Radios Appear


Radios Appear is the first full-length studio album by Australian punk rock band Radio Birdman. The album was recorded at Birdman's Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, during 1976 and 1977. Trafalgar initially distributed the album via mail order and by sales from the backs of friend's and band members' station wagons. This laid the groundwork for future DIY punk bands in Australia. Radios Appear was hailed by many as a breakthrough album in Australian rock and a decisive change from the uneventful early mid-seventies scene.
The album's title was taken from the song "Dominance and Submission" by Blue Öyster Cult, one of the band's most important early influences.

Critical reception

Radios Appear was listed at #3 among the "Top 50 Australian Albums of All Time" as compiled by Melbourne newspaper The Age in 2008. In October 2010, it was ranked No. 13 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

Track listing

1977 original (Trafalgar Version)

All songs written by Deniz Tek, except where noted.
  1. "TV Eye"
  2. "Murder City Nights"
  3. "Anglo Girl Desire"
  4. "Man with Golden Helmet"
  5. "Descent into the Maelstrom"
  6. "Monday Morning Gunk"
  7. "Do the Pop"
  8. "Love Kills"
  9. "Hand of Law"
  10. "New Race"

    1978 overseas release (Sire Version)

All songs written by Deniz Tek, except where noted.
  1. "What Gives?" – 2:22
  2. "Non-Stop Girls" – 2:40
  3. "Do the Pop" – 2:30
  4. "Man with Golden Helmet" – 5:37
  5. "Descent into the Maelstrom" – 4:22
  6. "New Race" – 2:35
  7. "Aloha Steve and Danno" – 3:57
  8. "Anglo Girl Desire" – 3:04
  9. "Murder City Nights" - 2:22
  10. "You're Gonna Miss Me" – 2:25
  11. "Hand of Law" – 4:44
  12. "Hit Them Again" – 4:32

    1995 Reassembled and remastered version

  13. "Aloha Steve & Danno"
  14. "Non Stop Girls"
  15. "Anglo Girl Desire"
  16. "What Gives"
  17. "Murder City Nights"
  18. "Man with Golden Helmet"
  19. "Descent into The Maelstrom"
  20. "Do the Pop"
  21. "Hand of Law"
  22. "New Race"
  23. "Love Kills"
  24. "Monday Morning Gunk"
  25. "Hit Them Again"
  26. "TV Eye"
  27. "You're Gonna Miss Me"

    Personnel

;Radio Birdman
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