This page aims to make available the editions of the famous Go-Set magazine which was the first Australian pop music newspaper. It was published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble. Widely described as a pop music "bible", it became an influential publication, introduced the first national pop record charts and featured many notable contributors including fashion designer Prue Acton, journalist Lily Brett, rock writer / band manager Vince Lovegrove, music commentator Ian Meldrum, rock writer / music historian Ed Nimmervoll and radio DJ Stan Rofe. Go-Set had a profound influence and Phillip Frazer, in conjunction with Geoff Watson, founded and published Australian Rolling Stone in January 1971.

A comprehensive Go-Set web site, created by Barry McKay, with many detailed articles and resources is available at www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts)

Click here to view David Kent's thesis on the place of Go-Set in Australian Rock & Pop Music Culture

Click here to view an article celebrating the 50th anniversary of Go-Set presented by Phillip Frazer in The Age newspaper

 
Click on the year in the Index to open the relevant Go-Set editions
 
                               
             
                               
The colour editions come from the collection of Peter Mildren
Peter is an avid collector of Go-Sets and would welcome any enquiries or information about these
He can be contacted at  gosetinfo@yahoo.com

 

Test your knowledge of Go-Set by doing these quizzes. Just click on the icon of the quiz you wish to play
                   
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You Know Go-Set		   Another (More Difficult)
Go-Set Quiz		   Who Is That
On The Cover		   What Year Was
That Chart
     
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After reading the Go-Set magazines have some fun with these games based on the covers for each year.
Just click on the icon representing the year and game to be played.
                 
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
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See if you can find all the words relating to the Go-Set Magazine
             
           
             
             

The Go-Set Radio Series hosted by James Valentine and produced by Barry McKay for ABC radio in 2001 is available at http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/radioseries.html
(They were removed from this site at the request of Barry McKay)
 
Episodes include:
 
Episode 1:  Introduction to Go-Set
Episode 2:  Advertisements in Go-Set from the 60s & 70s
Episode 3:  Go-Set staff member Ian "Molly" Meldrum
Episode 4:  The artists who "Molly" helped make it big in Go-Set - The Groop and Russell Morris
Episode 5:  Go-Set's advice columns for teenagers
Episode 6:  Normie Rowe in Go-Set
Episode 7:  Groovy 1960s & 70s language as used in Go-Set
Episode 8:  Ross Wilson in Go-Set
Episode 9:  Overseas touring acts - The Rolling Stones & The Monkees in Go-Set
Episode 10:  Overseas touring acts - Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker & Cat Stevens in Go-Set
Episode 11:  Issues that readers of Go-Set wrote in about
Episode 12:  Australia's 1970s rock festivals as reported in Go-Set