Post 270 - Moz - Save Me / Single Word

Peter Moscos was born in 1948 and was one of the members of The Sect and Burke and Wills (see post #266). With Laurie Stone they formed Moscos & Stone and released two great albums “Moscos & Stone” 1979 and “Memorial Drive” 1980. Peter worked behind the scenes and wrote songs for many Australian artists and TV productions. His partner Laurie Stone was a member of the Carol Lloyd Band and Railroad Gin. Here to download is a single he released on MOZ under the name of Moz "Save Me" b/w "Single Word" (HAP 0101). There is no release date on the label or much information anywhere on this single. Peter died in 2003 of cancer. Thanks to our good friend Peter for this single.

Post 269 - Johnny Farnham - Sings The Big Hits Of '73 Live! LP

John Peter Farnham, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, was born on the 1st of July 1949 in Dagenham, England. He was a teen pop idol from 1964–1979, and since then he has forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985. In September 1986 his solo single, "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Australian singles charts. The associated album, Whispering Jack, held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks, and is the highest-selling album in Australian history. Here to download is his 1973 LP "Sings The Big Hits Of '73 Live!" (EMC 2506) on EMI. It was recorded live at Armstrong's Studios on the 29th of September 1973. The album was produced by Peter Dawkins and arranged by Geoff Hales. Unfortunately it doesn't credit any of the musicians that backed John on this album, but from the sound of the album it would have been a pretty long list.

Post 268 - Brian Cadd & Adam Harvey - Rockin' The Country

Back in 1998 when I was working at FM 107.5 in Orange, we received an NfS radio sampler CD of upcoming releases country singles for radio each month. On #45 was this single, here for you to download, "Rockin' The Country". After a listen I liked it, and being a Brian Cadd fan, I thought I'd give it some air play. At that time I didn't know who Adam Harvey was but at first listen thought he was a bit like Elvis. I played it every show in the following weeks and got a great response. People liked it and wanted to buy it. A friend of mine that worked in a record bar was receiving enquiries to purchase this single nearly every day but she couldn't find a release date on either artist. I contacted the woman that was on the paper work from NfS and she told me that Warner was the company that was going to release it. She also asked me to fax her feedback of how popular it was and how people wanted to purchase it. She planned to take it to a meeting with the Warner executives and maybe get a release date. That was the last I heard from her and the single. To my knowledge it has never been released and never appeared on either artist’s albums. I have tried to contact Brian and Adam but as yet haven't received an answer from either of them. So it’s still a bit of a mystery. I have no catalogue number, B side, or any other info for this single. I always thought it should have been released and it would have sold around here by the response that I got. Maybe someone out there can enlighten us. Have a listen and see what you think.

Post 267 - Burke & Wills - Thank You / Sunshine / Come Along With Me / Janine

Here to download are the two singles from Burke & Wills who were the backing band for Frieze (Darryl Cotton & Beeb Birtles), after they made the move from Brisbane to Melbourne. The band was made up of Warren Adams bass & vocals, Peter Moscos (The Sect, Moscos & Stone) guitar & vocals and Jamie Dunn drums & vocals who became much more famous providing the voice of the popular Bathmat called Agro in the 80's, as well as doing a LP and a few singles. Here to download are Burke & Wills only two singles recorded for Image Records "Thank You" b/w "Sunshine" (IS-134) and "Come Along With Me" b/w "Janine" (IS-141) both out of 1973. Thanks to Peter for these singles.

Post 266 - Sinclair Brothers - The Singles

On post # 104 we posted the Sinclair Brother's great album "Two Moons". Unfortunately they never did another LP but they did do a couple of singles after the album. They gave us 4 singles all up with the last two not on the "Two Moons" LP. There was also a B side that was a non album track as well. All the singles were recorded on Infinity and produced by Martin Erdman. The singles in this collection are "Yesterfool" b/w "Jenny", "Love Me Like I love You" b/w "Leavin'", "It Must Be Autumn" b/w "Lingering Tones", "City Boy" b/w "Trains" Thanks to Peter for these gems.

Post 265 - Jo Beth Taylor - A Prayer For Jane / Chances

Jo Beth Taylor born Joanne Guilfoyle on May 29th, 1971 in Perth, Australia. She began singing when she was 5 years old, and at the age of 13 began performing professionally when she started her career with the television program Perth's Young Entertainers. When she was 17 she joined a band named Street Cafe and played regularly around Perth. Band member Alan Laguda was originally from Melbourne and talked Jo and the band and crew into moving to Melbourne. Where Jo recorded a demo tape, which found its way into the hands of Molly Meldrum, who immediately signed her to Melodian records. In 1990 Taylor toured with Indecent Obsession as the support act for Debbie Gibson. The two became firm friends and Gibson invited Taylor to go to New York, where she then lived for a year. Gibson wrote and produced 5 tracks on her debut album 99 Reasons. Taylor began a pop career in the early 1990s, releasing the single 99 Reasons in 1991. The song hit the Australian Top 40, peaking at #31. Taylor's debut album was also titled "99 Reasons", but was not a chart success. "You Don't Own Me" was released as the 2nd single, whilst 1993 also saw the release of the song here for you to download, "A Prayer For Jane" b/w "Chances" (D12116). The lyrics of the song were about a friend of Taylor's who committed suicide. The song failed to make the Australian Top 50 charts, peaking at #61. The A side was written by Steve Kipner and John L. Parker and was produced by the two and recorded at Steve's studio. The B side was penned by Jo Beth and Jamie Jardine. Jo Beth was also known for hosting three weekly programs on the Nine Network at the same time between 1993 and 1997: Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, What's Up, Doc? and Hey Hey It's Saturday before suffering from a nervous breakdown and disappearing from television for more than two years. She returned to television in 2000 as the host of Star Struck, another Nine Network program, which was to be her last role until Dirty Jobs in 2007. She only released one album and four singles, all of which failed to crack the Top 30 ARIA Chart.