The formative years of Melbourne’s rock music scene of the 70s are about to be heard on the 2CD compilation ‘(When The Sun Sets Over) Carlton’.
Venues like TF Much Ballroom and Carlton’s La Mama and Pram Factory theatres were the breeding ground for acts like Paul Kelly, Joe Camilleri, Stephen Cummings, Jane Clifton, Peter Lillie, Ross Wilson, Ross Hannaford, Greg Macainsh, Red Symons and Shirley Strachan, as well as author Helen Garner.
Dave Laing at Warner Music in Melbourne has spent months going through historic recordings, some never before released including a rare recording of Daddy Cool covering Skyhooks and a Skyhooks song with vocals from Steve Hill, the singer before Shirley Strachan.
Historic recordings from The Pelaco Brothers (featuring Stephen Cummings and Joe Camilleri before The Sports and The Black Sorrows) and Stilleto (featuring Jane Clifton) will feature on the album.
The collection comes in a slipcase and with a lavishly illustrated 52-page booklet featuring 15,000 words from musicians including Martin Armiger, Paul Kelly, Jane Clifton, Johnny Topper as well as esteemed rock writer Jen Jewel Brown. The album’s eye-popping logo/title design was drawn by legendary ‘70s Australian cartoonist and cover/poster artist Ian McCausland.
(WHEN THE SUN SETS OVER) CARLTON: MELBOURNE’S COUNTERCULTURAL INNER CITY ROCK SCENE OF THE ‘70s
CD1
1 Carlton – Skyhooks 3:58
2 Who Listens To The Radio (Single Version) – The Sports 3:17
3 So Young – Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 3:39
4 The Lowdown – Dots 4:28
5 Middle Of The Bed – Stiletto 3:14
6 Hit Single – The Bleeding Hearts 3:04
7 Boy Your Paranoid – Daddy Cool 4:59
8 Hard Drugs (Are Bad For You) – Mighty Kong 2:58
9 Primal Park – Mondo Rock 4:14
10 Suicide Sister – Mark Gillespie 4:33
11 Faster Than Light – High Rise Bombers 3:15
12 Eudil – The Toads 6:17
13 Mechanics In A Relaxed Manner – The Palaco Brothers 5:42
14 Truckin’ Casanova – The Relaxed Mechanics 3:00
15 Gossip – Millionaires 2:12
16 Out At Night – The Kevins 2:03
17 No Reason – Martin Armiger & Buzz Leeson 2:28
18 The Big Beat – Parachute 3:10
19 Let’s Get Rich Together – Spare Change 3:49
20 Ballad of Good & Evil – The Glory Boys 3:44
21 Crime Of Passion – Eric Gradman Man & Machine 5:52
CD2
1 I Love My Car – Martin Armiger 2:54
2 Bleeding Hearts – Boys 4:05
3 Stiletto – Rosalyn 5:06
4 I See Red – Dots 2:50
5 Only The Lonely Heart – Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 2:55
6 Suddenly – The Sports 2:35
7 Telephone Booth – Mondo Rock 3:17
8 Daddy Cool – Saturday Night 3:20
9 Hey, What’s The Matter – Skyhooks 2:59
10 Buzzin’ with My cousin – Company Caine 3:38
11 Blue Movies – Indelible Murtceps 2:35
12 Roll That Reefer – Captain Matchbox Woopie Band 4:21
13 The Third Degree – Stephen Cummings & Dave Flett 2:34
14 You Got Me Where You Want Me – Rock Granite 2:54
15 Someday It’s Gonna Come to You (demo) – Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 3:00
16 Comin’ Back For More – Mark Gillespie 2:59
17 Locked Out Of Love – The Autodrifters 3:46
18 I’ll Be A Dag For You Baby – The Fabulous Nudes 3:22
19 Truckdrivin’ Guru – The Pelaco Brothers 3:16
20 Hangin’ Round The House – Peter Lillie & the Leisuremasters 1:53
21 Live Work & Play (’78 Live) – The Sports 3:02
22 Radio Radio – High Rise Bombers 3:47
23 Bright Boy – Eric Gradman Man & Machine 5:08
24 This Is My City – Skyhooks 3:41
‘(When The Sun Sets Over) Carlton’ will be released on October 3.
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