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Various - Molly's Aus. Evolution

Various - Molly's Aus. Evolution

Musician: Various
Album title: Molly's Aus. Evolution
Style: Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soft Rock, New Wave, Beat, Ballad
Released: 1982
Country: Australia
Size MP3 version: 1745 mb
Size APE version: 1730 mb
Size WMA version: 1389 mb
Rating ✫: 4.7
Votes: 563
Format: ASF MOD AC3 AUD DTS RA AIFF
Genre: Rock / Pop

Various - Molly's Aus. Evolution


Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Stevie Wright Evie - Parts 1, 2 & 3
Written-By – Vanda And Young*
11:24
A2 AC/DC It's A Long To The Top
Written-By – Young*, Scott*, Young*
3:10
A3 Spectrum I'll Be Gone
Written-By – Mike Rudd
3:25
A4 Little River Band Help Is On Its Way
Written-By – Glen Shorrock*
4:04
A5 Olivia Newton John* I Honestly Love You
Written-By – Peter Allen
3:38
A6 The Ferrets Don't Fall In Love
Written-By – Davies*, Firth*
3:12
A7 Loved Ones* The Loved One
Written-By – Anderson*, Humphreys*, Lynch*, Lovett*, Richards*Written-By [Uncredited] – Ian H. Clyne
2:50
B1 Australian Crawl The Boys Light Up
Written-By – J. Reyne*
3:48
B2 Renee Geyer Heading In The Right Direction
Written-By – Paige*, Punch*
2:58
B3 Daddy Cool Eagle Rock
Written-By – R. Wilson*
3:50
B4 Zoot Eleanor Rigby
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
4:40
B5 Masters Apprentices* Turn Up The Radio
Written-By – Ford*, Keayes*
3:33
B6 Rick Springfield Speak To The Sky
Written-By – Rick Springfield
3:00
B7 Billy Thorpe Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy
Written-By – Billy Thorpe
4:17
B8 Billy Field You Weren't In Love With Me
Written-By – Field*
3:24
C1 Dragon April Sun In Cuba
Written-By – M. Hunter*, P. Hewson*
3:24
C2 Russell Morris The Real Thing
Written-By – Johnny Young
6:20
C3 Sherbet Howzat
Written-By – Porter*, Mitchell*
3:39
C4 Skyhooks Horror Movie
Written-By – McCainish*
3:47
C5 Peter Allen I Go To Rio
Written-By – Peter Allen
3:22
C6 Bee Gees Spicks & Specks
Written-By – Bee Gees
2:52
C7 Split Enz I Got You
Written-By – Finn*
3:22
C8 The Groop Such A Lovely Way
Written-By – Brian Cadd, D. Mundie*
3:16
D1 Angels* No Secrets
Written-By – Neeson*, Bidstrup*
4:17
D2 John Paul Young Yesterday's Hero
Written-By – Vanda-Young*
3:43
D3 Easybeats* Friday On My Mind
Written-By – Vanda-Young*
2:48
D4 Air Supply Here I Am
Written-By – N. Sallitt*
3:51
D5 Johnny Farnham* One
Written-By – Nilsson*
2:46
D6 Icehouse We Can Get Together
Written-By – I. Davies*
3:46
D7 Jon English Hollywood Seven
Written-By – Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd
4:52
D8 Cold Chisel Cheap Wine
Written-By – Don Walker
3:10
D9 Men At Work Who Can It Be Now
Written-By – Colin James Hay*
3:20

Credits

  • Liner Notes – Ian Meldrum
  • Management – Ray Evans Management

Notes

Sub-title on rear sleeve: "Ian Meldrums Selection Of Great Australasian Artists"

Inside gatefold:
Chart on gatefold, righthand-side, with columns pertaining to track info:
1st column = 'Title'
2nd column = 'Weeks In'
3rd column - 'H/P' (highest position)
4th column = 'Released'
5th column = 'Peaked'
6th column = 'Status'
[The dates are month and year, separated by a slash (/), eg. 6/66 is June 1966]
The Loved One: 17 : 2 : 6/66 : 9/66 : —
Spicks & Specks: 18 : 3 : 10/66 : 11/66 : —
Friday On My Mind: 15 : 1 : 11/66 : 12/66 : —
Such A Lovely Way: 7 : 16 : 2/69 : 2/69 : —
The Real Thing: 22 : 1 : 4/69 : 4/69 : Gold
One: 18 : 4 : 8/69 : 8/69 : Gold
Turn Up Your Radio: 14 : 8 : 5/70 : 6/70 : —
Eleanor Rigby: 18 : 4 : 12/70 : 1/71 : Gold
I'll Be Gone: 15 : 1 : 2/71 : 3/71 : —
Eagle Rock: 24 : 1 : 5/71 : 5/71 : No. 1 Record '71
Speak To The Sky: 16 : 5 : 10/71 : 10/71 : Gold
Evie: 21 : 1 : 5/74 : 6/74 : Gold
I Honestly Love You: 20 : 1 : 9/74 : 10/74 : Gold
Horror Movie: 22 : 1 : 12/74 : 1/75 : Gold
Yesterday's Hero: 18 : 8 : 2/75 : 4/75: —
It's A Long Way To The Top: 11 : 9 : 12/75 : 1/76 : —
Heading In The Right Direction: 2 : 31 : 1/76 : 2/76 : —
Howzat: 25 : 1 : 5/76 : 5/76 : Gold
Most People I Know: 16 : 2 : 4/76 : 5/76 : —
Hollywood 7: 12 : 13 : 5/76 : 8/76 : —
Help Is On Its Way: 17 : 1 : 4/77 : 6/77 : —
I Go To Rio: 20 : 1 : 4/77 : 7/77 - Platinum
Don't Fall In Love: 18 : 2 : 6/77 : 8/77 : —
April Sun In Cuba: 20 : 2 : 9/77 : 11/77 : Gold
I Got You: 25 : 1 : 2/80 : 2/80 : No. 1 Record '80 Platinum
The Boys Light Up: 18 : 22 : 4/80 : 6/80 : —
No Secrets: 17 : 8 : 4/80 : 6/80 : —
Cheap Wine: 18 : 8 : 5/80 : 7/80 : Almost Gold
We Can Get Together: 18 : 16 : 9.80 : 11/80 : —
Who Can It Be Now: 24 : 2 : 5/81 : blank : Gold
You Weren't In Love With Me: 22 : 1 : 7/81 : 11/81 : —
Here I Am: blank : 43* : 8/81 : blank : —
*NB: This track is still charting and has been in the charts for 12 weeks @ 22.1.82

We gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of the following people, in making this album possible.
Record companies: Astor □ CBS □ EMI □ Festival □ Mushroom □ PolyGram □ RCA □ WEA □
Ian "Molly" Meldrum Courtesy of Ray Evans Management
National chart information for Molly's Aus. Evolution was compiled from a variety of charts throughout the period covered, by Kent Music Report.
Summit Records showing the way with Advance Australia.

On labels:
Publishers:
Albert: A1, A2, B2, D1, D2, D3
Mushroom: A3, A6, C7
Tumbleweed: A4, B1
Rondor: A5, C5, D8
Woomera: A7
Cool Music: B3
ATV Northern: B4
Castle: B5, D4
Robie Porter Music: B6
Rock Of Ages: B7
Chappell: B8
Essex/April: C1
E. H. Morris: C2
Razzle: C3
Doo Dah: C4
Penjane: C6
Control: C8
Associated: D5
ID-Tumbleweed: D6
Essex: D7
April: D9

Track B7 is titled "Most People I Know" on the sleeve (inside gatefold & on rear) but the fuller title "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" is given on the labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A handwritten etchings): AUS1-A TP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B handwritten etchings): AUS1-B TP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C handwritten etchings): AUS1-C TP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D handwritten etchings): AUS1-AD TP

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Swiang
Surprisingly (?) good compilation. Very well selected tracks.