The best of Ronnie’s 14 solo singles and three albums for SPIN, from beat-pop to social statement, are collected here on THIS IS RONNIE BURNS. It also includes more songs from the Gibbs, plus hit writers Terry Britten and Johnny Young. Mastered from the original tapes held in the Warner archive, with sleeve notes by rock journalist Jeff Jenkins, and valuable input from Ronnie including archive images in the booklet.
CD – released via Cherry Red UK (25 Track CD)
Digital – released through Warner Music (27 tracks)
16 track vinyl – released November 1, 2019 through Warner Music (Ocean Blue Coloured Vinyl)
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Inspired by The Beatles, and following their live performances in Australia in 1964, Ronnie Burns, aged 18, quit his day job and plunged himself into the pop business. After an apprenticeship singing with beat-band The Flies, Ronnie then launched his solo career, signing with SPIN Records in 1966.
Ronnie became acquainted (and later good mates) with budding songwriters Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, who gave him four songs to record. Which Ronnie duly did in one session: ‘Coalman’, ‘All The King’s Horses’, ‘Exit Stage Right’ and ‘In The Morning’. ‘Coalman’, the Gibbs’ answer to ‘Taxman’, was Ronnie’s first top 10 hit.
Ronnie went on to have a highly successful career in music, appearing on TV shows such as Kommotion, Uptight, The Go!! Show and Happening ’70. He was also regularly featured in the pop mag Go-Set, winning the readers’ poll for favourite Australian male singer.
The best of Ronnie’s 14 solo singles and three albums for SPIN, from beat-pop to social statement, are collected here on THIS IS RONNIE BURNS. Including more songs from the Gibbs, plus hit writers Terry Britten and Johnny Young.
Mastered from the original tapes held in the Warner archive, with sleeve notes by rock journalist Jeff Jenkins, and valuable input from Ronnie including archive images in the booklet.
In 2019 Ronnie performed on stage as part of the theatre tour hit The GO!! Show, and he will be back on stage in 2020, in a show that will surprise and delight all ’60s pop fans.
Ronnie was also a successful TV show host in Australia.
This anthology demonstrates a fine body of work, a collection of timeless pop, and a career that endures to this day. Ronnie Burns is quite rightly regarded as one of the pioneers of Australian pop.
TRACKLISTING
1. COALMAN
2. EXIT STAGE RIGHT
3. WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD
4. WE HAD A GOOD THING GOIN’
5. ALL THE KING’S HORSES
6. TOP HAT
7. IN THE MORNING
8. BUTTERFLY
9. I’LL KNOW WHAT TO DO
10. PICCADILLY PAGES
11. HARRY THE HAPPY HOOLIGAN
12. CAN’T YOU FEEL
13. SO GOOD TOGETHER
14. ONE BAD THING
15. SUNSHINE
16. HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY
17. SUCH A GIRL
18. SMILEY
19. AGE OF CONSENT
20. THE PROPHET
21. EASY RIDER
22. VERY LAST DAY
23. TRUE, TRUE LOVIN’
24. LITTLE RED BOOK
25. DOIN’ THE MOD – The Flies (Available on CD Only)
