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Finally, Moonlight Publications (PO Box 5, Golden Square 3555) have re-issued the popular Living End magazines #1 through to #7, written by noted Australian sixties' specialist, the late Dean Mittelhauser. Paul McHenry Previous
columns Chris Spencer is author of the "Who's Who of Australian Rock'. He can be contacted through Moonlight Publishing. |
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this month's column we focus on Vicious Sloth Collectables label.
Vicious Sloth grew out of late eighties, early nineties collectors'
magazine From the Vault, whose editor, Glenn Terry, and rock
historian/writer, Ian McFarlane, have written the liner notes to
these well packaged CDs. All the Vicious Sloth releases come with
their original artwork, with complete re-mastering and retail at
an affordable $20 each. (You can contact them at 1309 High St, Malvern
3144; ph (03) 98224992 or fax 03 9824 8716; e-mail: vicioussloth@one.net.au
or visit their website: 
Now
let's get stuck into the music that the label has recently released.
The Swordsmen's self titled album was originally released in late
1966 with a limited release of around 200 copies. This Melbourne
beat group sound as if they were having a lot of fun and you wish
you had been there - the album comes up a treat! It Flew Away, a
Melbourne progressive outfit not unlike Spectrum with whom they
performed around 1971 to 1973. This album has great guitar/keyboard
passages with plenty of lyrical imagination. Jeff St John's Copperwine;
Joint Effort. This release is a re-issue of the original complete
album with the A and B sides of two singles from the same period
(1971) added. This is St John's finest hour with a mixture of soul
and blues. Cherish one of the greatest Oz vocalists that should
have achieved more recognition. Hopefully this grand release will
re-address this. Finally, Australia's greatest experimental guitarist
Lobby Loyde, get's to have his forgotten gem re-issued. Plays with
George Guitar, originally released in 1971, is a mixture of acid
tinged guitar/ blues/ psychedelic. On this CD re-issue, there is
the added bonus of a 1971 Wild Cherries single. Play it loud and
hear why Lobby is so revered. Other titles that Vicious Sloth has
re-issued that are worth your attention include Madden & Harris,
Galadriel, Dave Miller and Leith Corbet, Melissa, Tymepiece, Cleves
and McPhee.
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