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 AC/DC
 Billy Thorpe
 Col Joy
 Daddy Cool
 Doug Parkinson
 Glam Rock
 John Paul Young
 Little Pattie
 Lonnie Lee
 Marcia Hines
 Normie Rowe
 Renee Geyer
 Russell Morris
 Sherbet
 Skyhooks
 Surf Music
 The Bee Gees
 The Easybeats
 The Loved Ones
 The Thunderbirds
 The Twilights
 Women in Rock
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Documentaries and Shows |
 What's On The Flipside
 Australian Music Documentary
 Quite a Party -
The Story of Melbourne Rock n Roll
 Australian Music Stars of the 60s
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 Melbourne Sharpies
 Tune in, Turn On, Drop Out - Youth Culture in the 60s
 Golden Years Of Oz Music with David Lyle
 Adelaide Nightlife In The Sixties - News Story From 1967
 Adelaide In The 70's
 Aquarius Festival
- Nimbin 1973
 Bon Scott
- A Tribute
 1970's Mushroom Records - Michael Gudinski
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The Wild One |
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JOK was the first Australian rock n roll star who released
50 singles, had 30 chart hits, compered 3 TV shows and is
extremely fondly remembered by first-generation Australian
rock n rollers! This show tells his story through
interviews with those who were with him in the 50s and 60s
and through incredible vintage performances, including
Sydney Stadium 1959, Festival Brisbane 1962 and a huge fan
reception in Adelaide 1960. Cool vintage newsreel footage of
Bodgies & Widgies, jive competitions, and rock n roll -
notably Bill Haley and Fabian. |
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Widely recognised as
Australia's King of Pop throughout the 50's and 60's Johnny
O'Keefe's rise to fame is considered Aussie rock 'n' roll
legend. Adored by fans and nicknamed 'The Wild One', JOK
released over fifty singles, 50 EP's and 100 albums in an
astonishing twenty-year career.
Celebrating his many on-screen appearances from the days of
Bandstand through to some of his final ever performances on
The Don Lane Show, this rare collection of live recordings
and insightful interviews captures the ever-energetic JOK
in his entertaining element. |
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O'Keefe
- The Wild One
Tons of songs including "Shout," "She's My Baby," "I'm Still
Alive" and many others. Interviews include: JOK's mother,
brother and daughter, Ian "Pee Wee" Wilson, John "Catfish"
Purser, Glenn A Baker, Alan Dale, Col Joye, Peter Page, Ron
Way and others. |
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- A Celebration
FEATURED PERFORMANCES INCLUDE:
BANDSTAND: 'Mansion Over The Hilltop', 'Sun's Gonna Shine
Tomorrow', 'Good Luck Charm', 'Hey Girl', 'Don't Be Cruel',
'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Mutual Admiration Society' (with
Brian Henderson), 'Confessions of a Lonely Man' THE
DON LANE SHOW: 'She's My Baby', 'So Tough', 'One of Those
Nights', 'Rock and Roll Will Stand', 'Sing (And Tell the
Blues So Long)' (with Don Lane) Also incorporating tributes
from Midday with Kerri Anne Kennerley, featuring excerpts
and performances from Terry Serio, as well as interviews
with wife Marianne Renate, daughter Victoria O'Keefe and
close friend Bruce Powell. Included as a special bonus is
JOK's Sunbury 73 performance, introduced by Paul Hogan
featuring 'Johnny B. Goode', 'She's My Baby' and 'Sing (And
Tell the Blues So Long)'
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The Easybeats |
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Friday On My Mind |
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In the
mid-1960s Australia was gripped by a fever - The
Easybeats, Australia's first international rock stars!
Over four tumultuous years, easy fever spread around the
world. But then just as suddenly - they split. Friday on
My Mind features rare and exclusive interviews with the
usually reclusive members of The Easybeats, from their
early days jamming in the wash house in Villawood
Migrant Hostel through to their sudden and unexpected
split only five years later. Rare archival footage from
the Albert Music's archives, Channel 9's Bandstand, the
ABC, Screen Australia, and German television, bring the
story back to life"
Featuring interviews with Stevie Wright, George Young,
Harry Vanda and Snowy Fleet |
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This documentary
(originally shot in 1967) follows the successful Australian
rock group The Easybeats in England just months after their
song 'Friday On My Mind' had entered the top 5 record chart
in the U.K. The main focus of the film is the recording of
their next single 'Heaven and Hell'. This is supported by
other short segments; interviews with the group, fantasy
sequences and other footage documenting the "Easyfever"
phenomenon of the 1960's in Australia. |
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Easybeats Spectacular - 1966 Coca-Cola TV Special |
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farewell to the Easybeats who were leaving Australia for London
where they would be recording at Abbey Road Studios
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Includes:
The Easybeats: "She's So Fine," "Wedding Ring," "I'll Make
You Happy," "I Can See," "Sorry," "Easy as Can Be,"
"Someday
Somewhere," "In My Book," "Come and See Her," "Women," "Too Much,"
"For My Woman," "A Very Special Man,"
"Make Life Sweet with Coca
Cola." Other artists; Tony Worsley and the Fabulous Blue Jays:
"Raining In My Heart" and "Knocking on Wood." Janice Slater:
"We're Doing Fine" and "If You Don't Think."
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 Easybeats Concert
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The Masters
Apprentices
 The Masters Apprentices
Turn Up Your Video
 The Masters Apprentices
1965-1972
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Turn Up Your Radio (1995)
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Seekers
1966's 'The Seekers at Home', 1967's 'The
Seekers Down Under', 1968's 'The World of The Seekers', are
among the most successful television specials every produced
in Australia since television began in 1956; the latter two
rank in the list of the Top 20 Most Watched Shows of the
20th Century. The meteoric rise to international fame by
Australia's most successful pop music export will unfold
before your eyes, as you watch them transition from a
Melbourne folk group to chart-topping international
superstars whose success rivalled The Beatles and The
Rolling Stones. All the hits and more - 'I'll Never Find
Another You', 'A World of Our Own', 'The Carnival is Over',
'Morningtown Ride' and 'Georgy Girl' - as well as a precious
glimpse of what Australia was like so many decades ago. |
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1. A World Of Our Own
2. You Can Tell The World
3. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
4. Morningtown Ride
5. Sinner Man
6. Open Up Them Pearly Gates
7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
8. We Shall Not Be Moved
9. I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago
10. Yesterday
11. Maple Leaf Rag
12. The Eriskay Love Lilt
13. Someday, One Day
14. I'll Never Find Another You
15. A World Of Our Own
16. The Carnival Is Over |
1. We Shall Not Be Moved
2. Isa Lei
3. Myra
4. The Olive Tree
5. With My Swag All On My Shoulder
6. A World Of Our Own
7. The Times They Are A Changin'
8. The Water Is Wide
9. Someday, One Day
10. Turn Turn Turn
11. Red Rubber Ball
12. Come The Day
13. Morningtown Ride
14. The Carnival Is Over
15. Georgy Girl
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1. This Train
2. Study War No More (Down By The Riverside)
3. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
4. Walk Don't Run
5. When The Stars Begin To Fall
6. With My Swag All On My Shoulder
7. I'll Never Find Another You
8. The Lord's Prayer
9. Morningtown Ride
10. Music Of The World A'turnin'
11. Angeline Is Always Friday
12. Lemon Tree
13. A World Of Our Own
14. Colours Of My Life
15. When Will The Good Apples Fall
16. The Carnival Is Over
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Australian Concert For Bangladesh (1975)
Concert For Bangladesh was
organised by Freedom From Hunger and was held on Sunday 20th
April 1975 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
The lineup included: La De Das, Jim Keays, AC/DC, Ayers
Rock, Phil Manning, Daddy Cool, Hush, Toulouse & Too Tight,
The Dingoes, Moir Sisters
MC: Jon English
Tickets: $2.50 / $3.50 Capacity: 10,000
people
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- Myer Music Bowl Concert (1975)
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Daddy Cool
Boogie Man
Hi Honey Ho
Duke Of Earl
Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool
Eagle Rock
Golly Miss Molly |
Phil Manning
Jon English - Introduction to
Phil Manning
Introduction
I Love You Babe
Big Yellow Taxi
Aborigine Song
Walking Blues
Gravel Road |
Ayers Rock
Jon English - Introduction to
Ayers Rock
Setting up
Snoopy's Search/Red Baron
Lady Montego
Going Home
Big Red Rock
Little Kings
Catchanemu
Gimme Shelter |
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This video only contains
part of the concert with the performances listed above.
There appears to be very little information regarding this
epic concert (including how much money was raised for the
Freedom From Hunger Campaign). It also seems that no other
video/audio releases exist for the remaining artists on the
schedule, in particular AC/DC. It is also interesting to
note that Jon English was chosen to MC the concert, rather
than perform. |
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Tommy (1973 Australian Concert Production)
Only months after the release of the Reizner version of
Tommy and the London concerts, Australian promoter Jim McKay
scored a coup by staging a highly publicised concert
production with the participation of Reizner, David Measham
and Keith Moon. An all-star cast of Australian rock
luminaries was assembled and the work was performed twice,
once in Melbourne and once in Sydney.
Promotion /
Production: Jim McKay, Lou Reizner, David Measham
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31-03-1973
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Cast:
Daryl Braithwaite (Tommy)
Colleen Hewett (Mrs Walker)
Broderick Smith (Mr Walker)
Jim Keays (The Lover)
Wendy Saddington (The Nurse)
Doug Parkinson (The Hawker)
Keith Moon (Uncle Ernie) Melbourne only
Ian “Molly” Meldrum (Uncle Ernie) Sydney only
Ross Wilson (Cousin Kevin)
Linda George (The Acid Queen)
Billy Thorpe (The Pinball Wizard)
Bobby Bright (The Doctor)
Graham Bell (Narrator) |
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First show: Saturday 31 March 1973, Myer Music Bowl,
Melbourne
The highlight of the first night (and thus seen by Melbourne
audiences only) was The Who's Keith Moon, reprising his role
as Uncle Ernie in the Australian stage version of Tommy,
promoted by Jim McKay. The first show, performed before
30,000 people at the outdoor Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, was
originally scheduled for the previous night but heavy rain
put it back a day. Who lead singer Roger Daltrey had been
offered the starring role, but undoubtedly still smarting
form the band’s rough treatment during their controversial
1968 Australasian tour, he declined the offer.
"I went over there and just generally intimidated the
Australian cast," Moon explained. "Graham Bell came over
with me. It was a good idea really, because any experience
we'd got from the London show, we were able to help the
others because we'd seen how it worked in London."
Lou Reizner and conductor David Measham were also involved
in the production. The cast, who rehearsed at the Braite
Institute Hall in Prahran, was drawn from the cream of
Australia’s pop-rock performers. The title role of Tommy
went to Daryl Braithwaite, lead singer of rising Sydney band
Sherbet, who were soon to become one of the most popular and
successful Australian bands. Colleen Hewett (ex-One Ton
Gypsy) played Tommy’s mother Mrs Walker and former Carson
lead singer Broderick Smith, who had just joined The
Dingoes, played Mr Walker. Jim Keays’ role as The Lover was
his first major solo outing following the split of the
Masters Apprentices the previous year. Wendy Saddington
(ex-James Taylor Move, Chain) played The Nurse. The Hawker
was played by Doug Parkinson. He had been the lead singer of
The Questions, one of the bands that had supported The Who
on the infamous ‘68 tour. Doug of course went on to front
Doug Parkinson In Focus and Fanny Adams before embarking on
a solo career. Daddy Cool’s Ross Wilson, who was at that
time putting together his new band Mighty Kong, played
Cousin Kevin. Linda George played The Acid Queen, Billy
Thorpe was The Pinball Wizard, and Bobby Bright (ex-Bobby &
Laurie) was The Doctor.
Besides Keith Moon, the only other non-Australian cast
member was British singer Graham Bell, who performed as The
Narrator. Bell started his interesting career in The Chosen
Few (with keyboard player and future Blockhead Mickey
Gallagher); this was followed by Griffin (with drummer Alan
White, later of Yes), Every Which Way (with Brian Davison,
ex-The Nice) and Bell & Arc (again with Gallagher) who
released a self-titled album in 1971. This was followed by
Bell’s self-titled solo album in early 1972. Bell performed
the role of The Lover and sang lead on the song "1921" on
the Lou Reizner symphonic recording of Tommy and reprised
this role at the December 1972 concert production at the
Rainbow Theatre in London.
Keith received unanimously good reviews, and promoter Jim
McKay sent a "thank you" letter, praising him as an
"extremely shrewd showman". One source reports that there
was a second "due to popular demand" show held in Melbourne,
but this is unconfirmed.
Second show: Sunday 1 April 1973,
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
The second Australian Tommy show was staged at the Royal
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, commencing at 8:15pm. The
concert was videotaped by outside broadcast units and was
screened on Friday 13 April by Channel 7 from 8:00-10:00pm,
sponsored by Ford Australia. The telecast later received the
Australian TV Award for the year's most outstanding creative
effort. After the first Melbourne show, Keith Moon had to
return to the UK due to previous commitments, so Ian "Molly"
Meldrum took his place for the second show. It is not known
whether the videotape of the Sydney performance still
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Blood + Thunder - The
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Through the 1960's, 70's and 80's, Albert Productions created
a house of hits in Australia that literally changed the sound of
Australian
popular music. Under the guidance of Ted Albert and
songwriters/producer Harry Vanda and George Young, Alberts became a
family of
artists such as Billy Thorpe, The Easybeats, Stevie Wright, AC/DC,
Rose Tattoo, The Angels, John Paul Young, TMG and others,
who conquered the charts and achieved international acclaim. The
sound they made wasn't always 'nice'. The Alberts guitar sound was
like
a throbbing V8 motor, the sound of the tough migrant suburbs that it
emanated from. It was anti-authority, hard-living suburban
young Australia at its most confident and exciting. The sound of
working class good times. |
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The Sound Of Alberts
Part 1
 Blood
+ Thunder
The Sound Of Alberts
Part 2
TV Shows
Countdown
 Countdown - March 1, 1975
Hosted by John Farnham Full Episode
_(part_1)_(g).jpg) First Colour Episode (1975)
Part 1 of 3
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Part
2 of 3 _(part_3)_(g).jpg) First Colour Episode (1975)
Part
3 of 3
 What is
Countdown?
Hit Scene
 24 May 1969
- Part 1 of 3
 24 May 1969
- Part 2 of 3
 24 May 1969
- Part 3 of 3
 31 May 1969
- Part 1 of 3
 31 May 1969
- Part 2 of 3
 31 May 1969
- Part 3 of 3
 12 July 1969
- Part 1 of 3
 12 July 1969
- Part 2 of 3
 12 July 1969
- Part 3 of 3
 16 August 1969
- Part 1 of 3
 16 August 1969
- Part 2 of 3
 16 August 1969
- Part 3 of 3
 8 November 1969
- Part 1 of 3
 8 November 1969
- Part 2 of 3
 8 November 1969
- Part 3 of 3
The Go!! Show
Click here to download an History of the Go!!
Show publication
Here are seven full episodes of
The Go!! Show. Be patient as they each may take a while to load
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 97
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 100
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 103
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 105
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 107
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 112
 The Go!! Show
- Episode 117
Below
are some clips from the Go!! Show reunion concert held in Melbourne
in 2013.
These are webcam clips filmed from an audience perspective -
the video could be better but the sound is great
 Brian Cadd & Ronnie Charles
 Brian Cadd & Glenn Shorrock
 Brian Cadd
 Colleen Hewett
 Dinah Lee
 Johnny Young
 Ronnie Burns & Johnny Young
 Ronnie Burns
 Ross D. Wyllie
 Tony Worsley
Sing Sing Sing
Here are two full episodes of
Sing Sing Sing hosted by Johnny O'Keefe. Be patient as they each may take a while to load
(Please note: the
quality of the video is not great)
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Highlights include: Episode 1: U.S. chart toppers Paul and Paula
performing "Hey Paula," "We Go Together," and "Flipped Over You."
Australian artists include: the Hall Brothers who perform "Hey
Little Cobra." The Renegades do their boss surf instrumental "Kahuna"
(also includes cool surfing footage). Robert Helpman: "Surfer Doll."
Paul West: "Who Needs Her," "I'm Coming Down."
The Taylor Sisters:
"What Are We Gonna Do In 1964?" "Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys."
Dig Richards: "Little Boxes," "Don't Do That."
Johnny O’Keefe: "I
Can Dance," "Come Dance With Me," "Mockingbird." Graham Hawthorne:
"What Kind Of Fool Am I." Vicki Horton: "Dance On."
Episode 2: The turban-wearing RaJas who perfrom "I Want to Hold Your
Hand," "Roll Over Beethoven" and "I Saw Her Standing There."
Rod
Stanton: "Bossa Nova Baby." Johnny O’Keefe: "Surfin' Bird." Barry
Stanton: "My Baby Left Me."
Also, Colin Cook: "Promises." Rod
Dunbar: "It's Time We Parted." The Pony Tails: "South Town USA."
Jenny King: "You Don't Own Me." George Tarrant: "Billy Baby."
Dig We Must
This is the only surviving episode of this show
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- 21st Dec 1966
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- 21st Dec 1966
(Part 2)
Performers include: The Sound of Brass: "Trumpet Blues."
The Beat Girls: "These Boots Are Made For Walking."
The New
Chord Trio: "Medley." Bobby & Laurie: "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
(Sad Song)." Ray Hoff: "Bama Lama Bama Loo."
Barry
Greenwood, Bev Harrell: "What Am I Doing Here With You?" Tony
Barber and Cast: "With A Little Bit of Luck."
The Creations:
"He's The Boy I Love." Barry Greenwood: "Maria." Tony
Barber: "Since My Canary Died."
The Rondells: "You'd
Better Run." Idris Jones, Judy Jacques: "You've Got Your
Troubles."
Ronnie Burns: "Got To Get You Into My Life." Cast:
"With A Little Bit of Luck reprise."
Uptight & Happening 71
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Daddy Cool,
Easybeats, Town Criers, Ian Turpie, Johnny Young, Max Merrit,
Normie Rowe, Procession, Ronnie Burns, Russell Morris,
Strangers, The Twilights
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Colleen Hewett, Johnny Farnham, The Masters
Apprentices, Russell Morris, The Proclaimers |
The Frieze,
Peter McKenna, The Flying Circus, Izzy Dye, Hannagan, The
Rondells, Johnny Farnham, Lee Conway, The Jackson Five, Red
Time, Ted Mulry, Sherbert, Allison Durbin, Company Caine,
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National Bandstand
Click here for more Bandstand
episodes
This show was
recorded live at the Capitol Theatre, Perth, Australia in 1965. The
audience are screaming and jumping all over the place
The groups are completely inspired by the Liverpool Beat & British
invasion and are really giving it their all!
(These videos may take a while to load)
 Concert
- Part 1
 Concert
- Part 2
Concert - Part 1
1. Max Merritt and the Meteors - Dizzy Miss Lizzy 2.
Lynne Randell - It's Alright 3. Jade Hurley - How I Lied
4. Ray Brown and the Whispers - Gloria, Twenty Miles, Pride
& In The Midnight Hour
5, Paul Wayne - Be My Baby & Treat Her Right 6. Merv
Benton - It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day) & Cincinnati Fireball
7. Lynne Randell - Be Sure 8. Bryan Davies - I Don't
Like To Be Alone & It Ain't Me Babe
9. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - Funny Face, My Girl Josephine,
Poison Ivy
10. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and the whole cast perform Mashed
Potato
Concert - Part 2
1. Paul Wayne - Somebody To Love 2. Max Merritt and the
Meteors - Medley including Hound Dog, Tutti Frutti, Do Wah Diddy
Diddy and Justine
3. Jade Hurley - Lucille 4. Lynne Randell - Hang On
Sloopy 5. Bryan Davies - It Ain't Me Babe 6.
Bryan Davies - What'd I Say
7. Paul Wayne - That's All 8. Ray Brown and The Whispers
- Now Is The Time, Devoted To You, Pride & Fool, Fool, Fool
9. Digger Revell - Everyday 10. Merv Benton - Come On
And Get Me & Do The Shimmy Shimmy
11. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - Poison Ivy, Somewhere Over The
Rainbow, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Twilight Time & Shout
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Six O'Clock Rock
was an Australian Rock and Roll television show which was produced
by Peter Page and showed on ABC
from
28 February 1959 to 1962 at 6PM on Saturday evenings. The show initially
opened with American girl Ricki Merriman as compère and
Johnny O'Keefe and his band The Dee Jays as guests. However, after six
shows O'Keefe took over the hosting role. Many entertainers got their first big exposure on 6 O'Clock Rock
including Lonnie Lee, Barry Stanton, Warren Williams and
The Delltones who debuted on this show.
O'Keefe left the show in 1961 to move to ATN-7 to host the more
elaborately produced Johnny O'Keefe Show. Tanya Haynesworth &
Chet Clark
took over the hosting role until
6 O'Clock Rock closed in 1962 after having moved to a 'softer'
format with O'Keefe's departure.
Very little footage of the original programs remains and below are
four partial episodes |
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- 1 August 1959
 Six O'Clock Rock
- 7 May 1960
 Six O'Clock Rock
- 17 December 1960
 Six O'Clock Rock
- Late 1960s (Date Unknown)
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Where The
Action Is |
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Where The Action Is was an
Australian television show that aired from January 1966 - November
1966 It starred Johnny O'Keefe
and was produced by the newly launched TEN Network. The concept
revolved around O'Keefe travelling to locations around
Sydney, and later in the show's run, around Australia. Each episode
would feature guest stars that would sing many of their current
hits.
The show marked O'Keefe's return to Australian television following
the cancellation of his previous show Sing, Sing, Sing in 1965
A combination of O'Keefe's waning popularity, budget constraints,
and technical limitations at the new station meant the show was
unsuccessful
and was cancelled within the same year it commenced. It was the last
television series to be hosted by O'Keefe
and only one episode is known to exist. |
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- Date Unknown
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The Twilights - Once Upon A Twilight |
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Once Upon A
Twilight is the pilot episode for a proposed TV series
starring Aussie pop sensations The Twilights. Inspired by
The Monkees, the series was planned to feature the group
going through the usual round of zany youthful antics,
interspersed with musical numbers. The Twilights
are joined by co-stars Mary Hardy plays the band's secretary
and the fondly-remembered character actress Madeleine Orr,
who plays the part of the president of the Gumnut Gully
Ladies' Auxiliary, the mother of rising pop sensation Ronnie
Burns' character Alphonse. Of the
musical "stars", lead singer Glenn Shorrock has always been
considered a great performer - renowned for his comedic
showmanship in The Twilights.
Songs include their Abbey
Rd-recorded classic 9:50 and Cathy Come Home. Ronnie also
performs one number, Terry Britten's In The Morning. Of
interest to OzRock trainspotters is the location used for
The Twilights' office - these scenes were filmed in the
opulent Victorian-revival foyer of one of Melbourne's top
discotheques of the day, the legendary Berties. |
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The
Beatles In Australia
The Beatles in Australia had a
major impact on the Australian music scene,
Here is the Melbourne
1964 Festival Hall performance in its entirety as well as a
documentary of their tour.
For convenience
sake, the concert is also also presented in five different sections
 The Beatles Live in Melbourne (1964)
- Complete Concert including Support Acts
 Australian Support Acts for The Beatles Live in Melbourne
(Johnny Devlin & Johnny Chester)
 Sounds Incorporated
as a Support Act for The Beatles Live in Melbourne
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- Part 2 of 3
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- Part 3 of 3
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- Documentary and Concert Footage (1964)
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Odyssey (Wallacia) Pop Festival
The Odyssey Festival took place
about one week before the better-known Myponga Festival, and was held over
the Australia Day long weekend on 22-23-24 January 1971 at Wallacia, west of
Sydney, near Warragamba Dam.
The promoters, a group called Sanchez Promotions, included Melbourne poet,
journalist, promoter and all-round hip identity Adrian Rawlins, who was also
one of the MCs.
According to Peter Evans, Odyssey was the inspiration for the following,
more famous Sunbury Festivals.
(Read Peter Evans ecollections at http://www.peterevans.com.au/career/rock_festival.htm)
.jpg) Wallacia 1971
Supplied by Peter Evans
(no sound)
The Line-up for the Odyssey Festival
included:
Chain
Daddy Cool
The La De Das
Barry McAskill / Levi Smiths Clefs
The Original Battersea Heroes
Pirana
Hans Poulsen
The 69'ers
Spectrum
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Tully
Wendy Saddington & Copperwine
The Magpies
Ourimbah (Pilgrimage for
Pop) Festival
The "Pilgrimage For
Pop", Australia's first rock festival, was held on the Australia Day
long weekend in January 1970.
The venue was the farm of Lt Colonel Henry Nicholls at Ourimbah,
near Gosford, on the NSW central coast, just north of Sydney.
Below are some music clips taken from the film Once Around the Sun -
inspired by the Ourimbah Festival
 Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
- It is the Season of the Witch
 Chain
- Sweet Little Angel
 Hans Poulsen
- The Realisation of Riverboat Ray
 Jeff St.John & Copperwine
- Teach Me How to Fly
 Jeff St.John & Copperwine
- I"m Losing You
 Leo De Castro & Friends
- Great Balls of Fire
 Leo De Castro & Friends
- Jenny, Jenny
 Max Merritt & The Meteors
- Lay a Little Love on Me
 Tully
- The Paradise of Perfect Silence
 Wendy Saddington & Company Caine
- Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
Interviews and Reports
.jpg) Aquarius Arts Festival - Nimbin (1971)
.jpg) Australian Rolling Stone Magazine Editor (1972)
s.jpg) Barry Gibb (1970)
.jpg) Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and Lobby Loyde (1970)
.jpg) Billy Thorpe Interview (1973)
.jpg) Billy Thorpe Interview (1974)
.jpg) Daddy Cool (1971)
.jpg) Easybeats (1969)
.jpg) Folkies - The Sydney Folk Scene (1970)
.jpg) Go-Set Magazine Interview (1969)
.jpg) Greg Quill Interview (1971)
.jpg) John J Francis Interview (1973)
.jpg) Johnny Farnham (1971)
.jpg) Lindsay Bjerre (1970)
.jpg) Lindsay Bourke Interview (1971)
.jpg) Maureen Phillips Interview (1970)
.jpg) Max Merritt & The Meteors Interview (1970)
 Message from Nimbin
.jpg) Molly Meldrum - Australian Pop Scene (1971)
.jpg) Music Piracy (1976)
.jpg) The New Seekers Interview (1972)
 Nimbin Coordination Co-op
.jpg) Nutwood Rug Interview (1971)
.jpg) Nostradamus (1971)
.jpg) Rick Springfield
- GTK Interview (1972)
 The Seekers
- Interview on Club 17
.jpg) Sherbet Interview (1972)
.jpg) Sherbet
- GTK Interview (1973)
.jpg) Sherbet Interview (1974)
.jpg) Skyhooks Interview (1975)
.jpg) Skyhooks Interview
with Mike Willesee (1975)
.jpg) Split Enz Interview (1975)
.jpg) The New Seekers Interview (1970)
.jpg) Wendy Saddington (1969)
_(1970).jpg) The Wizard (Ian Channell) (1970)
.jpg) Youth Culture Documentary - Part 1 (1967)
 Youth Culture Documentary - Part 2 (1967)
 Surf Rock
 The Dawn of Music Festivals
Tribute Shows
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Love Is In The Air
Love Is In The Air documents the extraordinary
sounds of Australia's pop history - it replays the soundtrack to
Australian life by looking at the significant role music played in
shaping our popular culture and how our best-loved artists hit the
big time overseas. While American and European pop music has its
roots in Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and the European classical songs of
romantic composers, Australia has had to stamp its own character and
heritage on popular music. The series traces the cultural and
musical evolution of Australian pop and examines its many
influencing factors. With dozens of interviews with the movers and
shakers of this multi million dollar industry, the series provides
personalised accounts of the events and scandals that shaped its
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To many of the world's pop
pioneers, Australia, a country so physically and culturally distant,
became the Last Gig on Earth. What happened when these performers
arrived here is largely an untold story.
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 Helen Reddy Archive
 Olivia Newton John Archive
 Marcia Hines Archive
 Debbie Burn
 Pat & Olivia
 Pilata
 Renee Geyer Archive
 Johnny Ray's Secret
 Moir Sisters Archive
 Doug Parkinson on Supporting The Who
 About Lee Gordon
 About Frank & Ava
 Helen Reddy
 The Australian Press
 ABBA Tour 1977
 Barry Crocker
 Chad Morgan
 Countdown
 England, France, Germany Trip
 Frank Ifield
 Harry Vanda
 I've Been Everywhere
 Joe Dolce
 Jon English
 Kamahl
 Marie & Rita Schneider
 Molly
 Red Synons
 Rolf Harris
 Sherbet
 Split Enz
 Andrew 'Greedy' Smith
 Aunty Jack
 Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama
 Waltzing Matilda
 She's A Mod
 Don't Dream It's Over
 Renee Geyer
 Stock, Aitken, Waterman
 Dragon
 James Freud
 Choir Girl
 Crowded House
 April Sun In Cuba
 Johnny Young
 The Music Business
 Love An Adventure
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Women and Australian
pop - the stories from on and offstage give a fascinating insight
into the workings of the music industry. From Patsy Anne Noble to
Kylie Minogue, women in pop often had to leave the country to get
noticed. She's
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Australia's image has
changed in the last few decades. The Countdown years are often
remembered as the golden era of Australian Pop and a passion for the
camp and eccentric has seemed to find its way into our films and way
of life. Strange
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Examines turning points in the
careers of four of Australia's most successful international pop
acts. Looks at the breakthrough moments that launched local acts
into the international stratosphere and reveals how and why they
took place.
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Tunesmiths tell the real story
behind the songs that have been part of our lives over the past four
decades, and tell us what they thought they were writing about, and
how the public interpreted it...often two very different things. National
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Long Way To The Top - Live In Concert
After the inspiring success of the
six-part documentary on Australian music Long Way to the Top, one major player in this country’s
music history had a dream - "Why not get as many of those musicians from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s back together to do it a few more
times, in a big stadium extravaganza, to celebrate all they
achieved?". The person who thought this was none other than Billy
Thorpe or, as he his better known, Thorpie. And so, Long Way to the Top
- Live in Concert! was born as a
glorious coming together of Australian musical talent, a large
selection of performers getting it happening again for a few
celebratory reminiscences. There’s no trying to milk it to relaunch
careers or any such thing – it’s just a great bit of fun which, judging by the crowd reactions and extra shows added,
those who went along well and truly shared in the spirit of. There
are highlights aplenty, all of which will vary depending upon your
vintage and tastes. Russell Morris’ storming through the classic The
Real Thing, The
Atlantics’ surf guitar anthem Bombora and Col Joye’s
cover of Rock’n’Roll Heaven are just a few of the examples of
wonderful nostalgia as are Thorpie’s two spots where he and his various Aztecs rocked it hard.
The Masters Apprentices’ Because I Love You, Chain’s Aussie blues
continue to enthral
and Marcia Hines was as captivating as ever.
In all, this is a fabulously entertaining romp through Australia’s
diverse musical past. We only live in hope that somebody will put
together a part two sometime soon.
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Act One – The ‘50s & ‘60s
Bye Bye Baby Goodbye - Col Joye
Oh Yeah - Col Joye
Yes, Sir - Col Joye
Rock’n’Roll Heaven - Col Joye
Sing Sing Sing - Col Joye
Be Bop a Lula - Col Joye
4,003,221 Tears From Now - Judy Stone
Hasta Manana - Judy Stone
Ain’t it So - Lonnie Lee
Starlight Starbright - Lonnie Lee
I Found a New Love - Lonnie Lee
Yes Indeed I Do - Lonnie Lee
I’ve Been Everywhere - Lucky Starr
He’s My Blonde Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy - Little
Pattie
Stompin’ at Maroubra - Little Pattie
Bombora - The Atlantics
’Til We Kissed - Ray Columbus & The Invaders
She’s a Mod - Ray Columbus & The Invaders
Don’t You Know, Yokomo? - Dinah Lee
Reet Petite - Dinah Lee
It Ain’t Necessarily So - Normie Rowe
Que Sera Sera - Normie Rowe
Shakin’ All Over - Normie Rowe
What’s Wrong With the Way I Live? - The Twilights
Needle in a Haystack - The Twilights
Sick and Tired - Billy Thorpe & The Original Aztecs
Over the Rainbow - Billy Thorpe & The Original Aztecs
Poison Ivy - Billy Thorpe & the Original Aztecs
Gonna See My Baby Tonight - Kevin Borich (The La De Das)
Try a Little Tenderness - Max Merritt & The Meteors
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Morning of the Earth - Tamam Shud
Sea the Swells - Tamam Shud
The Real Thing - Russell Morris
Wings of an Eagle/Sweet Sweet Love - Russell Morris
Arkansas Grass - Axiom
A Little Ray of Sunshine - Axiom
Ginger Man - Axiom
God/Human Being - Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls
Liberate Rock - Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls
I’ll Be Gone - Spectrum
Black and Blue - Chain
I Remember When I Was Young - Chain
Because I Love You - Masters Apprentices
Turn Up Your Radio - Masters Apprentices
I Hate the Music - John Paul Young
Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3) - Stevie Wright
You - Marcia Hines
Fire and Rain - Marcia Hines
Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees - Marcia Hines
Come Back Again - Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool)
Hi Honey Ho - Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool)
Eagle Rock - Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool)
Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy - Billy Thorpe & The Sunbury
Aztecs
Oop Oop A Doo - Billy Thorpe & The Sunbury Aztecs
It’s a Long Way to the Top - The Whole Cast |
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 Backstage
Documentary |
 Axion with Brian Cadd
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 Billy Thorpe
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 Billy
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 Chain |
 Col Joye |
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 Dinah Lee
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 John Paul Young
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 Little Pattie |
 Lobby Loyde
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 Marcia Hines
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 Russell Morris
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 Spectrum
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 Stevie Wright
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 Tamam Shud Interview |
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Long Way To The Top - Stories of
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Long Way to the Top was a six-part documentary
film series on the history of Australian rock and roll, from 1956 to
the modern era and took its name from the
AC/DC song, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock
'n' Roll)". It was produced by Paul
Clarke (Recovery), directed by Greg Appel and edited by Andrew
Glover and was narrated by the former radio presenter, Chris Winter
(one of the original members of the on-air team at the ABC's 24-hour
rock radio station, Double Jay). It featured interviews with
Australasian singers and instrumentalists. Most of the nearly 200
interviews were conducted by music critic, Clinton Walker, who also
co-wrote the series, and compiled a 2× CD soundtrack album, Long Way
to the Top: Original Soundtrack from the ABC-TV Series (13 August
2001), by Various Artists featured in the show. The other
writers were Tony Barrell, Sandy Webster, James Cockington and
Laurie Zion. Cockington wrote a book tie-in, Long Way to the Top:
Stories of Australian Rock & Roll |
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It's the
early 1950s and Australia is enjoying a period of post-war calm. On
the wireless, amongst the radio-plays, variety shows and deep-voiced
announcers are the sounds of Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman or perhaps
Tex Morton... lurking beneath this idyllic newsreel exterior was
something far more rebellious... the cult of the 'teenager', looking
for something to hang their angst upon. The hook was rock and roll!
The years were 1956 -1964. From rock and roll films to the race to
be first, from the recording studio to the crazes that swept the
nation. One craze that stayed was Surf Culture. These were wild
times indeed.
Artists: Johnny O'Keefe, Bee Gees, the Atlantics, Slim Dusty, Judy
Stone, Col Joye, the Thunderbirds, Johnny Devlin, the Delltones, the
Dee Jays, Carolyn Young, Betty McQuade and Patricia "Little Pattie"
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 Angus Young
 Billy Thorpe
 Bon Scott
 Lucky Starr
 Neil Finn
 Nick Cave
 Ross Wilson
 Colin Hay & Greg Ham
 Paul Kelly
 Stan Rofe
 Bruce Woodley & Judith Durham
 Scene1
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1963-1968
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In the
early sixties a new wave of rhythm and blues arrived in Australia
with a Liverpool accent, imported in the cardboard suitcases of
young British migrants. These pale, skinny kids in tight suits
performed strange tribal dances to a sound born in the Mississippi
delta.
Artists: The Easybeats, the Seekers, the Twilights, the Masters
Apprentices, Daddy Cool, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Col Joye, the
Mixtures, Johnny Young, Purple Hearts, Normie Rowe, the Loved Ones,
Dinah Lee, and In Focus. |
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1968-1973
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Australia
took some strange turns in the late 1960s. Something happened for
which our convict past had not prepared us: the hippy movement
landed and took root. Music was the chosen vehicle for an
alternative lifestyle which landed like an extra terrestrial
invasion. Suddenly everything was 'out there'. Even 1960s pop bands
like the Masters embraced the new voice: 'Do what you want to do, be
what you want to be, yeah!'
Artists: Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, the Masters Apprentices,
Russell Morris, Ross Wilson, Johnny Young, John Farnham, the
Mixtures, Wendy Saddington and Chain |
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1973-1981
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Australia
in the 1970s took the larrikin image to new extremes, including our
own native youth – the sharpies. This was the sort of crowd
musicians of the time might have to entertain. Some tried
explosives, some tried school uniforms, some tried makeup, whatever
it took as bands did battle in every pub and living room across the
nation. The new wave of Australian hard rock started deep behind the
walls of an unassuming concrete bunker in the Sydney suburb of
Burwood. Holed up inside were three Scottish brothers.
Artists: AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Skyhooks, The Angels, Rose Tattoo,
Hush, Stevie Wright, John Paul Young, Sherbet and Ted Mulry. |
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1976-1988
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In 1983,
Comedian Austen Tayshus made the country's biggest selling single
ever "Australiana". Everything in the 1980s in Australia had to be
big. For the followers of a small new movement called Punk the
challenge was to be heard at all, over the din of excessive
self-promotion. This generation of musicians would ask themselves
the question: excess or exile? This was the decade when Australians
realised they had something of which to be proud. Just like the
tourist commission, the local music industry was proud of Australia
and ready for the biggest challenge of all: selling Australia's
bands to the Americans. It was a group of survivors from the sixties
who devised the initial marketing strategy: give the Americans
something they could relate to – more American music. Little River
Band's world was mellow. A southern comfort zone stuck somewhere in
the recent past. But not everyone was into it.
Artists: INXS, John Farnham, Men at Work, Split Enz, Mental as
Anything, the Saints, Little River Band, Nick Cave, Models, Jimmy
Barnes, Divinyls, Hunters & Collectors, the Go-Betweens, Uncanny
X-Men and the Triffids. |
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1984-2000
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The
history of Australian rock has one recurring theme – it's the story
of music described as 'alternative' becoming the 'mainstream'. As
the century ended, new technology allowed more people than ever
before to make their own music and to get it heard. Suddenly, there
were many forms of popular music and the notion of a music
mainstream began to disappear. For rock and roll artists, the
biggest challenge was to breathe life into an old dog – before they
were swamped by an enormous tide of beats – dance music. When three
brothers strutted down a Miami street in 1977 they started the whole
world dancing – and most of Australia with it.
Artists: Midnight Oil, Kylie Minogue, Silverchair, Ratcat,
Spiderbait, Regurgitator, Savage Garden, Hard-Ons, Paul Kelly,
Beasts of Bourbon, the Cruel Sea, the Scientists, Itch-E and
Scratch-E, Yothu Yindi, Dave Graney, Custard, TISM and Christine Anu. |
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Bits and Pieces
 Gough Whitlam (ALP)
- 'Its Time' Election Jingle
 Whitlam's 1972
Policy Speech
 Norman
Gunston at
"The Dismissal" (1975)
 Rock Around The Clock - 6PM Australian All Stars
 50 Years Of Australian Rock & Roll
 The Beat Girls
from Dig We Must
 Dig We Must
- Introduction 1966
 35 Years of Television Music
 Go Go Dancing at the Kommotion Club
.jpg) Various Australian Music Shows of the 1960's
.jpg) Adelaide Night
- Life In The Sixties (1967)
 Commercials from
Australia in the 60s
 Sharpies & Mods
- Melbourne 1966
.jpg) Hi Fi Club Introduction
- Bert Newton
(GTV-9, 1960)
.jpg) 3XY - 21 Years
of Rock n' Roll (1977)
.jpg) Hoadley's Battle of
the Sounds 1971 Finalists
(Fraternity, Sherbet & Jeff St.John)
.jpg) Uptight Go-Set Commercial with Ian Molly Meldrum (ATV-O, 1968)
_x264.jpg) Blues Freak Out
- Live at Seaford Beach, SA (1970)
_x264.jpg) Myponga Pop Festival (1971)
Australian
Coca-Cola Ads Featuring Famous Artists of the 60s & 70s
 Coca-Coa
- 1962 Style
 Coca-Cola
- Billy Thorpe
 Coca-Cola
- Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
 Coca-Cola
- Brian Cadd
.jpg) Coca-Cola
- Doug Parkinson
 Coca-Cola
- Doug Parkinson
 Coca-Cola
- Dragon
 Coca-Cola
- The Executives
 Coca-Cola
- Ronnie Burns
.jpg) Coca-Cola
- Sherbet (30 sec)
 Coca-Cola
- Sherbert (60 sec)
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- The Valentines (with Bon Scott (1969)
 Coca-Cola
-The Zoot
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- Milk Bar Retrospective
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The La De Das
The Masters Apprentices
The Twilights
Various Interviews
Renee Geyer 
Ol' 55
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Madder Lake
Chain