''Radios Appear'' is the first full-length studio album by Australian punk rock band

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. The album was recorded at Birdman's Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, during 1976 and 1977. Trafalgar initially distributed the album via mail order and by sales from the backs of friend's and band members' station wagons. This laid the groundwork for future DIY punk bands in Australia. ''Radios Appear'' was hailed by many as a breakthrough album in Australian rock and a decisive change from the uneventful early mid-seventies scene. The album's title was taken from the song "Dominance and Submission" by

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, one of the band's most important early influences.

Critical reception

''Radios Appear'' was ranked the third best Australian album of all time in a 2008 list compiled by Melbourne newspaper ''

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''. In October 2010, it was ranked No. 13 in the book ''

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Track listing

1977 original (Trafalgar Version)

All songs written by

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, except where noted. #"TV Eye" ( Dave Alexander,

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cover) #"Murder City Nights" #"Anglo Girl Desire" #"Man with Golden Helmet" #"Descent into the Maelstrom" #"Monday Morning Gunk" #"Do the Pop" #"Love Kills" #"Hand of Law" #"New Race"

1978 overseas release (Sire Version)

All songs written by

, except where noted. #"What Gives?" (Tek, Warwick Gilbert) – 2:22 #"Non-Stop Girls" – 2:40 #"Do the Pop" (Tek, Mark Sisto) – 2:30 #"Man with Golden Helmet" – 5:37 #"Descent into the Maelstrom" – 4:22 #"New Race" – 2:35 #"Aloha Steve and Danno" (Rob Younger, Denis Tek, Mort Stevens) – 3:57 #"Anglo Girl Desire" – 3:04 #"Murder City Nights" - 2:22 #"

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cover) – 2:25 #"Hand of Law" – 4:44 #"Hit Them Again" (Tek,

) – 4:32

1995 Reassembled and remastered version

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Charts

Personnel

;Radio Birdman *

Rob Younger Rob Younger (born Robert Kent Younger) is an Australian rock musician, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He is a founding mainstay of the punk rock group, Radio Birdman, and a pioneer of the local independent music scene. Radio Birdman, fo ...

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– guitar, backing vocals *

Chris Masuak Christopher William Masuak (born 1959) is a Canadian-born Australian musician, guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He joined the punk rock group, Radio Birdman (1976–78, 1995–96, 1997, 2005–07), then the hard rockers, the Hitmen ...

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; piano on "Descent into the Maelstrom", backing vocals *Warwick Gilbert –

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*Ron Keeley – drums *Pip Hoyle – organ,

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– co-writer for "Hit Them Again"

References

External links

*http://www.radio-birdman.com/ - Official Radio Birdman Website *http://www.divinerites.com/dr_birdm.htm *http://perso.orange.fr/birdmanpage/index.htm {{Authority control 1977 debut albums Radio Birdman albums Albums produced by John L Sayers Albums produced by Charles Fisher (producer)