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Burning It Up: Australian Reggae 1979-1986
Austudy - Cat No: AUS001
- Release: 2022-07-15
- updated:2024-01-03
An outstanding compilation exploring how "reggae" influenced the rock, pop, and new wave scenes that were flourishing in Australia between 1979 and 1986. Featuring hand-picked tracks originally issued on 7-inch. Bass and drums to the fore, with laid-back offbeat rhythms surfacing across a wide range of genres.
Track List
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1. Nights In Shining - Surfin’ Reggae
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2. Wide Boy Youth - Busy Bleeding
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3. Delaney Venn - Prisoner (LP Version)
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4. Time Lords Inc - Don’t Mess
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5. Lifesavers - Burning It Up
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6. Janie Conway - Temptation
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7. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Shape I’m In (Dub Version)
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8. The Agents - Night People
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Austudy Records is proud to present it’s debut release Burning It Up: Australian Reggae (1979-1986). A compilation surveying the influence of Reggae on Australia’s preoccupation with Rock, Pop and New Wave between the years of 1979-1986. This selection of 8 obscure tracks originally issued on 7” records represent some of the earliest examples of Reggae sounds in Australian recorded music.
We've stocked the landmark debut release from AUSTUDY, a newly launched reissue and archival label out of Melbourne! Includes roots reggae-influenced cuts like JANIE CONWAY's "Temptation" (sample1), a mix of dub stepper and OZ psychedelic rock, and "Burning It Up" (sample3), which lends the compilation its title, plus reggae-inflected beach disco in the form of The Nights In Shining's "Surfin' Reggae" (sample2), and more. (Original Japanese text by Akie)