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Vanda & Young : inside Australia's hit factory / John Tait.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tait, John (John Francis), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vanda, Harry.
- Young, George, 1947-.
- Young, George.
- Easybeats (Musical group).
- Popular music--Australia--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Lyricists--Australia--Biography.
- Lyricists.
- Composers--Australia--Biography.
- Composers.
- Popular culture--Australia.
- Popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Harry Vanda and George Young put Friday on our minds, triggered Easyfever with the Easybeats, and harnessed the raw energy and power of Aussie pub rock to make superstars of AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and the Angels.The day Vanda and Young met at Sydney's Villawood Migrant Hostel has been called the most significant moment in Australian music history.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: The sultans of rock
- The land of opportunity
- The rise of the Easybeats
- Easyfever
- Tragedy
- The London Crusade
- Tall Poppies
- Following 'Friday'
- Everything that could go wrong
- The end of the Easys
- The four-year binge
- Rebirth of the 'Hit Factory'
- John Paul Young
- Aussie Pub Rock
- Flash and the Pan
- Reunion, relocation and retirement
- Epilogue: Somewhere between heaven and Essendon
- Appendices
- Australian singles charts
- Discography
- The eight most-covered Vanda/Young and Easybeat songs
- References
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-74223-218-3
- OCLC:
- 704282515
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