Don Walker is regarded as one of Australia’s best songwriters and his songs have been mapping Australia, from Kings Cross to regional towns and the spaces between, for more than thirty years, through solo albums and shows, with Catfish, three acclaimed albums with Tex, Don and Charlie and of course with one of Australia’s finest ever bands Cold Chisel.
On March 23 2018, for the first time, Don’s entire back catalogue – We’re All Gunna Die, Cutting Back, Hully Gully, Live At The Caravan plus both Catfish albums, Unlimited Address & Ruby – are being gathered in the one box set –Blacktop. Every album has been remastered by Don Bartley with one simple instruction from Don: “Please cut as loud as possible”.
Each album will also be available separately. Only the first Catfish album, 1988’s Unlimited Address, has been available on vinyl before. And receiving a physical release for the first time is Live At The Caravan, which was previously a digital-only release in 2014.
It’s a way of reviewing the whole catalogue, Don says of the box set, without doing a best-of. As for the title, he wryly explains: It was a choice between Blacktop and Hits. I was advised that Blacktop was more appropriate.
To celebrate the releases Don and The Suave Fucks will head to the road in April taking in shows in Newcastle, Sydney, Bowral, Adelaide, Bellingen, Melbourne and Mullumbimby.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
Don Walker & The Suave Fucks – Tour Dates 2018
Fri 06 Apr
48 Watt St, Newcastle NSW
http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=81921
Sat 07 Apr
Bowral Bowling Club, Bowral NSW
http://bowralbowlingclub.com.au/whats-on/
Thu 12 Apr
The Gov, Adelaide SA
http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=81922
Fri 13 Apr
Memo Music Hall, St Kilda West VIC
https://www.trybooking.com/339060
Sat 14 Apr
Northcote Social Club, Northcote VIC
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/don-walker-tickets-41001408316
Thu 19 Apr
The Camelot Lounge, Marrickville NSW
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/36173
Fri 20 Apr
Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen NSW
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=338561
Sat 21 Apr
Club Mullum, Mullumbimby NSW
https://clubmullum.bandzoogle.com/what-s-on
Tickets also available from
http://www.donwalker.com.au/live
DON WALKER VINYL RELEASES OUT MARCH 23 VIA MGM
Catfish – Unlimited Address
Catfish – Ruby
Don Walker – We’re All Gunna Die (Double Album)
Don Walker – Cutting Back (Double Album)
Don Walker – Hully Gully (Double Album)
Don Walker – Live At The Caravan (Double Album)
Blacktop – Vinyl Boxset
Pre- Order now at
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