GANGgajang

03-02-10 GANGgajang

Can’t believe I’ve never written about Australian band GANGgajang!

7" G.S.L. (GIMME SOME LOVIN') / NOISY TALKING MERCURY AUS 880351.7

1984 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD GANGgajang TRUE TONE AUS 826349.2

1985 10 TRKS 1st

LP GANGgajang TRUE TONE AUS 826349.1

1985 10 TRKS 1st

7" HOUSE OF CARDS / FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM TRUE TONE AUS 880664.7

1985 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" GIVER OF LIFE TRUE TONE AUS 880937.7

1985 6 TRK EP; with pic sleeve, 7"x2

7" DREAM AT NIGHT / C. Allen: TUNKLEYS LEAVE HOME TRUE TONE AUS 884113.7

1985 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, O.S.T.

7" SOUNDS OF THEN / HOUSE OF CARDS (LIVE) TRUE TONE AUS 884267.7

1985 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" BIGGER THEY ARE / GIVER OF LIFE TRUE TONE AUS 884592.7

1985 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" INITIATION / SOUNDS OF THEN (INSTRUMENTAL) MERCURY AUS 888197.7

1986 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" INITIATION MERCURY AUS 888197.1

1986 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD GANGAGAIN MERCURY AUS 832586.2

1987 11 TRKS 2nd

7" AMERICAN MONEY / ROOF ONLY LEAKS WHEN IT'S RAINING MERCURY AUS 888749.7

1987 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

7" TREE OF LOVE / LUCK OF THE IRISH MERCURY AUS 888985.7

1987 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CD5 HUNDREDS OF LANGUAGES ROO ART AUS 93981.2

1993 3 TRK CD Single CD5

CD LINGO ROO ART AUS 95653.2

1994 13 TRKS 3rd

CD5 TALK TO ME ROO ART AUS 95545.2

1994 4 TRK CD Single CD5

CD OCEANS AND DESERTS SHOCK AUS GANG 02

2002 11 TRKS 4th

The debut album by GANGgajang was one of the first commercial compact discs I ever wanted! Made in Germany for the Australian market, I bought it in a shop in Melbourne, Australia in 1987. I had seen the band on a VHS videotape the year before my ’87 visit to Australia, so I knew what they sounded like – having seen virtually the entire first album played live on stage. I definitely Johnny Appleseed’ed this band to my friends!

Some of ‘em used to be in a band called The Riptides and drummer / writer Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup came from The Angels. A fine Australian rock pedigree.

2^nd album was very good; this band always had great singles and B-sides. If they ever played live on the West coast, I missed ‘em. I must’ve been in NZ or Australia!

After the break of ’88 – ’93, I gladly picked up “Lingo” and (later on) “Oceans And Deserts”, as well as Mark “Cal” Callahan’s solo album, “Sailors and Mermaids” (1988).

I will never forget the excitement of those songs from their debut album…