Ozzie Music Man
Saturday, 21 March 2026

Post 796 - Men At Work - The Singles Collection

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The nucleus of Men at Work formed in Melbourne around June 1979 with Colin Hay on lead vocals and guitar, Ron Strykert on bass guitar, and J...
Friday, 30 January 2026

Post 795 - Avalanche - The Singles 1976/1978

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  With the break up of The Bootleg Family Band in November 1975, Tony Naylor, Geoff Cox and Clive Harrison recruited Adrian Campbell and beg...
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Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Post 794 - A Merry Ozzie Christmas - Various

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  So it's that time of year again and we have put together some old and new songs on this  Christmas collection, hope you enjoy,  have a...
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Post 793 - Weekend Rockstars - The Collection

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  Midway through 1984 Melbourne was first introduced to the sounds of the Weekend Rockstars via their debut single "We Can't Play S...
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Friday, 27 June 2025

Post 792 - The Armchairs - The Collection

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  Ian Stephen co-founded The Armchairs, a satirical four-piece outfit with Johnny Topper (ex-Pelaco Bros) in the late 70s. The band had its ...
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Sunday, 18 May 2025

Post 791 - The Cockroaches - The Non Album A & B Sides

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  The Cockroaches were an Australian pub rock band primarily active throughout the 1980s. The band was founded in 1979 by the Field brothers...
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Saturday, 5 April 2025

Post 790 - Uncanny X-Men - The Complete Singles 1983-2024

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  The Uncanny X-Men were named for the Marvel comic of the same name and were formed as a "hard edged guitar pop band" in Melbourn...
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Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Post 789 - Drummond - Complete Singles

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  Drummond was one of the most prominent one-hit wonders of the 1970s in Australia. This fictitious studio band was created by Ron Tudor, ow...
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Friday, 7 March 2025

Post 788 - Naughty Rhythms - The Singles Collection

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  Naughty Rhythms AKA The Naughties is a Canberra ska/reggae band that has been playing for over 30 years which makes them one of Canberra’s...

Post 787 - Ocean By Ocean - The Singles

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  Ocean By Ocean members are Ron Jon, Martin Black, Greg Rose and Beep Jeffries, all members were involved in other bands including "Tu...
Sunday, 24 November 2024

Post 786 - The Nubiles - The Complete Singles

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  Formed in the 80s out of the back blocks of outer western Melbourne, The Nubiles teamed up with B.A. Taylor who headed the Bandwagon Manag...
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Saturday, 28 September 2024

Post 785 - XL CAPRIS - The Singles

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  XL Capris were an Australian indie-punk band formed in Sydney in 1978 by Julie Anderson (aka Nancy Serapax), Tim Gooding (aka Errol Cruz),...
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Post 784 - Various - Generation Records

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  Generation Records was founded by Consolidated Press/GTV-9 Melbourne around 197O involving musician Gus McNeil.  There were only seven sin...
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Saturday, 31 August 2024

Post 783 - John Justin - The Singles Collection '84-'87

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  Original line-up: John Justin, Paul Hines , Gordon Pitt and Carl Manuel.  Frontman John Justin was well known on the early 1980s Melbourne...
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Post 782 - Adrian Campbell - The Collection

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  Adrian Campbell, a session vocalist has recorded and arranged backing vocals in countless albums in the land of Oz. Around 1976 he was the...
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Post 781 - Alston Koch - Best Of

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  Alston Koch is a Sri Lanka born Australian - Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, film producer, record producer and actor. He was often lauded i...

Post 780 - Warumpi Band - The Singles 1983/1996

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  Warumpi Band were an Australian country and Aboriginal rock group which formed in the outback settlement of Papunya, Northern Territory, i...
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Saturday, 10 August 2024

Post 779 - Dark Tan - The Singles

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Dark Tan was formed in Sydney in 1975 by Alston Koch who emigrated here in 1969 from Sri Lankai. Dark Tan quickly established themselves as ...
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Sunday, 28 July 2024

Post 778 - The Ferrets - The Mushroom Recordings

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  After favourable reactions from audiences in Melbourne and Sydney, The Ferrets produced a demo tape that caught the attention of Ian ...
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Sunday, 7 July 2024

Post 777 - Hush - Complete A & B Sides

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  Hush were a Sydney based Glam-Rock band of the 1970’s. They were, like many bands of the time, true “Road Warriors” who worked hard and wo...
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Sunday, 8 October 2023

Post 776 - The Believers - The Complete Recordings

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  David Lyons (Drums), Mike Dorr(Guitar/Vocals) and Michael Crocker (Bass/Vocals) decided to put together the sound and style they really wa...
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Friday, 6 October 2023

Post 775 - Martin Plaza - A's B's & Rarities

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  Martin Edward Murphy (born 1 January 1956), commonly known by the pseudonym Martin Plaza, is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and...
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Sunday, 3 September 2023

Post 774 - The Keith Lamb Story 1977/1982

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  Keith Lamb is an English-born Australian musician who was the lead singer and founding member of the 1970s glam rock band, Hush. He had be...
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Thursday, 17 August 2023

Post 773 - The Jim Keays Collection

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  Jim Keays was a Scottish-born Australian musician who fronted the rock band The Masters Apprentices as singer-songwriter, guitarist and ha...
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Monday, 17 July 2023

Post 772 - Rockwell T. James - The Singles

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  Rockwell T James, (Ronnie Peel) was, amongst other things a member of The Missing Links, La De Da's, John Paul Young All Stars and Thu...
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Sunday, 18 June 2023

Post 771 - The Little Heroes - The Singles Discography '80-'84

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  Little Heroes formed in 1980, by founding mainstay Roger Hart on lead vocals and guitar. They released three studio albums, "Little H...
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Saturday, 3 June 2023

Post 770 - V Capri - The Singles '85/'88

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  V Capri formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1984, lead vocalist Tod Johnston and guitarist Damian Ward, they joined with Lance Karapetco...
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Saturday, 22 April 2023

Post 769 - James Freud - The Singles Collection

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Freud formed his first band, Sabre, at the age of 16, with high school friend and guitarist Sean Kelly and drummer Ian McFarlane. Their firs...
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Post 768 - OMC - The Singles 1994 - 2007

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  OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, were a New Zealand music group, then duo, with vocalist Pauly Fuemana later becoming the sole member. OMC...
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Sunday, 26 March 2023

Post 767 - Hans Poulsen - 1968 - 1973 Singles

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  Hans Poulsen was born in Melbourne, Australia on 7 March 1945. His parents, Vic and Nellie Poulsen, played two instruments, lap-steel guit...
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Saturday, 18 March 2023

Post 766 - Result Records Story

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  Result Records were a short lived 80s label out of Sydney who recorded artists such as "The Motivaters", "The Eighty Eights...
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Post 765 - Maggie Britton - The Complete Singles '67 - '80

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  Maggie Joddrell performed regularly on Brian Henderson's Bandstand during the 60s. She released a number of singles on the Festival la...
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