Cat. No. 2795: TONY WORSLEY AND THE FABULOUS BLUE JAYS ~ READY, STEADY, LET'S GO. FESTIVAL / SPIN D46071.

EXTREMELY RARE 2CD SET. LONG OUT OF PRINT. OUT OF STOCK.

BEAT FRENZY HIT AUSTRALIA HARD. AFTER THE BEATLES HAD TURNED THE COUNTRY UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF 1964, IT SEEMED THAT EVERY PERSONABLE LAD WITH HAIR OVER HIS COLLAR AND THE ABILITY TO HOLD A TUNE WAS BEING PURSUED BY HOWLING HORDES. ONE OF THE GROUPS TO EMERGE FROM THIS POST-BEATLES ONSLAUGHT WAS TONY WORSLEY AND THE FABULOUS BLUE JAYS.

ANTHONY ASHEEN WORSLEY EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA AND SETTLED WITH HIS FAMILY IN QUEENSLAND IN 1957 AT THE AGE OF 13. BACK IN HIS HOMELAND OF GREAT BRITAIN, HE HAD BEEN WINNING TALENT QUESTS AND WHEN HE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA HIT THE TALENT QUEST CIRCUIT IN BRISBANE RUNNING. HE CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF ENTREPRENEUR IVAN DAYMAN IN 1963 WHO, AT THE TIME, HAD JUST TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF MELBOURNE BASED GROUP THE BLUE JAYS WHO HAD BEEN TOGETHER SINCE 1959 AND HAD ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES ON THE SUBURBAN TOWN HALL CIRCUIT. IVAN PAIRED TONY WITH THE BLUEJAYS AND AT THE END OF 1964 ISSUED THE SINGLES “JAY WALKER” BY THE FABULOUS BLUE JAYS AND “I SURE KNOW A LOT ABOUT LOVE” BY TONY WORSLEY ON HIS NEWLY ESTABLISHED SUNSHINE RECORDS. OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TONY AND THE BLUE JAYS COMPILED QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL CATALOGUE OF RELEASES ALL OF WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON THIS FINE 2CD SET. GREAT AUSTRALIAN MUSIC OF THE ‘60s.

TRACK LISTING: CD1 – Velvet Waters / Missing You / Rock A Billy / Just A Little Bit / If I / Talkin’ ‘Bout You / I Dream Of You / Me You Gotta Teach / I Sure Know A Lot About Love / Lonely City / Something’s Got A Hold On Me / Something / Raining In My Heart / Knocking On Wood / No Worries / Humpy Dumpy / Reaching Out / Do You Mind? / I’m So Glad / If You See My Baby / King Bee / So Much In Love / I Don’t Need Nobody / Dimples.  

CD2 – Talk About Love / The Kind / My Friend / I’ll Be There / When You Go / Get Back / How Can It Be? / Ready, Steady, Let’s Go / I’ll Never Love You Again / With You By My Side / Tell Me Why / All Over You / 500 Miles.  AND THE FABULOUS BLUE JAYS – Jay Walker / Pathfinder / Motivate / We’re Friends / Louie, Louie / Tell Me When / Zoom Gonk / Beat Out That Rhythm On A Drum / I’ll Make You Cry Too.

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