VA - So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star (Nearly 4 Hours Of Rockin Music)

Rock music in Australia, also known as Oz rock, Australian rock and Aussie rock, is rock music from Australia. The nation has a rich history of rock music and an appreciation of the roots of various rock genres, usually originating in the United States or Britain, but also continental Europe, and more recently the musical styles of Africa. Australian rock has also contributed to the development of some of these genres, as well as having its own unique Australiana sound with pub rock and its indigenous music

From 1955 to 1975 three distinct "waves" of Australian rock occurred. The first wave was from 1955 to 1963 and was influenced by American and British styles with local variants provided by artists such as Johnny O'Keefe, who had a hit with "Wild One", which appeared in July 1958. Late in that stage, clean-cut acts, which featured on TV's Bandstand and toured as the "Bandstand family", were representing local music on the record charts. The second wave from 1964 to 1969 was directly influenced by The Beatles and their tour of the country in June 1964. Two major acts from that era are The Easybeats and Bee Gees. A weekly magazine, Go-Set, which was published from 1966 to 1974, and aimed at teenagers and twenty-year-olds, quickly became the most influential and popular music-related publication of the period. The third wave from 1970 to 1975, with the advent of pub rock, was typified by early exponents, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Blackfeather, and Buffalo. Internationally, AC/DC started as a pub rock group in November 1973 became one of the most well-known Australian rock bands, with more than 71 million sales in the US alone by 2014.

Beginning in that era was Countdown, which was a popular music TV program on national broadcaster, ABC, and ran from November 1974 until July 1987. After 1975 Australian rock began to diversify including local contributors to punk and indie rock styles. By the 1980s baby boomer acts were prominent, which included John Farnham, whose album, Whispering Jack (October 1986) peaked at number one on the Australian charts for 25 weeks and was certified 24x platinum indicating shipment of over 1.68 million copies—the highest by any Australian artist. Also in that decade, indigenous rock groups, Yothu Yindi and Warumpi Band, achieved wider recognition.

1950s to early 1960s: "First wave" of Australian rock

1964–1969: "Second wave"

1970–1975: "Third wave"

First released on 2 double vinyl LP's (Volume 1 in 1974 and Volume 2 in 1977), this 3CD set has been remastered with 15 bonus tracks added. The sound quality ranges from fair to very good, and given the primitive technology available at the time, Festival have done a sterling job of polishing up the tracks for digital reissue.

As the track listing indicates, it's a very extensive overview of the enormous range of Festival's pop-rock output from 1964 to around 1972, covering both the big hits and long-forgotten releases by lesser known Australian acts. This set was compiled by Glenn A. Baker, noted Australian rock historian.

Disc 1

1. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Poison Ivy (3:06)

2. Ray Brown & The Whispers - Pride (2:13)

3. Normie Rowe & The Playboys - Tell Him I'm Not Home (2:14)

4. Tony Worsley & The Blue Jays - Just a Little Bit (2:46)

5. Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - You Stole My Love (2:42)

6. Johnny Young & Kompany - Step Back (1:52)

7. Jeff St. John & The Id - Lindy Lou (2:57)

8. Ray Hoff & The Off Beats - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go (2:41)

9. Chris Hall & The Torquays - Don't Ask Me Why (2:03)

10. Marty Rhone & The Soul Agents - Thirteen Women (2:55)

11. Glenn Ingram & The Hi Five - Skye Boat Song (2:44)

12. The Vince Maloney Sect - She's a Yum Yum (2:12)

13. Steve & The Board - The Giggle Eyed Goo (2:17)

14. The Purple Hearts - Early in the Morning (2:08)

15. The Delltones - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (2:44)

16. The Executives - Wander Boy (2:08)

17. The Amazons - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby? (2:31)

18. The Sunsets - When I Found You (2:17)

19. The Rajahs - Kiss Me Now (1:49)

20. The Black Diamonds - See the Way (2:31)

21. The Blue Beats - She's Coming Home (2:26)

22. The Pogs - The Pogs Theme (2:26)

23. The Morloch - Every Night (2:27)

24. The Mystrys - Witch Girl (2:04)

25. The Showmen - Don't Deceive (2:40)

26. The Librettos - Kicks (2:26)

27. The Lost Souls - This Life of Mine (2:42)

28. The Five - Bright Lights, Big City (3:01)

29. The 'A' Sound - Tomorrow I Meet You (2:08)

30. Kevin Bible & The Book - Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu (2:02)

31. Jimmy Crocket & The Shanes - Lovin' Touch (2:06)

32. Blues Rags 'n' Hollers - I Just Want to Make Love to You (2:15)

Disc 2

1. Pastoral Symphony - Love Machine (3:06)

2. The Dave Miller Set - Mr. Guy Fawkes (4:21)

3. Heart 'n' Soul - Lazy Life (3:29)

4. Erl Dalby & Pyramid - Can't Wait for September (3:24)

5. Phil Jones & The Unknown Blues - If I Had a Ticket (2:42)

6. King Fox - Unforgotten Dreams (4:56)

7. The Valentines - Peculiar Hole in the Sky (2:47)

8. Procession - Listen (2:25)

9. The Running Jumping Standing Still - Diddy Wah Diddy (2:21)

10. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Good Mornin' Little School Girl (4:02)

11. The Wild Cherries - Krome Plated Yabby (2:58)

12. Bay City Union - Mo'reen (2:34)

13. Chain - Mr. Time (4:54)

14. Mecca - Black Sally (3:39)

15. Jeff St. John & Yama - Nothing Comes Easy (2:42)

16. Doug Parkinson In Focus - I Had a Dream (3:45)

17. Rockwell T. James - Love Power (2:29)

Bonus Tracks

18. Daisy Clover - Tell Me (2:25)

19. Gus & The House - The Bed (3:40)

20. Tymepiece - The Bird in the Tree (3:16)

21. The Bucket - I Can't Help Thinking of You (2:27)

22. Frog Hollow - Over, Under, Sideways, Down (3:14)

23. Jeff St. John & Copperwine - Cloud Nine (6:20)

Disc 3

1. Samael Lilith - Nights in White Satin (4:38)

2. The Cleves - Sticks and Stones (3:00)

3. The Affair - Shoeshine Boy (2:55)

4. Velvet Underground - Somebody to Love (3:28)

5. Clapham Junction - Emily on Sunday (2:54)

6. The Clik - Mary Mary (3:09)

7. Melissa - Mississippi Mamma (1:57)

8. Elm Tree - Lonely Nights (3:03)

9. Sherbet - Crimson Ships (3:44)

10. Ram Jam Big Band - Sunshine and I Feel Fine (2:19)

11. The Love Machine - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (2:41)

12. The Iguana - California My Way (2:40)

13. The New Dream - Groupie (2:51)

14. White Wine - The Train Song (2:58)

15. Lloyds World - Brass Bird (3:20)

16. The James Taylor Move - Magic Eyes (2:45)

17. Cam-Pact - Drawing Room (2:27)

18. The Questions - Something Wonderful (2:25)

Bonus Tracks

19. Ray Brown & Moonstone - Start of a New Day (3:10)

20. The 69'ers - On the Road Again (1:43)

21. Tol-Puddle Martyrs - Love Your Life (2:42)

22. Linda Cable & Levi Smith's Clefs - Take a Little Piece of My Heart (3:00)

23. Barrie McAskill & Levi Smith's Clefs - Gonna Get a Seizure (2:19)

24. Galadriel - The Lady Was a Thief (3:15)

25. Toby Jugg - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (2:55)

26. Flake - This Wheel's on Fire (3:06)

27. A word from Glenn A. Baker (2:42)

Thanks Martin's Musictique

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