CHEAPSKATE - ROLLER DANCIN' (12" MIX)

Wham - Bad Boys [Maxi 12" Tom Mix With Fan Message]

Wham - Bad Boys [Maxi 12" Tom Mix With Fan Message]

Special version made in the studios of DJ Tom Mix - Newcastle Australia

ELO MEGAMIX

THE ELO MEGAMIX

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

[ EXTENDED TOM MIX VERSION ]

Press Play:

Alternate video version:

THE ELO MEGAMIX

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

[ EXTENDED TOM MIX VERSION ]

DON'T LET THE GOOD LIFE PASS YOU BY (TOM MIX 12") - DES O'CONNOR

DES O'CONNOR - DON'T LET THE GOOD LIFE PASS YOU BY 

(EXTENDED VERSION BY DJ TOM MIX)

WITHOUT YOU (TOM MIX 12" REMIX) - NILSSON

HARRY NILSSON'S 

"WITHOUT YOU" 

(TOM MIX 12" REMIX)

Press play for Harry Nilsson's classic hit "Without You" extended by combining different versions (Spanish/English), to make a 6 min version. Visuals are of Charlie Condou, his family and friends.

Remix by Tom Mix Music Newcastle Australia.

CLUB TROPICANA (12" TOM MIX) - WHAM

CLUB TROPICANA 12" - WHAM

Club Tropicana is a LA west-coast sounding hit from the 1980s designed to crack the American market. There was no official extended version of Club Tropicana by Wham so by combining a few different mixes I have created an extended version in the style of a 12" record of the day. The track was made for my blog for actor Charlie Condou and contains visuals from his personal and professional collection.

Tom Mix Music
Australia

HOW COULD THIS GO WRONG (12'' TOM MIX) - EXILE

HOW COULD THIS GO WRONG

(12'' REMIX)

American pop group Exile had a number of massive hits thanks to Aussie producer/songwriter Mike Chapman who co-wrote thousands of pop songs for mostly UK artists. "How Could This Go Wrong" was particularly successful in NSW Australia. It has not been released on CD in Australia so I made my own remix by taking a few bass and drum lines from a Kiss song and reworking some of the single's structure.

Enjoy!

TOM MIX MUSIC AUSTRALIA

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - DAY COSTELLO

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

AN OLD SONG I'VE REMASTERED:

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - BY ELVIS COSTELLO'S FATHER [ROSS MCMANUS] A.K.A. DAY COSTELLO.

This was a No.1 hit in November 1970 in Australia and Italy. This track was released in other parts of the world but the Beatles's version got more airplay. Day Costello's version in english has never appeared on CD but Ross (Day) had a version sung in Italian which has been released on CD.

MY COO CA CHOO (12'' TOM MIX) - ALVIN STARDUST

MY COO CA CHOO

(12'' TOM MIX REMIX) 

ALVIN STARDUST

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!

TOWER OF STRENGTH (12" TOM MIX) - THE ROOTY HILL RSL BAND

TOWER OF STRENGTH 

(12'' TOM MIX REMIX) 

THE ROOTY HILL RSL BAND

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.

COMING BACK - MAX MERRITT

Coming Back

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,

Do do do do do do do.

SKIRT (TOM MIX REMIX) - KYLIE

KYLIE SINGS 
WHILE MARCUS AND MARIA HEAD TOWARDS TROUBLE

I run a couple of blogs on various topics, one being a blog for Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou. The vision is a compilation of Marcus and and his "bit of skirt" Maria. The soundtrack used is one of my own studio remixes of Kylie's single "Skirt."

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WAKE UP AUSTRALIA - BOOTLEG FAMILY BAND

WAKE UP AUSTRALIA 1973

A minor hit from late 1973 WAKE UP AUSTRALIA has not been released on CD but this version is close enough to CD quality as you'll get. Brian Cadd and the Bootleg Family Band released this single as a follow-up the their big #5 hit of early 1973 Your Mama Don't Dance. Their next big single was The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) in 1974 which reached #10. Green Door reached #98 in 1975 and their last hit was #60 How Do I Try in late 1975. By this stage Brian Cadd departed for the USA where he continued to write music for other artists. WAKE UP AUSTRALIA featured on the K-Tel album Super Bad. It is fondly remembered by those who lived through the political turmoil leading up to Gough Whitlam's election and sacking.

BONNIE, PLEASE DON'T GO - KEVIN JOHNSON (STEREO)

BONNIE, PLEASE DON'T GO

(STEREO REMASTER)

Kevin Johnson is an Oz music balladeer from the 1970s. His big international hit was "Rock and Roll I Gave You the Best Years of My Life" which charted in Europe, UK and North America. His second biggest hit was "Bonnie, Please Don't Go." Sadly for fans, every CD and vinyl album to date has carried the mono mix of "Bonnie." After recently working on the track and taking it apart digitally, using my home studio, I sent Kevin a stereo remaster. He repaid my kindness with CDs and DVDs. This is the first time a true stereo mix of the song has been allowed to be heard by the general public. The familiar opening and closing number incorporated into the track is "Auld Lang Syne."

Tom Mix Music - Newcastle Oz

SUPER SWEET MEGAMIX - THE SWEET

THE SWEET MEGAMIX
This is an alternate version of the Sweet Megamix which should play in most parts of the world unlike the previous YouTube clip which was blocked in Germany and other European countries due to copyright issues.
Play loud:


THE SWEET MEGAMIX

And what do you do in the middle of the night in Oz? You make and upload a pop of the 1970's megamix obviously!



15 MINUTE MEGAMIX CONTAINING:

FUNNY FUNNY

LITTLE WILLY

WIG-WAM BAM

BLOCKBUSTER

THE SIXTEENS

BALLROOM BLITZ

CO-CO

LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN

FOX ON THE RUN

LIES IN YOUR EYES

ACTION

HELL RAISER

REBEL ROUSER

PEPPERMINT TWIST

LET'S GO DISCO (12" TOM MIX) - THE REAL THING

LET'S GO DISCO (12" TOM MIX)

THE REAL THING

Another of those songs that should have been an extended dance 12" mix but was not issuied in that format. "Let's Go Disco" by The Real Thing featured in the movie "The Stud" starring Joan Collins. This song has rarely been on CD and has almost disappeared from people's memories. Enjoy my new remix 12"

- DJ Tom Mix, Newcastle Oz

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:

SirThomasWynne: @fentonstevens Just purchased HeeBeeGeeBees parody songs CD from an Oz company. CLICK LINK: http://www.possumrecords.com.au

fentonstevens: @SirThomasWynne happy days x

SirThomasWynne: @fentonstevens well it's got all your early hits Mike so you shud be pleased.... Tom

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.

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!