Sources of Australian Pop Records

from the 50s, 60s and 70s

[plus some Aussie originals and some New Zealanders]

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FIND OUT ABOUT:

The Lonnie Lee hit that was first recorded by Portuguese Joe.

The famous Johnny O'Keefe song that goes back to 1883.

A Colleen Hewett hit song by the man who wrote Five O'Clock World.

Why Normie Rowe's 'Que Sera Sera' has a whistle on it.

Hollywood Eight: the real motel that inspired 'Hollywood Seven'.

The Johnny Chester hit first heard in the 1943 film I Walked with a Zombie.

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WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS?

Ray Brown - Fool, Fool, Fool 1965

Johnny O'Keefe - Move Baby Move 1963

The Strangers - Happy Without You 1968

Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - You Stole My Love 1966

Ray Columbus & The Invaders - She's A Mod 1964

The Delltones - Come A Little Bit Closer 1963

The Virgil Brothers - Temptation 'Bout To Get Me 1968

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'LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG' - Melanie Safka


LAST 5 NEW PAGES, LATEST AT THE TOP:

Judy Stone - And The Trouble With Me Is You (1967)
Little Pattie - I'll Eat My Hat (1967)
The Jackson Kings - Watch Your Step (1966)
Ronnie Burns - When I Was Six Years Old (1968)
The De Kroo Brothers - (And Her Name Is) Scarlet (1963)

RECENTLY UPDATED PAGES:

Johnny O'Keefe - To Love 
The Gathering - Portobello Road 
Merv Benton - The Worryin' Kind
Robbie Snowden - Sunshine Rides On A Trolley
Ray Brown - New Kind Of Love 

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BARRY MCKAY'S
GO-SET MAGAZINE CHARTS 1966-1974
AND COVERS GALLERY

NEW TO THE LINKS PAGE :

WLAC Nashville: key station in the history of rock'n'roll
Rock Radio Scrapbook: "The Golden Age of Top 40 Radio"
Beatles Music History: behind the songs of the Beatles
Ozzie Music Man: Australian mp3 blog
Soul Source and Refosoul: A Rare Northern Source


FOLLOWING THE SMALL PRINT ON RECORD LABELS SINCE 2004

Website by Lyn Nuttall.
Development by Lachlan Nuttall. Graphics by
Gina Nuttall.

© Lyn Nuttall 2004-2010

Australian chart positions courtesy of Gavin Ryan's Chart Books. Available from Australian Music Books. New Zealand chart positions 1966-1996 from Dean Scapolo's NZ singles chart book (available here).

Special thanks to Terry Stacey for information, corrections and suggestions. Thanks also to Tony Watson, Joop Jansen
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