As the title suggests, ‘Boogie!’ is a celebration of the blues-based sounds that dominated Australian music in the early 70s and onwards. It features many of the all-time biggest names in Australian rock, including Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Chain, Cold Chisel, Daddy Cool, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, the Angels, Lobby Loyde & the Coloured Balls and Max Merritt & the Meteors, and numerous others that were household names back in the 70s, including the La De Da's, Madder Lake, Buffalo, Blackfeather, Spectrum, the Dingoes, Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons and Sports.
The 44-track collection features original cover art by Ian McCausland, who designed iconic cover and poster art for the likes of Daddy Cool, Chain and the Rolling Stones back in the day, as well in-depth liner notes by Jen Jewell Brown who, as Jenny Brown and Jenny Hunter-Brown, was one of the most incisive Australian rock critics of the day.
It was compiled by David Laing, who anthologised Australian garage rock of the punk-era and beyond with the acclaimed 'Do The Pop!' compilation some years ago.
CD 1
- Chain: Black And Blue
- Blackfeather: Boppin’ The Blues
- Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs: C.C. Rider
- Band Of Light: The Destiny Song
- Spectrum: I’ll Be Gone
- La De Das: Gonna See My Baby Tonight
- Stevie Wright: Guitar Band
- Rose Tattoo: Bad Boy For Love
- Buster Brown: Something To Say
- Coloured Balls: Flash
- Kahvas Jute: She’s So Hard To Shake
- Masters Apprentices: I’m Your Satisfier
- Buffalo: Sunrise (Come My Way)
- Madder Lake: 12lb Toothbrush
- Wendy Saddington And The Copperwine: Backlash Blues
- Friends: Bird On A Wire
- Indelible Murtceps: Esmeralda
- Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band: Your Feets Too Big
- Renée Geyer: Dust My Blues
- Cold Chisel: Home And Broken Hearted
- Ariel: Worm-Turning Blues
- Daddy Cool: Daddy Rocks Off
CD 2
- Matt Taylor: I Remember When I Was Young
- La De Das: Too Pooped To Pop
- Cold Chisel: Goodbye (Astrid, Goodbye)
- The Dingoes: Come On Down
- Madder Lake: Booze Blues
- Sid Rumpo: Breaking My Back
- Thump’n Pig & Puff’n Billy: Captain Straightman
- Kevin Borich Express: I’m Going Somewhere
- Buffalo: Lucky
- Ted Mulry Gang: Darktown Strutters Ball
- The Angels: Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
- Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls: Mama Loves To
- Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs: Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy
- The Ferrets: Janie May
- Skyhooks: Saturday Night
- Martin Armiger: I Love My Car
- The Sports: You Ain’t Home Yet
- Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons: Ain’t Got No Money
- Daddy Cool: Hi Honey Ho (Live at Sunbury ’74)
- Max Merritt & The Meteors: Fannie Mae
- Chain: Gertrude Street Blues
- Carson: Boogie (Part One)