High Energy Australian Rock'n'Roll 1976 - 1981
Includes rare Live radio Birdman track and Unreleased tracks by the Hitmen, Lipstick Killers, 31st, Reals, Survivors, Slaughterhouse 5, Shy Omposters, The End & ME262 - plus bonus tracks from 1974 by TV Jones and Kid Galahad & The Eternals (aka The Saints)!
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"Do The Pop! Redux Part One" is a double CD compilation released in December 2007 by the Australian
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label Shock Records under their Savage Beat! imprint. It serves as the first installment of an expanded trilogy documenting the history and evolution of the Australian punk, post-punk, and garage rock scene.
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This release is a follow-up to the highly successful 2002 compilation, "Do The Pop! The Australian
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Garage-Rock Sound 1976-1987. While the original 2002 version featured 50 tracks, the Redux series was designed to provide a much more extensive archive, aiming for roughly 150 tracks spread across three volumes. This first part focuses heavily on the early, raw years of the scene, covering the period from 1976 to 1981.
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The compilation features rare recordings, unreleased tracks, and iconic anthems of the Australian underground. It maps out the musical geography from the birth of punk in Brisbane and Sydney to its evolution into power-pop.
Some of the most notable acts and tracks included are:
01. The Saints: Features the iconic "This Perfect Day", alongside a rare, primitive 1974 rehearsal version
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of "(\I'm) Stranded" back when the band was still called Kid Galahad & The Eternals.
02. Radio Birdman: The pioneers of Australian garage punk, along with tracks from key spin-off groups (splinter bands) like The Visitors, The Hitmen, and New Race.
03. TV Jones: A pre-Birdman outfit featuring Deniz Tek, providing historical context to the roots of the scene.
04. The 31st & The End: Brisbane bands featuring members who would later go on to form the acclaimed Died Pretty.
05. Other Notable Artists: Includes tracks by the Sunnyboys, The Flaming Hands, ME262, and various other contemporaries of the punk era.
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Collector's Value: The release comes with a highly detailed, informative booklet (sleevenotes) filled with
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rare photos, making it a valuable historical archive for collectors.
Critical Response: Music critics (such as in Record Collector and The Guardian) praised its immense historical value in mapping out a geographically isolated scene. However, some noted that because it targets the very early years, it leans heavily into raw, lo-fi punk, making it more appealing to die-hard fans than casual listeners.
Various – Do The Pop! Redux Part One
Label: Shock – DTP-RE1, Savage Beat! – DTP-RE1
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: Australia
Released: 2007
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Punk, Indie Rock
CD1.
01. Radio Birdman – Do The Pop (Original Version) 2:33
Engineer – John Sayers
Producer – Charles Fisher, John Sayers
Written-By – Tek, Sisto
02. The Saints – Wild About You 2:35
Producer – Rod Coe
Written-By – Andy James
03. The Psycho Surgeons – Horizontal Action 1:48
Written By – Swartz
Written-By – Taylor, Taylor
04. Babeez – Dowanna Love 1:58
Written-By – Quinn, Wirth
05. The Reals – Nothing To Say 3:51
Written-By – Walsh, Gray
06. The Geeks – I'm Looking For You 2:04
Written-By – Baker, Buncle
07. The Victims – (I'm) Flipped Out Over You 1:13
Engineer – Graeme Sands
Producer – The Victims
Written-By – Baker, Buncle
08. Last Words – Animal World 2:42
Written-By – Groome, Baxter
09. The Saints – This Perfect Day 2:11
Engineer – Bill Price
Producer – Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper
Written-By – Bailey, Kuepper
10. Radio Birdman – New Race (Live At Paddington Town Hall) 5:44
Written-By – Tek
11. Johnny Kannis – Pushin' Too Hard 2:53
Engineer – Charles Fisher
Producer – Deniz Tek
Written-By – Saxon
12. The Survivors – Undecided ('77 Demo) 2:31
Written-By – Ford, Keays
13. Johnny Dole & The Scabs – Living Like An Animal 1:40
Recorded By – Keith Walker
Written-By – Dole, Polaroid
14. The Leftovers – Cigarettes & Alcohol 1:57
Written-By – The Leftovers
15. The Numbers – Sunset Strip 3:16
Producer – John Davis, Mark Callaghan
Written-By – Callaghan
16. The Orphans – Heard It On The Radio 3:27
Written-By – Buncle
17. Rocks – You'r So Boring 1:58
Engineer – Ross McGregor
Written-By – Posters
18. X – Home Is Where The Floor Is 1:37
Engineer – Craig Kirchener
Mixed By – Paul Scheller
Written-By – X
19. The Chosen Few – There's A Lot Of It Going Around 2:30
Written-By – Friday, McAlpine, Cunningham
20. Razar–Stamp Out Disco 3:03
Written-By – Mee
21. The Lipstick Killers – Sockman 2:01
Remix [Engineer] – Phil Punch
Written-By – Lipstick Killers
22. The Hitmen – No Clue ('78 Demo) 2:37
Written-By – Masuak, Kannis
23. The Manikins – Premonition 2:47
Engineer – Ric Curtain
Producer – Ric Curtain
Written-By – Fernandes
24. The Scientists – Frantic Romantic 3:38
Producer – Chris Tuna
Written-By – Salmon
25. Fiction – Take Me I'm Yours 2:56
Producer – Stuart Beatty
Written-By – Griffiths, Wellington
26. X – Good On Ya Baby 3:21
Coordinator [Co-ordinated By] – Bob Nimmo
Engineer – Ian Grey
Producer – Lobby Loyde
Written-By – Krahe, Rilen, Lucas
27. The Scientists – Pissed On Another Planet 3:20
Producer – Chris Tuna
Written-By – Sharples, Salmon
28. The Rockets – Mean Mistress 3:19
Engineer – Keith Crammond
Producer – Chris Tune, Steve Ashfield (Pantha), The Rockets
Written-By – Stewart, Sujdovic, Cole, Johnson, Radalj
29. The Manikins – Love At Second Sight 2:02
Engineer – Ric Curtain
Written-By – Fernandes
MP3 Size: 109 MB
Flac Size: 556 MB
CD2.
01. The Saints – Call It Mine 4:52
Recorded By – Les Lambert
Written-By – Bailey
02. The Passengers – Girlfriend's Boyfriend 2:55
Engineer – Alistair MacFarlane
Written-By – Sullivan
03. The Visitors – Brother John 4:30
Engineer – Alistair MacFarlane
Producer – Charles Fisher
Written-By – Tek
04. The Lipstick Killers – Shakedown USA 3:16
Engineer – Alistair MacFarlane
Producer – Deniz Tek
Written-By – Lipstick Killers
05. The Fun Things – Lipstick 3:19
Engineer – Mungo Coats
Written-By – Shepherd
06. The 31st – Time Moves Fast 4:42
Engineer – Mark Loutitt
Producer – Mark Loutitt
Written-By – Peno, Robertson
07. ME 262 – Gonna Die 2:51
Engineer – Alisdair MacFarlane
Written-By – Newman, Roxburgh
08. Shy Impostors – She Can't Win 2:30
Engineer – Alisdair MacFarlane
Written-By – Ward
09. Surfside 6 – Can't You See The Sign? 3:07
Engineer – Ian Gray
Producer – Chris Masuak
Written-By – Masuak
10. The Hitmen – Tell Tale Heart 3:34
Producer – Mark Opitz
Written-By – Masuak, Gilbert
11. The Lipstick Killers – Mesmerizer (Demo) 3:10
Producer – Lobby Loyde
Written-By – Lipstick Killers
12. The Sunnyboys – The Seeker 3:42
Engineer – Ian Gray
Producer – Lobby Loyde
Remix – Colin Freeman, Lobby Loyde
Written-By – Oxley
13. Flaming Hands – The Stranger 4:12
Engineer – Alistair MacFarlane
Written-By – Hunter
14. The Saints – Gypsy Woman 2:57
Engineer – Gerry Nixon
Producer – Chris Bailey
Written-By – Burnette, Osborn
15. The Dagoes – I Do It For Mama 3:14
Written-By – Rome
16. The Lonely Hearts–Last Kiss 2:06
Written-By – Rooney, Watson
17. New Race – Haunted Road 3:48
Mixed By – Alan Thorne, Charles Fisher, Rob Younger
Producer – Alan Thorne, Charles Fisher, Rob Younger
Written-By – Tek
18. Angie Pepper – Frozen World 2:50
Engineer – Charles Fisher
Written-By – Tek
19. New Christs – Waiting World 4:03
Producer – Cub Callaway
Written-By – Callaway, Yates
20. Slaughterhouse 5 – I Stop Tonight 4:04
Written-By – Coulter
21. The End – Just Skin 3:04
Engineer – Colin Bloxon
Written-By – Myers
BONUS TRACKS: PREHISTORIC SOUNDS
22. TV Jones – Skimp The Pimp 2:15
Written-By – Jones, Tek
23. Kid Galahad & The Eternals – (I'm) Stranded ('74 Garage Tape) 4:26
Written-By – Bailey, Kuepper
MP3 Size: 120 MB
Flac Size: 570 MB
NOTES
Correct tracklisting is shown here.
The back of the tray insert and the annotated notes of the booklet have four tracks listed in wrong order:
Tracks 1-13 and 1-14 are identified as, respectively, The Leftovers' "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and Johnny Dole & The Scabs' "Living LIke An Animal".
Tracks 1-23 and 1-24 are identified as, respectively, The Scientists' "Frantic Romantic" and The Manikins' "Premonition".
On the CD, the order of these tracks is reversed.
Track 2-1 credited as "Produced By Alcohol"
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