Gypsy Queen (Quill-Tolhurst) - Country Radio 1972

[Treforlutionz58]

One of the great bands of my late teens back in the 70's when I lived in Melbourne.30 plus years later I met Greg and Kerryn at a gig in Toronto and I took my well worn copy of the Gypsy Queen LP and the triple Sunbury album with me to get a couple of signatures. I'm glad I did , cos they were both blown away and Greg's daughter was with him who had never seen the albums and now she has.

[neelix1111]

I first heard this song on my way to Rutherglen in 1972, I had just got my licence and my best mate and I were off to Mt. Ophir winery for the weekend. I lost touch with him which I always have regretted. If anyone knows Andrew MacPherson please let me know....

[AussiePegasus01]

You little bloody ripper !!!!!!!!!! I've searched for this song for too long, and now I've finally found it !!! I remember hearing this on my parents old valve-radio, when I was five years old, and have tried to find it on Youtube since I joined, but I couldn't remember who sung it or the song title !!! Thanks for uploading it, I can rest a little easier now.

[bondsee]

yep !! just another great song from a great decade sadly missed !!

[dj00197]

I lived in outback SA back in '72. No TV and no commercial radio. Thank God for the ABC radio and Sunday afternoons. This is just so damn full of memories.

[Bulldog1311]

this song is legendary a timeless masterpiece and to think that I was on fifteen years old, 

[fjbutch]

What a great old Aussie song and band...terrific.!!

[snowovernight]

I just found Country Radio's GTK video of Wintersong

[snowovernight]

How come this song hasn't made it on to movie soundtracks and TV commercials, like so many other Australian songs of the 1970s? Music publishers should get onto this!

[fjbutch]

@snowovernight I agree mate....some of these beauts seem to slip under their radar, but not ours...ha...

[rilbon]

This great track is included on an Aussie compilation double CD called "Boppin the Blues" (try JB HI Fi or Ebay). Some other good stuff on those CD's (and some real Cr*p!)

[baird55aus]

Just as well we have Aunty ABC she has produced some great stuff over the years and recorded it on film.

[Rapunzelbk]

Great song... simple yet gigantic

[slaxwell55]

Terrific Song

[slaxwell55]

Brilliant song ...Had no Idea they were Aussies...Rock On!!!

[hkeddieme]

Thanks for posting this - I remember seeing Country Radio live at the Monash University Union in the early 1970s - fantastic band. Brings back great memories.

[Jeniwren59]

Thanku so much .... :)

[bondsee]

classic from a classic decade !! thanks for the music country radio.

[Jeniwren59]

Would love to know if this version of Gypsy Queen is available to buy yet? Cannot find it ANYWHERE else. I could get audio [old record, record to CD - but I would REALLY like this clip! :)

[SoRudeRecords]

@Jeniwren59 CD reissue coming soon!

[Jeniwren59]

@SoRudeRecords

Thank you - waiting patiently :)

[Jeniwren59]

@Jeniwren59

Thanks Greg !! 

[cossyism]

@Jeniwren59 I just found this song on a compilation album Australian pop of the 70s vol 3  Boppin tkhe Blues,a few other great hard to find aussie songs on it too

[steffierig]

Great song, wonderful memories, GOING HOME AINT QUITE AS FINE AS LEAVING - HOW TRUE

STEFFIERIG

[Jeniwren59]

My goodness - never saw the clip, and haven't heard this for SOOOOOO long. What memories it stirs .... :) Not avail on itunes????

[newellgirl]

Loved this song as a kid..great song by Country Radio

[bondsee]

just another great track from a great decade !!! LOVE IT

[R1Blast]

Used to hear this when we were traveling to the ski slopes back in the 70's . Where can you get the track? Amazing how this stuff brigs back fond memories.

[dharmaseed]

Great harmonies!

[Gazza4004]

they don't play music like this anymore

[brettomac]

Another "Lost Classic" from the era....

Thanks to the poster !..

[colemann76]

Mostly forgotten and underrated Aussie song which i heard on the radio on Australia day.

[fjbutch]

Great Aussie track..great memories too ....

[odeliagardens]

which tv show was this from? GTK I presume?

[SoRudeRecords]

It was an ABC show called Hit Scene, shot in Melbourne and hosted by Dick Williams. Several appearances by Country Radio on ABC's Sydney show GTK can be seen on YouTube, but only in Australia (copyright issues).

[LXferg]

Classic Aussie rock great band who went on to form the Dingoes the most underrated band ever!

thanx for posting

[bondsee]

love the harmonica

[bondsee]

great tune,love it great memories.

thanks for posting

[mjw191]

Wow another classic from the great days of music...thanks so much for the post!!

[fjbutch]

love it,,,great memories .....

[fjbutch]

beautiful  nostalgic sound....

[Valliepix]

Cool, I saw them at a concert in the 70s!

[nearlyoutofideas]

Hate to say it, but the drummer's not exactly putting in a lot of effort on this video, is he? :)

Doesn't detract from the song, of course.

[bulbheadmyass]

Great song, vintage video, thanks for posting.

[MrOldsatchmo]

would anybody know where to get copy of  the country radio live album - been looking for it for ages

[wutzernutzer]

Try midoztouch discussion forum

[SoRudeRecords]

Advisory: This music is protected by copyright. Uploading and file sharing are illegal and deprive artists of income generated by their work.

[tingwell1]

Where do you suggest someone purchase the track. I haven't seen it in a store or on-line for years

[SoRudeRecords]

Warner Music, we hope, will make several Country Radio tracks available for download soon. A CD reissue of the entire repertoire is also in the works.

[dirtbloke]

@SoRudeRecords do you have a link, to purchase Gypsy Queen, by Country radio?

The Warner Music site is difficult to navigate.

Pete

[SoRudeRecords]

@dirtbloke Sorry, can't help you. The song's not on Warner Music's active roster, either. But in the not-too-distant future, Aztec Music in Melbourne will be reissuing much of the Country Radio catalogue -- Gypsy Queen included -- as well as a couple of surprises, so we hear. SoRudeRecords will keep you posted.

[234A2BAFW2]

years & years & years since I've heard this. Great!

[rr1042]

Saw them record at the ABC for GTK a lifetime ago - not sure if this is from that day, but it's a great version.

[SoRudeRecords]

This isn't the GTK version. It was recorded for a Melbourne TV show ... name forgotten.

[nearlyoutofideas]

This is from Hit Scene (ABC); host Dick Williams at the end is the giveaway! I remember a different clip from Happening '72 (0/10 network) as well but haven't seen that in ages.

[hunkydaboyz]

have always liked this song a true Aussie classic

[Richardhedditch261]

Fine composition. It should never be remdered better by subsequent versions - altough I can speculate that this best of all versions of this composition could even have been slowed down,with the drumming even more pronounced, and with all other vocals and instrumentation otherwise as is, for a real masterclass version. But - what we have here is excellent. It is top draw as is.

[SoRudeRecords]

Will take your critique under advisement next time around ... Greg

[anitashelby]

It's a Great Song!!! 5*s Although I've never heard this one before..Thanks Anita

[ristonburrows]

Its still got a special something about it, mandolin, lyrics,& a great voice.

[TARBABY71]

@ristonburrows YEP,, this song would be nothing without the Mandolin lol

[music1831]

@ristonburrows What a great song & sung so well.

Greg has a great voice & the inclusion of the mandolin is a stroke of genius.

Dig those way out hairdos & those terrific clothes.The drummer is a big boy,isn't he?

What a difference to today's so called pop music,which i think is VOCAL SHIT.

I am 68yo & still appreciate this great music.

[takas20]

Fantastic piece of music, cherished sound of childhood, driving along bush roads, hearing the song come in and out of tune on the radio. Beautifully written and sung and performed - thanks guys.

This is why I love YouTube - a favourite song heard again. My brother heard it on the other side of Oz walking past a cafe, mentioned it to me, seconds and a search later, I am listening to it. What a world!

[woolyhairs]

@takas20 Me to absolutely takes me to a wonderful place in my heart still my favorite song

[seanwalt]

What a classic...does anyone know the name of the album that this song is from?

[SoRudeRecords]

It's on three albums: "Gypsy Queen"/Greg Quill & Country Radio (Festival), a compilation, "Wintersongs"/Greg Quill & Country Radio (Festival) and "Country Radio Live" (Festival).

[fjbutch]

pure magic ..

[lynettekomidar]

Saw Chris Blanchflower .. in a jugband Spasm, at the newly reopened Shack in Narrabeen NSW, playing his Gretsch steel guitar and harp.

[gleegirloz]

But that's Rock n Roll!

[no1s4skin]

Clive Pompous-Arse

Gimme some more of that sweet sweet mandolin Kerryn, Great tune and memories.

[gleegirloz]

BTW if Kerryn Tolhurst ever sees this the mandolin he bought from Peter Lilley was mine! :(

[gleegirloz]

So wonderful to hear this again!

[yutu34]

There's just not enough Mandolin these days.  Love this song

[fjbutch]

I have adored this song for so long and never realised until tonight it was from good 'ol ''Australia''...guess that's worth 100 press ups ....

[aleccullen]

When I was a callow youth I used to hang out at number 2 Gunter Grove Chelsea, home to some gorgeous girls, and marvel at Chris Blanchflower's harp playing. It was a wonderful house where everyone seemed to be very tall and glamorous, apart from me that is..I just used to sit there wide-eyed.

[machiavelli99]

Fantastic clip and I also rememeber Wintersong, what a frigging classic!

Great memories of Form 3 at McKinnon High School.

[itchybrother61]

great memories takes me right back to my days at primary school

[blueycarlton]

Charted August 1972.

Written by Greg Quill and Kerryn Tolhurst.

[tingwell1]

brilliant

[gaffo8452]

Many thanks for posting a sensational song. Loved Country Radio. Takes me back to the Sunbury 73 Festival. They were fantastic.

[ian198700]

Thanks. Great song. They played at a dance at my school in 1970 or '71. Hearing this made me remember some fine people.

[Doogs13]

Yes, a classic Aussie track. My favourite Country Radion track is "Wintersong", a beautiful tune that didn't receive the recognition it deserved.

[fjbutch]

thanks SoRudeRecords, nice track from a more innocent time.

[colemann76]

I agree with thedys70 , this is such an underrated and sadly, lost classic of Australian music.

[blahblahblah85]

I am 55 and i lov this song. Now im gonna pik up da guitar and hav a little strum. Thanks 4 this song Country Radio.

[thedys70]

Country Radio could have been anything.... songwriting of this calibre LONG before Little River Band or The Eagles got going.

Gypsy Queen is THE most underated Australian song ever written. Sadly neglected in the shadows of Eagle Rock and Friday On My Mind.

[johncaves]

Agree with you 100%. The mandolin adds a pleasant touch.

[ianfraser]

Great stuff, dont write 'em like this anymore...

[dc5downunder]

I saw Counrty Radio at the Credence Clearwater Revial concert in 1972 at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse (along with about 20,000 others). They were EXCELLENT and proved to be a nice lead into the loud/rocing CCR!

[BluesAustralia]

What a fantastic ol' Aussie Classic. Great instruments. I wanna buy the album now.

Drummer looks like he's fallin' asleep toward the end. Greg was a spunk....reminds me of Tommy Chong. (cheech'n'chong)

[vivalabas]

i know the drummer on this band !!!

good bloke

[aussiegoosebumps]

Brings back memories. Great track. Another one off the same album was "Listen to the Children" which i liked also.Thanks for sharing this vid.

[gazzzza]

Great early aussie folk/blues,remember this well thank you for up loading this