4CD set. Compiled by rock writers David "Doctor Pepper" Pepperell and Colin Talbot! Collects 100 vital Australian-artist singles of the 1960s, from hits by The Seekers to rarities by The Wild Cherries. ("100 GREATEST AUSTRALIAN SINGLES OF THE '60s")
" In the 1960s, Australian rock'n'roll singles were as good as those made anywhere in the world. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs' "Poison Ivy" even knocked The Beatles off the top of the charts when the Fab Four were touring here in 1964! John Lennon was so amazed he asked to meet Thorpe in person.
'100 Greatest Australian Singles Of The '60s' is a 4CD set released to coincide with a new book of the same name. The book, written by influential '70s Australian rock writers David 'Doctor Pepper' Pepperell and Colin Talbot, dedicates a chapter each to the authors' choice of the best local singles of the decade, and our cd replicates that list across 4 discs (and utilizes matching artwork).
Both the book and the 4CD set present a diverse selection of tracks; one with an eye to what was popular as well as what was simply great. Unlike many other compilations that might focus on a particular genre of the era, '100 Greatest Australian Singles Of The '60s' ranges from the pristine pop-folk of The Seekers to the crunching psychedelic rock of The Wild Cherries and spans the whole decade. The compilers have tried to showcase the best, yet we expect there will always be some songs that the listener/reader will regard as glaring omissions. Well, that's the way the turntable spins! And that's the fun of these lists and collections too!
So, take a trip back to these classic records of the sixties, to listen once again and remember those heady times when long hair and short skirts changed the world... "
CD1
01 Zoot 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 2:14
02 Rob E.G. 55 Days At Peking 2:06
03 Terry Britten 2,000 Weeks 2:09
04 Judy Stone 4,003,221 Tears From Now 2:29
05 Procession Anthem 3:31
06 Axiom Arkansas Grass 3:05
07 Seekers A World Of Our Own 2:42
08 Merv Benton Baby, Let's Play House 2:28
09 Twilights Bad Boy 2:10
10 Noeleen Batley Barefoot Boy 2:00
11 Jeff St. John & The Id Big Time Operator 2:30
12 Atlantics Bombora 2:55
13 Digger Revell I'm Building Castles In The Air 2:27
14 Iguana California My Way 2:39
15 Lynne Randell Ciao Baby 2:27
16 Ronnie Burns Coalman 2:51
17 Easybeats Come And See Her 2:43
18 Doug Parkinson In Focus Dear Prudence 4:14
19 Running Jumping Standing Still Diddy Wah Diddy 2:21
20 Purple Hearts Early In The Morning 2:09
21 Master's Appentices Elevator Driver 2:19
22 Town Criers Everlasting Love 2:47
23 Loved Ones Everlovin' Man 2:10
24 Ronnie Burns Exit Stage Right 2:27
25 Johnny Cooper Farmer John 1:55
CD2
01 Ray Brown & The Whispers Fool, Fool, Fool 2:41
02 Easybeats For My Woman 3:07
03 Throb Fortune Teller 2:24
04 Easybeats Friday On My Mind 2:42
05 Seekers Georgy Girl 2:18
06 Delltones Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands 3:04
07 Steve & The Board Giggle Eyed Goo 2:19
08 Delltones Hangin' Five 2:19
09 Frankie Davidson Have You Ever Been To See Kings Cross? 2:55
10 Flying Circus Hayride 2:18
11 Little Pattie He's My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy 1:40
12 Somebody's Image Hide & Seek 1:58
13 Somebody's Image Hush 2:26
14 Bobby & Laurie I Belong With You 2:11
15 Phil Jones & The Unknown Blues If I Had A Ticket 2:43
16 Lonnie Lee I Found A New Love 2:16
17 Blue Rags 'n' Hollers I Just Wanna Make Love To You 2:17
18 Seekers I'll Never Find Another You 2:43
19 Cam-Pact I'm Your Puppet 2:53
20 Frank Ifield I Remember You 1:59
21 Normie Rowe & The Playboys It Ain't Necessarily So 3:16
22 Lionel Rose I Thank You 3:38
23 Normie Rowe It's Not Easy 3:05
24 Lucky Starr I've Been Everywhere 2:25
25 Wild Cherries Chrome Plated Yabby 2:57
CD3
01 Johnny Ashcroft Little Boy Lost 3:35
02 M.P.D. Limited Little Boy Sad 2:24
03 Master's Apprentices Living In A Child's Dream 2:37
04 Pink Finks Louie Louie 3:16
05 Pastoral Symphony Love Machine 3:03
06 James Taylor Move Magic Eyes 2:45
07 Betty McQuade Midnight Bus 2:28
08 Cherokees Minnie The Moocher 2:25
09 Johnny O' Keefe & The Dee Jays Move Baby Move 2:26
10 Buddy England Movin' Man 2:27
11 Valentines My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man 2:46
12 Twilights Needle In A Haystack 2:08
13 Purple Hearts Of Hopes And Dreams And Tombstones 2:23
14 Cherokees Oh, Mona 2:14
15 Normie Rowe Ooh La La 2:22
16 Johnny Farnham One 2:45
17 Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Over The Rainbow 4:33
18 Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Poison Ivy 3:05
19 Ray Brown & The Whispers Pride 2:14
20 Normie Rowe & The Playboys Que Sera Sera 2:34
21 18th. Century Quartet Rachael 2:47
22 Jimmy Little Royal Telephone 2:13
23 Johnny Farnham Sadie The Cleaning Lady 3:16
24 Normie Rowe & The Playboys Shakin' All Over 2:34
25 Easybeats She's So Fine 2:06
CD4
01 Johnny O'Keefe Sing 2:04
02 Ronnie Burns Smiley 3:29
03 Tony Barber Someday 2:09
04 Vibrants Something About You, Baby 2:37
05 Groove Soothe Me 2:46
06 News S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight) 2:13
07 Bee Gees Spicks & Specks 3:00
08 Johnny Young & Kompany Step Back 1:50
09 Denvermen Surfside 2:37
10 Virgil Brothers Temptation's 'Bout To Get Me 2:36
11 Seekers The Carnival Is Over 3:17
12 Loved Ones The Loved One 2:52
13 Russell Morris The Real Thing 6:21
14 Ross D. Wylie The Star 3:31
15 Python Lee Jackson Um, Um, Um 2:59
16 Master's Apprentices Undecided 2:27
17 Tony Worsley Velvet Waters 2:07
18 Easybeats Wedding Ring 2:02
19 Bev Harrell What Am I Doing Here With You? 2:38
20 Twilights What's Wrong With The Way I Live? 1:58
21 Thunderbirds Wild Weekend 2:14
22 Groop Woman You're Breaking Me 2:13
23 Missing Links You're Driving Me Insane 2:56
24 Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys You Stole My Love 2:42
25 Party Machine You've All Got To Go 2:37
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