Anthology Volume 1: The Sacred Path of the Fried Egg – From Maylands to the Gates of Hell (1962-2001)
2001 Zombi Music
(8 CD Box Set plus 52 page Booklet) zombicd4
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A Limited Edition Box Set retrospective selection of unreleased songs and alternate versions of previously released material – includes 52 page booklet / photos. Live, studio, rehearsal and home recordings. Featuring some of the finest musicians from Western Australia. A first for an Australian musician. No tracks appear from the last three CDs. The first independent solo artist in Australian music history to release a Box Set!
Reviews
Nova Magazine (Phil Bennett)Rhythms Magazine (Mark Doherty)
Collectormania / Howlspace.com (Chris Spencer)
The Age (Patrick Donovan)
The West Australian (Ray Purvis)
Amplifier Magazine (David Hughes-Owen)
Bucketfull of Brains (Mike Oldfield)
Drum Media (Andrew Williams)
Groove Magazine (QLD) (Helen Farley)
Ian McFarlane (Editor - Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop / Rock Historian)
Magnet Magazine (USA) (Fred Mills)
Volume One: Do Not Fear The Rain
1965-74
- Co-Operation
(Play MP3) - Song For Jeffrey
- Messin' With The Kid
- Off The Wall
- Early In The Morning
- Lousiana Blues / Rising Sun
- Do Not Fear The Rain
- Dave Dunn - Speaking
- Sailing
- Lucy's Blues
- Bring Me A Pillow
- Clacka Boogie
- Homecumming Blues
- Blues For Mona Dane
Stories
Co-Operation - 'Vic Goudas found this song'Con Keraztis - 'I remember going to dinner...'
Peter Fussell - 'One of the fondest memories...'
Dr Zot (Vic Tallis) - ' In the beginning...'
Les Scannell - 'I must admit...'
6PR TZ-CI Radio Centre - 'What I do remember...'
Peter Walker - 'But there's a canvas the size of a lifetime'
John Hood - 'We both influenced each other'
Dave Hole - 'When I first met Steve...'
Bill Taylor - 'The things that stand out...'
John Meyer - 'I remember the first rehearsal...'
Reg Zar - 'In 1972 I got to...'
Volume Two: Off the Wall
1969
- Catfish
- Bring It On Home
- Don't Start Me To Talking
- My Baby
- Whiskey Headed Woman
- On The Road Again
- One Way Out
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- No Place To Go
- Help Me
- Rock Me
- Killing Floor
- Born In Chicago / I Got My Mojo Working
Stories
Owen Hughes - ' The Jellyroll Bakers'Volume Three: It’s So Hard To Dance
1974-75
- Where's My Mind?
- Lizard
- She Rides On A Wave Of Air
- Dancer
- How Do You Feel?
- Why Can't I Be There?
(Play MP3) - What's Going On
- I Need Your Loving So Bad
- Buttercup Queen
- Back Door Jive
- It's So Hard To Dance - Part One
- It's So Hard To Dance - Part Two
- Clown
- Song For PT
- Sugar Mama
- Riffing With Huddy Hawkwind
- Tony Osborne Interview
Volume Four: For You
1976-78
- For You
- Mr Buckley Sir
- The Need To Be With You
- My Every Dream
- Of Nornalup
- Each Moment's Fall
- So Hard A Time
- To Comfort Me
- Dreams
- Interview - 6PM
Volume Five: Fascination Took The Blame
1977-78
- Fascination Took The Blame
- To Be Confused
- Twice As Bad
- Beneath The Sand
- In Circles
- The Grip
- On The Floor
- Crazy Maizie's In The Red
(Play MP3) - All The Doctors
- Scarred
- Mixed Up
- I'm Tired
- Sucker
Stories
NOVA Magazine (Phil Bennett)RHYTHMS Magazine (Al Hensley)
SA Roots and Blues (David Stoeckel)
BLUES AUSTRIA (Hannelore - "Blues Woman")
THE PLANET (ABC Radio National)
GROOVE MAGAZINE (Qld) - MIke Freeman
GLITTERHOUSE (Germany) - Ingolf Boysen
XPRESS MAGAZINE - Bob Gordon (June 2006)
FOLK WORLD (Germany) - Article
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - John Shand (15.9.2006)
GROOVE MAGAZINE (Sylvester Fox)
REAL ROOTS CAFE (Netherlands) (Rein Van Den Berg)
La Hora del Blues (Vicente Zumel) (Spain)
Folk World (Germany) (Tom Keller)
TRAD AND NOW - Nick Charles
Volume Six: Alexander Monkey
1982-93
- I'm Mad Again
- Steve Cohen - Speaks
- Legacies Of Wrong
- Nuala's Noodle / Mr Woodman Please Spare That Tree / Get Down An Get Withered
(Play MP3) - Scarecrow
- Desire
- Three Times One Hundred Dozen Moons
- A Woman Is A Secret
(Play MP3) - Alexander Monkey
(Play MP3) - Cinema Masquerade
- Dancing On The Jonquils
- Jigsaw
- Fried Egg Blues
- Bolleter's Blues
- Doing It Without Drugs
- Don't Get Me Wrong
- Goodnight My Darling
- Poor Howard / Bonanza
Stories
Al Kash - 'So many gigs & fried moments...'Steve Cohen - 'Let's see...'
Gandharva - 'How I became an urban space cadet...'
Kent Hughes - 'What I can say...'
Bill Rogers - 'I always liked your attitude...'
Ross Bolleter - 'I remember playing a gig at the Paddington...'
Volume Seven: New York City Blues
1990-95
- Misquotes
(Play MP3) - Megaphone - Intro
- New York City Blues
(Play MP3) - Serve Nobody
- Wisdom Is Better Than Jewels
- It's So Hard To Dance (Looped)
- Don't Blame The Sea
- Monkey Skulls And Thunderstones
(Play MP3) - Fried Medley - Part 1
- Fried Medley - Part 2
- 100fm The Twilight Zone Interview
- The Panic Will Be On
Stories
Johnny Johnstone - 'I first came across Steve...'Jim Blackwell - 'The thing I loved about the Apache Dropouts...'
Jamie Oehlers - 'I thought I knew what 'outside' meant...'
Evan "Stickman" Jenkins - 'You are the most open minded musician...'
Konrad Park - 'To perform with Tallis is always a memorable...'
Volume Eight: Healing By The First Intention
1998-2001
- Mama Lola
- On My Mind
- Cut Your Mouth Out Mama
- Lying With The Worms
- 62A
- Forgiveness
- Stop The Racist Bus
- Animal
- Grinning In Your Face
- Healing By The First Intention
- Hey Rattler Hey
(Play MP3) - Sacred Love
- Sheep Sheep
- Coward Howard
- Go Down Old Hannah
(Play MP3) - My Hands Are On Fire
- God Moves On The Water
- Grey Goose
- Gloria
Stories
Dave Clarke - 'My association with Steve...'Gary Ridge - 'So....Steve Tallis and I are doing an outside Gig...'
Ray Pereira - 'One of the most enjoyable gigs I have ever played...'






