Friday, January 30, 2009

The Charade--Australian pop Group 1969--any info?

HELP ME FIND THIS ALBUM
Just stumbled on a tiny reference to an Australian pop group named The Charade. They had an LP out in 1969 and if you trust the LP cover, the group was made up of 2 guys, 1 girl.
Now the interesting thing about the LP is the track listing. Check it out--

SIDE ONE>

1.BITTER HONEY
2.THE LADY IS WAITING
3.CINDERELLA ROCKFELLA
4.L.A.BREAKDOWN
5.TO PUT UP WITH YOU
6.WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
7.CLASSICAL GAS
8.PEACE OF MIND


1.TRAIN LEAVES HERE THIS MORNING
2.HAND-ME-DOWN MAN
3.CYCLES
4.WINDY
5.OUT ON THE SIDE
6.LOVE SO FINE
7.SONG TO RAYMONDO
8.TAKIN' LIFE EASY

You got a good number of Paul Williams/Roger Nichols tunes--3 from Williams early band the Holy Mackerel. Where's this LP. I found only 2 references to it online--one Australian, the other in Japanese. Nothing on Ebay, popsike, amazon. How did this slip by?

Question is--I know there must be a good number of copies of it out there (it was released on Parlaphone so it can't be that hard to get my hands on. If anyone knows where i can pick one up, i'd love to share it up here for everyone.

I'll keep my eyes open for it if you promise to do the same.
thanks
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4 comments:

  1. House of Muebles November 21, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    I would love to hear this~!!!!!!!!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    Hi,
    try this link below. There are a number of songs of the LP you can listen to.
    http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/T-2GvXSk-UY

    "Bitter Honey" - The Charade (1969) video
    "Bitter Honey" by The Charade was written by Roger Nichols & Paul Williams. This song was inculuded in the album "The Charade" in 1969 (EMI Parlophone SPMEO 9559), produced by Gus mcneil, Arranged by Gus mcneil & The Charade, and Engineering by David Woodley-page&john Taylor. The Charade are Australian Pop group. Personnel: DAVID COOPER gtr, BRIAN O'TOOLE gtr, SIOBHAN SHEPPARD vcls

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  3. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    found a copy at the markets today. $24. It's a cracker of an LP. I'll try get around to ripping it...

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  4. milo79March 26, 2017 at 4:14 AM

    It's my aunt Siobhan on this record. She has recently died so it's nice to know people appreciate her music. She was very talented.
    If you would like to know more about the band there is a good podcast on Southern FM.

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