Radio Birdman - New Race (1977)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1977:

Radio Birdman performing the song 'New Race', taken from the 1977 album 'Radios Appear'.

Note: This is the legedary performance that Radio Birdman did at the Paddington Town Hall in April, 1977;along with The Saints. Johnny Kannis does the introduction on stage. Johnny would later front The Hitmen.

Band Origin: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: New Race
Album: Radio Appears
Composed By: Deniz Tek
Produced By: John Sayers & Charles Fisher
Label: Trafalgar
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Bi...
- http://www.radio-birdman.com/

Line-up:

Rob Younger -- Vocals
[ Radio Birdman (1974-1981) -- New Race (1981) -- New Christs (1980-present with gaps) -- Radio Birdman reformed (1996-present) ]

Deniz Tek -- Guitar
[ TV Jones (1972-1973) -- Radio Birdman (1974-1981) -- The Visitors (1978-1983) -- New Race (1981) -- The Passengers (1982) -- Angie Pepper Band (1984) -- The Deniz Tek Group (1991-1993) -- Radio Birdman reformed 1996-present) ]

Chris Masuak -- Guitar
[ Radio Birdman (1977-1981) -- Hitmen (1977-1983) -- The Screaming Tribesmen (1984-1989) -- The Raouls -- New Christs -- The Juke Savages -- Klondike's North 40 -- Radio Birdman reformed (1996-present) -- Hitmen (2007-present) ]

Russell Hopkinson -- Drums
[ Radio Birdman (1974-1981) -- The Visitors (1978-1980) ]

Warwick Gilbert -- Bass
[ Rats -- Radio Birdman (1974--1981) -- The Hitmen (1979-1980) -- New Race (1981) ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1977 1977 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

Extended Tags: Rob Younger, Dennis Tek, Johnny Kannis, Hitmen, New Christs, New Race

Musical Terms: Proto-Punk, Punk, Hard, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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[crippyduck]

Awesome - Remember how excited I was to get the vinyl boxset here in UK in the early 80's

I do a radio show in the UK. On Australia Day) I'll be playing 2 hours of Aussie music from the era: Hoodoo Gurus; Lime Spiders; Screaming Tribesmen; Celibate Rifles; The Saints; The Scientists;Exploding White Mice; Cold Chisel; and The Eastern Dark plus more... All listeners welcome! Sat 26th Jan'13 - 4pm to 6pm (EST). It won't let me add the webpage, but just google Ridge Radio in UK and track it down :)

[nzoz1977]

I very much appreciate that. Looks like a great list.

[fearandconsumption]

Thanks for uploading this rare clip. Sent shivers up my spine. Radio Birdman were the best band to come out of Australia, IMO. People compare them to ACDC. I think they are boring formulaic dinosaurs. Other than TNT, I can;t stand to listen to their lp's. Their tracks all sound very simiar and it;s very blues based. BORING! Brain dead morons who buy their lp's and go their gigs. Birdman are the BEST!! FUCK the rest.

[nzoz1977]

No worries... I appreciate your passion, but there is a lot more Australian stuff than Birdman. We also had The Saints, Screaming Tribesmen, and others

[TheMaskedJohnson]

How the HELL are these guys never mentioned in the same breath as The Ramones, Sex Pistols, MC5, Stooges, Clash, etc ???????

[nzoz1977]

same reason The Saints and Canadia's Teenage Head don't.... they're not from the UK/US, which is an important aspect in the dogmatic world of popular music.

[lonsktube]

That's cause they're into the music.

Bouncing offa the walls is an image thing.

[Richard Reynolds]

Love the video, but if the concert were in the U.S. or U.K. the kids would be bouncing off the walls. In this video, the audience is so subdued.

[Moparmal]

Deniz at his absolute flying best......pity the camera missed half of it!

Cool vid all the same!

[crippyduck]

Hi pathdaly, I can DropBox you the podcast if you like.... Just email me at djmarkpendry@gmail.com

[pathdaly]

Bugger, I just missed that!

[Kane Dyson]

They are in my conversations...