Various Artists - Australian Concert For Bangladesh (1975)
(Various Australian 1975).Concert DetailsConcert For Bangladesh, organised by Freedom From HungerSunday 20th April 1975: Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Melbourne.Bill: La De Das, Jim Keays, AC/DC, Ayers...
View ArticlePirana - Live On GTK
(Australian 1970-74).Today music shows on T.V are as common as bread and butter. But in 1969 the ABC made music and pop culture history with a groundbreaking, revolutionary music show called GTK that...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: Chad Morgan - In Person (1962) EP
.Before things get too serious at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song at the end of each month, that could be considered to be either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just plain...
View ArticleCaptain Rock - Buried Treasure (1975) plus Bonus Single
(Australian 1975 - 1981).This album is notorious for 3 reasons, actually 4...it's bloody weird! (almost a candidate for a W.O.C.K post), for it's an eclectic mix of folk, rock, country, polka, spoken...
View ArticleJohn Mayall - The Blues Alone (1967)
(English 1956 - Present).John Mayall was the leader and musical prodigy of the British Bluesbreakers Band which featured some of the most successful rock musicians of the '60s and '70s. Celebrated for...
View ArticleThe Four Seasons - Hits (1991)
(U.K 1960 - Present).The Four Seasons singing group was formed in 1955 in Newark. New Jersey with lead singer Frankie Valli, brothers Nick and Tommy DeVito, and Hank Majewski. First known as The...
View ArticleDonovan - Lady Of The Stars (1983)
(Scottish 1964 - Present).By 1983, Donovan's albums were receiving little distribution in the UK and none in the US. His popularity had steadily decreased through the 1970s and early 1980s and...
View ArticleStray Dog - Selftitled (1973) + Bonus Live Tracks
(Texas 1970 - 1976).Stray Dog were a blues-based hard rock band formed in Texas in the early 1970s. They recorded three albums before disbanding around 1976. The band originally formed in Texas under...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: Mike Brady & Haley White - Up There Cazaly '99 (1999)
Before things get too serious at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song at the end of each month, that could be considered to be either Weird, Obscure, Cazaly or just plain...
View ArticleCream - Swedish Radio Sessions (1967) Bootleg
(U.K July 1966 - November 1968)."Cream" The haughty-sounding name of the group formed by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in July 1966 was not without some justification. Guitarist Eric...
View ArticlePainters and Dockers - Kiss My Art (1988)
(Australian 1982 - 1998. 2014 - Present).Painters and Dockers are a band from Melbourne, Australia who formed in 1982 with five members, Vladimir Juric on guitars and backing vocals, Andy Marron on...
View ArticleJohn Klemmer - Waterfalls (1972)
(U.S 1963 - Present).Waterfalls is a live album by American saxophonist and composer John Klemmer (born 1946) featuring studio enhanced live performances recorded in Los Angeles for the Impulse!...
View ArticleAunty Jack - Sings Wollongong (1974)
(Australian 1972-1975).The Cool Bananas was a pseudonym for Grahame Bond and Rory O'Donoghue, who were the stars of the ABC's Aunty Jack show. The programme was a highly successful, bawdy television...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: MAD - Mad Twists Rock´N´Roll (1962) & Fink Along With Mad...
Before things get too serious at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song at the end of each month, that could be considered to be either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just plain...
View ArticleJon English - English History (1989)
(Australian 1962 - 2016).Jonathan "Jon" English was born in Hampstead, London, and came to Australia when he was 12. He is one of few Australian performers who have successfully combined a career in...
View ArticleJohn Denver - Live At The Sydney Opera House (1978) + Bonus Tracks
(U.S 1962 - 1997).Singer/songwriter/guitarist, born John Henry Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico, on Dec 31, 1943. His father an air force pilot who held three world aviation records, the young John...
View ArticleScandal - Selftitled (1978)
(Australian 1976-1978).Line-up: STUART KERRISON (lead vocals); CHRIS HARRIOT (keyboards, vocals); PETER WATSON (guitar, vocals); MICHAEL SMITH (bass guitar, vocals); ALDO CIVITICO (drums).One hit...
View ArticleRay Burgess Band - Final Mix (1978) + Bonus Tracks
(Australian 1970 - Present).Ray Burgess was born on October 26, 1952 and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton. Whilst in his third year at Clayton Technical School, hre formed his own band and...
View ArticleStone The Crows - Ontinuous Performances (1972) + Bonus Tracks
(U.K 1970 - 1973).Stone The Crows were:Maggie Bell - vocalsLeslie Harvey - guitarJames Dewar - bassJohn McGinnis - keyboardsCollin Alien - drumsStone The Crows began out of Glasgow, Scotland, when a...
View ArticleW.O.C.K On Vinyl: Sally Field - The Flying Nun (1969) EP
.Before things get too serious at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song at the end of each month, that could be considered to be either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just plain...
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