (LATE 1970S EARLY 1980S). IT CHARTED OVERSEAS TOO BUT NOT IN A MAJOR WAY.

THE 2 VERSION HERE ARE:

EXTENDED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL 7"

http://rapidshare.com/files/86575351/alison_maccallum_-_superman__ext_version_from_tom_mix_.mp3

EDITED VERSION OF THE 12" DISCO MIX

http://rapidshare.com/files/102847624/alison_mccallum_-_superman__disco_version_tom_mix_.mp3

ENJOY !

DOWNLOAD NO.10 - MONDO ROCK


AN OLD MONDO ROCK 12"

"THE MOMENT"

IT'S ONE OF THOSE DANCE MIXES THAT NEVER SAW MUCH CHART ACTION. THE 7" MIX WAS NOT A HUGE SUCCESS.

CLICK LINK TO DOWNLOAD:

http://rapidshare.com/files/102719549/mondo_rock_-_the_moment__ext_vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

THE SINGLE IS SOMETIMES CALLED "MOMENT" ON VARIOUS C.D. COMPILATIONS.

THERE WERE MIXES MADE IN NEW YORK FOR THIS SONG BUT IT WAS NOT BIG IN THE OVERSEAS MARKET EITHER.

26.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.9 - THE NEW DREAM

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WISHED AN OLD SONG YOU LIKED COULD JUST BE A BIT LONGER?? YOU'D GO ASK A GIRL FOR A DANCE AND THE RECORD WOULD BE OVER BEFORE YOU KNEW IT.

THE SONG USED FOR THIS DOWNLOAD WAS FROM THE ERA WHERE BUBBLEGUM SHORT SONGS WERE VERY POPULAR...BUT I ALWAYS WANTED A LONGER DANCE VERSION OF THIS SONG.....

WHEN I FIRST GOT MY POCKET MONEY SAVED UP TO PURCHASE MY FIRST VINYL 7" RECORDS I HAD NO IDEA THAT ONE DAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO EXTENDED SONGS AND MY WISH WOULD BECOME A REALITY.

"SOFT DELIGHTS" WAS FIRST DONE BY TANGERINE PEEL WHOSE BAND MEMBERS INCLUDED MIKE CHAPMAN - HALF OF THE TEAM CHINN/CHAPMAN THAT WROTE SONGS FOR THE SWEET, SUZI QUATRO, MUD, BLONDIE ETC. MIKE WAS THE SOLE WRITER OF THIS SINGLE. TANGERINE PEEL'S VERSION SOUNDED OK BUT HAD NO HOOK UNTIL THE MELBOURNE GROUP NEW DREAM GOT SOME HORN RIFFS ADDED.

HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS THE EXTENDED BUBBLEGUM HIT FROM 1971. THE ORIGINAL 2:30 MINS IS NOW A MASSIVE 4:00 MINS !

MY GOOD FRIEND MICKO GOT A VERY PRISTINE COPY OF THE SONG IN STEREO FOR ME TO USE. THANKS MICKO.

http://rapidshare.com/files/102486602/The_New_Dream_-_Soft_Delights__ext_cd_tom_mix_2008_.mp3


THE SECOND POST IS THE FLIPSIDE "YOU'VE GOT ME SINGING". IT WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A FILM CLIP LIKE THE "A" SIDE. BOTH CLIPS WERE ON T.V. SHOWS LIKE HAPPENING '71.

http://rapidshare.com/files/80647849/The_New_Dream_-_You_ve_Got_Me_Singing.mp3

Attention Shoppers:

According to the CD release sheets 2009, the single mix of "Soft Delights" will be on a compilation CD as of 26-1-2009: On the Prowl-Australian Pop of the 70's Vol 2 - Various (Sony).

DOWNLOAD NO.8 - BENNY AND THE JETS


BENNY AND THE JETS WERE A GREAT LIVE NEWCASTLE OZ, ROCK AND ROLL BAND WHO UPDATED SOME OLD CLASSICS AND PUT OUT 1 MAJOR ALBUM AND A COUPLE OF SINGLES.

IN THE DOWNLOAD LINK ARE 2 MONO SINGLES:

1) HEY ROCK AND ROLL
2) WHO PUT THE BOMP

http://rapidshare.com/files/102481021/benny_and_the_jets.rar

THEIR ORIGINAL ALBUM SHOWN ABOVE IS NOWADAYS REMASTERED TO C.D. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE THROUGH COPPERFIELD MUSIC IN QUEENSLAND ALONG WITH SOME OTHER RARE OZ ALBUM ACTS FROM THE 1970S.

The street address is:

105 The Panorama
Tallai QLD 4213
Australia
ph. 61-412-671-855

http://www.copperfieldrecords.com.au/?q=node/1

RICK POINTON (VOCALIST WITH BAND) WAS A NICE GUY AND PLAYED TRIVIA AGAINST ME A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER CONSECUTIVE YEARS AT A FRIEND'S XMAS GET TOGETHER...ah, the good ol' days!

DOWNLOAD NO.7 - TONY ANSELL


A TOP 40 SONG FROM 1982 CALLED "VICTORY" BY TONY ANSELL.

FROM THE OPENING FANFARE YOU KNOW IT IS A SPORTS ORIENTED TRACK. THE A.B.C. NETWORK USED IT EXTENSIVELY BUT BECAUSE OF THE STRONG BASSLINE IT ALSO GOT CLUB PLAY AT TIMES AND MIXED INTO OTHER SIMILAR TRACKS...

http://rapidshare.com/files/102470589/tony_ansell_-_victory__vinyl_tom_mix_.mp3

ONE OF MY FRIENDS ASKED ME IN THE DIM PAST TO EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL VERSION OUT TO 6 MINUTES SO SHE COULD USE IT AS A BACKING TRACK FOR WHEN SHE TOOK HER HORSES TO COMPETITION SHOW JUMPING.

TONY ANSELL BORN 1945 DIED 2000. IN HIS OBIT IT SAID HE HAD PLAYED KEYBOARD ON NUMEROUS ALBUMS AS A SESSION MUSO. HE HAD LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF JINGLES TO HIS NAME AND ADVERTISEMENTS. ONE OF HIS POP RECORDS FROM 1975 WAS RICHARD CLAPTON'S GIRLS ON THE AVENUE. TONY WORKED WITH PRODUCER PETER DAWKINS AND MUSO DON BURROWS JUST TO NAME A FEW. TONY HAD TOURED THE WORLD AS PART OF GALAPAGOS DUCK

DOWNLOAD NO.6 - PYRAMID feat. ERL DALBY


JOHN PAUL YOUNG HAD A HIT WITH "PASADENA" WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY PYRAMID feat. ERL DALBY BUT HAD NO CHART ACTION.

IT SEEMS FITTING THAT WHEN I MADE THE EXTENDED DANCE VERSION OF "CAN'T WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER" BY ERL DALBY THAT I NICKED THE PERCUSSIVE BASSLINE FROM JOHN PAUL YOUNG'S HIT "LOVE IS IN THE AIR".

CYMBALS ARE DUBBED FROM A ROGUE TRADER'S REMIX....SO ENJOY THE NEW VERSION
AT THE FOLLOWING LINK...

http://www.mediafire.com/view/8wa16x1akyeg6gm/can_t_wait_for_september__extended_tom_mix__-_erl_dalby_with_pyramid.mp3

YES, ERL HAS A COPY OF THIS SONG.

HE IS ALIVE AND LIVING IN WALES UNDER HIS REAL NAME...TRY THE FOLLOWING LINK TO VISIT HIS HOME PAGE:

http://www.moontagu.org.uk/index.htm


DOWNLOAD NO.5 - THE AUTUMN


SYDNEY BASED POP GROUP "THE AUTUMN" HAD 2 VERSIONS OF "SONG TO RAYMONDO".

THE 7" SINGLE VERSION WAS BY FAR BETTER THAN THE ALBUM VERSION.

THE ALBUM MIX HAD A WEEPING OR MOANING OVERDUB AT THE END OF THE SONG WHICH SOUNDED OUT OF KEY AND ALWAYS GRATED.

http://rapidshare.com/files/80647848/autumn_-_song_to_raymondo__single_version_.mp3

CLICK THE ABOVE LINK TO AN ATTENUATED VERSION OF THE MONO 7" SINGLE.

THIS DOWNLOAD VERSION WAS THE FLIP-SIDE TO THE MORE POPULAR HIT "LOOKING THRU THE EYES OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL".

DOWNLOAD NO.4 - JAMIE REDFERN

JAMIE REDFERN HAD A BIG HIT WITH "HITCH A RIDE ON A SMILE".

THIS VERSION IS MASTERED FROM A TAPE MASTER BUT HAS ADDITIONAL CYMBAL OVERDUBS.

CLICK LINK AND ENJOY !

http://rapidshare.com/files/81360282/jamie_redfern_-_hitch_a_ride_on_a_smile__remastered_by_tom_mix_.mp3

MOST OF JAMIE'S OLDER HITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON C.D.

HE OWNS AND MANAGES A TALENT AGENCY NOWADAYS.

PLEASE VISIT HIS HOME PAGE:

http://www.jamieredfern.com.au/pages/default.cfm?page_id=25890

Attention Shoppers:

According to the CD release sheets 2009, the single version of "Hitch A Ride" will be on a compilation CD as of 26-1-2009: On the Prowl-Australian Pop of the 70's Vol 2 - Various (Sony).

DOWNLOAD NO.3 - BILL AND BOYD


ANOTHER OLD AUSSIE HIT.

UNION SILVER BY BILL AND BOYD.

THE SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR THE SCOTTISH POP GROUP "MIDDLE OF THE ROAD".


THIS TRACK WAS RELEASED ON FABLE MUSIC IN AUSTRALIA BUT WAS NOT THE BIG HIT THAT IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE.

http://rapidshare.com/files/80254075/bill_and_boyd_-_union_silver.mp3

25.3.08

DOWNLOAD NO.2 - A MEAN PAIR OF JEANS


ANOTHER DOWNLOAD...

A MEAN PAIR OF JEANS (TOM MIX DANCE 12").

THIS TRACK IS A SELF-MADE REMIX OF MARTY RHONE'S OLD 1970S HIT.

IT HAS A NEW OVERDUBBED DRUM AND BASS TRACK.

CLICK LINK TO DOWNLOAD.

ENJOY

http://rapidshare.com/files/85301393/Marty_Rhone_-_A_Mean_pair_Of_Jeans__Tom_Mix_Dance_Remix_2008_.mp3


Also for download is the single 7" version (from CD) so you can compare:

http://rapidshare.com/files/178034110/Marty_Rhone_-_A_Mean_Pair_Of_Jeans.mp3

DOWNLOAD NO.1 - MI-SEX

GREETINGS FROM TOM MIX.

THIS IS MY FIRST WEB POSTING.

I AM OFFERING SOME 12" SONGS TO SHARE.

THE FIRST ONES ARE RARE MI-SEX MIXES:

1) NON-STOP-MI-SEX 12" (OVER 8 MINS LONG)

2) LOST TIME DUB 12" (5:30 MINS)

http://rapidshare.com/files/99567261/misex_from_tom_mix.rar

The following link is the DANCE MIX version of COMPUTER GAMES - it goes about 6 mins.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/50172521ab425876/