giantsquid

My answer would've been most of the stuff people like on this forum, but, looks like a great line up.

This is the best show. To think, an American reality tv series that isn't dehumanising about the people it portrays.

People gotta spread the word about the first Danny Graham, like nothing else in Australia. People would love it.

PS. Mr. Suit, you would like this record; http://mysteryposter.blogspot.com/2007/02/pine-hill.html More weirdo/strange home recorded Australian soft-rock.

Went to South Gippsland and among the many op shops I found;

John Foxx - The Garden (terrible, minus the title track) Nehama Patkin & Barrie Quinn - Music for Creative Movement... (from Melbourne on W&G in 74, one or two ok weird/improv tracks) The Whispers - This Kind of Lovin' (pretty good mid-road funk/r'n'b, as Dorothy Ashby on harp...) Goniac Kormorany (?) - Polish compilation that has C Z Niemen on one track (reason I grabbed it) pretty boring (if anyone has time and effort, the junk shop in Koo Wee Rup has HEAPS of Polish records) M.S.C. Big Band conudcted by Peter Clinch - Melbourne bigband from 81, their version of Greensleeves is pretty good... The Purple Fox - Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (well known Hendrixploitation/tribute. Hilarious German loser on vocals, otherwise instrumentally pretty up 2 scratch) Roy Harper - 1970 - 1975.

And, uh, in relation to ''recent vinyl purchases'' this compilation is finally available, which is in itself a homage to both Australian music history and quite a few years of vinyl scrounging;

''Left of the Middle: Australian Soft Rock, Folk, Private Press & Otherwise 1970 - 1986

''A scattered collection of the forgotten and fringe from the back roads of Australian popular music, genre-less wanderers left behind in subsequent Australian archeology. Mixture of crude private press and slick major label recordings; teenage thug sharpie rock, progressive folk musicians playing with and against the strains of bush music traditionalism, Bobb Trimblesque psych-folk, brief glimpses of West Coast singer songwriter beauty, alien flamenco guitar, baroque jazz, Hazlewood aping country artists, and the sound of people missing the mark. For some this may be a tougher listen then the harshest noise, others will find it a strange and rewarding journey into the unknown losers of Australian music history. Pro press, 20 tracks, 71 minutes, full notes included on insert. Includes (among many) Danny Graham, Steam Shuttle, Jade, Captain Cordial, Systems Go, Howard Eynon... ''

(available from; http://redundancymusic.blogspot.com/)

Finally available;

http://redundancymusic.blogspot.com/2011/10/left-of-middle.html

''Left of the Middle: Australian Soft Rock, Folk, Private Press & Otherwise 1970 - 1986

''A scattered collection of the forgotten and fringe from the back roads of Australian popular music, genre-less wanderers left behind in subsequent Australian archeology. Mixture of crude private press and slick major label recordings; teenage thug sharpie rock, progressive folk musicians playing with and against the strains of bush music traditionalism, Bobb Trimblesque psych-folk, brief glimpses of West Coast singer songwriter beauty, alien flamenco guitar, baroque jazz, Hazlewood aping country artists, and the sound of people missing the mark. For some this may be a tougher listen then the harshest noise, others will find it a strange and rewarding journey into the unknown losers of Australian music history. Pro press, 20 tracks, 71 minutes, full notes included on insert. Includes (among many) Danny Graham, Steam Shuttle, Jade, Captain Cordial, Systems Go, Howard Eynon...''

I'm surprised that they are re-releasing (for the third time!) the Stoned Rehearsal tapes instead of getting on with releasing the (finished?) album they've recorded. Still, no complaints.

Class Shaun South moment (arrow symbol pointing to above post)

*still $2000?

in Adelaide;

Bobby Charles - s/t (sleeveless, ohwell) Japan - Adolescent Sex (oz. ''Self titled'' edition) Sven Grunberg - Om Jackson Zumdish - Flyblown 7'' (the place in Richmond Arcade also has a copy of the Jackson Zumdish/The Popes 7'' for sale) Mike Cooper - Places I Know

Oh, I thought he was saying he only goes to terrible parties.

''But for now The Recordings Of The Middle East is destined to become another Grace, belatedly discovered and played ad infinitum by one person at every party you’ll ever go to.''

Sorry?