25.10.09

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).

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3 comments:

  1. gregOctober 29, 2009 at 6:18 AM

    Thank you so much for all your downloads. I've been looking for this Darryl Cotton single for years. great site, please keep up the great work.

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  2. HagarOctober 31, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    Thanks for this great download. Minor point - "I Thank You" comes up as by Lionel Long instead of Lionel Rose.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    How do you download????? the songs i need them asap!!!!!!!!

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