SA Rock Gold [3CD 2010]

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For the first time ever … a 59 track, 3 CD set of the cream of South African rock, from the early ’70s through to the ’90s … Killer tunes from the likes of éVoid, Tribe After Tribe, Stingray, Hawk, Baxtop, The Sweatband, Squeal, Freedoms Children, Ellamental, Wild Youth, Julian Laxton and many more.

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Freedoms Children – 1999
2. Suck – Aimless Lady
3. Otis Waygood – You’re Late Miss Kate
4. Abstract Truth – It’s Alright With Me
5. The Bats – The Rock Machine
6. The Tidal Wave – Spider Spider
7. Hawk – Here Comes The Sun
8. Omega Limited – Tchaikovsky 1
9. Circus – Long Legged Lady
10. Stingray – Better The Devil You Know
11. The Julian Laxton Band – Celebrate
12. Rabbitt – Savage
13. McCully Workshop – Buccaneer
14. Finch & Henson – Lonely Spacemen
15. Lesley Rae Dowling – Grips Of Emotion
16. Baxtop – Jo Bangles
17. Radio Rats – ZX Dan
18. Flash Harry – No Football
19. Sue Kiel – Julia
20. Wild Youth – Wot About Me

Disc 2

1. Peach – A Lot Of Things
2. No Friends Of Harry – Competition Rules
3. Sweatband – This Boy
4. Dog Detachment – Touch The Sky
5. Ella Mental – Pressure
6. Tribe After Tribe – Damsel (As I Went Out One Morning)
7. Psycho Reptiles – Monster From The Bog
8. The Spectres – Be Bop Pop
9. Asylum Kids – Fight It With Your Mind
10. eVoid – I Am A Fadget
11. Falling Mirror – Johnny Calls The Chemist
12. Petit Cheval – Once In A Lifetime
13. Cherry Faced Lurchers – Do The Lurch
14. The Helicopters – Mysteries & Jealousies
15. Robin Auld – All Of Woman
16. Bright Blue – Weeping
17. Celtic Rumours – Slow Rain
18. Hotline – You’re So Good To Me

Disc 3

1. Shifty Henry – Gimme Little Sign
2. Squeal – Killing The Light
3. Urban Creep – Sea Level
4. The Pressure Cookies – Baby Baby
5. The Kêrels – Golden Days
6. Lithium – Bite It
7. The Sunshines – Wanna Make Love
8. The Electric Petals – Sister Love
9. Little Sister – Little Sister
10. Blue Chameleon – Hoss
11. Fetish – Constant
12. The Diamond Dogs – Going Home
13. Arapaho – Wild Warrior
14. Fat City – Bad Habit
15. Sugardrive – Disco Lazarus
16. Sunways – Colour Me In
17. Toxic Shame – Rollercoaster Ride
18. Jack Hammer – Headlines
19. Jo Day – Princess
20. Helloangel – I Don’t Care
21. BlueScream – Without Your Love

Release information

3CD: 2010, Universal, TUMGCD 100

Credits

Tracks licensed courtesy of EMI Music, Warner Music/Gallo Music, Fuller Music, Angela Music, David Gresham Records, Neil Cloud, Spaced Out Sounds, 3rd Ear Music, Radium Wreckords, Michael Fleck, Amber Music, Alan Armstrong, Ashland Music, Sheer Music, Shifty Music, Robin Auld, Universal Music, Diamond Dogs, Toni Gozza, Legend Music, and John Buckley.

Compiled by Benjy Mudie for Universal Music. Grateful thanks to Johnny Dorfling for the concept, Chris Venter for the sound advice, Gary Crause for the mastering, and Patsy Thompson for all the legalities.

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