Tales From the Australian [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Festival Records
• ASIN: B000088DTM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Burned My Eye [Orig. Version]

2. This Perfect Day [Orig. Version]

3. I'm Flipped Out Over You

4. 77 Sunset Strip

5. Horizontal Action

6. Cigarettes and Alcohol

7. Chelsea Kids

8. Frantic Romantic

9. Government Boy

10. Standing by the Window

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. We Had Love

2. The Disciples Know

3. Beautiful Waste

4. Halfway Round the World [Orig. Version]

5. Ocean Liner

6. Another Day in the Sun

7. Ambergris

8. Julie Is a Junkie

9. No Next Time

10. The Living Kind

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Full title - Tales From The Australian Underground Singles 1976 - 1989. An amazing 2 CD collection of some of the greatest 45's released during Australia's most prolific era for independent music. Comparable to 'Born Out Of Time' & 'Do The Pop' this comp promises to please any fan of Australian garage, punk & rock from the 70's & 80's. Highlights include selections from the previous careers of acts like Hoodoo Gurus (The Victims & Fun Things), Gangajang (The Riptides), The Cruel Sea (Sekret Sekret), Dave Graney (The Moodists), Big Heavy Stuff (Ups & Downs), You Am I (The Bamboos), Tex Perkins (Thug), Dirty Three (Venom P. Stinger) as well as classic early releases from Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Scientists, Triffids, Died Pretty, The Mark Of Cain & the Hard-Ons. Feel Presents Pty. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Australian punk rock!, February 19, 2010

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neat tunes (musicland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales From the Australian (Audio CD)

All these compilations of the Australian punk years: Tales From The Australian Underground, Do The Pop, Inner City Sound, Murder Punk, Where The Birdmen Flew are all very, very addictive and well put together. They give you a very broad overview of the whole punk scene in Australia at the time. I thank everyone who put one of these compilations together because they've been lifesavers.

There are some well-known songs on this Australian Underground first compilation but tons more buried gems that you've never heard of. If you like punk or postpunk it's highly recommended. I guess if you're curious you can look some of this stuff up on YouTube to get a taste.

I'm wondering why this is selling new for $52 and volume 2 is selling new for $20. Anyone know? Just pick up the used copy that's selling new of Vol.1 for $18.

This compilation and Vol.2 has a very big booklet with liner notes about all the songs that were included. Well worth the money if you can afford it or are interested in the time/bands/Australia/punk, etc.