Take a leaf out of their book Perhaps it is because The Church’s frontman Steve Kilbey and guitarist Peter Koppes came from my home town of Canberra that their music is nearer and dearer to me than similar music of the era. Either way, their Read More …
![Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II [US 1st]](https://aussierecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4824_thumb.jpg)
True first press impresses This isn’t an Australian release, and has no connection to my country… However, the background to the release of this iconic album is too good not to write about. The story goes that the (now) legendary audio engineer Robert (Bob) Ludwig, Read More …
![Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited [Export]](https://aussierecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7051_thumb.jpg)
Export Vinyl Back in the 1970s in Australia, parallel importation of vinyl records created arguably a very niche collectable – the redacted or “donut” labels and sleeves of Columbia Records pressings. Some background: This arrangement ended in 1961 when Columbia formed its own international organization, Read More …
