THIS IS ONE MAN'S COLLECTION OF OLD VINYL RECORDS WHICH CHARTED IN OZ BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE BIG MUSIC COMPANIES. THIS BLOG RUNS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY ORIGINAL SITE...IF YOU ARE THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF A WORK AND WISH IT TO BE REMOVED PLEASE LEAVE A REQUEST IN THE COMMENT BOX. NB. I'M ALSO ADDING CLIPS FOR SOME OF MY REMIXES PRODUCED IN MY OWN STUDIO NOW THAT THE LINKS TO MANY OF THE DOWNLOADS HAVE EXPIRED.
My Coo Ca Choo by Alvin Stardust was a Top 40 hit which charted in Oz at #1 for 7 weeks from December 1973 to February 74. The song was anchored firmly in the Glam Rock genre. It was a catchy tune but criminally short if you wanted to dance to it. Here is an extended version that I made in the 1990s for a Dance Company in Newcastle Oz - for one of their concerts where they needed a longer version. Enjoy!
While going through my old vinyl collection of Top 40 7" records that have not been released on CD I came across Tower of Strength. It was a regional hit in Sydney and didn't chart in any other parts of Oz. It was performed by the in-house Rooty Hill Club Show Band. This restored and remixed version has a new bass line and has been extended from 2 to 3 minutes. The visuals in the last part of this clip are of Kevin Rudd battling it out with Tony Abbott in the 2013 election debate which was held in the Rooty Hill RSL Club auditorium.
Press play for visuals of Charlie Condou's family and friends set to a recently restored track performed by Max Merritt which has never been officially released on CD.
'Coming Back' is ostensibly a break-up song set on a railway platform but it's more melancholy than most and very simply orchestrated.
Max's biggest hit which preceded this track was another break-up song called 'Slipping Away.'
Restoration and remastering by Tom Mix Studios Newcastle Oz.
Coming back, coming back, that old familiar feeling
Once more I'm believing, in miracles & dreams.
Coming back, coming back,
Ah that sweet familiar love song.
That somehow now seems all wrong,
There's too much in between.
It's the melancholy mood I'm in
And the husky whispering summer wind
It's taking me back, keeps taking me back,
To where I've been, but it can never be that way again
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do.
It's the melancholy mood I'm in
And the husky whispering summer wind
It's taking me back, keeps taking me back,
To where I've been, but it can never be that way again
Do do do, do do do do do do,
With no need for explanation.
Just two people on a station,
You turn to go & I know,
You won't be coming back.
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do.
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do.
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do.
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do.
Do do do, do do do do do do, do do do do do do do,
My Coo Ca Choo by Alvin Stardust was a Top 40 hit which charted in Oz at #1 for 7 weeks from December 1973 to February 74. The song was anchored firmly in the Glam Rock genre. It was a catchy tune but criminally short if you wanted to dance to it. Here is an extended version that I made in the 1990s for a Dance Company in Newcastle Oz - for one of their concerts where they needed a longer version. Enjoy!
