When Sharpies Ruled: A Vicious Selection DOUBLE LP Vinyl NEW 2015

LP 1

Coloured Balls - Time Shapes Finch - Out Of Control La De Das - The Place (Single Edit.) Coloured Balls - Flash Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Let's Have A Party (Recorded Live At Sunbury 1974)

Stevie Wright - Hard Road Buster Brown - Roll Over Beethoven Skyhooks - Horror Movie Coloured Balls - Love You Babe Hush - Riff In My Head Fat Daddy - Roll Daddy Roll

LP 2

Ted Mulry Gang - Jump In My Car Bullet - Rock My Lady Hush - Bony Maronie Fatty Lumpkin - Movin' Kevin Borich Express - I'm Goin' Somewhere Ted Mulry Gang Crazy

Finch - Hey Spunky Taste - Tickle Your Fancy Rabbit - Wildfire Supernaut - I Like It Both Ways Rose Tattoo - Remedy La Femme - Chelsea Kids (Single Version)

Following in the tradition of acclaimed compilations like ‘Boogie!’ and ‘(When the Sun Sets Over) Carlton’, Festival Recordspresent the ultimate aural and visual statement on the infamous Australian youth movement and gangs of the ‘70s. The Sharpies were a uniquely Australian working class phenomenon. Notorious in their day for their predication for trouble, these days they’re remembered for their startling style sense and their outrageous dancing (as parodied by Magda Szubanski on Fast Forward in the ‘90s). The Sharpies of course loved their music, and ‘When Sharpies Ruled’ presents the best of their favourite local bands. A mixture of classic hits, fan favourites and some killer rarities (including a track by Rabbit, the band fronted by AC/DC’s original pre-Bon singer Dave Evans), the collection is chock full of killer Aussie power boogie and glam thump. This music – and the sharpie phenomenom – is currently part of a burgeoning INTERNATIONAL interest in so-called ‘proto-punk’ ‘70s hard rock, and this release will recieve international attention.