M4U(CHARADES-North West of Broken Hill)-early OZ SURF-7

	A$		27
	$		18

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DESCRIPTION ITEM: VINYL SINGLE -45rpm 7”
ARTIST: THE CHARADES
TRACKS: North West of Broken Hill/When Someone Cares
COUNTRY PRINTED: OZ
VINYL: (Grade at EXCELLENT+ to NEAR MINT-)
LABELS: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
COMMENT: THE CHARADES were a Sydney band of 1965 period & played surf/Shadows instrumentals.

MILESAGO
RCA recorded a wide range of Australian performers in the Sixties and early 1970s, beginning with a string of surf-intrumental sides by groups like The Denvermen -- whose classic HMV single"Surfside" was a #1 hit in Sydney in early 1963 -- The Renegades and The Midnighters (which included guitarist-composer Michael Wade, later a member of the house bands for Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar).. It's often forgotten that 'surf' music was hugely popular with young Australan and New Zealand musicians; -- an entire generation of budding guitarists in the late 50s and early '60s cite The Shadows' Hank Marvin as their primary formative inlfuence. Surf culture in general was a major movement in and around Sydney at the time, a fact demonstrated by the National Stomping Championship held at Narrabeen in late 1963, which drew an astounding 45,000 fans.

RCA Australia's original label design … was a black label with silver lettering, featuring the famous RCA "lightning bolt' logo. The earliest single by an Australian pop artist listed in Ross Laird's "First Wave" discography of Australian pop recordings is "Over The Rainbow" (RCA 101530), recorded by Digger Revell & The Denvermen and released in 1963. RCA's first local hit was "Kahuna" by Cronulla surf group The Renegades, produced by Devlin and recorded at AWA's 3-track studio in central Sydney. It reached #8 in Sydney in January 1964.

Other 'pop' acts who recorded for RCA in this period included Johnny Devlin, The Changing Times, The Flies (with Ronnie Burns), Max Merritt & The Meteors, The Charades, The Cicadas, Colin Buckley, The Cardinals (a vocal trio that included AWA panel operator and future EMI house producer David Mackay), The Feelgoods, The Grape Escape, Jon Blanchfield, John Francis (who became better known in the '70s as John J. Francis), The Chosen Few, Bobby & Laurie, Freshwater, Alison MacCallum, Headband, Fraternity, Bev Harrell, Glenys Hewett (sister of Colleen), The Beachcombers, Digby Richards, Brenda Kristian.

VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
LABEL: New condition with no surface marks or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Slight wear.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Noticeable wear. Slight writing/ stains.
GOOD:
RECORD: Very obviously been played with very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Noticeable wear. Much writing/ stains.
FAIR:
RECORD: Still just playable & exhibits considerable surface noise.
LABEL: Major tears, wearing, writing & stains.
POOR:
RECORD: Will not play properly due to scratches etc.
LABEL: Very badly damaged.
+(PLUS)/-(MINUS):
Slightly up or down in condition as appears in the comments above.
NOTE:
Gradings are done visually unless there appears to be a questionable surface mark on the vinyl, it is then put on the turntable to check. A comment describing the outcome will appear if this is the case.

BULK POSTAGE SAVINGS

WITHIN AUSTRALIA

Registered post covers compensation up to $100.00 AUD.
A registered mail option will appear on your invoice.

(For 1, 2 or 3) 7” singles/EPs:
ALL AUSTRALIAN STATES=$4.95AUD

(For 4 to 6) 7” EP/Singles
Add $1.00 AUD to the cost above for each extra item

OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA -REGISTERED POST

Overseas items need to be REGISTERED and this cost is included in the basic post cost on your invoice.
For values greater than $100.00, Insurance can be provided at an increased post charge.

BENEFITS…
Compensation of up to $100.00AUD.
Unique identification number.
Proof of posting.

Prices below are for REGISTERED POST
Prepaid Padded Bags

(For 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) 7” Singles/EPs (ie. Up to 500g)
New Zealand= $16.95
Asia/Pacific= $19.95 AUD
USA/Canada/Middle East= $21.95
Rest of World= $25.95 AUD

PAYMENT METHOD

WITHIN AUSTRALIA
Preferred Payment methods…
Internet Bank Deposit
Money Order,
Personal Cheque (waiting period 5 days till cleared)
Paypal in $AUD

OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA
PayPal in $AUD.

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