Thursday, March 28, 2013

HEEBEEGEEBEES RIDE AGAIN

IF YOU LIKE WELL-CRAFTED PARODY SONGS, HAVE I GOT THE CD FOR YOU...
HERE'S A BIT OF TWITTER CHAT WITH MY BUDDY MICHAEL FENTON-STEVENS:
Tom In Oz
SirThomasWynne: @fentonstevens Just purchased HeeBeeGeeBees parody songs CD from an Oz company. CLICK LINK: http://www.possumrecords.com.au
fentonstevens: @SirThomasWynne happy days x
Tom In Oz
SirThomasWynne: @fentonstevens well it's got all your early hits Mike so you shud be pleased.... Tom

Sunday, March 24, 2013

GIMME DAT DING (Maple Lace) NEANDERTHAL MAN (Love Story)

I've been restoring very old songs from 1970 using vinyl laser extraction
Gimme Dat Ding - The Maple Lace
Neanderthal Man - The Love Story 

TWO AUSTRALIAN HITS FROM 1970 THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED ON C.D. 
BOTH SONG TRANSFERS USE LASER EXTRACTION FROM VINYL AND ARE ALMOST AS GOOD AS USING THE MASTER TAPES. 
BOTH SONGS WERE RESTORED BY DJ TOM MIX, NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA.

Monday, March 18, 2013

SOME OF MY 12" MIXES TO SHARE

GIMME SOME (12") - BRENDON
Brendon (born Brendon Dunning) was a UK glam rocker. He had a few releases on EMI Magnet in the mid 1970s. One of his singles, "Gimme Some", hit the UK singles charts in 1977, peaking at #14 in March of that year. "Gimme Some" also hit the Oz charts but it was too short in my opinion to make a big impact in the burgeoning club scene for which it was designed....So here is my own extended Tom Mix version that was mastered from a European CD mix of the original single. It has overdubs and a new rhythm track taken from a popular hit from the 1980s called "The Best Part Of Breakin' Up" by disco artist Roni Griffiths. Currently Brendon and Dave Levy (former band member) have released new material under the name of Simple Country Folk. The album is titled "Long Time Coming"- DJ Tom Mix in Oz.
Review by The Saucer People Mag: 
Wow! Gimmie Some is one of the perfect Glam stompers but I have always thought like many seventies songs that pre-date the rise of the 12 inch, it was criminally short...the extended version is stunning and it was not till I re-read your post that I realised it was a "Tom" re-edit! I thought you had unearthed some rare 12 inch glam promo of the track in the manner of The Glitter Bamd's 'Makes You Blind' rare extended mix. It is a shame they did not have you around in the studio back in '78, this would have been a dance floor 'smash' as they said back then! Huge thanks for all your hard work tweaking this, and more importantly, thanks for sharing!

TOTALLY COOL MEGAMIX (12") - DADDY COOL

MY MIXES ARE APPEARING ON YOUTUBE.

MY MIXES ARE APPEARING ON YOUTUBE.
SADLY, MOST OF THEM HAVE NO CREDIT MENTIONING WHO MADE THEM - THAT WOULD BE MOI!

OOH JA JA (12")- PUSSYFOOT
I've just discovered one of my earliest extended remixes has been put on YouTube by an admirer who made a film clip using stills of the artist, Pussyfoot. Donna Jones (Pussyfoot), first had a hit with 'The Way You Do It' back in 1976 which was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics but was a massive seller in Oz. She had an equally big hit in Oz with the follow-up 'Ooh Ja Ja.' Her co-writing husband Mick Flinn, was part of the Oz group The Mixtures who had a hit in the UK with the charming 'Pushbike Song.' After Pussyfoot folded Donna became a member of The New Seekers.
Nice to know that rare and obscure Ozzie hits are getting a bit of a revival. 
The dance craze songs of the era included The Bump, The Hustle, The Bus-Stop and this one, Ooh Ja Ja.


GETTING SO EXCITING (7") - LEE KOSMIN
Also just found somebody has lifted this remixed single and made a clip for it as well! Lee Kosmin was from London's pub scene in the early 1980s. It was a hit in Oz.


JUST SO LONELY (12') - GET WET
Also just found somebody has lifted this extended remix I did ages ago and put a clip to it!


CRYING IN THE RAIN (7") - TREVOR
This is becoming embarrassing - I've found more songs I have remastered!


WAIT FOR SUMMER (7") - ALLONDEE
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found even more songs I have remastered!


M'AM THIBAULT (7") - TRANQUILLE
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found even more songs I have remastered!


IF YOU CAN PUT THAT IN A BOTTLE (12") - JOHN DAVIDSON
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found even more songs I have remastered!


DON'T LET THE GOOD LIFE PASS YOU BY (7") - DES O'CONNOR
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found even more songs I have remastered!


ROOFTOP SINGING (12") - NEW WORLD
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found another one of my extended remixes!


MEGAMIX (12") - BOOM CRASH OPERA
Another of my specialities - making megamixes for Oz bands. I've found another one of my extended remixes!


ONGO BONGO MAN (12") - GERRY AND THE JOY BAND
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found another one of my extended remixes!


MOST PEOPLE I KNOW / BELIEVE IT JUST LIKE ME (12") - BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found another one of my extended medley remixes!


IN YOUR CAR (12") - DUGITES
This is becoming very embarrassing - I've found another one of my extended medley remixes!