1. Children / Sarah Jane - Eddie Avana - Young Blood 1970
Notes:
Rare single by artist Eddie Avana, both songs written or co-written by Vanda and Young
Rating :
2. Lazy River / Anna St. Clair - Moondance - Young Blood 1971
Notes:
A-side written or co-written by Vanda and Young : The B-side was written by George Young's brother, Alex.
Rating :
3. Lazy River / Free and Easy - Vanda & Young - Albert Productions 1971
Notes:
Both songs written by Vanda and Young. Their first single in their own names
Rating : 5
4. Get Ready For Love / Can I Get to Know You - Paintbox - Young Blood 1971
Notes:
Paintbox was a short-lived band. The band comprised of George Alexander (Alex Young), George Young and Harry Vanda. The great A-Side was written by Alex; the B-side by George and Harry.
The guys pictured on the sleeve probably had nothing to do with the record.
Rating : 8
5. Vietnam Rose / Each Day - Tramp - Young Blood 1971
Notes:
"Tramp" was a new name Vanda and Young took for this obscure single. The A-side was written by George and Harry; the B-side by Alex Young
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6. Shot in the Head / Bye Bye Bluebird - Haffy's Whiskey Sour - Deram 1971
Notes:
"Haffy's Whiskey Sour" was yet a new name for Vanda and Young. They wrote both tracks. The A-side was later re-recorded with the Marcus Hook Roll Band, and Savoy Brown also recorded too, for their "Lion's Share album from 1970.
Rating :
7. Working Class People / Stay on My Side - Band of Hope - Deram 1972 ( unreleased )
Notes:
It's hard to find information about this unreleased single. Both tracks were supposedly written by Harry and George.
Rating :
8. Natural Man / Boogalooing for Wooing - Marcus Hook Roll Band - EMI / Albert Productions 1972
Notes:
Great first single from first incarnation of MHRB, which featured Harry, George, Freddie Smith (drums), Ian Campbell (bass) and Alex Young (sax). The b-side was written by Pretty Things member Wally Allen who also produced the band.
Rating : 8
8. Louisiana Lady / Hoochie Koochie Har Kau - Marcus Hook Roll Band - EMI / Albert Productions 1973
Notes:
Another fine single from MHRB. Again the b-side was written by Wally Allen who also produced the single.
Rating : 7
9. Working Class People / Change Your Mind - Peter D. Kelly - RCA 1973
Notes:
A side written by Harry and George, B-side by Kelly/Morris
Rating :
10. Can't Stand the Heat / Moonshine Blues - Marcus Hook Roll Band - EMI / Albert Productions 1974
Notes:
Third single from MHRB. Again the b-side was written by Wally Allen who also produced.
Rating : 7
11. Tales of Old Grand Daddy - Marcus Hook Roll Band - EMI 1973
Tracks:
1. Can't Stand the Heat / 2. Goodbye Jane / 3. Quick Reaction / 4. Silver Shoes / 5. Watch Her Do it Now / 6. People and the Power / 7. Red Revolution / 8. Shot in the Head / 9. Ape Man / 10. Cry For Me
Rating : 8
12. Full File (comp.) - Marcus Hook Roll Band - EMI 1981
Tracks:
1. Natural Man / 2. Louisiana Lady / Shot in the Head / 4. Can't Stand the Heat / 5. Goodbye Jane / 6. Quick Reaction / 7. People and the Power / 8. Red Revolution / 9. Cry For Me / 10. Silver Shoes & Strawberry Wine / 11. Watch Her Do it Now / 12. Ape Man / 13. Moonshine Blues / 14. Boogalooing for Wooing / 15. Hoochie Koochie Har Kau
Rating : 8
13. Their Music Goes 'Round Our Heads ( Various ) - Columbia – 471653 2
Tracks:
11. She's So Fine (Easybeats) / 2. You Got It Off Me ( Bobby & Laurie ) / 3. It’s So Easy (Danny Diaz & The Checkmates ) / 4. Step Back (Johnny Young ) / 5. Bring A Little Lovin’ ( Los Bravos ) / 6. Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia ( Gary Walker ) / 7. Station In Third Avenue ( The Marmelade ) / 8. Falling Off The Edge Of The World ( The Easybeats ) / 9. Love, Love, Love ( The Town Criers ) / 10. My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man ( The Valentines ) / 11. Life Is Getting Better ( Flake ) / 12. Rock & Roll Boogie ( Johnny O’Keefe ) / 13. I'm On Fire / Watch Me Burn ( Johnny O’Keefe ) / 14. Superman (Alison McCallum ) / 15. Working My Way Back To You (Bobbi Marchini ) / 16. Can't Wait For September ( Erl Dalby & Pyramid ) / 17. Ain't It Nice? ( Ted Mulry ) / 18. Love (Jackie Christian & Target ) / 19. Pasadena ( John Paul Young ) / 20. The World Belongs to Yesterday ( John Miles ) / 21. Yesterday Was Just The Beginning ( Mark Williams ) / 22. Love Fever ( Ray Burgess ) / 23. Can't Stop Myself From Loving You ( William Shakespeare ) / 24. Things To Do ( John Farnham ) // 1. Hard Road ( Rod Stewart ) / 2. Natural Man ( Marcus Hook Roll Band ) / 3. Guitar Band ( Stevie Wright ) / 4. Love Is In The Air ( John Paul Young ) / 5. Yesterday's Hero ( Bay City Rollers ) / 6. Evie (Part 1) ( Suzi Quatro ) / 7. Evie (Part 2) ( Stevie Wright ) / 8. Evie (Part 3) / 9. Hey, St. Peter ( Flash & The Pan ) / 10. Do You Have A Soul? ( Cheek ) / 11. Wedding Ring ( The Sports ) / 12. Goin’ Out of My Mind ( Lee Joseph / 13. Sorry (Roy Loney & The Phantom Movers ) / 14. Shot in the Head / 15. St. Louis ( Little River Band ) / 16. I'll Make You Happy ( Divinyls ) / 17. The Music Goes Round My Head ( The Saints ) / 18. Walking In The Rain ( Grace Jones ) / 19. Friday On My Mind ( Gary Moore ) / 20. Show No Mercy ( Mark Williams ) / 21. Good Times (INXS & Jimmy Barnes )
Rating :
14. Tales of Old Grand Daddy ( re-release) - Marcus Hook Roll Band - Albert 1994
Tracks:
1. Natural Man* / 2. Louisiana Lady* / Shot in the Head / 4. Can't Stand the Heat / 5. Goodbye Jane / 6. Quick Reaction / 7. People and the Power / 8. Red Revolution / 9. Cry For Me / 10. Silver Shoes & Strawberry Wine / 11. Watch Her Do it Now / 12. Ape Man
Rating : 8
15. Tales of Old Grand Daddy ( 40 years anniversary re-release) - Marcus Hook Roll Band - Albert 2014
Tracks:
1. Can't Stand the Heat / 2. Goodbye Jane / 3. Quick Reaction / 4. Silver Shoes / 5. Watch Her Do it Now / 6. People and the Power / 7. Red Revolution / 8. Shot in the Head / 9. Ape Man / 10. Cry For Me / 11. One of These Days** / 12. Natural Man* / 13. Moonshine Blues* / 14. Louisiana Lady */ 15. Ride Baby Ride**
Rating : 9
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My Suggestion For a Best of Compilation:
1. Silver Shoes and Strawberry Wine ( Vanda/Young ) Tales of Old Grand Daddy
2. Natural Man ( Vanda/Young ) Single / Tales of Old Grand Daddy*
3. Getting Ready For Love ( Alexander ) Paintbox single
4. Quick Reaction ( Vanda/Young ) Tales of Old Grand Daddy
5. Can't Stand the Heat ( Vanda/Young ) Tales of Old Grand Daddy
6. Hoochie Koochie Har Kau ( Allen ) Single / Full File
7. Louisiana Lady ( Vanda/Young ) Single / Tales of Old Grand Daddy*
8. Cry For Me ( Vanda/Young ) Single / Tales of Old Grand Daddy
9. Lazy River ( Vanda/Young ) Single
10. One of These Days ( Vanda/Young ) Tales of Old Grand Daddy*
11. Ride Baby Ride ( Vanda/Young ) Single / Tales of Old Grand Daddy*
12. Shot in the Head ( Vanda/Young ) Tales of Old Grand Daddy
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