Over two decades before the White Stripes and the Hives made 'garage-rock' the new buzz-word, numerous Australian bands were cranking out a raw, high-energy music which had all the elements that the kids are hankering for today. Inspired by two legendary punk-era bands, The Saints and Radio Birdman (who are just about to embark on an extensive European Tour), Australia exploded in the late '70s with literally scores of bands who melded the wild sounds of classic '60s garage-rock and the Detroit rock action of the Stooges and the MC5 into a raw and powerful sound which was unlike anything else in the world. Includes many out-of-print tracks from artists including The Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists, Lime Spiders, Celibate Rifles, Died Pretty, Lipstick Killers, New Christs and The Hard-On's.
The double-CD set features 50 of the greatest tracks from the period, together with a 28-page color booklet featuring extensive liner-notes, numerous rare and unpublished photos and poster / handbill reproductions, and brand new full-color artwork from Radio Birdman's Warwick Gilbert. 2002.
~Amazons product description
Track Listing:
CD1:
1.
Saints, The - (I'm) Stranded 3:30
2. Radio Birdman - New Race (original version) 4:27
3. Psycho Surgeons,The - Wild Weekend 1:51
4.
Saints, The - One Way Street 2:57
5. Victims, The - Television Addict 2:56
6. Radio Birdman - Aloha Steve Danno 3:56
7.
Kannis, Johnny - King of the Surf 2:16
8. Radio Birdman - Crying Sun 2:54
9. Hitmen, The - Didn't Tell The Man 2:56
10.
Lipstick Killers, The - Hindu Gods of Love 3:19
11. Visitors, The - Living World 2:54
12. Passengers, The - Face With No Name 2:54
13.
Saints, The - Simple Love (original version) 3:40
14. Scientists, The - Last Night 2:39
15. Fun Things, The - Savage 2:40
16.
Alone With You - Sunnyboys 3:13
17. New Christs, The - Face a New God 4:22
18. New Race - Alone In The Endzone 2:10
19.
Hitmen, The - I Don't Mind 2:42
20. Celibate Rifles, The - 24 Hours (SOS) 2:03
21. Sunnyboys, The - Happy Man 3:03
22.
Lipstick Killers, The - Driving The Special Dead 3:41
23. Hoodoo Gurus, Le - Leilani (original version) 4:53
24. Hitmen, The - Bwana Devil 3:50
25.
Minuteman - Voodoo Slaves 2:27
CD2:
1. Scientists, The - Swampland 4:09
2. Lime Spiders, The - 25th Hour 3:09
3.
Screaming Tribesmen, The - Igloo 4:00
4. Hoodoo Gurus, The - Be My Guru 2:37
5. Lime Spiders, The - Slave Girl 2:50
6.
New Christs, The - Like A Curse 3:19
7. Died Pretty - Mirror Blues Pt.1 4:32
8.
Screaming Tribesmen, The - Ice 3:39
9. Decline of the Reptiles - Don't Look Down 4:13
10. Eastern Dark, The - Johnny Dee Dee 3:00
11.
Exploding White Mice, The - Burning Red 2:47
12. Hard-Ons, The - Bye Bye Girl 2:00
13. Psychotic Turnbuckles, The - Groove To The Eye 3:27
14.
Lime Spiders, The - Out Of Control 3:14
15. Scientists, The - Atom Bomb Baby 3:00
16. Stems, The - Can't Resist 2:33
17.
Died Pretty - Stoneage Cinderella 3:15
18. Some Loves, The - Don't Talk About Us 2:35
19. Hard-Ons, The - Girl In The Sweater 2:44
20.
Eastern Dark, The - Walking 3:31
21. Celibate Rifles, The - Back In The Red 2:43
22. Philisteins, The - Early Morning Memory 2:11
23.
Headstones, The - When You're Down 2:23
24. Stems, The - At First Sight 4:04
25.
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