Cat. No. VV 1079: DIG RICHARDS ~ JIVE AFTER FIVE - THE FESTIVAL FILE: VOL. 2. FESTIVAL L 19002.

USED 12" VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

DIG RICHARDS (DIGBY GEORGE RICHARDS) WAS ONE OF THE LEADING AUSTRALIAN ROCK'N'ROLL ARTISTS OF THE LATE 1950s AND EARLY 1960s. HE FEATURED REGULARLY ON TEENAGE TELEVISION SHOWS SUCH AS BANDSTAND, SING, SING, SING AND THE JOHNNY O'KEEFE SHOW. HE IS CREDITED AS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN ROCK'N'ROLL ARTIST TO RECORD A 12" LP RECORD IN AUSTRALIA RELEASED IN 1959 TITLED DIG RICHARDS. HIS CAREER DID NOT REACH THE HEIGHTS OF ARTISTS SUCH AS JOHNNY O'KEEFE, COL JOYE AND LONNIE LEE BUT HE RECORDED SOME EXCELLENT ROCK'N'ROLL. IN 1971 HE SWITCHED HIS ALLEGIANCE TO COUNTRY MUSIC WITH QUITE SOME SUCCESS. DIG DIED OF PANCREATIC CANCER ON FEBRUARY 17, 1983.

THIS ALBUM IS PART OF THE FESTIVAL RECORDS SERIES RELEASED IN THE LATE 1980s FEATURING MAINLY ROCK'N'ROLL ARTISTS AND ARTISTS FROM THE EARLY TO MID 1960s THAT RECORDED FOR THE LABEL AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. INITIALLY RELEASED ON VINYL THEN LATER RELEASED ON CD WITH ADDITIONAL TRACKS. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALMOST NO SIGNS OF WEAR ONLY SOME SLIGHT RING-WEAR FRONT AND REAR AND THE RECORD IS IN VIRTUALLY MINT CONDITION. AN EXCELLENT BUY FOR COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN ROCK'N'ROLL VINYL.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1: (Real Gone) Annie Laurie / I Wanna Love You / You Gotta Love Me / My Little Lover / Comin' Down With Love / I'm Through / Dee Dee Darling / Livin' Lovin' Wreck / Come On And Dance With Me / My Baby's Not A Baby Anymore / Lotta Lovin'. Side 2: Raincoat In The River / Bad Boy / Alice (In Wonderland) / Quarrels (Are A Sad, Sad, Thing) / What'cha Gonna Do? / Sweet Sue, Just You / / Jive After Five / Dear Lady Twist / Love Struck / The Love Express / Comin' Down.

12" VINYL RECORD