Wind and Sea by the Sunsets

Dear Friends Happy New Year !!!

Let's start this year witth a very nice Surf Tune: Wind and Sea by the Sunsets (Australia)

This Novocastrian combo originally gigged as the Strangers (not to be confused with the Melbourne group of the same name) in 1964 playing Surf music, sometime later they retitled themselves as The 4 Strangers and had an instrumental release on the Astor label in late ’64, before showing their true indentity around a year later with another release on the Festival label.
Another name change came about in late ’65 when radio station 2HD ran a competition for people to choose another name, the winning name was of course The Sunsets.
Pigeonholed as a surf band due to music that they provided for the film “A Life in the Sun”, this disc sold incredibly well – their style was raw r’n'b!
Around May ’67 they did a three month residency at Digby’s nightspot on the Gold Coast, it is here that they were influnece by other styles of music and probably drugs too. With these new influences they moved to Sydney again around Sept 1967 and became Tamam Shud. Bass player Eric Connell being disappointed that the group moved away from the r’n'b style that they had embraced for three years previously duely left.

Band Members
Lindsay Bjerre – vocals & rhythm guitar
Alex “Zack” Zytnik- lead guitar
Dannie Davidson – drums
Eric Connell – bass

Ugly Things Volume1

Today, I am going to present you a very nice compilation with raw and primitive sounds from down under.
Australia had a great production of music in the 60s and had a some groups who made international success.

My favorite song from this compilation is the opening You're Drivin' Me Insane from the Missing Links a totally minblowing song so far ahead of its time!!!

Please find below the tracks list and recording info as taken from Ugly Things

Track List

Side Track Band Name Song Title Was Version Released Recorded Original Release


1 1 The Missing Links You're Drivin' Me Insane 8/1965 Original Release

1 2 The Black Diamonds I Want, Need, Love You 1/1967 Original Release

1 3 The Elois By My Side 4/1967 Original Release

1 4 The Moods Rum Drunk 6/1966 Original Release

1 5 The Easybeats Goin' Out Of My Mind 11/3/1966 Original Release

1 6 The Vince Maloney Sect No Good Without You 3/1966 Original Release

1 7 The Sunsets I Want Love 7/1967 Original Release

1 8 The Wild Colonials Get The Picture 7/1966 Original Release

1 9 The Creatures Ugly Thing 12/1967 Original Release

1 10 The Cult You're Just My Kind unreleased

2 1 The Atlantics Come On 3/1967 Original Release

2 2 The D-Coys Bad Times 7/1966 Original Release

2 3 Trevor Gordon & The Bee Gees Little Miss Rhythm & Blues 3/1965 Original Release

2 4 The 4 Strangers Sad & Lonely 6/1965 Original Release

2 5 The In-Sect I Can See My Love 9/1966 Original Release

2 6 The Jackson Kings Watch Your Step 3/1966 Original Release

2 7 The Running Jumping Standing Still She's So Good To Me 8/1967 Original Release

2 8 The Vacant Lot Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long 3/1967 Original Release

2 9 The Hergs Style Of Love 11/1967 Original Release

2 10 Jeff St. John & The Id Sunaroid '67 1967

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A Forest of Gold Tops in the Land of Oz (compilation with Australian 60s psych)

A fantastic compilation with Australian 60s psych music. You will be astonished from the music and soundsthat was produced from the land of Oz. My favourite track is the trippy "Long Live Sivinanda" from the Inside Looking Out, which seems to be ahead of its time.

Track Listing

1.James Taylor Move - "Still I Can Go On" (3:05)
2.The Bucket - "I Can't Help Thinking About You" (2:30)
3.Wright of Waye - "You Can't Do It Alone" (2:45)
4.Wright of Waye - "Penelope Play" (2:31)
5.Inside Looking Out - "Morning Sun" (3:00)
6.The Proclamation - "King of the Mountain" (3:05)
7. Chris Malcolm - "Hurt, Love and Fire" (2:30)
8.Pastoral Symphony - "Sunshine Is My Sorrow" (2:24)
9.Clapham Junction - "Emily on the Grass" (2:56)
10.The Imagination - "We Got Fun" (2:39)
11.Playboys - "Black Sheep R.I.P." (2:47)
12.Playboys - "Sad" (2:58)
13.Inside Looking Out - "Long Live Sivinanda" (2:19)
14.Wright of Waye - "Sun God" (2:55)
15.Wright of Waye - "Dollar Song" (2:47)
16.Puppy - "Belinda" (2:20)
17.Puppy - "Elizabeth St. Bridge" (3:31)
18.James Taylor Move - "And I Hear the Fire Sing" (2:44)
19.The Vegetable Garden - "Even Stevens" (3:23)
20.Peter Best - "Carousel of Love" (1:48)
21.Oak Apple Day plus the Deadly Pair - "Moon Shot" (2:41)
22.The Proclamation - "Tea and Sympathy (Don't You Worry)" (2:44)
23.Mike Furber - "Watch Me Burn" (3:24)
24.Peter Tilbrook - "All Mine to Play With" (2:44)
25.Bobby and Laurie - "Every Second Day" (2:44)
26.Long Grass - "Sunshine to Burn" (2:59)

Download here: Part1 Part2