― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 05:37 (seventeen years ago) link
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― haitch, Sunday, 6 May 2007 09:40 (seventeen years ago) link
So, last fall I saw a proposed tracklisting for two more 2-CD _Do The Pop_ sets with a goal release of this summer. Anyone have any updates?
― Mr. Odd, Saturday, 26 May 2007 23:27 (seventeen years ago) link
i haven't seen those tracklists.. but vol 2 was meant to be out early this year, i can't find any more info on it..
― electricsound, Sunday, 27 May 2007 08:48 (seventeen years ago) link
Primitive Calculators And Friends 1979-82
is this OUT out? does it have any distro in the US at all? haven't seen it anywhere and i want it.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Sunday, 27 May 2007 09:09 (seventeen years ago) link
lolz I know I've met Wolvie a few times. Bro takes himself very seriously.
― Drooone, Sunday, 27 May 2007 09:19 (seventeen years ago) link
the Prims album has been out on Chapter Music for a couple of months now. see their website - they usually have good distro in Nth America.
― nonightsweats, Monday, 28 May 2007 07:43 (seventeen years ago) link
Wicked good news from Shock. *3* double disc sets, woohoo! Leave no stone unturned, I say!
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DO THE POP! REDUX Friday, 10 August 2007 Acclaimed collection of '70s/80s Australian Punk & Garage Rock to return in new 3-part series, while classic '81 & '82 albums from the great post-Radio Birdman/pre-Hoodoo Gurus band get the deluxe treatment.
2002's acclaimed collection 'Do The Pop! The Australian Garage Rock Sound 1976-67' returns in October on Savage Beat! Records though Shock under the name 'DO THE POP! REDUX'. Like the original collection - which received substantial acclaim internationally, including a full page feature review in 'Mojo' and a rave review from David Fricke in American Rolling Stone - the new set differentiates itself from other Australian punk and post-punk collections by following the unique high energy rock'n'roll sound that spewed forth here in the late '70s and '80s, following the lead of Radio Birdman and The Saints. The new project will be spread over 3 new double discs each released two/three months apart, and is set to feature over 150 tracks, none of which appeared on the original set in 2002 .
'DO THE POP! REDUX Part One' will kick off with the first ever CD release of a rare track from Deniz Tek's pre-Radio Birdman outfit TV JONES before showcasing THE SAINTS and BIRDMAN themselves (Birdman are profiled with the album's title track as well as a rare live track from one of their legendary Paddington Town Hall shows). Punk era acolytes including THE PSYCHO SURGEONS, THE SURVIVORS, THE VICTIMS, JOHNNY DOLE & THE SCABS and RAZAR follow, as do X, perhaps the only Australian band of the original punk era whose reputation rivals that of Birdman and the Saints in some quarters. Part One then proceeds to revel in the rock'n'roll spirit that took hold in Australia at the turn of the decade, at the very time the rest of post-punk world was proclaiming rock dead. THE SCIENTISTS, THE FUN THINGS, THE SUNNYBOYS, THE LIPSTICK KILLERS are amongst the bands of this period, as are Birdman offshoots including THE HITMEN, THE VISITORS and NEW RACE. Rare tracks from Brisbane's THE 31st (fronted by Ron Peno) and Perth's ROCKETS will also be featured. Melbourne fans will be happy to note that their hometown, which wasn't represented on the original set because of its narrower focus, is represented by a number of punk era bands, including BABEEZ, THE CHOSEN FEW and even the legendary REALS, featuring Garry Gray, Chris Walsh and Ollie Olsen, recordings of whom have never previously seen the light of day.
Volumes 2 & 3 will follow, covering the multi-faceted garage rock scene of the `80s as it explodes out of Sydney and takes hold around the country, and ultimately around the world. Expect killer tracks from a range of bands big and small - from THE HOODOO GURUS, GAS BABIES and WET TAXIS to THE JOHNNYS, CELIBATE RIFLES and SPIKES -all of whom drew heavily on the influence of 60's and 70's garage and punk rock.
Simultaneous to the release of 'DO THE POP! REDUX Part One' will be the release of deluxe double-disc reissues of the legendary first two albums by THE HITMEN, comprising members of two recent ARIA Hall of Fame inductees and soon to be touring partners, RADIO BIRDMAN and THE HOODOO GURUS. Formed by Birdmen CHRIS MASUAK and WARWICK GILBERT and Birdman MC JOHNNY KANNIS soon after Birdman's initial demise in '78, the band featured future Gurus mainstays BRAD SHEPHERD and MARK KINGSMILL by the time they came to record their two albums in '81 and '82. Overshadowed for far too long, The Hitmen's music is ripe for re-evaluation, and Savage Beat!/Shock's deluxe reissues will provide just cause. Each album will come with a massive booklet with lengthy notes and numerous images. More importantly, each will be expanded to include about 45 tracks, with a bounty of previously unheard demo and live material added to each set. Hitmen classics like 'Didn't Tell The Man', 'Corridors Of Power', 'Rocket On The Elevator Up' and '15 Hours' will be featured alongside long lost fan favourites like 'Cold December' and 'Wings of Steel', as well as incredible covers of the Sonics, MC5, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Blue Oyster Cult, Dictators and the Flamin' Groovies' great 'Shake Some Action'. Fans of Birdman, the Gurus and high energy rock'n'roll in general will find the wit and the power of The Hitmen an absolute revelation, and Johnny Kannis and Chris Masuak are set to reconvene the band towards the year's end in celebration.
`DO THE POP! REDUX PART ONE' AND THE HITMEN'S `THE HITMEN' AND `IT IS WHAT IT IS' WILL BE RELEASED ON SAVAGE BEAT!/SHOCK IN OCTOBER.
― Mr. Odd, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 02:49 (seventeen years ago) link
The dude who compiled 'Do The Pop' is a tool.
― W4LTER, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 02:52 (seventeen years ago) link
Very insightful. Dave's always been friendly when I've dropped him an e-mail. And I dig _Do The Pop_. *shrug*
― Mr. Odd, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 02:55 (seventeen years ago) link
I do too.
― W4LTER, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 02:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Sorry. Ignore me.
― W4LTER, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 02:57 (seventeen years ago) link
_Do The Pop! Redux_ due 12/10 according to Amazon UK. I still haven't seen a tracklisting but I'm psyched!
― Mr. Odd, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 02:44 (sixteen years ago) link
about time, that's been due for release for at least a couple of months now.
― electricsound, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
can't stop it vol 2 is pretty good
what i'd like to see would be proper comps of the first fifty waterfront 45s.. there's so much gold in those hills
― electricsound, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 02:55 (sixteen years ago) link
email Steve Stav and pitch it!
― energy flash gordon, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 04:03 (sixteen years ago) link
A Waterfront retrospective CD release project was being undertaken or at least mooted a few years ago by someone - can't remember the name - will try to find out.
― moley, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 04:17 (sixteen years ago) link
a proper au go go one would be great too - i must say i was damn surprised when i realised that the label released some truly fantastic music during its first sixty or so releases
― electricsound, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 04:25 (sixteen years ago) link
i still haven't seen this for sale anywhere!
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 05:01 (sixteen years ago) link
do the pop redux tracklist
TRACKLISTING * Radio Birdman - Do The Pop (orig.) * The Saints - Wild About You * Psycho Surgeons - Horizontal Action * The Reals - Nothing To Say * Babeez - Dowanna Love * The Geeks - I'm Looking For You * Victims - I'm Flipped Out Over you * Last Words - Animal world * The Saints - This Perfect Day (7" version) * Radio Birdman - New Race (Live at Paddington Town Hall) * Johnny Kannis - Pushin' Too Hard * The Survivors - Undecided ('77 demo) * Johnny Dole & The Scabs - Living Like An Animal * The Leftovers - Cigarettes & alcohol * The Numbers (a/k/a The Riptides) - Sunset Strip * News - Tell Me Why * Orphans - Heard It On The Radio * Rocks - You'r So Boring * X - Home Is Where The Floor Is * The Chosen Few - There's A lot of it going Around * Razar - Stamp Out disco * The Lipstick Killers - Sockman * The Hitmen - No Clue ('78 Demo) * The Manikins - Premonition * The Scientists - Frantic Romantic (June 79) * Fiction (a/k/a Little Murders) - Take me I'm Yours * X - Good On Ya Baby * Scientists - Pissed On Another Planet * Rockets - Mean Mistress * Manikins - Love At Second Site * The Saints - Call It Mine * The Passengers - Boyfriend's Girlfriend * The Visitors - Brother John * Lipstick Killers - Shakedown USA * The Fun Things - Lipstick * The 31st - Time moves Fast * ME 262 - Gonna die * Shy Imposters - She Can't win * Surfside 6 - Can't You See The Sign * Hitmen - Tell Tale Heart * Lipstick Killers - Mesmeriser (demo) * The Sunnyboys - The Seeker * Flaming Hands - The stranger * The Saints - Gypsy Woman * The Dagoes - 10 Years On (or I do It For Mama) * Lonely Hearts - Don't Feel Safe * New Race - Haunted Road * Angie Pepper - Frozen World * New Christs - Waiting World * The End - 'Just Skin' * Dum Sum Boys - Let There Be Noise
Bonus tracks : Prehistoric Sounds * TV Jones (featuring Deniz Tek) - Skimp The Pimp * Kid Galahad & The Eternals (aka The Saints) - (I'm) Stranded (74 garage tape)
― electricsound, Friday, 30 November 2007 08:47 (sixteen years ago) link
there's a few track that i'm irritable to see comped for the umpteenth time but there's a decent spread of tracks that were glaring omissions from some of the other comps so it's not a bad go.. interested to see what else is on the other two..
― electricsound, Friday, 30 November 2007 08:52 (sixteen years ago) link
I found _Do The Pop! Redux Part One_ a bit underwhelming. Maybe I need more time with it but some of the lo-fi, Detroit-via-Melbourne sound gets a bit samey. Of course, I'll still be picking up the next two parts...
I wonder if there's going to be a third volume of _Tales From The Australian Underground_?
Phil - are you gonna do a new MP3 compilation this year?
― Mr. Odd, Saturday, 8 March 2008 00:56 (sixteen years ago) link
i do think that redux vol one is quite a bit more narrow in the breadth of styles than some of these comps - the trashy punk stuff is fun in small doses but yeah i do think it gets a bit dull to take in one sitting. having said that, some of the additions over the previous volume are very welcome, like the manikins stuff for example
but one request: NO MORE SAINTS, NO MORE RADIO BIRDMAN, for god's sake please
― electricsound, Saturday, 8 March 2008 00:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, more Cold Chisel instead.
...what?
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 8 March 2008 01:00 (sixteen years ago) link
i haven't heard any news about a third "tales..", but a third volume would be welcome. the second one took some time to grow but there's still some fantastic stuff on it.
there's more than enough genuinely great stuff out there to fill ten more comps that i would love from start to finish..
one band i'd love to see properly reissued is the systematics.. i recently got hold of the rural LP and it's way better than i expected it to be
― electricsound, Saturday, 8 March 2008 01:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I know I've said it before, but we must have some feedtime reissues.
― moley, Saturday, 8 March 2008 06:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Xgau review:
"Shovel [Rough Trade, 1988] One Melbourne fan says they're like standing too close to a moving freight train with a six-pack in you, and that's corny-to-classic enough to evoke their size and inexorability--a little slower and more old-fashioned than the IRT the Ramones/Dolls came in on, which definitely doesn't mean they're slow or old-fashioned. Just an art band cum power trio that's spent nine years perfecting its sonic wisdom. Jesus and Mary are wimps by comparison, Motorhead sellouts, yet in the end all three (all five) provide the same minimalist thrill--the one that's forever convincing us rock and roll will never die. You think maybe it won't? A-"
That's a pretty accurate review.
― moley, Saturday, 8 March 2008 06:32 (sixteen years ago) link
a couple of guys in germany are going to release a 2 disk compilation of the systematics material this year. it's vinyl only. 1st LP is all of the tracks previously released on vinyl. 2nd is demos and rarities (all from the stuff i have on my site) and a 7" bonus ep with 4 live tracks. when it comes out i'll post to this thread with all the info - it's bound to be a small run so you'll have to get in while you can.
― nonightsweats, Saturday, 8 March 2008 22:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I recently ripped my vinyl of "Shovel". Lot's of pop and scratches, maybe the record I listened to the most in 1988. Not quite the start-to-finish freight train it sounded like at the time, it still holds up 'cause of the barely audible sentiments in the songs- there's bits of narrative and emotion under all the crud. The Lamps record is what made me pull it out. Also ripped the Saints "Emotionally Yours" which is a stronger record, but I it doesn't move me as much.
― bendy, Saturday, 8 March 2008 23:27 (sixteen years ago) link
How good is Use No Hooks' "Do The Job" from Can't Stop It 2? Anyone have anything else of theirs?
Saw that Primitive Calculators & Friends comp at my local record store - gonna head back there on payday to grab it.
― etc, Monday, 10 March 2008 00:56 (sixteen years ago) link
use no hooks were a predominantly live/jam band so their recorded output is slim and rather variable in quality (from the little i've heard).
― nonightsweats, Saturday, 15 March 2008 06:44 (sixteen years ago) link
The Systematics vinyl release - "What We Did In The Afternoons" - is mastered and the artwork is being prepared. However, there's a small spanner in the works as Vinyl on Demand (another german company) want to release a 5 LP box set of M Squared related material and to include some of the major Systematics things: they can fight about it amongst themselves. VOD have also have available a 5 LP box of Severed heads stuff and a box of SPK rarities.
― nonightsweats, Friday, 11 April 2008 21:50 (sixteen years ago) link
o rly.. i might have to check this out
― electricsound, Saturday, 12 April 2008 02:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Among those SPK rarities would probably be the SoliPsiK single, "See-Saw', one of their best tracks, and interesting also insofar as it has the distinctive M Squared sound, especially with the thin, pale female vocals.
― moley, Saturday, 12 April 2008 03:47 (sixteen years ago) link
it's a really good single that one. nice mixture of noise and melody
― electricsound, Saturday, 12 April 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
...which can be found on the excellent _Can't Stop It II_.
― Mr. Odd, Saturday, 12 April 2008 14:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I bought the reissue of SPK's Machine Age Voodoo. It's pleasant enough but she's not really the best vocalist in the world. I love the title track, though.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 12 April 2008 15:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I am waiting (agonizingly) for my SPK box set in the mail. I know it has 3 singles, so I'm pretty sure one is the SoliPsiK one. But not positive. I'll post when I get it.
That's kind of a bummer about the conflict w/The Systematics, but I could think of worse things than having multiple labels clamoring to reissue your stuff.
― sleeve, Saturday, 12 April 2008 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I downloaded the top three tracks and they we're all brilliant but not complete. thats a bummer
― sonderangerbot, Saturday, 12 April 2008 17:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Okay I decided I really don't care about Systematics, sorry.
SoliPsiK thing is alright, though. She should have stuck to that style of talking/monotone singing.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 13 April 2008 05:53 (sixteen years ago) link
systematics are vastly better than a lot of the stuff you champion
― electricsound, Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:06 (sixteen years ago) link
hahahaha
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 13 April 2008 08:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Ya Ya Choral is worth checking out if you like the Systematics. They almost went kinda sorta metal towards the end of their career. Their best track, 'Two Lines', was earlier than that though - again the thin female fronted electropop thing. A few years later, that sound would resurface with Pel Mel, and then, in the early 90's, Single Gun Theory.
― moley, Sunday, 13 April 2008 08:44 (sixteen years ago) link
RIP astrid spielman from the particles. i hope one day their stuff all gets compiled!
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 09:27 (eight years ago)
https://theparticles.bandcamp.com/album/1980s-bubblegum
Out tomorrow via - who else? - Chapter Music.
― etc, Thursday, 6 July 2023 09:32 (one year ago) link