The Purple Helmets - Ride Again

Most peculiar band. Essentially begun out of boredom. Two of the Stranglers (JJ Burnell & Dave Greenfield) teamed up with a Vibrator (John Ellis) and Tear For Fear (Manny Elias). Because there was downtime with their current bands, they got together and thrashed out a heap of covers: Louie Louie, Woolly Bully, Don't Bring Me Down, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Can't Explain, All day And All Of The Night etc etc. It's a rippa. Released in 1998.

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The Purple Helmets - Rise Again

Second and last album from 1989. After this, everyone went back to their burgeoning day jobs. 

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City Kids - The Name Of The Game (Live)

Another swag of  'Rob Younger Production' releases. This time (1983) it's a French band and a live album to boot.

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City Kids - The Orphans Parable

1986 release with Rob Younger and Alan Thorne producing. Second album.

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City Kids - 1000 Soldiers

1989 release. They may have self-produced this, but I stand to be corrected.

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City Kids - Third Life

Yup, third album (1993). Not sure if the Rob Younger connection is still there.

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City Kids - Self Titled EP

This is where it all started for me in 1985. It would be my desert island disk from their output. 

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City Kids - The Real Thing 7''

Single from 1986 to accompany 'The Orphans Parade'. In fact, both tracks are on the LP.

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City Kids - Glasscage 7'' & Live

Last single from 1990. I believe a double LP that compiles some of their tracks with live and studio sides is out there. Also missing from these blog entries is the 2023 LP 'The Leader Of The World'. I don't like blogging albums that are current. The live album ('Live') only came out on CD in 93 and I also don't have. If you can help out with that one, I'd be VERY appreciative. 

Stop the press - I now have the Live album. Whooo Hoo. Available now in the link below. Thank you for sending this to me Jeff.

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Wallspace - Nightweather

2005 production from Rob Younger. This is their one and only album. Wayne Connolly helps out with mixing. Released by Laughing Outlaw Records - one of my fave labels in Australia.

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Meera Atkinson - This is the Planet (Poetry & Songs)

This is a real oddity. Produced by Rob Younger (Radio Birdman) and on the Citadel Label. It stars a veritable who's-who of Aussie punk: Charlie Owen, Steve Harris, Ron Peno, Nick Fisher, Penny Ikinger and Louis Tillett. Meera separates the songs with Poetry! That's not very punk. It's not that the album is bad - it's just that, at the time (1986), I expected .... dirty Aussie RnR. Punk. I bought the album on the basis of who was on it; only to be confused and disappointed. Come on in Sucker. Anyway, I'm still trying to get my head around this LP. Don't know if I ever will!!

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Playmates - Long Sweet Dreams

Another album produced by Rob Younger, and - equally peculiar. The band is Swedish and they sing in English. Rob deviates from his full-on RnR style to produce an album that is hardly that. Hey - it's a good album. Well worth a listen. Released in 1986.

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