V/A feat. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Good Health, Good Fortune and Good Music (Sweet Songs & Lullabies For The Festive Season) (CD, AUSTRALIA)

December 1997 Au Go Go AUGOGO97
01. The Von Zippers – Wife Swappin’ Santa
02. Warped – Hail Thatan
03. Mono Men – Daylight
04. Tomorrow People – Quarantine
05. The Chrome Cranks – Pin-Tied
06. Midget – Driving Blind
07. Snout – The Getting Of Grip
08. Man Or Astroman? – The Sound Waves Reversing
09. Asteriod B-612 – I Like The Way
10. Magic Dirt – X-Ray (Live)
11. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Love All Of Me
12. The Onyas
– All I Want For Christmas Is A Groot Patat Gyros
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NOTES:
“This compilation is a one-off edition of 500 hand numbered & hand glued copies, Christmas 1997” in a card sleeve with folded paper insert featuring song credits and sleeve notes (as detailed below).

Features Love All of Me by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion from Controversial Negro.

SONG CREDITS:
01. The Von Zippers – Wife Swappin’ Santa (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Von Zippers 1997
“Recorded late November on a 2 track LIVE off the floor in a dingy beer hall in the darkest corner of Calgary, Canada”

02. Warped – Hail Thatan (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Warped 1996
Recorded 8/96 – Melb.

03. Mono Men – Daylight
((c) 1988 Crider/Wright BMI)

04. Tomorrow People – Quarantine (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Moonraker Music 1997
“Recorded LIVE by Leah Baker in the studios of the ABC, for the Australia Music Show, October 1997.”

05. The Chrome Cranks – Pin-Tied (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Aaron/Cranks -Chromusik BMI 1997
“Recorded at KVRX Austin Texas Sept 15th 1997.”

06. Midget – Driving Blind (Previously Unreleased)
(c) 1997 Sony Music Publishing
“Recorded live whilst driving Sydney to Melbourne down the Hume Highway, late 1997.”

07. Snout – The Getting Of Grip (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Snout 1997
Recorded mid 1997.

08. Man Or Astroman? – The Sound Waves Reversing
(c) 1997 Apollo 3.14 music

09. Asteriod B-612 – I Like The Way (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Asteroid B-612 1997

10. Magic Dirt – X-Ray (Live Bristol, UK 29 Oct. 97) (Previously Unreleased)
(c) Magic Dirt 1997
Rec. LIVE @ the Full Moon – Bristol UK 29th Oct. 1997.

11. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Love All Of Me
(c) Spencer/Explosion BMI 1997
“Recorded LIVE on November 25th 1996 @ the Hotel Congress, Tucson Arizona.”

12. The Onyas – All I Want For Christmas Is A Groot Patat Gyros (Previously Unreleased)
(c) ‘Every band in Brisbane sucks including yours’ 1997
“Rrecorded in Spain”

SLEEVE NOTES:
‘Good health, good fortune, good music’ (sweet songs & lullabies for the festive season)

The Von Zippers ‘Wife swappin’ santa’ ((c) Von Zippers 1997)
Recorded late November on a 2 track LIVE off the floor in a dingy beer hall in the darkest corner of Calgary, Canada

Warped ‘Hail thatan’ ((c) Warped 1996)
A cheery xmas carol from Geelong punk veterans of theven years, playing since the ripe age of 13…the devil’s choice. Rec. 8/96 -Melb.

The Mono Men ‘Daylight’ ((c) 1988 Crider/Wright BMI)
You can never hear a good song too often. Originally released on a ‘Gift of Life’ & an ‘Estrus’ 7″ in 1991 & then on ‘Bent Pages’ in ’93 & again on our re-issue in 1997. The Mono Men played their very last shows mid Dec 1997 after a decade goin’ at it. Thanks fella’s!

Tomorrow People ‘Quarantine’ ((c) Moonraker Music 1997)
Recorded LIVE by Leah Baker in the studios of the ABC, for the Australia Music Show, October 1997.

The Chrome Cranks ‘Pin-tied’ ((c) Aaron/Cranks -Chromusik BMI 1997)
NYC’s quartet go down to Texas & raise the roof! Recorded at KVRX Austin Texas Sept 15th 1997.

Midget ‘Driving blind’ ((c) 1997 Sony Music Publishing)
Recorded live whilst driving Sydney to Melbourne down the Hume Highway, late 1997.

Snout ‘The getting of grip’ ((c) Snout 1997)
Dig the groove, get the move! This is an outake from the ‘Circle High and Wide’ sessions – Recorded mid 1997.

Man or Astroman ? ‘The sound waves reversing’ ((c) 1997 Apollo 3.14 music)
Taken from their intergalactic ‘Made from Technetium’ CD-ANDA 234.

Asteroid B-612 ‘I like the way’ ((c) Asteroid B-612 1997)
From Sydney to you, this blazing cut is dug from the vaults.

Magic Dirt ‘X-ray’ ((c) Magic Dirt 1997)
Rec. LIVE @ the Full Moon – Bristol UK 29th Oct. 1997. A brand new track from their forthcoming album ‘Young and full of the devil’.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – ‘Love all of me’
((c) Spencer/Explosion BMI 1997) – Recorded LIVE on November 25th 1996 @ the Hotel Congress, Tucson Arizona. This track also appears on the ‘Controversial Negro’ promo-only LP.

The Onyas ‘All I want for christmas is a groot patat gyros’
((c) ‘Every band in Brisbane sucks including yours’ 1997) Dutch memories, recorded in Spain for their forthcoming album due out in early 1998.

*Tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9-10, & 12 all previously unreleased

Thanks for being there with us this year. Happy Christmas, Happy eating & Happy New Year from the Au-go-go Class of ’97 – Greta, Pat, Fionna, Francesca, Scotti, Shane, Timmy, Shaun, Tamsin, Dom, Fiona N, Leigh, Richie, Blake, Michelle, Mark, Simone, Genevieve and Stan. This compilation is a one-off edition of 500 hand numbered & hand glued copies, Christmas 1997, Thanks to all the bands & other folks for goin’ the hard yards.

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MATRIX: “MADE BY PMI *AUGOGO97* #01 IFPI L282 -“