Sadly, it does not appear that the fine folks at Savage Beat Records have followed up with a Do The Pop! Redux Part Two. Still, it's hard to complain when they have compiled over 50 more tracks of Australian punk and pre-punk (dating all the way back to a 1974 take on "I'm Stranded" by Kid Galahad and The Eternals, plus a demo from TV Jones, another early 70's band with a singer/guitarist named Deniz Tek. Tek was kicked out of TV Jones for being a "negative influence" after he tried to bring Rob Younger and Pip Hoyle into the band!)
I should have said that it is not the Savage Beat label but Dave Laing who is responsible for compiling both Do The Pop! sets. He has been busy since then with "Down Under Nuggets", "When Sharpies Ruled" and the "Boogie" compilations of Australian blues, hard rock and country rock. This year, Laing completed work on a 4CD box set called "The Glory Days of Aussie Pub Rock Vol. 1". That's one busy man! - jonder![do-the-pop-2-1.jpg]()
Six years ago, a wonderful compilation called Do the Pop! rounded up a cartload of music that, for reasons of geographical isolation, had barely impacted on the wider world. Over 50 near-flawless tracks, it suggested there were limitless reserves of great Australian punk and garage rock from the 1970s and 80s simply waiting to be extracted by the right prospectors. This belated follow-up, spanning 1976 to 1981, suggests the original was a misleading prospectus. Yes, there is gold in those hills, but not the rich seams we imagined. The very best stuff here - the likes of the Saints' peerless This Perfect Day - has been compiled before, and while it's interesting to finally encounter little-heard legends such as ME262 or the 31st, one realises why they were little heard. The narrow time focus, too, means there's too much ramalama generic punk, without the forays into psychedelia and powerpop that made the initial album so rewarding. There's much to enjoy, but those curious about the Oz scene should try the 2002 set first. - www.theguardian.com![do-the-pop-2-2.jpg]()
trax disc 1:
I should have said that it is not the Savage Beat label but Dave Laing who is responsible for compiling both Do The Pop! sets. He has been busy since then with "Down Under Nuggets", "When Sharpies Ruled" and the "Boogie" compilations of Australian blues, hard rock and country rock. This year, Laing completed work on a 4CD box set called "The Glory Days of Aussie Pub Rock Vol. 1". That's one busy man! - jonder
Six years ago, a wonderful compilation called Do the Pop! rounded up a cartload of music that, for reasons of geographical isolation, had barely impacted on the wider world. Over 50 near-flawless tracks, it suggested there were limitless reserves of great Australian punk and garage rock from the 1970s and 80s simply waiting to be extracted by the right prospectors. This belated follow-up, spanning 1976 to 1981, suggests the original was a misleading prospectus. Yes, there is gold in those hills, but not the rich seams we imagined. The very best stuff here - the likes of the Saints' peerless This Perfect Day - has been compiled before, and while it's interesting to finally encounter little-heard legends such as ME262 or the 31st, one realises why they were little heard. The narrow time focus, too, means there's too much ramalama generic punk, without the forays into psychedelia and powerpop that made the initial album so rewarding. There's much to enjoy, but those curious about the Oz scene should try the 2002 set first. - www.theguardian.com
trax disc 1:1. Do the Pop (Original Version) - Radio Birdman 2. Wild About You - The Saints 3. Horizontal Action - Psycho Surgeons 4. Dowanna Love - Babeez 5. Nothing to Say - The Reals 6. I'm Looking for You - The Geeks 7. (I'm) Flipped out Over You - Victims 8. Animal World - Last Words 9. This Perfect Day - The Saints 10. New Race - Radio Birdman 11. Pushin' Too Hard - Johnny Kannis 12. Undecided (77 Demo) - The Survivors 13. Cigarettes and Alcohol - The Leftovers 14. Living Like an Animal - Johnny Dole & the Scabs 15. Sunset Strip - The Numbers 16. Heard It on the Radio - The Orphans 17. You're So Boring - Rocks 18. Home Is Where the Floor Is - X 19. There's Alot of It Going Aroud - The Chosen Few 20. Stamp out Disco - Razar 21. Sockman - Lipstick Killers 22. No Clue (78 Demo) - Hitmen 23. Frantic Romantic - Scientists 24. Premonition - Manikins 25. Take Me, I'm Yours - Fiction 26. Good on Ya Baby - X 27. Pissed on Another Planet - Scientists 28. Mean Mistress - The Rockets 29. Love at Second Sight - Manikins
trax disc 2:
1. Call It Mine - The Saints 2. Girlriend's Boyfriend - Passengers 3. Brother John - The Visitors 4. Shakedown USA - Lipstick Killers 5. Lipstick - Fun Things 6. Time Moves Fast - The 31st 7. Gonna Die - Me262 8. She Can't Win - Shy Imposters 9. Can't You See the Sign? - Surfside Six 10. Tell Tale Heart - Hitmen 11. Mesmerizer - Lipstick Killers 12. The Seeker - Sunnyboys 13. The Strangers - Flaming Hands 14. Gypsy Woman - The Saints 15. I Do It for Mama - The Dagoes 16. Last Kiss - The Lonely Hearts 17. Haunted Road - New Race 18. Frozen World - Angie Pepper 19. Waiting World - New Christs 20. I Stop Tonight - Slaughterhouse 5 21. Just Skin - The End 22. Skimp the Pimp (Bonus Track) - TV Jones 23. (I'm) Stranded (74 Garage Tape - Bonus Track) - Kid Galahad/The Eternals
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