Radio Birdman "Rock & Roll War 1976-1978" 1998

Radio Birdman did it first, did it harder, and broke up sooner, than any other Australian band. They were too much too soon, and their legacy has been felt, through a slew of eighties pretenders right down to this day. (Alex Wheaton - dB Magazine - Adelaide)
Many groups are claimed to be "legendary" usually by their manager or record label. Radio Birdman were legendary even before they split up. Their sound was rooted in American 60's rock - the Stooges and the MC5 were the obvious influences, along with surf instrumental groups, wild 60's punk and the Stones. Some ten (almost) years on the spectre of Radio Birdman still haunts many an outfit whose members may otherwise not be exposed (via the Birdman catalyst) to the type of music which so obviously influence much of the contemporary independant music coming out of Australia. (The Australian Record Collector - vol 1, No 1 Spring 1986.)
trax:
01 Dark Surprise 02 If I Wanted To 03 Alien Skies 04 Death By The Gun 05 Didn't Tell The Man 06 Descent Into The Maelstrom 07 Death By The Gun 08 Snake + outro 09 Burned My Eye 10 American Ruse 11 Insane Alive 12 Search & Destro 13 Rock & Roll 14 I Wanna Be Your Dog 15 Career Of Evil 16 Snake