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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. The Nights In Shining - Surfin' Reggae
00:04:08 -
2. Wide Boy Youth - Busy Bleeding
00:03:24 -
3. Delaney Venn - Prisoner (Extended LP Version)
00:05:29 -
4. Time Lords Inc. - Don't Mess
00:03:25 -
5. Lifesavers - Burning It Up
00:05:13 -
6. Janie Conway - Temptation
00:04:08 -
7. Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons - Shape I'm In (Dub Version)
00:03:02 -
8. Agents - Night People
00:03:34
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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)