Australia National University, June 2019

Sooner than later, I will post my third and final update from my Summer 2019 trip to Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, thereby setting a new record for longest-delayed update from the road. I actually came close a few weeks ago, but I forgot. Maybe I was distracted. Maybe it’s quarantine. But, it’s coming.

For now, enjoy this vinyl mega-mix I did of Australian records that purchased in Australia (with a few exceptions, noted in parentheses).

1. The Gooch Palms (Melbourne) – “Living Room Bop” (purchased from the band at the Fort Sanders Yacht Club)
2. Dr. Raju (Sydney) – “Don’t Wanna Know” (found at Toxic Toast Records in LBC)
3. The Riptides (Brisbane) – “Riptide”
4. The Hummingbirds (Sydney)- “Blush”
5. Camp Cope (Melbourne) – “Footscray Station”
6. Brain Children (Melbourne) – “Future Flights”
7. Thigh Master (Brisbane) – “Company”
8. The Eyes (???) – “Get it Strait” (b-side of ‘City Livin’ EP)
9. The Triffids (Perth) – “Estuary Bed”
10. Royal Headache (Sydney) – “High”
11. Pinch Hitter (Sydney) – “Nine to Fine”
12. Swirl (Sydney) – “People I Know”
13. The Go-Betweens (Brisbane) – “Head Full of Steam” (I think I found this in Urbana, IL, a week after returning to the States)
14. The Smith Street Band (Melbourne) – “Birthdays”
15. Nova Scotia (Brisbane) – “Don’t Forget Your Lunchbox”
16. Money for Rope (Melbourne) – “Hole Like You”
17. The Newsletters (Melbourne) – “Don’t Let Me Walk Away”
18. Hungry Lungs (Cairns) – “A Mile Away”
19. AC/DC (Bon Scott RIP) – “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” (purchased somewhere in North America)