Hi to all who stumble across this new and humble blog. The idea behind "Rare as..." is to celebrate and share some rarities from the Australian pop universe. So as not to breach delicate copyright laws, and thereby risking annihilation, I intend to use this site as a haven for profiling the very best that this country has offered during the sensational seventies and the ecstatic eighties. I will offer posts and links for downloads that are not available commercially on disc; either from vinyl, or long out of print versions of classic Australiana.

The bite sized slices of pop are intended to be an economic way to access rare and obscure recordings without having to download entire albums or collections, in order to check out one song! I am taking the road less travelled in many ways with this site, as I intend to honour mostly the women of Australian pop, who generally receive less adulation and retrospection, than their male counterparts. Not a lot of meat and potatoes rock n roll here, but some dynamic performers nonetheless.

The music herein covers quite a mix of genres from straight pop to country, disco, r&b, rock, traditional popular music and some alternative figures that I reckon need a light shone on their immense talent.

I hope whomever takes this journey enjoys the sights & sounds from a fantastic era!