Australia and New Zealand had their own parallel, and thrilling, pop scenes in the late 1960s. Tough beat, wild psychedelia, soulful sirens and bubblegum pop were created by kids who had easy access to both the British and American scenes, as well as a welter of radio stations and TV shows on which they could become stars. Some, like OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and the Easybeats left to seek international fame and fortune, while others like the Twilights, Zoot and the Strangers had to settle for localised success – though many became international names in the 1970s.
POP DOWN UNDER is a thrilling survey of the kind of teenage noise that kept Australasia ticking in the late 60s, much of which was at least as good as what was coming out of London, New York and LA. It includes the Who-like powerpop of ZOOT’s ‘Flying’, RUSSELL MORRIS’s orchestrated, seven-minute psych epic ‘Part Three Into Paper Walls’, the ATLANTICS’ garage-punk heartstopper ‘Come On’, and the unique folk-beat of VALERIA VENGERS’ eerie ‘There’s a Scarlet River Flowing’.
Other highlights include:
*OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN’s debut single, the hard-edged folk rocker ‘Till You Say You’ll Be Mine’
*THE VALENTINES, featuring singer Bon Scott, years before AC/DC were formed
*THE VEGETABLE GARDEN’s uber-rare, highly desirable psychedelic 45 ‘Hypnotic Suggestion’
POP DOWN UNDER has been compiled and lovingly annotated by Saint Etienne’s BOB STANLEY, and expertly mastered by award-winning engineer NICK ROBBINS.
If you want to know just what was going on in Australia and New Zealand during the heady creative days of the late 1960s, then POP DOWN UNDER is exactly where you should start.
- Genre:
- Eclectic
- Label:
- Ace Records
- Format:
- CD
- Catalogue Id:
- CDTOP 1683
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Track listing
ShowSide 1
- 01 Preview Trip On Life - Chris Malcolm
- 02 Preview Till You Say You'll Be Mine - Olivia Newton-John
- 03 Preview Cathy, Come Home - The Twilights
- 04 Preview When I Was Six Years Old - Ronnie Burns
- 05 Preview Elevator Driver - The Masters Apprentices
- 06 Preview Come On - The Atlantics
- 07 Preview Renaissance Fair - The Human Instinct
- 08 Preview Sunshine River - Gemini
- 09 Preview Take The Time - The Strangers
- 10 Preview He's Bad Bad Bad - Allison Durbin
- 11 Preview Woman You're Breaking Me - The Groop
- 12 Preview I Feel Good - Larry's Rebels
- 13 Preview She Said - The Valentines
- 14 Preview 2,000 Weeks - Terry Britten
- 15 Preview Sally's Line - The Fourmyula
- 16 Preview Part Three Into Paper Walls - Russell Morris
- 17 Preview Flying - Zoot
- 18 Preview The House Beside The Mine - Hayden Wood
- 19 Preview Hypnotic Suggestion - The Vegetable Garden
- 20 Preview Bring a Little Lovin' - The Easybeats
- 21 Preview Lady - Johnny Young
- 22 Preview There's a Scarlet River Flowing - Valeria Vengers
- 23 Preview Hurt Love And Fire - Chris Malcolm
- 24 Preview Moments Of The Soft Persuasion - The Inner Circle
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