Post 645 - Ted Mulry - Falling In Love Again LP

Ted Mulry first came to the attention of the music industry when he sent a demo of some of his own compositions to Albert Productions in Sydney. The company persuaded him to become a recording artist and he soon rose to fame as a solo singer/songwriter with his own composition, the pop ballad "Julia", which made the Australian charts in 1970. He followed that with "Falling in Love Again", a song by The Easybeats song writing team Harry Vanda & George Young, which was a major hit in 1971.
Mulry was a prolific songwriter, and a number of bands and artists, including John Farnham and Alison MacCallum, recorded his songs. Most notably, rock band Sherbet had a hit with his song, "You're All Woman". He travelled to England in 1972 and recorded a single there under the name Steve Ryder (which can be found on Post # 528) but returned to Australia soon after. During his time as a solo artist he released two albums, “Falling in Love Again” (APLP-001) and “I Won't Look Back” IN 1973. After getting tired of being backed by different backing bands, in 1972 he switched from acoustic guitar to bass and formed his own band, Ted Mulry Gang, with guitarist Les Hall & drummer Herman Kovac. The band signed a recording deal with Albert Productions in 1974 and released their first album “Here We Are”. When that album didn't do as well as expected, the record company wanted Ted to go back to singing solo. Ronnie Clayton told them to stick to it and brought in second guitarist Gary Dixon to complete the foursome.  With his own band behind him he adopted a more hard rocking style. Sadly we lost Ted to brain cancer on September the 1st in Sydney, one day shy of his 54th birthday. Here to download is his first LP for Alberts from 1971.Flac

Post 644 - Dragon - The 12" Extended Singles

Dragon was formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 and relocated later to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were originally fronted by singer Marc Hunter his brother, bass player/vocalist Todd Hunter. They performed and released material under the name Hunter in Europe and the United States during 1987. Here to download are their 12” singles from 1984/88. This collection includes “Body And The Beat” (881 488-1) Polydor Records 1984, “Rain” (881 246-1) Polydor Records 1984, “Celebration” (TDS 425) RCA Records 1987 and “River” (TDS 462) RCA Records 1988. To complete this set you’ll need to download post #630 “Dreams Of Ordinary Men” flac

Post 643 - Tony Pantano - Tonight - So Glad You Happened To Me

Tony Pantano, born Antonio Pantano was born on the 24^th of January 1948 in Messina Sicily. The Pantano family migrated to Australia from Sicily when Tony was 8 and lived in Melbourne. His parents bought him a guitar at the age of 11, his love for music was probably came from his father who was already a musician and with his own band worked at weddings and social

events after moving to Melbourne. During his teenage years Tony joined the Dynamics as lead singer. Tony stayed with the band till they broke up two years later. He then joined the Coachmen a Latin American outfit that worked the club and restaurant scene around Melbourne.  In 1968 it left to join the Dolphins a small club and hotel band, he was still with the band in 1970 when he entered T.V’s Showcase talent quest show as a solo artist.  Winning the heats and state finals of Showcase, he finished with one of the minor placing in the 1970 national final. As a result he received many booking from club and hotel promoters, which forced him to leave the Dolphins. In 1971 he released his first single “Every time You Touch Me” and later that year Tony’s talent won him Bandstands Best Male Newcomer of the Year. The release of his second single (here for you to download) “Tonight” b/w “So Glad You Happened To Me” (EA-9706) IN November ’71 made the charts in most Aussie states. Tony has been compared to the likes of great talents such as Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, Mario Lanza , Elvis Presley and Luciano Pavarotti, all rolled into one amazing Entertainer. Additionally, Tony has also headlined several International Cruise lines such as: Cunard, Princess, Holland America and Royal Caribbean. Tony has a credit of 15 albums and two hit singles. flac

Post 642 - Haley White With Mike Brady - Up There Cazaly '99

"Up There Cazaly" is 1979 song recorded and composed by Mike Brady. It is named after an Australian rules football catchphrase inspired by early 20th century St Kilda and South Melbourne great Roy Cazaly. It was used by teammate Fred "Skeeter" Fleiter and others when they wanted Cazaly to hit the ball clear of ruck contests. The song was intended as a promotion for Channel Seven's VFL coverage. The single, released on the independent Fable Records label, sold over 250,000 copies and became the largest-selling Australian single ever released up to that time. It has since become synonymous with Australian football, and has featured as the pre/post-match entertainment of many VFL/AFL Grand Finals. In 1999 Mike teamed up with Haley White to rerecord the hit once again, now I searched and searched but could not find anything else on Haley so I contacted Mike Brady and this is what he had to say...."Hayley White was just sixteen when she and I recorded a version of "Up There Cazaly" in '99. She had a manager and they worked hard on launching a career for her. I don't think it was particularly succesful but i,m sure she's still trying. I hope so. M." Here to download is that single released on Shock Records and produced by Doug & Mike Brady.Flac