Album

Sons Of Beaches

Australian Crawl

1982 · Rock

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Sons Of Beaches by Australian Crawl

Sons Of Beaches is a Rock album by Australian Crawl, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.

About

Sons of Beaches is the third album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl and their second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks). The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack. "Shut Down" was the first single from Sons of Beaches and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982. It was written by drummer Bill McDonough and features lead vocals by James Reyne. The other singles, "Daughters of the Northern Coast" and "Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town" charted poorly at #76 and #88 respectively.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Runaway Girls4:04
  2. A2Daughters Of The Northern Coast4:50
  3. A3Mid-Life Crisis4:43
  4. A4Shut Down4:06
  5. A5King Sap (And Princess Sag)2:44
  6. A6Letter From Zimbabwe2:43

Side B

  1. B1Downhearted3:59
  2. B2Live Now, Pay Later4:42
  3. B3Dianne3:40
  4. B4Grinning Bellhops4:27
  5. B5Waiting3:51
  6. B6(Not So) Happy Song For Problem Children3:30

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • clean
  • celebratory
  • summer

Credits

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Performers

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