TEN ESSENTIAL OZ ALBUMS
ORIENTATION A couple of disclosures/ disclaimers are necessary when explaining the following list of albums. The first is that I reside firmly in the boomer town postcodes and that may assist when reflecting on the titles that I’ve chosen. The second has to do with the here and now. If you ask me tomorrow, I might generate a different list. Ayers Rock or a Midnight Oil early album could make the run-on squad. I might even sniff out The jaws of life . Who knows? THE ESSENTIAL TEN Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs- Live at the Melbourne Town Hall (1971) The rebadged Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs (Mark 2) really made their name in the town hall 'dances' that occurred in Sydney and Melbourne during 1970 and 1971. Draconian licensing laws meant that hotels, in those times, were not allowed to stage live music events of the sort that Thorpie and other hippie-type bands offered. I had the chance to see The Aztecs at Ashfield Town Hall in late 1971 but pa...