Goanna - The Goanna BAnd EP 79 w Spirit Of Place CD 82

 With all the mellow rock I found this for a buck or so to meet a Discog's shipping minimum value so I added a few in this price range but this one they couldn't find so I went play fetch at youtube and got it all plus some key videos to give you an introduction.  I think after posting Time Bandits this will fit nicely for them.  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Shane Howard, Marcia Howard, Rose Bygrave

Profile: Goanna is an Australian band, notable in integrating social protest with popular music.

Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP record. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on the EP release in 1979. However, the original name was soon shortened to simply "Goanna" by the time that the album Spirit of Place was released in the early 1980s. They were signed to WEA Australia.

Goanna's début album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year for 1982, with their first major hit, "Solid Rock", winning Best Single of the Year. This song touched on the displacement of aboriginal tribes by the encroaching European settlers. It became a worldwide hit, and was the first rock record to feature extensive use of an Australian didgeridoo, one of the world's oldest wood instruments. Goanna also recorded "Let the Franklin Flow", a song about the ecological damage to be caused by damming Tasmania's Franklin River for hydroelectricity, and "Sorry", a song about Australia's "stolen generation" of aborigines.

The band performed three songs for the 1985 Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program) - "Common Ground", "Song for Africa", "Solid Rock". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US.

Shane Howard and his bandmates, including sister Marcia Howard and friend Rose Bygrave, have all recorded solo projects in addition to their time in Goanna.

The members of the group do not rule out future Goanna recordings and have never officially disbanded. The 1998 album "Spirit Returns" is reportedly a result of the group's members desire to "get together" again and make a musical statement.

In October 2006, a number of Goanna's songs have been featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown of songs (which was voted and chosen by the listeners) including:

* Solid Rock (ranked 427 out of 2006 songs)

* Razor's Edge (ranked 1232 out of 2006 songs)

LINK REPOSTED TODAY WITH 79 EP added (Thanks to EricC!!!): https://bestfile.io/en/WI3VlczSH4n2Mw8/file

Company Caine - A Product Of A Broken Reality CD 71 15 w Dr. Chop CD 76 17

 Saw a quick youtube reel last week on this innovative, top band in Melbourne, Australia in the 70's so went play fetch wherever and got it for some great psychedelic blues, ENJOY!

https://bestfile.io/en/YqUimma56JhgfCO/file

Headband - A Song For Tooley CD 73 - cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  

Australian progressive rock / blues band formed in Adelaide in 1971 by Hamish Henry and The Grape Organisation Pty Ltd. Relocated to Sydney in 1973. Disbanded 1974.

LINK REPOSTED 8-11-26 (wrong link):  https://bestfile.io/en/FFvxIZPchpSjYZR/file

VA - Eat Your Head [Melbourne, Australia] 2LP 84

REPOST Request:  What I wrote last time:  This shreds and in the tradition of the early cassette compilations that the USA had at the time like I have posted:  Meathouse 1, America's Dairyland, Charred Remains (actually the name of a band here...wonder which was first?)  Here are the Aussie bands within:  Civil Dissident, Vicious Circle, Murder Murder Suicide, End Result, Scum, Royal Flush, I Spit On Your Gravy, Charred Remains, Bodies, Permanent Damage and Madflowers.  Take a trip down memory lane with me!

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TREVOR KNIGHT - Sail Away LP 78

 Another from the FUNKMYROCK list I have been working on getting and ripping.  Hasn't really stuck in my brain yet as only one listen to record but it is in the rock/funk/soul category at Discogs which also listed this info:  Australian country music singer and songwriter, winner of two Golden Guitar awards with Smoky Dawson, for "Days Of Old Khancoban" in 1988 and for "High Country" in 1989.

https://bestfile.io/en/HT7K8UFyKJGDP4r/file

MAX Q - st LP 89

 This choice album I discovered from a youtube/facebook reel quick blip about it saying INXS front man Michael Hutchence produced and wrote most of it.  Per Discogs:  Australian band active from 1989 to 1990. Formed by Michael Hutchence of InXS and Ollie Olsen, following their collaboration on the 1986 film Dogs in Space. Several members had previously collaborated with Olsen on other projects.

Ollie Olsen – production

Michael Hutchence – vocals, production

Gus Till – piano and programming

Arnie Hanna – guitar

Michael Sheridan – guitar

Bill McDonald – bass

John Murphy – drums and percussion

https://bestfile.io/en/qAryfh3kzt1cwXj/file

TACTICS - My Houdini CD 80

 A big thank you to Josef (Austria) for telling me about this here, his favorite Aussie band!  I couldn't find the first volume one compilation if anyone has that or later albums we can begin the beguinne or collecting that is as this one too rich for my blood at this time.  Enjoy!  Here is Discogs:  Australian post punk band, formed 1977 in Canberra before moving to Sydney in February 1979.

The line-up changed periodically, with songwriter and vocalist, David Studdert, as the mainstay. They released four studio albums, My Houdini (December 1980), Glebe (November 1981), Blue and White Future Whale (1986) and The Great Gusto (1990). Tactics disbanded late in 1989 and Studdert relocated to London. Since then, Tactics have played in Sydney (2006, 2008 and 2019). David Studdert has played periodically with ex-Tactics members in other projects.

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Psychotic Turnbuckles - 7's 85 w Destroy Dull-City EP 86 w Go Go Gorilla 12 EP 86 w Beyond The Flipout CD 87 w 7 88 w Pharoahs Of The Far Out CD 89 w Singles CD 20

REPOST and ADD ON:  Another Brian Guy (Seattle later on) post like the other two right below as part of a three part repost for Nick From Greece.  I will say I had a lot of fun listening to this band last weekend on my rides to the beach.  Here is what Brian wrote before:  From Sydney, NSW the Psychotic Turnbuckles. Being an old pro-wrestling fan, I have always thought this bands name is absolutely hysterical. What you get here is just good old fashion punk rock. Released in 1985 on the Vi-nil label.  Link Restored 1-17-

This release is from 1988 released on Rattlesnake Records. As I said in the last post I enjoyed pro-wrestling in the past, this little 7" has a tribute to one of my favourite wrestlers of all time, Abdullah the Butcher, real name Larry Shreeve, who I think finally retired last year. He also had a song about him done by AntiSeen called Dear Abby, but I digress. Enjoy!  Link Restored 1-17-

https://bestfile.io/en/wlIrv9kKJnZJfMR/file

DRAGON - st LP 78 w Are You Old Enough LP 78 w Body And The Beat LP 84

REPOST FOR ROBERT TAYLOR [R.I.P.]:  Well kind of unprepared for Robert Taylor the guitarist early on who died last week since I only touched before on their early records I had found and missing later stuff if you got leave link.  Here is the death announcement by work mate who showed me last week:  https://www.wideopencountry.com/70s-rock-star-robert-taylor-dies-at-74/

Per Discogs:  

A progressive rock / pop rock / new wave band originally formed in New Zealand in 1973 and they were based in Australia from 1975 onwards. They achieved chart success in Australia and New Zealand with their brand of Rock during the 1975 to 1979 period.

Dragon formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 with a line-up that featured singer/pianist Graeme Collins, guitarist Ray Goodwin, bassist Todd Hunter and drummer Neil Reynolds. All had been in various short-lived bands in Auckland. Collins is credited with using the I Ching (a.k.a. Yi Jing) cards to provide the name Dragon. Their first major gig was an appearance at The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival in early January 1973. By 1974 several personnel changes had occurred, with Todd Hunter's younger brother Marc Hunter joining on vocals and Neil Storey on drums.

The band recorded two progressive rock albums in their native New Zealand, Universal Radio (1974) and Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) both on Vertigo Records. Despite being New Zealand's top live attraction by late 1974, neither albums nor related singles had any local chart success,and they recruited Robert Taylor (ex-Mammal) on guitar as they searched for a raunchier pop sound. By early 1975, manager Graeme Nesbitt (ex-Mammal), who had obtained regular gigs and organised their first New Zealand tours, felt they should tackle the larger Australian market. Nesbitt was unable to travel with them to Australia – he had been arrested for selling drugs.

Breaking up in December 1979, they reformed in August 1982 and achieved chart success again between 1982 and 1986. From 1982 the line up of the band changed frequently but always included the founding brothers, Marc Hunter and Todd Hunter.

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X - Aspirations LP 80 01 w Live At The Civic CD 79 04

 This is a great Minneapolis label reprint for this classic punk rock album and I added a live album some other blog had posted long ago.  I also had a FLAC version so that folder is within.  Also the Jokonkies just posted Powderfinger--an Aussie band I had missed somehow in the past but knew the name with lots of comments about other bands from that country here:  https://jonderblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/powderfingers-best.html

https://bestfile.io/en/fOZnlMRE1MhKfQJ/file

ITZHAK PERLMAN JOHN WILLIAMS - DUOS FOR VIOLIN & GUITAR LP 76

 Per Discogs:  Real Name:    John Christopher Williams AO OBE

Profile:  Australian virtuosic classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. Born April 24, 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Although Williams is best known as a classical guitarist, he has explored many different musical genres. Between 1978 and 1984 he was a member of the fusion group Sky.

He is also a composer and arranger. At the invitation of producer Martin Lewis he created a highly acclaimed classical-rock fusion duet with rock guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who on Townshend's anthemic "Won't Get Fooled Again" for the 1979 Amnesty International benefit show The Secret Policeman's Ball.

The duet featured on the resulting album and the film version of the show – bringing Williams to the broader attention of the rock audience.

Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue.  Born August 31, 1945 in Tel Aviv, Israel

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HOODOO GURUS - Mars Needs Guitars LP 84 w Stoneage Romeos LP 85 w Good Times - 7 87

REPOST Request:  Going to just leave as is since these are my regular listening vinyl-taped-to-cassette rips from my buddies albums from back in the day that I have always enjoyed!!!!  Per Discogs:  Australian garage rock band formed in Sydney in 1981 and disbanded in 1998, reforming in 2003. Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.

https://bestfile.io/en/er50dgBJ3I1dRrF/file

DEPRESSION - Modern EP 80 w st CD 85 w GASH - Flipside Presents Australia Part II Split LP 86 w Big Brother EP 87 w Thrash Til Death Studio Tapes CD 88

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well I kept getting requests over the decade so went and got more from youtube where a lot is better than blogsphere due to actual vinyl rips like these added!  Enjoy punk rock from Australis with very good lyrics for today!  Cheers!

https://bestfile.io/en/S2px8m79DKYyqeQ/file

VA - Hard To Beat [21 Stooges Killers] LP 89

REPOST Request:  Punk Rock Compilation From Australia

(Thrust/Exploding White Mice/Seminal Rats/No Mans Land/Stress Of Terror/GOD/Asylum/Johnny Kannis/Magnolia Strip/Raw Power/The Hard-Ones/Vocal Lizard/Me 262/Psychotic Turnbuckles/N.R.G./Feedtime/The Plunderers/Girlies/Celibate Rifles/Harem Scarem/Hellmenn)

https://bestfile.io/en/b9tHXJOoi6k01Ja/file

Buster Brown - Something To Say CD 74 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Had this artist mixed with the American artist when this band is from Australia.  Per the helpful comment today:  Australian band from the early '70's best remembered for containing future AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd and future Rose Tattoo members Angry Anderson (vox) & Geordie Leach (bass). Something To Say was their only album.

https://bestfile.io/en/s5QuEsQoDb1jCsp/file

Sherbet - Time Change-A Natural Progression LP 72 w On With The Show LP 73 w Slipstream LP 74 w Life...Is For Living LP 75 w Howzat LP 76 w Photoplay LP 77 w st LP 78 and as The SHERBS - The Skill LP 80 w Defying Gravity LP 81 w Shaping Up CD 82 w In Concert CD w Anthology CD

REPOST Request:  Thanks for original requestor Farris for letting me know last week I had inadvertently separated out the Sherbs.  So I added live albums for both, got rest of Anthology tracks off youtube and added the last Sherbs album 'Shaping Up' that was missing.  Per Discogs:  Australian band formed in 1969 in Sydney by guitarist Clive Shakespeare. It wasn't until 1972 that Sherbet's line up stabilized and consisted of Daryl Braithwaite, Clive Shakespeare, Tony Mitchell, Garth Porter and Alan Sandow. They had evolved from a soul based covers band to a pop/rock band working with original material. During their attempts to break into the US market, Sherbet changed their name to Highway (10) to give them a harder edge. The band broke up in 1979 but reformed under a new name The Sherbs which lasted for a further 4 years and produced 3 albums. From 1999 Sherbet have come together to perform a number of times with the original members returning to the group.

Members:

Clive Shakespeare (Guitar) left 1976 returned 1984

Dennis Laughlin (Vocals) left 1970

Daryl Braithwaite (Vocals)

Tony Mitchell (Bass)

Garth Porter (Keyboards)

Alan Sandow (Drums)

Gunther Gorman (Guitar) left 1976

Harvey James (Guitar) 1976 left 1982 returned 1984

Tony Leigh (Guitar) 1982 left 1984

Formed in April 1969 from the remnants of two dance bands, Sherbet played for eight grueling months in a Sydney discotheque before being spotted by the young Roger Davies, who was later to manage Tina Turner and Janet Jackson. By January 1972 the lineup had settled to the members shown here. Between 1971 and 1978 Sherbet released 15 albums and 30 singles, 20 of which were consecutive hits. Named Best Australian Group in the TV Week King of Pop Awards every year from 1973 to 1978, they gained a sound edge over other bands through Garth Porter's Mellotron machine. In 1979 they changed their name to Highway, attempting to project a heavier image in a failed bid for the US market. After splitting, they briefly reunited as The Sherbs, this time aiming - in vain - at an audience their own age.

https://bestfile.io/en/qijtkihfHwcME8k/file

THE REELS - st LP 79

REPOST Request:  Reposting this for someone looking for their other releases if you have please link up in the comments.  From original comments from Jim H.:  Fun Fact: Reels member Craig Hooper did live keyboard work for fellow Australians The Church, in-between Reels gigs, ca 1984.  Oh yeah also looking for Rixboy more Dragons from New Zealand while you're at it.  Per Discogs:  Hailing from Dubbo in New South Wales (Australia) in the late '70s, The Reels took their new wave pogo pop into the mainstream with the release of their debut single Love Will Find A Way. A string of hits and chart albums followed over the years as the band's line-up continually changed and their sound evolved through electro, bent cabaret and country soul. A publishing snafu left founder singer-songwriter Dave Mason wanting to only cover other artists' material, ironically scoring their biggest hit with Credence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon Rising - another act experiencing a publishing fallout. The band quietly bowed out in the early '90s as they were dabbling with house music. They reformed to tour and promote a best-of in 2008. In between, their haunting track Quasimodo's Dream had been voted by publishing association APRA as one of Australia's ten greatest compositions, and has been covered by many Australian artists since.

https://bestfile.io/en/zHhaqtzuvMkMaMD/file

BUFFALO - Dead Forever CD 72 w Volcanic Rock CD 73 w Only Want You for Your Body CD 74 w Mother's Choice CD 76 w Average Rock 'n' Roller CD 77 w bonus tracks -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Well for all the 70's Hard Rock I have posted over 16 years, this band from Australia has to be near the top for capturing that sound!  Per Wiki:  Buffalo was an Australian rock band formed in August 1971 by founding mainstay Dave Tice on lead vocals (ex-Head). Fellow founders, also from Head, were Paul Balbi on drums, John Baxter on guitar, and Peter Wells on bass guitar; together with Alan Milano on lead vocals (ex-Mandala). Milano left after their debut album, Dead Forever... (June 1972), and Balbi was replaced on drums by Jimmy Economou. Their next two albums, Volcanic Rock (July 1973) and Only Want You for Your Body (June 1974), were also issued by Vertigo Records. After 1975 line-up changes resulted in a more commercial sound and the group disbanded in March 1977. Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane noted that there was "nothing subtle about Buffalo's primal, heavyweight sound, but it was delivered with a great deal of conviction ... combining the dense, heavy riffing ... with the progressive blues chops ... the band certainly captured the arrogant disposition of the times in a bold and thunderous fashion". Alongside Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and Blackfeather, Buffalo pioneered Australia's heavy metal, pub rock and psychedelic rock movements. Peter Wells died on 27 March 2006, aged 58.

https://bestfile.io/en/xYrlRAuQghTfzpj/file