The Essential Radio Birdman: 1974-1978 by Radio Birdman

Description: Tracks:Aloha Steve and DannoMurder City NightsNew RaceLove KillsDescent into the MaelstromBurn My Eye '78I-94Anglo Girl DesireHand of LawSnakeDo the PopNon-Stop GirlsWhat Gives?Man With Golden HelmetHanging OnCrying SunSmith and Wesson BluesTime to FallAlone in the EndzoneBreaks My Heart - (live)More Fun - (live)Dark Surprise - (live) Performer Notes: Radio Birdman includes: Rob Younger (vocals); Chris Mansuak (guitar, piano, background vocals); Deniz Tek (guitar, background vocals); Pip Hoyle (organ, keyboards); Warwick Gilbert (bass); Ron Keeley (drums).Producers include: Radio Birdman, Charles Fisher, John Sayers.Compilation producers: Andy Kotowicz, Deniz Tek.Recorded at Paddington Town Hall, Trafalger Studios, Sydney, Australia; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, South Wales between 1974 and 1978. Includes liner notes by David Fricke.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Personnel: Rob Younger (vocals); Chris Masuak (guitar, piano, background vocals); Deniz Tek (guitar, background vocals); Pip Hoyle (organ, keyboards); Ron Keeley (drums).Audio Remasterers: Don Bartley; John Golden ; Rob Younger.Audio Remixers: Deniz Tek; Chris Masuak; Phil Punch; Rob Younger.Liner Note Author: David Fricke.Recording information: Paddington Town Hall, Sydney, Australia (1976-1978); Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales (1976-1978); Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia (1976-1978).Photographer: Bob King .Hard to track down in the United States for many years, Radio Birdman's music was proto-punk at its most inspiring. Based in Australia, the band was fronted by the incomparable Deniz Tek, a Michigan ex-pat with a monster Stooges fixation. While they released very few albums, the band's mix of surf rock, classic early rock & roll, and primal Motor City thump was a huge inspiration for many Melbourne locals, and later, frustrated youth the world over.Tracks like "Hand of Law," "Love Kills," and "New Race" pulse with an energy and attitude that will simply never grow old, while "Aloha Steve & Danno" hints at that goofy love of schlock culture that remains one of punk's most endearing qualities. At 22 tracks (taken liberally from the band's first two albums) this Sub Pop comp would be essential whether Radio Birdman's studio albums grew on trees or otherwise; that they remain somewhat obscure makes this set all the more essential. Professional Reviews: Spin (9/01, pp.168,170) - 8 out of 10 - "...You'll find song after song about self-immolaiton and going out in a blaze of glory....let's face it, combat 'rocks', and Deniz Tek's insane clone poseurs tapped into masculinity's dark heart..." Q (11/01, p.143) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Superbly rigorous and raging..." Magnet (9-10/01, p.115) - "...The choiceset of the choice....an eclectic musical blend of garage, psych and surf making it as a proto-punk artifact..." Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 17 July, 2001 Label: Sub Pop (USA)

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