Sources of Australian Pop Records

from the 50s, 60s and 70s

[plus some Aussie originals and some New Zealanders]

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SONGWRITERS - CHART POSITIONS

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FIND OUT ABOUT:

The Lonnie Lee hit that was first recorded by Portuguese Joe.

The famous Johnny O'Keefe song that goes back to 1883.

A Colleen Hewett hit song by the man who wrote Five O'Clock World.

Why Normie Rowe's 'Que Sera Sera' has a whistle on it.

Hollywood Eight: the real motel that inspired 'Hollywood Seven'.

The Johnny Chester hit first heard in the 1943 film I Walked with a Zombie.

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WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS?

Ray Brown - Fool, Fool, Fool 1965

Johnny O'Keefe - Move Baby Move 1963

The Strangers - Happy Without You 1968

Mike Furber & The Bowery Boys - You Stole My Love 1966

Ray Columbus & The Invaders - She's A Mod 1964

The Delltones - Come A Little Bit Closer 1963

The Virgil Brothers - Temptation 'Bout To Get Me 1968

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'LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG' - Melanie Safka


LAST 5 NEW PAGES, LATEST AT THE TOP:

The Birds - I Can't Let Maggie Go (1969)
Lynne Randell - The Right To Cry (1968) since updated 
Anne Hawker - Timothy (1968)
Johnny Farnham - Comic Conversation (1970)
Marcia Hines - Something's Missing (In My Life) (1979)

RECENTLY UPDATED PAGES:

Jo Jo Zep - Security
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go 
Renee Geyer - Heading In The Right Direction 
Ray Brown - Fool Fool Fool  
Johnny Young - Cara-Lyn (+ further update) 


BARRY MCKAY'S
GO-SET MAGAZINE CHARTS 1966-1974
AND COVERS GALLERY

NEW TO THE LINKS PAGE :

The Magic Land: Argentinian and Uraguayan rock, 1966-1977
Wanna Play Records? Obscure pop, progressive and hard rock...
Photo Flashbacks: Doug Hartley's Phoenix AZ performance photos
Antipodean Beat: Obscure Australian & NZ Beat Music of the 60s!
Frank Avis's Memoirs of 42 Years in Radio



Website by Lyn Nuttall.
Development by Lachlan Nuttall. Graphics by
Gina Nuttall.

Australian chart positions courtesy of Gavin Ryan's Chart Books. Available from Australian Music Books. New Zealand chart positions 1966-1996 from Dean Scapolo's NZ singles chart book (available here).

Special thanks to Terry Stacey for information, corrections and suggestions. Thanks also to Tony Watson, Joop Jansen
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