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I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren - 1972 (Original Stereo)

3:01

He’s A Rebel - Vikki Carr - 1962 (Original Stereo)

2:13

I Want To Be Famous Like My Dad - Jeff Phillips - 1970 (Stereo)

2:32

Denim And Lace - Marty Rhone - 1975 (Original Stereo)

2:47

Every Dog Must Have His Day - Procol Harum - 2003 (Stereo)

5:20

Maybe - Thom Pace - 1979 (Original Stereo)

2:38

Mary In The Morning – Al Martino – 1967 (Original Stereo)

Album Version.
Pop hit in Canada and the U.S. that, in Australia, failed to enter the Go-Set pop newspaper’s ‘top 40’ chart (in 1967, the only music survey compiled and published on a national basis).
Some years later, following an analysis of record retail sales, the ‘Kent Music Report’ confirmed that, during a run of 12 weeks, Al’s recording had peaked at the #56 position.
This is the album version featuring a slightly longer (2.47) running time than the locally issued vinyl single (pictured).
Australia release: Mid 1967.
Highest local chart position: #9 (Hobart)

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I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren - 1972 (Original Stereo)

3:01

I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren - 1972 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 244 часа назад

Debut national charting single in Australia for the then 24 year old U.S. pop singer/songwriter. Todd’s 45 disc picked up solid radio airtime, particularly in Australia’s two largest east coast markets, Brisbane and Sydney. It was listed at #18 on the Go-Set pop newspaper’s national top 40 (at that stage, the sole Australia wide music chart) on the 26th of August 1972. Years later, the ‘Kent Mu...

He’s A Rebel - Vikki Carr - 1962 (Original Stereo)

2:13

He’s A Rebel - Vikki Carr - 1962 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 5216 часов назад

Over the latter months of 1962, this track competed for pop radio airplay in Australia with the ‘wall of sound’ version recorded by ‘The Blossoms’ (incorrectly attributed at the time, and since, to ‘The Crystals’) and, at the time, was the Texas born singer’s biggest selling 45 single* ‘down under’. Both versions were issued well before the publication of Australia’s first national top 40 listi...

I Want To Be Famous Like My Dad - Jeff Phillips - 1970 (Stereo)

2:32

I Want To Be Famous Like My Dad - Jeff Phillips - 1970 (Stereo)

Просмотров 6619 часов назад

Extracted Audio Remix. Lightweight pop offering from the 22 year old Australian singer and then TV host, that apparently was only ever marketed in a mono format. The song was written by Welsh artist, Vaughan Thomas, with his arguably snappier rendition (‘I Wanna Be Famous Like My Dad’) issued in the U.K. by ‘DJM Records’ some months after Jeff’s 45 disc first hit record retail outlets in Austra...

Denim And Lace - Marty Rhone - 1975 (Original Stereo)

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Denim And Lace - Marty Rhone - 1975 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 3721 час назад

Big hit across Australia for the Indonesian born singer/songwriter/actor who, for reasons unknown, elected to sing ‘Denim Or Lace’ on this recording rather than ‘Denim And Lace’. Issued by the Sydney based ‘M7’ label, the then 27 year old’s track (that includes a distinctive ‘singing’ or ‘wailing’ guitar accompaniment) first entered the national chart in late July 1975 and reached the #8* posit...

Every Dog Must Have His Day - Procol Harum - 2003 (Stereo)

5:20

Every Dog Must Have His Day - Procol Harum - 2003 (Stereo)

Просмотров 3014 дней назад

Album track by the U.K. based ‘symphonic rock’ group that was never released as a single in Australia. It was included on the CD release, ‘The Well’s On Fire’ (pictured).

Maybe - Thom Pace - 1979 (Original Stereo)

2:38

Maybe - Thom Pace - 1979 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 5314 дней назад

Sweetly arranged pop recording that, in common with more than a few TV program theme songs of the 1970’s, saw a healthy level of pop radio airplay in Australia. Aficionados would note this rendition, later included on the singer/songwriter’s now out of print 1980 LP album, ‘Maybe’, differs from the original soundtrack version that played over the opening credits of the U.S. produced TV drama se...

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Smiley - Ronnie Burns - 1969 (Stereo)

Просмотров 5321 день назад

Big pop hit and a ‘gold record’ in Australia for the then 23 year old singer/guitarist from Melbourne, later confirmed as the twenty-third biggest selling single of 1970. On 20 December 1969, the melancholy ballad first entered the national ‘top 40’ chart then compiled by the Go-Set pop newspaper and was eventually listed by that publication as peaking at #2 (held out of the coveted top spot by...

Mountain Of Love - Johnny Rivers - 1964 (Original Stereo)

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Mountain Of Love - Johnny Rivers - 1964 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 5521 день назад

In the Australian summer of 1964/1965 this was Johnny’s first national ‘top 20’ chart success ‘down under’. The rock/pop track, featuring a driving bassline, fine harmonica accompaniment and a fast paced vocal, was initially marketed as a ‘B Side’ but picked up significantly more pop radio airtime across the country than the U.S. based singer/songwriter’s ‘A Side’, a revved up cover version of ...

L.A. International Airport - Susan Raye - 1971 (Original Stereo)

2:49

L.A. International Airport - Susan Raye - 1971 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 8028 дней назад

Solid gold country crossover hit in Australia for the then 27 year old U.S. based singer. The 45 disc picked up significant sales in many parts of the country, reaching the #3 spot* on the Go-Set pop newspaper’s final national ‘top 60’ chart on 21 August 1971 (one week later, the newspaper, which at the time was the sole complier of an Australia wide music survey, reverted to the ‘top 40’ forma...

Lazy Life - Heart ‘N’ Soul - 1969 (Stereo)

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Lazy Life - Heart ‘N’ Soul - 1969 (Stereo)

Просмотров 129Месяц назад

Extracted Audio Remix. Big sounding offering from the then seven member jazz/rock outfit from Australia is noticeably different to the standard fare often played by many pop music radio stations in 1969. Although it only charted in the two major Australian east coast cities, Brisbane and Sydney, the mono mixed single (a soul themed reinterpretation of the 1967 ‘pop arrangement’ version by U.K. ...

Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood - 1967 (Original Stereo)

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Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood - 1967 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 139Месяц назад

Big selling, two minute length pop hit in Australia for U.S. based singer/songwriter. The track played on radio airwaves over the summer of 1967/1968, and despite not charting in two regional markets (Adelaide and Perth), on 20 December 1967 it had climbed to the #8 spot on the national top 40 survey, then published by the Go-Set pop newspaper. Many years later, following a retrospective analys...

Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ The Tears - 1978 (Original Stereo)

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Driver’s Seat - Sniff ‘N’ The Tears - 1978 (Original Stereo)

Просмотров 58Месяц назад

U.K. based outfit’s sole national chart success in Australia received a significant level of pop radio and music TV exposure over the summer of 1978/1979. The subscription only, ‘Kent Music Report’ (the forerunner of today’s ‘ARIA Charts’) confirmed it reached #13 on the national singles chart during its run of 13 weeks. Australia release: Late 1978. Highest local chart position: #6 (Melbourne)