Cat. No. 2700: DRAGON ~ THE ESSENTIAL DRAGON. SONY 19075967362.

DRAGON FORMED IN 1972 IN NEW ZEALAND. THEY RELOCATED TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA IN MAY 1975. IN THE EARLY DAYS THE BAND WAS FRONTED BY GRAEME COLLINS BUT ROSE TO FAME WHEN MARC HUNTER TO OVER LEAD VOCALS. THIS 2CD SET FEATURES 29 OF THE BANDS EARLY OUTPUT BETWEEN 1975 AND 1978. OVER THE YEARS DRAGON HAS ENDURED TRAGEDY, ADVERSITY AND NOTORIETY WITH DRUMMER NEIL STOREY DYING OF A DRUG OVERDOSE IN 1976. IN 1985, KEYBOARD PLAYER, PAUL HEWSON ALSO DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE AND LEAD SINGER MARC HUNTER DIED FROM THROAT CANCER IN 1998. GREAT OUTPUT FROM A GREAT BAND *****

TRACK LISTING: CD1 – Show Danny Across The Water / Same Old Blues / Blacktown Boogie / Sunshine / On The Beachead / This Time / Get That Jive / Street Between Your Feet / New Machine / MX / The Letter / The Dreaded Moroczy Bind / Konkaroo / White Light/White Heat (Live).

CD2 – April Sun In Cuba / Rose / Any Fool Can Tell You / Shooting Stars / Man Gone West / Bob’s Budgie Boogie / Some Strange Dream / Mr. Thunder / Since You Changed Your Mind / Running Free / O Zambezi / Are You Old Enough / Reach The Top / Midnight Groovies / Still In Love With You.

2CD SET