Albert Lee
Anne Kirkpatrick and Alan Bowles featuring Hotspur Live at the Pier Hotel Frankston 1987
Archie Roach LIVE at Key Largo ’92 and Darwin ’93
Ariel LIVE at Martinis 1976
Aust. Crawl
BoOM Crash Opera Live at the Tivoli 1986
BRIAN CADD Band LIVE at the Sundowner, Geelong 1982
BUFFALO Revisited LIVE at the Bridge Hotel 2013
Bushwackers
CHOIRBOYS LIVE at The Inferno Traralgon 2000
Crowded House 1
Crowded House 2
DEAD LIVERS LIVE at the ‘Espy’ 1986
DEPRESSION Live at the Seaview Ballroom 1987
Doug Parkinson
Dutch Tilders
Goanna
Gondwanaland Live at the Greek Theatre 1989
HIRED HANDS Live at Tamworth Leagues Club 1987
Jimmy and the Boys
JoJo Zep
JON ENGLISH & The FOSTER BROTHERS LIVE at Billboard 1981
KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS Live
Matchbox
Men At Work
MIDNIGHT OIL LIVE at the OLD LION Adelaide 1982
Neil Finn
PANTHA LIve at the Sydney Showground and Tamworth Workers Club 1976
Party Boys
Paul Marks
Phil Manning Band LIVE Around Oz 1975
Redgum
Renee Geyer LIVE at the Eureka Hotel 79 and the Tivoli 82
Russell Morris
Slim Dusty Family Show Live at Tamworth 1996
Sports Live At Billboard 1981
Ted Mulry Gang
The DUGITES Live at Billboard 1981
The Models
The Poachers and The Idle Diddlies LIVE at Maldon Folk Festival 2001
The Slim Dusty Travelling Country Band Reunion Show
Tim Finn
TISM
Tour of Duty – Xmas Concert For The Troops 1999
v Spy v Spy
Vince JONES
Wendy Matthews
ZARSOFF Brothers LIVE at Yella Rock 1991
ZYDECO JUMP Live at the Nth Melbourne Town Hall 1990
Note from founders:
ARCA and The Desk Tape Series is a small way we can help our mates get some self-worth and recognition for their contribution to the Aussie music industry and help if they are in crisis.
The Desk Tape Series are all live performances, and recognises the work of the road crew who contributed to the sound, light and production for Australian touring and concerts.
It is a great honour for ARCA to be able to present these memories to all.
Looking after OUR OWN with FEELING and a WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
ARCA Co-founders.
Liner Notes
All releases have liner notes which are currently under review.
Watch this space for news of their re-emergence, brighter than ever before.
ARCA would like to thank all the following people for their support of ARCA’s Desk Tape Series, and for being able to utilise their incredible expertise. Big thanks go to “Nightowl” for the inspiration to put this series of desk tapes together.
The support for the desk tapes has been unwavering from the industry and the public worldwide. There has never been any hesitation from many musicians, bands, roadies, and crew to support the live desk tape series, giving so many people a great insight into the live roots of the Aussie music industry.
The ARCA Desk Tape series presents an amazing catalogue of live Aussie music. Snippets of history.
This series is perpetuating a residual income to help roadies and crew in crisis. Please support us as it is a simple way to thank those professionals that have perfected their craft to be able to give you all live musical enjoyment.
Adrian “Sunshine” Anderson
for having the memory of an elephant and for working with and keeping in contact with the crew, musicians, and people that built the Australian live music industry that has helped us with the desk tapes.
Phil “Drac” Dracoulis
for the mastering of the live desk tapes and having the patience and the hearing to facilitate and present incredible sound to the world.
Christie Eliezer
for doing all the live interviews so we can present a great history of the bands and shows through his press releases and liner notes. Simply brilliant.
Sebastian Chase
for listening to the idea of the desk tapes and helping us execute it, and all at MGM Distribution (Mark Bolton, Jess Lord and Beth Deady).
Paul O’Gorman
for supplying his legal expertise, advice, and direction, and for keeping us roadies honest.
Greg Noakes
for some of the most brilliant photography.
Nprint
big thanks to Aleida for all the designs for the cover artwork for the Desk Tape Series and Neil for helping us and being a sponsor.
Mark Woods
for digital transfer of cassettes, mastering, and being a great sound engineer.
Ernie Rose
for transfers of DAT tapes, baking and transfers of cassettes and reel to reels, and mastering.
Roderick van Gelder
for the digital transfer of many cassettes.
Support Act
for getting help to many of our mates that are doing it hard.
Particular thanks goes to all the front-of-house engineers who gave us the opportunity to present their recordings to the world, which showcases their ability and how good the Aussie crew are.
And without a doubt, huge thanks to all the bands and musicians who gave this project their blessing. Without their support, we would not have got this far.
We have made a bit of history that cannot be undone.
ARCA would like to thank the following sponsors of The ARCA Desk Tape Series. You guys are legends: