Burning It Up: Australian Reggae 1979-1986

Austudy Records is proud to present it’s debut release Burning It Up: Australian Reggae (1979-1986). A compilation surveying the influence of Reggae on Australia’s preoccupation with Rock, Pop and New Wave between the years of 1979-1986. This selection of 8 obscure tracks originally issued on 7” records represent some of the earliest examples of Reggae sounds in Australian recorded music.

1. Nights In Shining - Surfin’ Reggae

2. Wide Boy Youth - Busy Bleeding

3. Delaney Venn - Prisoner (LP Version)

4. Time Lords Inc. - Don’t Mess

5. Lifesavers - Burning It Up

6. Janie Conway - Temptation

7. Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons - Shape I’m In (Dub Version)

8. The Agents - Night People