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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The database is based on my collection
of records and the Oz rock bibles Who's Who of Australian Rock - Third Edition
(© Chris Spencer & Zbig Nowara, The Five Mile Press 1993) and The Encyclopedia
of Australian Rock and Pop (© Ian McFarlane, Allen & Unwin 1999). Any
additions or corrections you wish to make, can be mailed to me.
Pattern for groups' entries
Group's name
City/cities year/years
Discography
Albums
Albums and mini-albums officially released under the group's name are
listed here. Even EPs and singles can be listed if they weren't released to
promote a song from an album.
Please note that the difference between EPs and mini-albums is fluent and
that what is listed as an EP in the database might very well be listed as a
mini-album elsewhere.
Pattern:
TITLE YEAR TR Produced by PRODUCER [Title line]
TYPE COUNTRY COMPANY CATALOGUE NUMBER (COMMENTS/information) [Release line]
Explanations:
Title line:
TITLE - The title of the album, link to seperate entry.
YEAR - Year of original release. Also see comments.
TR - Number of tracks/songs. Also see comments.
PRODUCER - Ranges from producing a full album to co-producing one song.
A Title line in italics denotes a collection of some sort,
either a Greatest Hits, live or a rare tracks collection. Please note
that new songs are often added to Greatest Hits collections. I have
chosen to count all live albums as collections, though I know this
might not always be the case.
Release line:
TYPE - CD, LP, MC, DAT, MD, EP, Single etc.
COUNTRY - Country of manufactury of disc.
COMPANY - The name of the record company.
CATALOGUE NUMBER - The catalogue number for this release.
COMMENTS - Title, Year of release and number of tracks if different from the
original release. Edition, re-release, bonus-record, sleeve etc.
Contribution to album
Unique contributions by the band to a various artists compilation of some sort.
Rare or hard to find material on band related compilation.
Compilation name Year of release
Entries are listed chronologically according to year of release,
the actual recording might have been carried out in a different order!
Link to the compilation album entry in the database (if any).
Members
Members of the band sorted according to surname.
Pattern:
NAME (INSTRUMENTS) TIME BANDS
Explanations:
NAME - Surname Firstname
INSTRUMENTS - For a list of abbrevations, see below.
TIME - The period of time when the artist was a member of the band.
Beware! There are often contradictory informations regarding
this matter.
BANDS - Some other bands, as well recording bands as hobby projects,
the artist has been/is a member of.
Sources of information: Sources except for my collection and Who's Who of Australian Rock (Third Edition)
End of pattern.
Pattern for artists'/producers' entries
Artist's/Producer's name
Discography
Albums
Albums and mini-albums officially released by the artist are listed
here. Even EPs and singles can be listed if they weren't released to
promote a song from an album.
Please note that the difference between EPs and mini-albums is fluent and
what is listed as an EP in the database might very well be listed as a
mini-album elsewhere.
Pattern:
TITLE YEAR TR Produced by PRODUCER [Title line]
TYPE COUNTRY COMPANY CATALOGUE NUMBER (COMMENTS/information) [Release line]
Explanations:
Title line:
TITLE - The title of the album, link to seperate entry.
YEAR - Year of original release. Also see comments.
TR - Number of tracks/songs. Also see comments.
PRODUCER - Ranges from producing a full album to co-producing one song.
A Title line in italics denotes a collection of some sort,
either a Greatest Hits, live or a rare tracks collection. Please note
that new songs are often added to Greatest Hits collections. I have
chosen to count all live albums as collections, though I know this
might not always be the case.
Release line:
TYPE - CD, LP, MC, DAT, MD, EP, Single etc.
COUNTRY - Country of manufactury of disc.
COMPANY - The name of the record company.
CATALOGUE NUMBER - The catalogue number for this release.
COMMENTS - Title, Year of release and number of tracks if different from the
original release. Edition, re-release, bonus-record, sleeve etc.
Contribution to album
Unique contributions by the artist to a various artists compilation of some sort.
Rare or hard to find material on artist related compilation.
Compilation name Year of release
Entries are listed chronologically according to year of release,
the actual recording might have been carried out in a different order!
Link to the compilation album entry in the database (if any).
Production
A list of records produced by the artist. Please note that the term
producer ranges from producing a full album to co-producing one song.
Artist Type Title Year of release
Entries are listed chronologically according to year of release,
the actual production might have been carried out in a different order!
Link to the artists entry in the database (if any).
Type is listed as lp (vinyl) up to 1989 and as cd from 1990 and on, even
though other formats often exist.
Session musician
A list of records that the artist appear on, either singing or playing
an instrument.
Artist Type Title Year of release
Entries are listed chronologically according to year of release,
the actual recording might have been carried out in a different order!
Link to the artists entry in the database (if any).
Type is listed as lp (vinyl) up to 1989 and as cd from 1990 and on, even
though other formats often exist.
Bands/Projects
Different bands/projects that the artist has been a member of/involved in.
Pattern:
NAME TIME OTHER members
Explanations:
NAME - The name of the band/project
TIME - The period of time when the artist was a member
OTHER - Some other members of the band/project
Sources of information: Sources except for my collection and Who's Who of Australian Rock (Third Edition)
End of pattern.
Instrument abbrevations
b - bass
bv - backing vocals
d - drums
didg - didgeridoo
g - guitar
harm - harmonica
k - keyboards
org - organ
p - piano
pd st - pedal steel
perc - percussion
sax - saxophone
sl g - slide guitar
syn - synthesizer
trom - trombone
trump - trumpet
v - vocals
viol - violin
End of abbrevations.
Pattern for Compilation albums
Title
Pattern:
TYPE COUNTRY COMPANY CATALOGUE NUMBER YEAR (COMMENTS/information) [Release line]
ARTIST SONG ALBUM [Track line]
Explanations:
Release line:
TYPE - CD, LP, MC, DAT, MD, EP, Single etc.
COUNTRY - Country of manufactury of disc.
COMPANY - The name of the record company.
CATALOGUE NUMBER - The catalogue number for this release.
YEAR - Year of original release. Also see comments.
COMMENTS - Title, Year of release and number of tracks if different from the
original release. Edition, re-release, bonus-record, sleeve etc.
Track line:
ARTIST - The name of the artist/group.
SONG - The name of the song.
ALBUM - The artist's album that this version of the song was originally
released on.
Link to the artist's entry in the database (if any).
Sources of information: Sources except for my collection and Who's Who of Australian Rock (Third Edition)
End of pattern.