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@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Mike, I think you’re on to something. Obviously the hiding of info & unclear text is intentional because the bands are getting kick backs from 3-D glasses empires & breweries 👍You should be a detective Mike. Don’t be silly Mike of course I didn’t rent a truck, it was a van. Believe it or not Australia puts out a whole lot more records that I don’t even have!!! I know, crazy!! Cheers…Mike

@@Paneeks1960 Yeah we are Rob. It’s going to be 31c today & tomorrow in Melbourne. Other parts of Australia have already been this hot & a lot hotter for a while now. I live near St Kilda beach so a dip may be on the cards. Cheers….Ben

@@Paneeks1960 Thanks Rob, glad you found some stuff that interested you. The Chills are brilliant. I don’t plan what I’m going to say so it comes out how it comes out 😂 If my lack of YT slickness is entertaining I’m happy with that. Cheers mate & hope you’re going well 👍

@@craigsandry6737 Cheers mate. The Gizz always go all out with their packaging & coloured vinyl…Ben 👍

@@downundertuneage3875 If I told you then you’d be my competition 😂 I’ve actually just had a bit of luck lately at Greville & happened to be there when they’d got a few collections in when they were pricing them. I’ve known them for years so they’re nice enough to let me have a squizz before they hit the racks. Good to hear that the Fauves are getting some airplay. Such an under appreciated band. I think most of the Chris Knox things I have had all of the extras included. Maybe one or two don’t but in those cases just finding the records was hard enough let alone with the extras. Cheers….Ben

@@benrankins4446 Cheers Ben. Yes, I've done ok over the years at Greville, one of the few original record stores still in business.

@@EmbryonicRobot It’s a good record too. I have all of the Gizz’s studio stuff, but I only get certain things when it’s the live stuff. Like if it was a gig I went to or a particularly special event like the Red Rocks show. If I collected all of the Official Bootleg Series as well I’d have to sell all of my Canadian records to afford them & to make space. I have a few Go-Betweens 12”s now. It was a decent month 👍

@@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf Thanks Jack, Yeah Gizz do take up a bit of shelf space nowadays. Never would’ve thought that what was a scrappy little garage rock band back when I first saw them would develop into the behemoth that we now know & love these days. I think Ben Woods fits in well with the long lineage of great NZ tunesmiths. Nice Biscuit are probably a bit more pop than I would usually got but there’s no denying those hooks. Cheers…Ben

Newsletters are great fun. Thanks mate...Ben

Thanks mate. I really like the Gut Health singles and on early listens digging the album, but still have to spend a bit more time with it. It's the same with postage trying to get o/s stuff over here. It's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I've shown Bananagun's previous record and some of their 7"s before. The last one had an almost Zamrock/Afrofunk feel. I have to pick up my Saints box this weekend. Can't wait to get into it. Cheers...Ben

@@benrankins4446I’m playing The Saints box now. I think you’ll be delighted even though you’ve probably heard it all before. Note*. The box comes in plastic shrink wrap with one of those sticky inserts on the back of the box. The insert on mine said it contained the 4 CD Deluxe edition. I ordered the vinyl, so before taking the plastic off I contacted In The Red Records. They wrote back very quickly that there was an error in production and some of the vinyl sets have the wrong insert on the back. Thy told me to open the box and see what was inside. Fortunately it was the vinyl. They apologized and said they just found the problem and have no idea how many are like that. So to make a long story short, don’t panic if your box says it contains cd’s.

@ Cool. Thank you for letting me know about the possibly wrong info on the box. Good to know because I’m sure I’d freak out when I read that 😂

The whole Gizz Official Bootleg thinh they're doing with Fuzz Club & on their own Pdoom label just makes it even more impossible to be a Gizz completist. The other thing is a lot of the live bootlegs are in beautiful box sets, so they're not cheap either! Ed could still take the top of heads with that guitar, Mark Arm did a fantastic job on vocals, Mick Harvey was a great foil to Ed & added great keys flourishes when needed, Ivor Hay & Peter Oxley had the classics Saints unorthodox rhythm section down and they even had a 3 piece horn section so songs like Know Your Product & All Times Through Paradise sounded sublime. When they opened with This Perfect Day I knew that it was going to be some kinda gig. Cheers...Ben

Ha, ha I know exactly which one you're talking about when you mentioned Steve. I've just seen that there pre-orders for a Chills record which was old 80's (I think) unrecorded songs that Martin was working on, which were nearly complete, but now with a little help from some of NZ's finest they've been finished. Could be a very interesting release. I remember Martin talking about all of his plans for remixed re-issues & recording old songs that never made it on albums the last time I saw The Chills live. Also I've never said those last two phrases in my life, but people I'm related to in the country use them all the time. Cheers...Ben

@ 😄 Ah yeah? 😂 Sounds very interesting that (About the Chills). The video about the "Steve"'record is comming later this month.

@@MortenAastad I look forward to it 👍

@ 😊

That is some saucy spindle action 😂Ben Woods seems very tame in comparison.

@@benrankins4446 🤣!!!

@@knotknown847 Thanks for the link 👍

Wow! Great effort. Those 3 are top shelf and glad you were able to get them on bandcamp. Cheers...Ben

He's my favourite wanker 😂I'm not familiar with the Cult's Pink Album sorry. Just looked it up...yep shit cover 👍You like the Masters Apprentices cover? Great band, bad covers. Cheers mate...Ben

What a strange way to write mate. Archers sound like Bush? Yeah and Tom Waits sounds like Taylor Swift 😂 I was seriously questioning your sanity (or your hearing) until you mentioned Fugazi. Redeemed!

@@Isa-m2y4u I know that film 👍

Unfortunately most of our bands didn’t do well in England because they still see us as second rate convicts even though our bands are better 🤘

@ I understand. I think Aussies have a tougher edge to them and that probably puts off those cultured limies. I think in the U.S. Canadian bands are just cute little brothers and sisters.

@@musicisajourney I do my best to put some samples in there when I have the time 👍

@@musicisajourney That was the 90’s I experienced. Going out all the time seeing these bands play & playing early shows with my band. A tonne of fun 🤘

@ I need to redo my nineties. Didn’t see enough shows.

@@musicisajourney Can't redo anything. Just start seeing gigs now. There's millions of great new bands to see. That's how I spend a lot of my time.

@ Family situation does not permit going out unless it’s a quick nip to the local mountains early on a Sunday morning with three hours of sleep to power me through the day. That’s the best it gets.

@@musicisajourney Oh well. I've played in bands forever and gone to shows so it's always a family affair.

@@musicisajourney It didn’t hurt as much as that!!! At least the records are fine 👍

@ That’s good. But I hate any physical damage to my stuff. I know you gotta live with it. But it still sucks when it first happens.

@@musicisajourney There's nothing I can do, so I just have to move on. Ever since my drum kit got stolen 5 years ago, I've been very zen about these things.

@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Mike, maybe the Triffods appeared but I don’t think the Triffids did. Mike didn’t you take any notice of my geography lesson in my last video? We’re the BIG island 🏝️ Mike If you get rid of some of those Mofi’s you’ll be able to fit more Australian records in 👍 Cheers…Mike

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I was obsessed with Archers in the 90’s. I got to see them twice on their only tour to Melbourne & they sure didn’t disappoint 👍

Yep, I discovered and liked them a lot, early on.

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I remember hearing Web in Front on Triple R & being blown away by it.

@@robertmitchell6015 I wish had got to see them. That would’ve been brilliant. Cheers…Ben

@@downundertuneage3875 Poor Jill. At least she got some recognition but I’m some cash would’ve been better. There’s been a tonne of ‘em that deserved better going right back to the 60’s.

It's pretty damn amazing, but as you'd probably guess I'm a Saints (I'm) Stranded man all the way. Cheers...Ben

@@benrankins4446 I occasionally entertain the idea of getting all my favourite Australian acts of all time to re-record BSD and think about who would do a version of what.

@@Foul_Quince Hmmm...Rowland S Howard on Wide Open Road is all I've got. Imagine the guitar work in all that space.

@@benrankins4446 Absolutely off the top of my head (despite having rehearsed this scenario many times), I'd' pick with the aid of a time machine) Seabirds - Bob Forster Estuary Bed - Weddings, Parties, Anything (but I would also love to hear 1980 Mental As Anything do it!) Chickenkiller - Celibate Rifles (although again, Regurgitator would be hilarious and if I were going to do a song myself, this is the one I'd pick. I love a good sing-along) Tallerup Bridge - Abbe May Lonely Stretch - Let Love In era Bad Seeds, although they may want to use their current bass player Wide Open Road - The Drones Life Of Crime - Kate Miller-Heidke (what a song this is!). It needs a vocalist who can pull of the drama and the tragedy of it. Personal Things - a young Paul Kelly Stolen Property - The Bats (honorary Aussies here) Tender Is The night - Slim Dusty Many, many alternatives present themselves, however.

@ I’d buy that record 👍

That would've really been something. Never got to see David McComb myself. Poor bloke looked really unwell towards the end in the pictures I have seen. Should be better remembered in my book. Cheers...Ben

Thanks mate. Born Sandy is a stunner in my books. Cheers...Ben

Absolutely brilliant band with a stellar catalogue imho. Unfortunately there's always too many great bands to hear. Time & money!! Cheers...Ben

G'day Rob, It's funny the way things sometimes line up. Born Sandy is a classic in my book. Good luck with the hunt. Cheers...Ben

Cheers Stuart. I couldn't agree with you more about the startling lack of success both The Trifffids & The Go-Betweens had. Both legendary bands with an excellent catalogue that deserved so much more attention. Thanks for watching...Ben 👍

It's a stone cold classic HP 👍

I don't think I'd be wrong by saying a lot of music fans over here would consider Born Sandy to be a classic album. They should've been better known o/s like the Go-Betweens. Thanks for watching mate. Cheers...Ben

@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 Thanks Shawn, I agree with you on the normalisation of all of this. I still can’t believe how quickly how many republicans who were once critical of orange man flipped once they realised he was going to win their nomination again. Spineless & self interested. As much as I loved the Oils & how they walked like they talked it especially when Peter Garrett entered politics unfortunately the major parties are so entrenched in their politics that he was eaten up by the system. He started off with the leftist Green Party who I vote for & then went to the lesser of two evils of the major parties which was Labour. I admired how he thought he might be able to make change within but ultimately our country & political system are stacked to the right & getting further away from the middle all the time. Man good luck with the shit show that is about to happen. Cheers….Ben

@@berwickshiremike51 Procrastination….me?!? 😂Cheers mate…Ben

@@StylusMeetsVinyl Thanks mate 👍 Was a good chance to pull out some of the more unusual stuff. Cheers…Ben

@@Isa-m2y4u Howard (I love “Boys Of Summer) Devoto 😂

@@RussShawTV I’m pretty sure there’s a comp called Brazilian Nuggets which is all their 60’s garage/psych stuff. It’s really good just can’t quite recall if I’ve got the name right. Cheers mate…Ben

@@onmyturntable7036 Thanks mate 👍Because I grew up with the Oils I really love that period from Head Injuries through to the Species Deceases EP. I probably don’t listen to Blue Sky as much as I should, but whenever I do I gotta say it really hits the spot. If I ruled the world every home would be issued with a copy of (I’m) Stranded 😂 Cheers…Ben

@@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf Onyeabor is great fun. I think at least 4 of his records have been reissued over the last few years. Os Mutantes I first heard on the Nuggets II box set. Cheers…Ben

@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Mike the man of 1,000 genres doesn’t have Os Mutantes!! Australia’s BIG man, but we mainly just live on the edges. Cheers…Mike 👍

@@mikevinylspiral Cheers Mike. Onya for subbing that lovable eccentric. I’ve only just stopped having nightmares about the seam splits 😂

@@TommysVinylnaut Thanks mate. I actually discovered Os Mutantes from a Nuggets comp when I was first getting into 60’s garage rock. Blew my mind! Cheers…Ben

@@craigsandry6737 Thanks mate. How could you tell I won’t be getting Metallica tix? 😂

@@Isa-m2y4u Wow that would’ve been awesomely weird. Love the Groovies. Better than the Beatles 👍

@@thomasforman8869 Here to make friends & influence people I see. My channel is mainly all Australian music so thanks for the sub.

@@downundertuneage3875 He’s not bad for New South Welshman. I’d move to Antarctica if the Oils did 👍Cheers mate….Ben

@@musicisajourney That contest idea requires me to do a lot 😂 DOA rock!

@ Three video intros? That would run about nine or ten minutes in total.

@@musicisajourney I feel tired just thinking about it 🥵

How can you not be 👍

@@benrankins4446 how did you come across them?

@@Foul_Quince In the 90's when I was getting into a lot of garage punk stuff from that era (Gories/Oblivians, etc) which led me to the Crypt label which led me to 60's Garage rock. I think they appeared on the 2nd Nuggets CD box set. That's probably where I first heard them.

@@benrankins4446 I don't seem to recall them being on the two big Brazilian samplers of the late 90's/early 00's (Beliza Tropical (which is surprising because it was put together by David Byrne, who did a compilation on them called "Everything Is Possible") or the EMI one the name of which escapes me and I am not about to go rooting through the CDs in the back room to find it. I bumbled across them because I really dig and album called "We and The Sea" by Tamba 4 and read up on it and wrote then name down and bang! chased 'em down from there. Blind luck and shoe leather. I have been telling anyone with ears the last 20 years they are one of the all time great bands.

@@Foul_Quince I just checked & Bat Macumba is on the Nuggets II (Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969) CD Box. Definitely where I hear it first. Agree with you on one of the greats 👍