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Sunday 30 October 2016

Post 649 - Fielding & Dyer - The Ghost - Big White Horse

After Fielding & Dyer’s win on New Faces the duo were signed to Spin Records. They recorded “The Whale” which was a hit all around the country. They were then faced with what to record next so the two went with their completion winner “Big White Horse” and penned a song called “The Ghost” in the style of The Whale along with the "Di di di di di’s" to be the A side. “The Ghost” b/w “Big White Horse” (ATAK-5047) wasn’t as successful at the 1st single, but I think it was better (my opinion). This single was released on ATA Records in 1973 and produced by Gus McNeil and recorded by Bruce Brown.Flac 

Post 648 - Leonie Goodwin - Child Of Mine - Commissar

Singer Leonie Goodwin is a little known session singer, who was once part of the Sydney-based studio group “White Wine”, put together by Gus McNeil in 1969. In 1971 Leonie released a solo single for Spin Records, “Child Of Mine” b/w “Commissar” (EK-4348). The A side was penned by Carole King & Gerry Goffin and the B side written by our own Greg Quill. The single was produced by Gus McNeil. It maybe me just me but the B side to me sounds very much like Country Radio doing the backing, have a listen and see what you think. flac

Saturday 15 October 2016

Post 647 - Captain Australia And His Mate Downunder - Skylab Fragment - You Got Soul

Captain Australia And His Mate Downunder ,  that’s a mouth full and that’s about all I know of this band. From what I can find out I’m pretty sure they were a Western Australian band from the references to Perth and W.A as well as being recorded at Sweetcorn, Perth. It was engineered by Keith Cramond and released on WEA Records in 1979.   Lynton, Galley penned “Skylab Fragment” b/w “You Got Soul” (100 106) and maybe they were members of the band?  One interesting thing I did find out that it was released in the U.S. on Big Tree Records in the same year. Skylab was the United States' first space station, orbiting Earth from 1973 to 1979, when it fell back to Earth and caused a huge worldwide media attention. FLAC 

Sunday 2 October 2016

Post 646 - Gino Cunico - Gino Cunico LP

Gino Cunico born in Sydney in 1949 and at the age of 20 goes to seek fortune in the USA. Along with the guitarist of  The Executives , Ray Burton  (also co-author of I Am Woman by Helen Reddy) in 1972 they release “Strive, Seek, Find” (post #303), folk & country-rock LP as Burton & Cunico, produced by Artie Ripp, co-founder of Kama Sutra. In 1974 Clive Davis forms Arista Records with artists such as Barry Manilow, Bay City Rollers, Eric Carmen, Melissa Manchester, Gino releases his self-titled album for the label “Gino Cunico” (AL 4117) produced by Vini Poncia. The LP from 1976 here for you to download contains a remake of “Daydreamer”, David Cassidy's hit from 1973 as well as some other great covers. Flac