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For the uninitiated, Tales From the Australian Underground Volume 2: 1977 - 1990 charts the evolution of the Australian alternative sound beginning with the big bang of 1976 and the debut recordings of both Radio Birdman and The Saints, right through to the digital and alternative-mainstream crossover of the early '90s.
Using 7 inch records in the main to provide the storyline, Tales uncovers a bevy of vinyl treasure in the quest to tell the truth. Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Birthday Party, Tactics, Scientists, Sekret Sekret and the Triffids are just some of the acts making the graduation from volume one, whilst Teenage Radio Stars, SPK, The Singles, Sacred Cowboys, Severed Heads, Salamander Jim, Ollie Olsen, Primitive Calculators, feedtime, The Stems and the Widdershins are just some of the thirty-four debutantes. In total, 45 tracks from forty-five underground stars, with 24 of those tracks appearing on CD for the very first time.
Some of the highlights include:| Teenage Radio Stars - Wanna Be Your Baby | |
| The debut CD release for the teenage pre-Models Sean Kelly and James Freud | |
| Thought Criminals - More Suicides Please | |
| The classic track from a 1978 punk rock Roger Grierson, the ex-MD of FMR | |
| Shy Impostors - At the Barrier | |
| The debut CD release for the pre-Sunnyboys Richard Burgman and Peter Oxley | |
| Sekret Sekret - Chimes | |
| The debut CD release from this track from the pre-Cruel Sea Danny, James and Ken | |
| Salamander Jim - Hot Cakes For Daddy | |
| The debut CD release from this inspirational Tex Perkins led band of the mid-eighties | |
| Ollie Olsen - Win/Lose | |
| The debut CD release for this one time Whirlywirld track - taken from the seminal Dogs in Space soundtrack | |
| Primitive Calculators - Pumping Ugly Muscle | |
| The debut CD release for this Dogs in Space soundtrack favourite | |
| The Hummingbirds - Alimony | |
| The debut CD release for this much loved indie hit of the eighties | |
| Ed Kuepper - Everything I've Got | |
| The classic Ed track |
This release comes as a 2CD set complete with a 36 page full-colour booklet containing photographs, every single cover, and in-depth look at each and every track. It's an exhausting and dialectic exercise compiling Tales From the Australian Underground but someone has to do it, right?
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