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Front Cover Download Hi Res Image JOHNNY O'KEEFE Bill Haley and The Comets were a huge influence on the rise of a  "Real Wild Child" "Johnny O'Keefe was a young man of music who wrote Show-World" history right across the Commonwealth of Australia " . It's difficult to describe Johnny's many  talents  an artist, producer, composer, compere and later Australia's No.1 TV personality. Just what made Johnny tick and what was the secret of his effervescent success? Johnny's story goes back to the momentous days when Bill Haley introduced Rock and Rollto Australia by his triumphant tour in 1957. In those days Johnny was just another up and  going  pop artist, but even then, dispensing the kind of music that caused teenagers to attend his dances in droves"  source: back cover 1. Rock Time  2. Shake Baby Shake 3. That'll Be Alright 4. I Ain't Gonna Do It   5. Ready For You 6. Don't You Know 7. You Excite Me  

What a great find! "Col Joye Sings Songs That Rocked The Stadium"  The Stadium was the hub of Australian and overseas music legends of the 50's. Sydneysiders will remember most  of these tracks;  Pretty Girls Everywhere, •  Dreamy Eyes,  •  The Wonder Of You, •  Half As Much, •  Lover Doll, •  Oh Yeah Uh Huh, •  The Bluebird, The Buzzard and The Oriole, •  Rockin' Rollin" Clementine,  • Say Momma, •  Rocky Road Blues,  • Living Doll,  •  Trouble Very rare VINYL LP Record  SHOP NOW "Col Joye has hit Australia with an impact equalled by only a few world famous artists. The group started with Col Joye, Guitar and vocal: Kevin Jacobsen piano: John Bogie, drums. They played at parties, weddings, etc. and Col always brought the house down with a song. Col was working at a jewellery warehouse at the time a young fellow staff. His name was Dave Bridge, and he’d been playing guitar since his ninth birthday. Col decided to build the group

Very rare VINYL LP Record  SHOP NOW Australia's Elvis Presley, BARRY STANTON. "A Tribute To The King" "Barry Stanton stands proud in the history of Australian Rock 'N Roll, alongside legendary names like Johnny O'Keefe, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin and Lonnie Lee. The amazing fact is that he staked a claim with only 8 singles released over 5 years (1960 - 1965). Like a lot of his fellow performers, it did not earn him the riches he deserved, nor the  respect that should have come from the industry"  - source: back cover "He's my most remarkable discovery. I think he has enormous potential - potential second to none. And I'm not joking" JOHNNY O'KEEFE The covers are presented here in high resolution so that photographs are clear and copy is legible. If you wish to download these images, a link is provided beneath each image. If You wish to purchase a copy of this album, follow this link: SHOP HERE Back cove

Rare Vinyl LP BUY NOW RAY BROWN AND THE WHISPERS. "Miles Of Hits" This LP is Volume Seven in a series initiated by Festival Records to enable the re-issue of a wide range of Australia's recorded cultural heritage, much of which has been unavailable for decades.  Also in this series: Vol 1,  Noeleen Batley, Vol 2, Dig Richards. Vol 3, Rob E.G. Vol 4, Warren Williams. Vol 5, The De Kroo Brothers. Vol 6, Ray Hoff and The Offbeats. Vol 8, Johnny Young and Kompany. Vol 9, Marty Rhone and Soul Agents. Vol 10, Ross D. Wyllie. The covers are presented here in high resolution so that photographs are clear and copy is legible. If you wish to download these images, a link is provided beneath each image. If You wish to purchase a copy of this album, follow this link: SHOP NOW. Download Hi Res Image The notation on the back cover is as follows "Ray Brown and The Whispers became the resident act at Sydney’s Surf City and The Beach House late in 196

Very rare VINYL LP Record  SHOP NOW Col Joye's Rhythm 'n' Blues Session Just arrived at OzVinyl - Rare OZ Vinyl LP released in 1965 on the Blue & Silver Festival Label. Cat.FL31672.  This LP is in MONO. Features Col Joye with the Joy Boys and one track as a duet with Judy Stone. Col Joye's Rhythm & Blues Session $110 SHOP NOW Tracks: Down the line, Can your monkey do the dog, Evil hearted man, Hey baby, Endless sleep, Melbourne city (Kansas city), That's really some good (Col Joye & Judy Stone), School day, I almost lost my mind, My babe, Trouble in mind, Reelin' and Rockin' Col Joye, recorded this Festival LP package “Rhythm and Blues Session” prior his tour of Japan with his group The Joy Boys. He was touring with other Festival recording stars including Judy Stone. The album which includes “Evil Hearted Man” and “I Almost Lost My Mind” shows Col Joye in a new role. It presents him as a hard-driving R & B

"Don't Cry For Me Tiny Tina" "Tiny" Tina Arena, one of Australia's most successful and enduring stars will take on the role of Eva Peron in Evita at the Sydney Opera House in September next year. Tina, has a string of hit albums and singles and successful tours to her name, and will play the Argentinian political leader in the Andrew Lloyd Webber show. She appeared as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in Sydney in 2002, and now feels the time is right to tackle the Eva Peron role. The show follows Peron's life through her political life as the first lady of Argentina to her death at just 33. The Sydney Opera House season is the only city to be announced so far, however a tour will likely follow as with other Opera Australia musical collaborations with theatrical impresario John Frost. Tickets for the show go on sale on August 31 through  evitathemusical.com.au.

I found these great VINYLS! But please be quick there were not many available when I looked. 21ST CENTURY MAN VINYL BUY NOW EAST OF EDEN'S GATE VINYL BUY NOW CHILDREN OF THE SUN VINYL BUY NOW "I took my first breathe on March 29th, 1946 in Manchester England, but life really began for me when I heard "Sur la du pont Paris" ("Under the bridges of Paris") on the radio in Blackpool England when I was 3 or 4 years old. Somehow that syrupy, sentimental French love song with its accordions and Mantovanni style strings got inside my 4 year old head and I was hooked.  From that moment I couldn't get enough of music. Any music. I loved it and it was in 1956 in a tiny church hall on the fringes of Brisbane, Australia, that my own music career got its start. I played my first gig at the age of 10 and within 6 months was performing regularly on local TV and doing gigs.      - Billy Thorpe Source: Thorpie's  WEBSITE

BULLETPROOF CD SHOP NOW Brian Cadd made a triumphant return to the airwaves with his first solo album in a decade – 'Bulletproof!' , released November 2016. Revisiting the 1970s rock n roll sounds of The Bootleg Family Band, Bulletproof is a powerful album that will transport listeners back to their live shows. Whether you are a fan of Brian's early work with Axiom, his acclaimed hits Ginger Man, Let Go, and Little Ray of Sunshine, or his work as a songwriter for the likes of Joe Cocker, Cilla Black and John Farnham, there is something on this album for everyone. In 1972, Australian songwriting Brian Cadd and Ron Tudor created a band of Melbourne’s most seasoned musicians and anointed them The Bootleg Family Band. The group scored a couple of Top 10 hits in Australia with covers of Loggins and Messina’s "Your Mama Don't Dance" and Betty Everett’s "The Shoop Shoop Song". The band was renamed when Brian Cadd left for the U

Here are six amazing BeeGees albums available at Amazon. What amazed me was the price of a new "Storytellers album! ($199.88) Although you can still get a good used version for under $10. Take a look for yourself.

Three great albums from Glenn Shorrock. Available right away. Villain of The Peace VINYL SHOP NOW! The First 20 Years CD SHOP NOW! 45 Years of Song CD SHOP NOW! Glenn Shorrock, a self-confessed child of rock and roll, began singing in 1962 with a vocal group called The Twilights . By 1965, the Twilights became a six piece group based in Melbourne  scoring hits with Needle in a Haystack, Bad Boy, and If she finds out.  The Twilights won the 1966 ‘Hoadleys National Battle of the Sounds’ which gave them the opportunity to record in England at the famed Abbey Road Studios. That session produced  further hits “Whats wrong with the way I live” “Young Girl ” and “9/50 ”. Axiom with Brian Cadd followed shortly after The Twilights disbanded, and went on to produce hits including Arkansas Grass and Little Ray of Sunshine. Axiom disbanded soon after moving to London in 1970. Glenn chose to remain in London as a session singer and songwriter joinin

Ain't it so in 1959, was a big hit for  Lonnie Lee. This was  followed by Starlight Starbright then in 1960, Yes Indeed I do, I found a new love, Defenceless. In 1961 and 1962 Sit Around and Talk, When the bells stop ringing, Sitting by the river, Don't you know Pretty baby and others. DON'T LOOK BACK CD BUY IT NOW! His last #1 record was in 1969 with his own song ' Sad Over Someone' (SOS) Over all he had 8 national #1 hits and 5 Gold Records. Lonnie currently tours Australia, and the world playing your favourites, the music you grew up with,  In October 2007 he toured with fellow performers Crash Craddock, Bobby Vee and Lesley Gore from that original Rock'n'Roll era and many still say he was the stand out on that tour. It was an historic tour as 49 years before, he had toured with Crash with The Everley Brothers and other US stars of the time. In 2008 he launched another show titled, Lonnie Lee's CRY!. It features 20 p