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Radio Birdman
Title: Essential (1974-1978)  -  Company: SubPop (USA)  -  Cat No: (spcd 553)
Format: 12" lp & cd  -  Released: 2001  -  Status: Currently in print
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This reissue by SubPop samples various material from all of the band's varied releases. It's got some great attention and has put the band back in the spotlight once again.

Track Listing: (70:19 m:s)

  1. Aloha Steve & Danno (D Tek/R Younger/M Stevens) (3:58 m:s)
  2. Murder City Nights ( D Tek ) (2:23 m:s)
  3. New Race ( D Tek ) (2:43 m:s)
  4. Love Kills ( D Tek ) (3:44 m:s)
  5. Descent Into The Maelstrom ( D Tek ) (4:24 m:s)
  6. Burn My Eye '78 ( D Tek ) (1:35 m:s)
  7. I-94 ( D Tek / C Jones ) (3:36 m:s)
  8. Anglo Girl Desire ( D Tek ) (3:09 m:s)
  9. Hand Of Law ( D Tek ) (4:46 m:s)
  10. Snake ( D Tek ) (3:07 m:s)logo
  11. Do The Pop ( D Tek / M Sisto ) (2:34 m:s)
  12. Non Stop Girls ( D Tek ) (2:42 m:s)
  13. What Gives? ( W Gilbert / D Tek ) (2:26 m:s)
  14. Man With Golden Helmet ( D Tek / S Kambly ) (5:38 m:s)
  15. Hanging On ( D Tek ) (3:38 m:s)
  16. Crying Sun ( W Gilbert / D Tek ) (2:55 m:s)
  17. Smith and Wesson Blues ( D Tek ) (2:55 m:s)
  18. Time To Fall ( D Tek ) (3:12 m:s)
  19. Alone In The Endzone ( D Tek ) (2:07 m:s)
  20. Breaks My Heart (live) ( D Tek ) (2:53 m:s)
  21. More Fun (live) ( D Tek ) (1:58 m:s)
  22. Dark Surprise (live) ( D Tek ) (3:56 m:s)

The Musicians:

Rob Younger - Lead Vocals  /  Deniz Tek - Guitar, Harmonies  /  Chris Masuak - Guitar, Harmonies & Piano on track 5  /  Pip Hoyle - Organ & Piano  /  Warwick Gilbert - Bass  /  Ron Keeley - Drums

Technical Details:

Tracks 1-3, 5, 8-9, 11-14 from Radios Appear (OS Version)
Tracks 2, 4-5, 11 & 14 from Radios Appear (Australian Version)
Recorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney Australia  /  Produced by Charles Fisher & John Sayers

Tracks 6 & 15-19 from Living Eyes
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth South Wales 1978 / Produced by Deniz Tek & Radio Birdman
Engineered by John Acock  /  Remixed in 1995 by Deniz Tek, Rob Younger and Chris Masuak.
Remix engineered by Phil Punch at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney

Tracks 7 & 10 from the Burn My Eye EP
Recorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney Australia 1976  /  Produced by Charles Fisher & John Sayers

Tracks 20-22 from the More Fun EP
Recorded live at Paddington Town Hall, Sydney Australia 1977  /  Produced by Charles Fisher
Engineered by Alan Thorne

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