After half a century in the business, it’s little surprise that renowned Australian record label Albert Productions knows how to appropriately celebrate a milestone, with the company announcing in association with Sony Music Australia today the August release of a 102-track compilation/retrospective, Good Times: Celebrating 50 Years Of Albert Productions.
Set to hit stores on Friday, August 15, Good Times will feature two unreleased tracks – one each from Rose Tattoo and The Easybeats – and canvasses the preceding five decades that led Alberts to its current position as one of the country’s most recognisable and respected labels.
The Easybeats’ contribution is especially enticing, featuring a particularly youthful Stevie Wright’s vocal confirmation of it being only the second time they’d attempted to lay it down, and serves as an icing-like complement to the release’s base cake of hand-picked studio and live recordings.
Naturally, the Good Times journey starts at the beginning of the Albert journey, with Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs’ 1964 release Mashed Potato, and ends with the label’s poignant most recent release Walking In The Rain, a Flash And The Pan cover courtesy of the late Doc Neeson of The Angels.
In-between, you’ll find cuts from a slew of acclaimed Australian acts, including the iconic AC/DC as well as The Angels, Alex Hood, The Imagination, Dallas Crane, Knievel, Seabellies, Flash And The Pan, The Missing Links, Ted Mulry, Bobby & Laurie, Choirboys and John Paul Young, who comes to the table with the instantly recognisable Love Is In The Air.
Complementing the deluxe set’s physical release will be a 48-page booklet stuffed with rare pics and a historical retrospective of the label and its catalogue that gives a comprehensive insight into the legendary label’s rise to power from its humble family origins in 1964 under the guidance of Ted Albert, then-MD of parent company J. Albert & Son.
The ensuing 50 years have seen Albert Productions become an indelible part of the national music scene, with its artists having ascended to the heights of ARIA Award victories, ARIA Hall Of Fame recognition and beyond.
Good Times: Celebrating 50 Years Of Albert Productions will be available for pre-orders from July 25.
Full track list:
First time released digitally *
First time released CD #
Never been released ^
DISC 1 – Shakin’ All Over
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Mashed Potato (single version) - Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs
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Sick & Tired - Billy Thorpe and The Azetcs
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She's So Fine - The Easybeats
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We 2 Should Live - The Missing Links *
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Shakin' All Over - The Missing Links
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Women (Make You Feel Alright) - The Easybeats
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Black - The Throb
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Over The Rainbow (single version) - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs *#
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I Told The Brook (single version) - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs *
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Sweet And Tender Romance - Bobby & Laurie
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The Fortune Teller - The Throb
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Kansas City - The Missing Links
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Sorry - The Easybeats
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Hitch Hiker - Bobby & Laurie
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Try To Remember - New World *
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Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - The Imagination *#
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Julia - Ted Mulry
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Love Is a Beautiful Song - Dave Mills
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Working My Way Back To You - Bobbi Marchini
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Falling In Love Again - Ted Mulry
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Pasadena - John Paul Young
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You're All Woman - Ted Mulry
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St Louis - The Easybeats
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Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
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Good Times - The Easybeats
DISC 2 - (Let There Be Rock)
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Evie (Let Your Hair Hang Down) - Stevie Wright
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Evie (Evie) - Stevie Wright
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Evie (I'm Losing You) - Stevie Wright
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It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) - AC/DC
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Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels
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Bad Boy For Love - Rose Tattoo
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Never Gonna Die – Choirboys
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We Are The Kids – Dallimore *#
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Need Your Love (radio edit) - Ray Arnott *#
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Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
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Comin' Down - The Angels
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Shadow Boxer - The Angels
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Who Made Who - AC/DC
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Dirty Hearts - Dallas Crane
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It Goes Off – Skybombers
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The Time I Found My Feet – Knievel
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Trans Ending – Seabellies
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Curiosity - Dallas Crane
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We Can't Be Beaten - Rose Tattoo
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You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
DISC 3 – Ain’t it Nice
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Can't Stop Myself From Loving You - William Shakespeare
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Jump In My Car - Ted Mulry Gang
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Down Among The Dead Men - Flash and The Pan
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Excuse Me - Alison MacCallum
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Yesterday's Hero - John Paul Young
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My Little Angel - William Shakespeare
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Darktown Strutters Ball - Ted Mulry Gang
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Hey St Peter - Flash and The Pan
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Standing In The Rain - John Paul Young
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Jamaica Rum - Ted Mulry Gang
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Walking In The Rain - Doc Neeson #
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Spend The Night – Cheetah
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Time After Time - Mark Williams & Tara Morice
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In The Dark - Shelley Harland
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Ain't It Nice - Ted Mulry
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Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
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Honey Dip (radio version) - Daniel Amalm
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Search My Heaven - Aleesha Rome
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Show No Mercy - Mark Williams
DISC 4 - Open That Door
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Lazy River – Harry Vanda and George Young *
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Been And Gone - Cool Bananas *
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Survival's A Song (Lazybones) - Graham Lowndes *#
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Blue Sunny Sky Day - Wendy Grose *#
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The Girl On The Five Dollar Note - The Prodigal Sons *#
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Brumby Jack - Alex Hood *
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How About A Beer For The Horse - Sandshoe Willie & The Worn Out Soul Band *#
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Love Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me - Unit 4 + 2 *
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Care For Kids - The Kids *#
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You Drive Me Crazy - John Paul Young *
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Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Magnetics *#
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Flaming Heart (radio edit) - Ray Arnott *
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Working For The Man – BAD *
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Picture Show Man – John Meillon and John Ewart *#
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The Warrior - Johnny Dick *#
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Day Is Done - Wayne Jury
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Mundane – Valve
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Snow Queen - Rose Tattoo
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Planned Obsolescence - The Angels *#
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Open That Door - The Angels
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Street Fighting Man - Rose Tattoo *#^
DISC 5 - BONUS DISC: My Kind of Music
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She's So Fine (live) – Melbourne Awards Show - The Easybeats *
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My Kind Of Music (live) - Stevie Wright *
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Crazy (live) – Ted Mulry Gang *#
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Darktown Strutters Ball (live) – Festival Hall Melbourne - Ted Mulry Gang *#
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She's Got Balls (live) – Bondi Lifesavers - AC/DC
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Who Rings The Bell (live) – The Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney - The Angels
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Going Home (live) - The Angels
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Bad Boy For Love – (Live 1979) - Rose Tattoo *#
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Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw – (Live 1979) - Rose Tattoo *#
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Dirty Hearts (live) - Hordern Pavillion 2004 - Dallas Crane
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Tonight! (There's a Party Going Down) (live) – Annandale - Dallas Crane
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Comin' Down (live) - The Angels
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Shoot To Thrill (Live at River Plate ) - AC/DC
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Evie (Let Your Hair Hang Down) (live) - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Stevie Wright *#
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Evie (Evie) (live) - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Stevie Wright *#
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Evie (I'm Losing You) (live) - Sydney Opera House Forefront - Stevie Wright *#
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She's So Fine (Take 2) - The Easybeats *#^
