Country Radio - Gypsy Queen (1972)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1972:

Country Radio performing the hit single 'Gypsy Queen' (June, 1972).

Artist(s) Origin: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Produced By: John French
Label: Festival/Infinity
Chart Position: # 12 (Australia)
Release Date: June, 1972
Artist(s) links:
http://www.milesago.com/artists/
quill_radio.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Greg_Quill

Line-up:

Greg Quill -- Vocals, Guitar

Kerryn Tolhurst -- Guitar, Dobro, Slide Guitar, Mandolin
[ Adderly Smith Blues Band -- Sundown (1970) -- Country Radio (1972) -- Mississippi (1972) -- The Dingoes (1973-1978) ]

John A. Bird -- Piano

John Bois -- Bass
[ Circle of Love -- New Dream -- Country Radio -- The Dingoes (1973-1979) ]

Tony Bolton - Drums
[ Dennis Williams & The Delawares -- The Affair -- Luke's Walnut -- Traine -- Freshwater -- Country Radio -- The Stevie Wright Band -- Greg Quill's Southern Cross]

Chris Blanchflower (aka Chris Anderson) - Harmonica
[ Country Radio -- Greg Quill's Southern Cross]

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NZOZ NZOZ1972 1972 Australia Early Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

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Musical Terms: Country, Folk, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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Music

Tags:

• Country
• Radio
• 1972
• Australia
• Early
• Seventies

[wjosephsimmons]

What a fabulous song! I remember when it came out in '72, as a boy back in Perth, I would listen to it on my transistor radio and sing along. So many times over the 40 odd years the words would come back to me, but I could never remember the name, or the band. But the chorus has echoed in my mind... "the dark and lonely highways..." all this time. Now in the US since 1981, I haven't heard it for more than 30 years. I wonder where I can download a copy! Thank you so much.

[wjosephsimmons]

@darrenjray - I was able to find it (albeit at 128 kbps) after some hunting around. But thanks for the offer!

[michaelkfra1]

@pkristen100 I have a CD - Country Radio Live Also sing a version of 'Wintersong' which is a great tune of theirs

[colindominy]

@wjosephsimmons : It's RARE in terms of availability - even here in Oz, where it was made. BUT - the thing is that it IS still yet available, with an of application of effort, brainy investigative work & research, + industry contacts. It's appeared on several Aussie "Best-Of" Compilation CDs over the last decade. I just LOVE your first few lines of comment about your mega-enthusiastic response to the song - mine was pretty-well identical, going by your decsriptions. Cheers from Oz. Col

[darrenjray]

@wjosephsimmons I can e-mail you the mp3 if you'd like. Great record.

[pkristen100]

Loved this LP in High School, wonder what ever happened to it??