AUSTRALIAN FUNK, SOUL & PSYCH (MOSTLY) FROM THE FESTIVAL VAULTS!
Check out this forthcoming new compilation, coming September 16 on Festival, available as both a CD and limited edition double LP.
Taking its name from a rare Billy Thorpe foray into funk (the track originally appeared on his 1975 ‘Million Dollar Bill’ LP), Back On The Street Again highlights the point when the previously disparate styles of rock, jazz and soul all started influencing each other in the late ‘60s and ‘70s. It includes rare tracks from the Daly-Wilson Big Band (featuring Kerrie Biddell), John Sangster, Renee Geyer and the Johnny Rocco Band. ‘60s sides from Ross D Wyllie and The ID (featuring Jeff St John) reveal the various styles’ roots in American rhythm & blues, and the unexpected inclusion of some legendary Australian rock outfits like Tamam Shud and Blackfeather reveals the psychedelic and progressive rock influences at play. The full range of the music is highlighted by the inclusion of both cabaret/daytime TV performer Al Styne and outrageous Kings Cross club act Count Copernicus & The Cosmic Fire as well as the in-house studio ‘pops’ orchestra, Festival Studio 24 Orchestra.
Co-compiled by Pete Pasqual, Erica Olson and DJ Kinetic Back On The Street Again is a crate-diggers’ delight, a must for fans of collectors of Aussie music from the 60s and 70s, and anyone who likes it funky!
Pre-order here, and check out the full tracklisting:
Side 1
1. Billy Thorpe - Back On The Street Again
2. The ID - Feel Awright
3. Ross D Wyllie - Do The Uptight
4. Johnny Rocco Band - Funky Max
5. Daly-Wilson Big Band (Featuring Kerrie Biddell) - City Sounds
Side 2
6. Dalvanius And The Fascinations -Voodoo Lady
7. Renee Geyer - Be There In The Morning
8. John Sangster - Hair
9. Ray White Revival - Superstition
10. Festival Studio 24 Orchestra - Africa (L’ete Indien)
11. Brute Force & His Drum – Weird and Wonderful
Side 3
12. McPhee - The Wrong Time
13. Kahvas Jute - Odyssey
14. Tamam Shud - Sea That Swells (from Morning of the Earth)
15. Blackfeather - The Rat Suite “Main Title”
Side 4
16. Al Styne - Vehicle
17. McPhee - Indian Rope Man
18. Hot Source - Oz Bump (Soul Thing)
19. Count Copernicus & The Cosmic Fire - Painted Ego
20. John Sangster - A Day In The Life
Daly-Wilson Big Band - City Sounds
Renee Geyer - Be There In The Morning
Ross D. Wyllie - Do The Uptight
