...Initially started as a one-off to record a single ("Face a New God," 1981, now worth big money down under), the band did not perform until 1983 when Younger assembled an all-star lineup featuring members of the Celibate Rifles, Birdman, and a future Hoodoo Guru to tour with Iggy Pop, then making his first venture down under…
trax "Pedestal" 1995 - EP:01 Pedestal 02 The Way You Suck Me Down 03 She Comes In Colors 04 The Seeker
"Waiting Word" 1981 - 7'/45rpm
...Younger, perhaps Australia's most charismatic frontman, apparently left Pop (who, it must be noted, had a relatively inferior band) in the dust. Several singles and lineups followed and the debut album, Distemper, was not released until 1989…
trax:01 Waiting Word 02 Face A New God
"Black Hole" 1987 - 7"/45rpm
...That version of the band included Charlie Owen (Divinyls, Louis Tillett, Tex Perkins) on guitar; then unknown, he is now renowned as one of Australia's finest musicians…
trax:01 Black Hole 02 Addiction
"Detritus" 1987 - 12"/45rpm EP
This Mini-Lp contains the first two Citadel 45s
...A greatest-hits CD (or as Younger puts it, "the songs I can still stand") called Born Out of Time, named after perhaps the band's finest single, was released in Canada in 1996…
trax:01 Born Out of time 02 No Next Time 03 Like a Curse 04 Sun God
"Dropping Like Flies" 1987 - double 7" - 45rpm
...The 2" tape transfer gave the songs a sonic quality not heard on the original versions. Younger had the band up and running again with the Pedestal EP in 1995, Woe Betide in 1996, and Lower Yourself in 1997. - Artist Biography by Geoff Ginsberg
trax:01 Dropping like Flies 02 Dead Girl 03 I Swear 04 You'll never catch my Wave
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10 comments:
@ RYP
Thanks for this large spoon of Australian rock'n'roll.
@RYP
I could propose:
The New Christs "Born Out Of Time"
https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Christs-Born-Out-Of-Time/release/3890201
The New Christs "Distemper" (With four bonus tracks from EP "Dropping Like Flies"
I don't find this version on Discogs
The New Christs "Divine Rites" (12 tracks version)
https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Christs-Divine-Rites/release/1446320
The New Christs "Gloria"
https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Christs-Gloria/release/2777053
The New Christs "Incantations"
https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Christs-Incantations/release/7171670
The New Christs "Live 2011"
https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Christs-Live-2011/master/734252
I you're interested, let me know, it will be a pleasure to share.
Cheers
Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques,
I have them all, except The New Christs "Live 2011", which I would be very interested to post in this series on the main page! Thanks in advance!
Jean-Jacques,
got it! Thanks!
https://rockafu.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20New%20Christs
ep ??
thx for infos
cheers
mark
thanks for this!
Do you have The Hitmen albums as well? I think I lost my mp3 files....
Kind regards
Thanks a lot. Jean-Jacques: t'es un bon!
Hello: Could you please re-up these great discs. Thanks in advance.
best,
IndieKyiv
NEW LINK:
The New Christs "Pedestal" + "Waiting Word" + "Black Hole" + "Detritus" + "Dropping Like Flies"
gitit! no pw
https://www17.zippyshare.com/v/KBQgHOWx/file.html
zippy dead..
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