Cruel Sea - Rock n' Roll Duds

thanks to bottelow

released in 2004, B sides, live tracks, a Queen cover, by now the end was in sight for The Cruel Sea..still a good album...... the boys being 'dudes'

http://rapidshare.com/files/82250225/The_Cruel_Sea_-_Rock__n_Roll_Duds.rar

Died Pretty - Usin My Gills As A Road Map

thanks to bottelow

Have I mentioned how much I dig this band? Dark, brooding, intense, powerful... yet beautiful and melodic in voice and music. 'Using My Gills As Road Map' was true to the spirit of the bands original aspirations - a left field excursion. Produced by Wayne Connolly and the band, it explores aural textures and landscapes that are a first for the group. Samples, minimal guitars, and new technology were in obvious evidence. It also fielded the single, 'Radio', one of many fine releases over the years.

On a different track I've listened to the new Birdman album and heard the live recodings of their recent tour of Australia and personally I would love to hear Ronnie singing with Radio Birdman.

http://rapidshare.com/files/82288921/Died_Pretty_-_1998_-_Using_My_Gills_as_a_Roadmap.rar\

Louis Tillet - Ego Tripping at The Gates of Hell

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s LOUIS TILLETT provided a commanding and distinctive presence on the Australian alternative music scene. He was a softly spoken individual, yet it was his rich baritone singing voice (once described as “burning like a deep wound… like it’s oozing from the cracks of a tomb”), characteristic keyboard technique and exceptional song writing skills that earned him a reputation as an artist of considerable imagination, authority and conviction, and as a sideman of redoubtable stature. In addition to leading groups like the Wet Taxis, Paris Green and the Aspersion Caste, his work as a backing musician with Catfish, Ed Kuepper, the New Christs and Tex Perkins kept him firmly in the public eye. Louis’s first band, the Wet Taxis, commenced life as an experimental outfit in the manner of fellow Sydneysiders Severed Heads and Scattered Order before taking on a tougher 1960s-influenced direction. Their classic debut single on the Hot label, ‘C’mon’ (1984), boasted an authentic garage/R&B sound heavily influenced by such American garage/punk bands as the Moving Sidewalks, We the People and the Chocolate Watchband plus legendary Australian group the Atlantics (who originally issued the song as ‘Come On’ in 1967). Alongside the likes of Died Pretty, the Celibate Rifles, the Lime Spiders, the New Christs, the Hoodoo Gurus and the Eastern Dark, the Wet Taxis came to epitomise the Australian garage rock sound and aesthetic of the 1980s. The band’s only album was the appropriately named From the Archives (Hot, 1984). The 1960s garage rock sound served the Wet Taxis well, yet Louis was constantly in search of new musical terrain to explore. This led him to the acoustic-based No Dance side project with Died Pretty’s Brett Myers and Celibate Rifles’ Damien Lovelock (one EP, ‘Carnival of Souls’ in 1984) and the improvisational jazz/blues-influenced Paris Green ensemble which covered material ranging from Mose Allison and John Coltrane to Ray Charles. Following the release of the Wet Taxis single ‘Sailor’s Dream’ on the Citadel label (1987), Louis folded the band and immediately recorded his debut solo album Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell with support from a stellar array of local musicians including guitarist Charlie Owen and drummer Louis Burdett. The album relied upon a brooding intensity for its emotional effect, yet there was always a lighter more positive side as displayed on tracks like ‘Trip to Kalu-Ki-Bar’.His next band the Aspersion Caste included Owen, Burdett, ex-Wet Taxis guitarist Penny Ikinger and a powerful horn section and was heard on A Cast of Aspersions (1990) and its astonishing single ‘Condemned to Live’. A Cast of Aspersions was an eclectic and potent exploration of mood and emotions driven by Louis’s booming baritone voice and smouldering organ, jagged guitar lines and the swinging brass arrangements. Louis kept the Aspersion Caste on the road (including performances in Europe and New York) until 1992 when he recorded his next solo album Letters to a Dream. In 1995, he collaborated with Owen on the album Midnight Rain before they joined Ken Gormly and Jim Elliot (from the Cruel Sea) as backing musicians for Tex Perkins, on tour to promote his 1996 solo album Far be it From Me. Louis released his last album, Cry against the Faith, in 1999. As well as travelling overseas and succumbing to bouts of ill-health due to his well-publicised battle with alcoholism, he continued to put in occasional live performances around Sydney (often with help from Gormly and Elliot). An ABC-TV documentary produced a few years ago on the man, A Night at Sea, provided rare insight into his role as a performer and his struggles with personal demons. He has now emerged in 2005 with renewed vigour. All of which brings us to his new album, The Hanged Man, an exemplary return to form and a solo release in the truest sense. Louis recorded The Hanged Man in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2004 with a local engineer called O, and it focuses squarely on his skills as a song writer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist par excellence – a remarkable achievement from a remarkable musician. The deep connection to the blues/jazz/swamp rock feel essential to his sound has remained, yet there is so much more. One only has to listen to the nine brilliant tracks to hear the emotional outpouring on offer here. Louis has opened his heart and soul, faced down his demons and overcome his fears in the most cathartic way – song writing and recording as personal therapy. With lyric lines throughout the album as compelling and insightful as the following: “… shows me the journey I must make” (‘Ocean Bound’)“… I now have some hope, this will keep me afloat” (‘Four Walls’)“… the main thing I want is these voices to stop” (‘Through the Dream’)“… I pray for redemption and hope for a sign” (‘Prayer Before Dawn’)“… it all seems to go away with the start of a brand new day” (‘Around You’)“… I’m looking high I’m looking low, now it’s clear what I must do” (‘It’s Alright Now’)and “… a dream fulfilled, a love rebuilt… I’ve returned to a perfect friend, the journey’s end” (‘Teary Eyes’)…this is Louis embracing the very joyousness of a bright future. The Hanged Man features music as vital, beautiful, emotional and uncompromising as any in the history of Australian rock. Take the time to accept this incredible musician and his art.

http://rapidshare.com/files/82374562/Louis_Tillett_-___1987__ego_tripping_at_the_gates_of_hell.rar

Sacred Cowboys - Nothing Grows In Texas

Sacred Cowboys are an Australian post-punk rock band based in Melbourne and active in 1982-85, 1987-97 and since 2006.

The Sacred Cowboys' lead singer and lyricist is Garry Gray. The current line-up includes: Spencer Jones (guitar); Penny Ikinger (guitar); Nick Rischbieth (bass) and; Stephan Fiddock (drums). A special guest for August 2006 shows was Ash Wednesday (keyboards). Past members include: Johnny Crash (drums) andMark Ferrie (bass) who were both previously members of Melbourne pop band The Models; Terry Doolan (guitar); Andrew Picouleau (bass); and Ian Forrest (keyboards). Rischbieth joined the group in 1983 and Fiddock in 1987.

Gray was previously a member of The Reals (1975-76) and The Negatives (1977-79) and is the only constant in the band's history.

The Sacred Cowboys began playing inner city Melbourne in early 1982. Gray and Mark Ferrie thought of the name after viewing an episode of Get Smart, from the episode where the Groovy Guru and his band the Sacred Cows set out to subvert America's youth with psychedelic music. (The same episode was the impsiration for the Hoodoo Gurus song "In The Echo Chamber" and Painters and Dockers covered Groovy Guru's "Kill Kill Kill".)

Within six months, the Cowboys signed with Mushroom Records/White Label and recorded the "Nothing Grows In Texas" single, mark I also released a second single, a cover of Alex Chilton's "Bangkok".

After their performance of the song on television pop show Countdown, Molly Meldrum said: "this is the worst group I've seen in five years", a title the band would wear with perverse pride.

http://rapidshare.com/files/82036224/SACRED_COWBOYS.rar

Dream Syndicate

thanks to hank

Out Of The Grey (1986), was the 3rd album by influential Los Angeles band The Dream Syndicate. The album included "Boston," one of the band's best known songs. Reminiscent of Neil Young's neurotic country-rock; but Wynn was still the only songwriter capable of making his lyrics bleed.

Out Of The Grey

Disc 1

http://rapidshare.com/files/81946768/Dream_Syndicate_-_Out_Of_The_GreyPart1.rar

Disc 2

http://rapidshare.com/files/81954315/Dseam_Syndicate_-_Out_Of_The_GreyPart2.rar

Ghost Stories (1988) closed the semicircle by almost embracing R.E.M.'s folk-rock. The combination of abrasive guitars, dramatic tension and crude realism coined a language that would inspire countless bands.

Disc 1

http://rapidshare.com/files/81974920/Dream_Syndicate__-_Ghost_StoriesPart1.rar

Disc 2

http://rapidshare.com/files/81984553/Dream_Syndicate__-_Ghost_StoriesPart2.rar

The Day Before Wine and Roses (1995)

Release in 1995, a collection of unreleased studio sessions, and The Day Befor

e Wine and Roses, a live radio performance recorded just prior to the release of the band's first album.

http://rapidshare.com/files/82013663/Dream_Syndicate_-_Day_Before_Wine___Roses.rar

Three & a Half - The Lost Tapes

http://rapidshare.com/files/82227126/Dream_Syndicate-three_and_a_half_-_the_lost_tapes__1985-1988_.rar

The Long Ryders - The End Of The Trail

from hank and ken

http://www.mediafire.com/?7njj5denjmo

The Moffs - Collection

from tricky.... for Paolo in Spain

Gives me great pleasure to introduce The Moffs, a 'one of a kind' band. Saw these guys play many times never disappointing always memorizing. Truly unique in Australia in the 80's. Probably best remembered for 'Another Day In The Sun', check out the single cover. They produced some of the best record sleeve art of the decade.We have three studio records and a live show for you. Sit back, zone out and enjoy The Moffs.

Influenced by bands like Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn in particular), King Crimson, early Yardbirds, the Byrds, the Beatles and various blues & psychedelic bands and artists from the '60's, the Moffs, a Sydney band, were around from 1983 to 1989 and they released a whole lot of vinyl on the Citadel label. Their shows were wonderfully laid back - you could easily sit on the floor with your eyes closed and just groove along to their music, or you could take a whole lot of illicit substances and REALLY get into it. They were surreal, atmospheric and groovy; think of jangly guitars, bass guitar octave runs, Farfisa organs and the occasional bells and chimes.

They played mainly at inner-city Sydney venues like the Trade Union Club, the Strawberry Hills, the Paddington Green, the Hopetoun and the Lansdowne, which were the cornerstone of all good live indie music in Sydney in the 1980's.

The first line-up included Tom Kazas, Smiley Byrnes, Nick (Chesh) Potts on keyboards/harmonica and Brandon Saul.They played their first gig at a party called "Freakout" at the notorius 181 Campbell St, Redfern. However at some stage, Alan joined the Moffs to play drums. Apparently, this line-up met through Nick, who knew Alan through Suicidal Flowers, a long-standing band that played intermittently though the 1980's. He met Tom and Smiley through the Sydney mod scene. At the time, Tom was studying philosophy at the University of New South Wales.

Their first demo tape called "11 to 5", which is impossible to get, contained gems like 'Tombstone!', 'Confusion', 'Horto' and a version of the Beatles 'Tomorrow Never Knows'.

'11 to 5'

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The band were doing gigs around Sydney and Lismore, and being managed by Greg "Quick" Squirl. Greg Kasch mixed at some of these early gigs.One of the most intriguing thing about the band at this time was undoubtably their haircuts! In photos of this time, Nick, Smiley and Alan all have their eyes totally obscured by thick fringes (think - outgrown Brian Jones haircuts)!

When they started to move away from the bluesier style of music, Nick moved onto No Man's Land (another 80's Sydney band that features a scary-looking singer with masses of hair-sprayed black hair called Dave Slade and current Celibate Rifles bass player, Jim Leone as well as stints with Suicidal Flowers. He was replaced by Mick Duncan who had previously been in No Man's Land.

In 1985, this line-up released a classic 5 track EP simply called The Moffs

The Moffs

http://rapidshare.com/files/82101865/moffs_-_same__a_lian_great_heavy_neo-psych_1985_.rar

Damon left and began to do stints with Suicidal Flowers and the final line-up was formed, which was the most stable and included Tom, Smiley, Andrew and keyboardist Scott Barnes. They released a 7" single (black and white sleeve)

The Traveller / Quaker's Drum and an LP Labyrinth (December 1987)

Labyrinth is a classic psychedelic and atmospheric album that should have been a hit but never quite got there. Songs like "Stealing Cake (to eat the moon)" and "Tapestry" should have been on movie soundtracks with a back-drop of an old, dark country mansion at sunset. The songs on "Labyrinth" consist of layers of sound that have been carefully crafted to achieve what still stands up well in 1998.

Entomology - Collection of hits and b sides

http://rapidshare.com/files/82129776/Moffs_-_Entomology.rar

The Moffs played shows for a few more years and eventually stopped playing as a band. In 1994, a compilation CD called "Psychedelicatessen" was released, which included 13 tracks from previously released vinyl and an unreleased track recorded in 1987.

live at the trade union hall Sydney 04.04.87

http://rapidshare.com/files/82164350/Moffs_-_Live_1987.rar

Cruel Sea

thanks to cob

By bringing together two very different influences, almost like adding oil to water, the Cruel Sea created a style of rock which extended Australian rock & roll culture and, at the same time, made them one of the most successful Australian groups of the '90s.

It started as an idea guitarist Danny Rumour had carried with him since his days in punk rock bands. As a regular at a Sydney pub, whenever a band cancelled or there was no gig on, Rumour would jump on stage with a few local musicians and play an instrumental set using equipment the hotel kept in a back room. People always loved it whenever it happened and when Rumour's group Sekret Sekret split up after seven years, he decided to explore the idea with a permanent group. The new group the Cruel Sea took its name from a Ventures instrumental from the '60s.

The instrumentals-only Cruel Sea played its first gigs in 1988, setting up behind the pool table at another hotel in Sydney. There was so little room, the guitarists would have to move so pool players could play their shots. But within weeks of starting this residency, the Cruel Sea was drawing regular crowds of up to 300 people. Operating the lighting at some of those performances was moonlighting Beasts of Bourbon singer Tex Perkins.

It wasn't until a party a few months later that the Cruel Sea and Perkins were formally introduced. The Cruel Sea was playing and Tex Perkins came up and said he'd like to have a go at putting lyrics to some of their instrumentals. That was something else Rumour had had in the back of his mind: to attract the right singer one day. Already an Australian music legend for his rock & roll swagger, the Cruel Sea couldn't have wished for anyone more qualified or interesting than Perkins.

This is Not the Way Home 1991

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At first the union was only a casual one. Perkins would only contribute to some songs and because of his commitments to the Beasts of Bourbon, he could only play some gigs. An initial 12" Down Below EP was expanded into the full-length debut Cruel Sea album, also called Down Below. More comfortable with the bringing together of their two halves, clean instrumentals, and rough-edged rock vocals, with the second album This Is Not the Way Home, the band expanded their musical influences. A tour with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds through Europe helped the band work its style into place.

Honeymoon is Over 1993

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With another temporary suspension of activities by the Beasts in early 1993, Perkins was able to devote himself to being a permanent member of the Cruel Sea. The result of that concerted effort was the album, The Honeymoon Is Over. It reached number four nationally and was awarded with four ARIA Awards, Australia's Grammys. More international sojourns followed.

With each subsequent tour and album, the Cruel Sea has continued to explore their multi-faceted personality. On stage and record, there are less instrumental. Tex Perkins contributes to the sounds during the instrumental parts. Occasionally the band still performs without Perkins and Perkins has kept up an occasional involvement with the Beasts of Bourbon and has also recorded two albums of his own, Far Be It for Me and Dark Horses.

In 2006 Tex Perkins announced that the band was no longer together.

Fuzztones - Flashbacks

thanks to Peter

The Fuzztones ruled the black leather garage netherworld throughout the 80's, alternating their aural mayhem between New York City and Los Angeles. Their FLASHBACKS CD is fiery proof the "paisley revival" has true staying power. FLASHBACKS isn't really a "best of":The Fuzztones released far too much material (more than 40 records) to make a 70-minute distillation possible. The 22 tracks here instead are some choice LP cuts, alternate versions, demos, and previously unreleased material. Rudi Protrudi is the focus behind The Fuzztones' dark sound. His approach recalls an alley cat in the throes of vicious copulation, his guitar alive with buzz, his voice a groaning invitation. The Music Machine's Sean Bonniwell, Steppenwolf's John Kay, and the Mysterians' Question Mark have nothing on Protrudi; perhaps he's the result of them all. Lock up the girls. Protrudi & Co. have reformed and are lurking once again in L.A.

http://www.mediafire.com/?f0tmmmmni2x

Ned Collette -

provided by tricky

request from Mel

Ned Collette is a Melbourne singer/songwriter who has recently signed with the Australian record label Dot Dash.

Ned Collette’s musical history to date draws on a broad sound pallet: an honours degree in modern composition, works for string quartets, various electro-concrete pieces and playing in a variety of loose fit outfits whilst focusing his talents in City City City. Parallel to all this Ned has been working on his own album, Jokes & Trials. Forgoing the democracies of a group Ned plays close to all the instruments, writes all the songs and sings in his warm and weary voice. Here the song is king, Ned admitting that the influence of Leonard Cohen, Robert Wyatt and Cat Power has led him to focus more and more on the importance of the lyrics.

jokes & trials lp
debut album released australia/nz
22nd july 2006

tracks:

song for louis
the happy kidnapper
a plea for you through me
boulder
hill
the laughter across the street
heaven's the key
janet
don't talk
blame

http://rapidshare.com/files/81922955/Ned_Collette_-_Jokes_and_Trials.rar

Live, Ned has developed a unique technique of using guitar loops and delays on stage, building percussive and melodic layers, over which he presents his songs. He has toured alongside artists such as Mogwai and Holly Throsby as well as playing his own headlining gigs.

future suture lp
released australia/nz
29th september 2007

tracks:

first love
sell your life
forty children
show your hand
the country with a smile
winter holiday
ned's dream
lost and found
race

http://rapidshare.com/files/81908424/ned_collette_-_future_suture.rar

Crazy Horse - Left for Dead

another from hank

Left for Dead released in 1989. for the album, Sonny Mone and Matt Piucci(was in the Rain Parade as a guitarist and singer from the beginning until the end) teamed up with Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina from Crazy Horse, hoping to create a hybrid sound that bridged the '70s to the late '80s.

http://rapidshare.com/files/81888304/Crazy_Horse_-_Left_For_Dead.rar

John Butler Trio - Living 2001 -2002

Living 2001-2002 is a live album from Australian jam band John Butler Trio. Released in February 2003, the double album had a top ten debut in the ARIA album charts and went on to achieve platinum sales.

Disc 1

http://rapidshare.com/files/81745908/John_Butler_Trio_-_Living_2001-2002__Disk_1_.rar

Disc 2

http://rapidshare.com/files/81764093/John_Butler_Trio_-_Living_2001-2002__Disk_2_.rar

Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine & Roses , The Medicine Show

SURPRISE!!!! more Paisley Underground

thanks to hank for helping out

Dream Syndicate was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California active from 1981 to 1989. The band was associated with the Paisley Underground music movement.

While attending the University of California, Davis, Wynn and Smith played together (with future True West members Russ Tolman and Gavin Blair) in The Suspects. Moving back home to Los Angeles, Wynn recorded a single under the name 15 Minutes (as in 15 minutes of fame) as his intended farewell to music. He did not follow that course. Rehearsing in a band called Goat Deity, Wynn met Precoda, who had answered an ad for a bass player, and the two joined to form a new group, with Precoda switching to guitar. Smith came to play bass, and brought in drummer Dennis Duck, who had played in the locally successful Pasadena-based Human Hands.

Duck suggested the name "The Dream Syndicate" in reference to Tony Conrad's early 1960s New York experimental ensemble (better known as the Theater of Eternal Music), whose members included John Cale.

On February 23, 1982, The Dream Syndicate performed its first show at Club Lingerie in Hollywood. A four-song EP was recorded in the basement of Wynn's house and released on his own Down There label, and the band quickly achieved local notoriety for its often aggressively long, feedback-soaked improvisations. Obvious sources were The Velvet Underground (the Dream Syndicate could be called early VU revivalists) and Television, but echoes of the Quicksilver Messenger Service and Creedence Clearwater Revival could also be discerned. "It was an overnight thing," Wynn recalled of their success. "There was no dues paying. It was very weird, and it screwed us up in some ways." The band was signed to Slash Records, whose subsidiary Ruby Records released its debut and by far best-known album, The Days of Wine and Roses, in 1982. The next year saw the UK (Rough Trade Records) release of the album's anthemic lead track, "Tell Me When It's Over", as the A-side of an EP which also included a live cover of Neil Young's "Mr. Soul". Kendra Smith left the band and joined David Roback, formerly of the band Rain Parade, to form Opal. She was replaced in the Dream Syndicate by David Provost.

Days of Wine and Roses

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The Medicine Show, recorded in 1984 in San Francisco with producer Sandy Pearlman (Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash), was the right step forward for the band and a genuine rock classic in its own right. But the commercial failure of the album was the beginning of the end for the band, and contributed to a temporary breakup of the band. They opened tours for R.E.M. and U2 and released This Is Not The New Dream Syndicate Album - Live (1984), the last record to feature Karl Precoda on guitar (who soon after left to pursue a career in screenwriting) and the first appearance of bassist Mark Walton. The band left A&M after the label rejected its demo for "Slide Away" (later released on the semi-official It's Too Late To Stop Now).

The Medicine Show

Disc 1

http://www.mediafire.com/?2y0sjkmgmyk
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?enftyyzmtmp

In 1985, Wynn and Dan Stuart of Green on Red wrote 10 songs together which were recorded with Dennis Duck, among others, and released by A&M as Danny and Dusty : The Lost Weekend.

The Acoustic Lounge - Pure Acoustic

A 3 CD set released in 2006 wide cross section of rock and pop artists. Everything from Jack Johnson to Soundgarden, Cold Play to Nickelback. Check it out.

CD 1
01. Jack Johnson - Breakdown
02. James Blunt - High
03. Coldplay - Fix You
04. Keane - Somewhere Only Me Know
05. Snow Patrol - Run
06. Blur - For Tomorrow
07. R.E.M - The One I Love
08. Athlete - Wires
09. Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside
10. Matt Costa - Cold December
11. G. Love - Botty Call
12. Alo - Girl I Wanna Lay You Down
13. Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
14. Rufus Wainwright - California
15. Doves - Willow'S Song
16. Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall
17. Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
18. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
19. Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out

http://rapidshare.com/files/81649167/Various_Artists_-_Pure_Acoustic_1.rar

CD 2
01. Ryan Adams
02 Rufus Wainwright
03. Doves
04. Suzanna Vega
05. Paul Weller
06. Radiohead
07. Oasis
08. John Lennon
09. kt Tunstall
10. Katie Melua
11. Norah Jones
12. Joss Stone
13. Donavon Frankenreiter
14. Corinne Baily

http://rapidshare.com/files/81684097/Various_Artists_-_Pure_Acoustic_2.rar

CD 3
01. Richard Ashcroft
02. Stephen Fretwell
03. Nerina Pallot
04. Feist
05. Air
06. Royksopp
07. Dirty Vegas
08. Turin Brakes
09. Soundgarden
10. Nickelback
11. Bernard Fanning 12. Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats

http://www.mediafire.com/?0tuddojymdl

John Butler Trio - Sunrise Over Sea

In late 2003, John Butler entered Woodstock Studios in Melbourne owned by Jo Camilleri, the leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and the Black Sorrows. He had a new band consisting of percussionist Nicky Bomba and upright-bass player Shannon Birchall. While Birchall will probably be a permanent member of the Trio, Bomba will continue playing in his own reggae band.

John Butler told the Australian edition of Rolling Stone published in April 2004 that he wanted greater freedom to pursue his vision. "Essentially what I learnt out of this process was, more so than ever, I'm the keeper of the music. I have the intuition and the foresight to pick the right players to my music. I've learned it's not always about having the same players for five, six or 10 years, it’s having the right chemistry for these songs at this time. Some of my favourite Jimi Hendrix music is off-the-cuff stuff with Band of Gypsys."

The title Sunrise Over Sea is probably a reference to his home in Byron Bay which is one of the most easterly points in Australia and therefore one of the first points to see the sunrise. It is also part of the lyrics to the song "Peaches & Cream."

All the songs on the album were written, arranged and produced by John Butler, except for "What You Want" where the string section was arranged by Shannon Birchall and John Butler and was scored and conducted by Shannon Birchall.

Additional musicians performing on the album include: Michael Barker - "Treat Yo Mama", "Company Sin", "Born To Ramble", Seeing Angels", "There'll Come a Time", "Zebra"; Daniel Caruna - "Treat Yo Mama", "Peaches & Cream", "What You Want", "Sometime"; Michael Caruna - "Zebra"; Dave Pensabene - "Zebra"; Tim Neil - "Sometimes"

Recent editions of the album have included the bonus track "Something's Gotta Give", which was released on an EP in 2004. It's a politically charged song that was very successful off the back of the recent LP.

In August 2004, a new disc, What You Want EP was released, with the song "What You Want" (Shared by Sunrise over Sea) and including a new version of the song "Treat Yo' Mama" and a cover of The Beatles' song "Across the Universe".

The album debuted at number one in the national album charts in March 15, 2004 and achieved gold record status in its first week of release. "Zebra" was released in December 2003 and made the ARIA singles charts in early 2004. It was number 5 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2003 and also had significant airplay on commercial FM radio across Australia.

http://rapidshare.com/files/81639411/John_Butler_Trio_-_Sunrise_Over_Sea.rar