Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones - Beat & R&B From Down Under

Great compilation of australian Beat and R&B bands, great to complete a vision of the aussie 60's scene, well covered in other Garage or Psych compilations as "Ugly Things", "Before Birdmen Flew", "So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star", "Dreaming Downunder", etc...) Here are thirty one fine examples of the impact the british influences had downunder in the mid 60's. From melodic Beat to raw R&B. Stuff from the original master tapes of the Festival label. Eleven of these tracks make their first ever appearance on a compilation. With Purple Hearts, Rajahs, Tony Worsley & The Blue Jays, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Showmen, Sunsets, Toni McCann, Ray Brown & The Whispers, Tony Barber, The Others...

Excelente recopilación de grupos australianos de Beat y R&B, ideal para complementar series más centradas en los sonidos más garageros o psicodélicos de aquel país ("Ugly Things", "Before Birdmen Flew", "So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star", "Dreaming Downunder", etc...). Aquí encontramos treinta y un ejemplos de la asimilación antípoda de las influencias británicas de mediados de los 60, desde el Beat más melódico al R&B crudo, todo ello de las cintas originales del sello Festival. Once de estos temas aparecen recopilados por primera vez. Con Purple Hearts, Rajahs, Tony Worsley & The Blue Jays, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Showmen, Sunsets, Toni McCann, Ray Brown & The Whispers, Tony Barber, The Others...