Radio Birdman "Radios Appear" 1978

This is primal (and prime) Radio Birdman, with Deniz Tek and Rob Younger firmly ensconced in the eye of this guitar-fueled hurricane. Tek's originals are pretty strong, especially the grimy tale of urban desolation "Murder City Nights" and the noisy freak-out "Descent into the Maelstrom." One of Australia's great rock & roll bands in all of their glory! - Radios Appear Review by John Dougan
Reissue of this classic 1977 album from the Australian Punk band featuring Deniz Tek and Rob Younger. Record labels were eager to place Radio Birdman in the then-new context of late-'70s Punk - somewhat inaccurately considering the band's long hair and technical skill - so WEA picked up Radios Appear for distribution after it's initial mail-order release on the Trafalgar imprint. Then, legendary Sire boss Seymour Stein saw Radio Birdman while visiting Australia to sign the Saints, and resolved to re release Radios Appear internationally with a different track order and particular overdubs. This version is presented here, as heard by so many late-'70s youth before starting bands of their own and citing Radios Appear as an influence in interviews to come. - amazon
trax:
01 What gives 02 Non-stop girls 03 Do the pop 04 Man with the golden helmet 05 Descent in a maelstrom 06 New race 07 Aloha Steve & Danno 08 Anglo girl desire 09 Murder city nights 10 You're gonna miss me 11 Hand of law 12 Hit them again 13 Let The Kids Dance (Live At Paddo Town Hall) bonustrack 14 Murder City Nights (Live At Paddo Town Hall) bonustrack 15 Ramblin' Rose (Unreleased) bonustrack 16 Route 66 (bonustrack)