Zip Too - Cassette and Booklet

The second in the Zip series, Zip Too.
20 pages in the booklet, 45 minites of fantastic music
and 6 large hand silkscreened prints.
Only 400 copies and released in August 1983.
Thanks again Chuck for this wonderful
Striped Sunlight Christmas present.


Track List
a1-john-e xero - norman
a2-matt mawson - post pop panic
a3-irena xero - lithuanian song
a4-john-e xero - dreaming of midgets
a5-irena xero - degenerate mould
a6-tim gruchy/gary warner - slowdown
b1-matt mawson - wipe it out
b2-john-e xero - tender joy
b3-tim gruchy/terry murphy/gary warner - theory of helminivity
b4-terry murphy/tim gruchy/matt mawson-psycho - acoustica
b5-john-e xero - the living egg
b6-john-e xero - theme from the living egg
b7-matt mawson - find the line
b8-matt mawson - loose talk
b9-tim gruchy/david patterson - a gamelon
b10-tim gruchy/terry murphy/linda wallace - candy

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Zip Start Cassette and Booklet 1st Issue

A very exciting post and just in time for Christmas.

Chuck has embarked on his most ambitious project
yet, to scan and rip the Zip Start cassette booklets.
Created in Brisbane in the early 80's, the Zip
project was a visual arts, experimental music
collaboration that was released in extremely limited
edition. This first issue numbered a mere 2oo copies
and of those only 100 had a cassette.



A 16 page booklet with 4 postcards, colour work
was all screen printed. Both John and Irena of
Xero were part of the project as well as others
whom I'm not familar with.
John has a long history of art/music of which this
is some of the finest examples.
Can't wait for the rest



But lets hear from Chuck,

The first of four zip projects.
The first 3 were cassettes with the final being
a four track 7inch ep with book



Lucky I have all 4 but i cant scan zip 4 as the binding of the book
prevents folding the pages flat for the scanner.
next 3 coming soon.... when i find the time for scanning :)


Track List
a1- Johnny Xero - El Dia De Muerto
a2- Irena Xero - Lady On The Train
a3- Matt Mawson - Is This Me
a4- Jaque Hammer - Tim Gruchy & Terry Murphy
a5- Tim Gruchy & Terry Murphy - Once Removed
b1- Matt Mawson - Open The Goddam Door
b2- Johnny Xero - Stunde Hinter Mitternacht
b3- Matt Mawson - Spanner-Eye Theme
b4- Tim Gruchy & Matt Mawson - Fast Eludes Me Pop

Download Zip Start Cassette and Booklet 1 Here

The He Dark Age - The Dog's Breakfast

The post Pork project by Paul Newsome called
The He Dark Age as promised from Chuck and
his incredible musical archive.
Rare and as often the case here never seen
before on the net.
Thanks Chuck.

Track list
a1-science & technologhy
a2-let the brakes off
a3-holding out for eden
a4-lean baby lean(x20)
a5-the master
a6-gentlemen
b1-sad amphibians
b2-grieve not for me oh adrienne
b3-jesus didnt beat him over the head
b4-japanese tourist lost in brisbane
b5-the frame


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The He Dark Age - The Frame
A post-punk experimental (partially) Brisbane band from
1986 to 1990 taken from their VHS As Far As Legs Will Carry.

The video features clips from each track on their sole LP
The Dog's Breakfast, a live show from 19/7/90 with the
band supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the
UQ Refectory, and various short videos.

THE HE DARK AGE is a collaboration between
Paul Newsome and Tony Milner, who've come from a
long line of Brisbane groups dating back to the late
1970s ie: the Swell Guys, No-V-Bleet, Pork, the Sump,
2 Stroke Poke, Smoothage, the Plug Uglies, In My Skin,
Machines That Walk, Xero and countless more.

Thanks Donat for the video and information

Pork Zines 1 and 2

More Brisbane musical history from Chuck,
2 magazines from the band pork, full of
interesting stuff and 16 pages long!

Lets hear from Chuck.

This is a zine from the pork ppl
I dont have any more pork than already posted on the
recent cassette posts, but i do have a post pork project
by Paul Newsome called "The he dark age"





Also have porker issue 2 ill send over later..
has a great indepth interview with john-e xero..
willsteed is listed as playing with pork in
"who's who aust. rock"

This also is a massive 16 pages of fasinating stuff,
the interview with John is great.
The photo below looks like the stage at this venue
in the valley whos name escapes me.
I remember seeing Xero there such a long time ago.
Maybe it was the same gig .
Thanks yet again Chuck


Download Pork Zine 1 Here
Download Pork Zine 2 Here

Jack Frost - Snow Job

A request from Chuck brings us to Snow Job,
Jack Frosts 2nd album.
Brilliant stuff of course, more rocky than the first.
Steve Kilbey has an extraordinary blog and posted
on Grant and Jack Frost.The whole blog is here
It has some fasinating insights into Grant like these.

when i first met him grant said he had
thousands of songtitles ready to go
i asked him for a couple
the first title he said was birdowner
we wrote this about a witch who turns men into birds
we wrote all the lyrics together
in a park in balmain one cold morning
on a bench smoking a spliff

And this

making this record wassa sheer delight
grant n i were equals in every way
he laughed at my gothic dark side
i laughed at his country boy romantic side
we steered a course right down the middle
pulled each other into a new place
this record is one of the best records ever made
you wont find more personal poignant love songs in rock
sweeping windswept landscapes
anger, jealousy, memories
grant was my dearest friend
a real gentleman
i wouldnt say so if it wasnt true
there was no one else on the planet
who i wanted to work with more
he taught me a lot about songs
and songwriting
it was a fking privelege to work with him
i loved this man
i will play providence and other jack f songs
till the day i day
and i hope that when i get to fking heaven
grant is waiting for me
his guitar strapped on
"now, steven, are ya ready for our third album





Track list
01. Jack Frost Blues
02. Aviatrix
03. Running from the Body
04. Shakedown
05. You Don't Know
06. Weightless and Wild
07. Pony Express
08. Cousin/Angel
09. Little Song
10. Empire
11. Angela Carter
12. Haze
13. Dry Dock

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Jack Frost - Every Hour God Sends/Even As We/Jacks Dream

The 7" single from Jack Frost, the amazing collaboration between
Grant McClennan and Steve Kilbey. They released two albums
Jack Frost in 1991 and Snow Job in 1996.
I always considered Jack Frost to sound more like both artists
solo projects rather than the Go-betweens or the Church,
but you can't help the similarities.


Every Hour God Sends

If theres interest I have both albums.
This single has tracks not on the album,
thanks to Chuck who ripped and scanned this beauty.
Download Here

Dream Poppies - Self Titled Cassette

Another wonderful Brisbane band The Dream Poppies
and their self titled cassette.
Liberated to the wilds of the internet from Chucks
music vault, these guys played the 1994 livid,
the one the Beastie Boys headlined.
Thanks again for the rip and scan Chuck.

Download here

Other Voices - World War 3 / Another Tuesday

Starting in Brisbane and later moving to Sydney,
Other Voices existed from 82 to 85.
They released 1 single and 1 Ep.World War 3/
Another Tuesday, was their first release.
The second Ep, She walks Down I can't locate.
So if anyone cant help that would be grand.
This rip and scan comes thanks to Chuck.

Download Here

Castrak Cassette and Ratsak Fanzine

A double treat for this post,
first a cassette and the Fanzine it came from.
The cassette comes under the name Castrak,
circa 1983 with a fantastic collection of rare
tracks. Of special interest is the JFK tracks,
including a different version of Follow that car,
than the album. Also theres more Tex, pork,
a song from Xero and another from Other Voices.
Originally I didn't have the issue that this cassette
came with but Steve have kindly scanned his copy
and Chuck has turned it into a pdf file.
Thanks guys.
You have to see this mag it is fantastic!



Track list
01 - Other Voices - Scene Unseen
02 - Xero - Lofty Joins The Navy
03 - Dumbshow - Illustration
04 - My Three Sins - Stand Up
05 - Tex Deadly and the Dum Dums - This Here Country
06 - Pork - Sketch
07 - Doby Gillis Experience - When The Memory Is Gone
08 - JFK and the Cuban Crisis - Follow That Car
09 - JFK and the Cuban Crisis - Goodbye

Download Castrak's Cassette here
Download the Fanzine issue 3 here



Teaming this cassette which originally came from Bazzil
of prehistoric sounds fame,
is a issue 2 of ratsak, which Chuck has found
and dusted off so it can see the light of day again.
Heres what Chuck has to say about it

some great articles in this... tex interviews the kicks...
the start of the mystery of sixes balckban era .....
tsk tsk tsk interview and that fat pig Russ Hinze
on the cover...
what more could ya want !!!

Download Fanzine issue 2 here

Models - The Pleasure of Your Company

A request from Col leads me to post the Models 3rd album.
Released in 1983 with was the first chart success for the band.
There had been big changes to the band line up and James
Freud had just joined, bringing James and Sean back together
the first time since they played together in the Teenage Radio
Stars. The Models had become an all together different band.

Track List
01. I Hear Motion
02. Facing the North Pole in August
03. God Bless America
04. Watch Your Mouth
05. No Shoulders, No Head
06. Holy Creation
07. 79 A.D.
08. Sang the Butcher
09. Our Atmosphere
10. A Rainy Day

Download Here