WET TAXIS
"Taxidermy"
Side A
01. Dare You (live)
02. But Mono Never Dies
03. Wind Up Toys
04. Max And Peter Marmite Jar
05. Felate Your Baby
06. Miniamata
07. FP219
08. Theme For A Bitch
09. The Worm Has Turned
10. Untitled 1/2/3
Side B
11. Vomit
12. Nun Strike
13. Cerebal Damage
14. My Boy Lollipop
15. Untitled (live)
16. Make Cake (live)
17. Boom (live)
18. Rhythm
19. Doll Hospital
20. Polio Baby
21. Fingernail Biter
22. Rubber Balunes
23. I Must Have Drunk Too Much Rum
SOURCE: Cassette
TIME: 59:47
BAND MEMBERS: Garry Bradbury, Simon Knuckey, Tim Knuckey
COMMENTS: A C60 cassette LP released in 1980 on Terse Tapes (TRS008). This is experimental music and a very different band to the Wet Taxis once Louis Tillet took over.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
VIDEO FILE
Video Compilation
WET TAXIS: Promo Video
- C'mon (1984)
PARIS GREEN: Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, Australia, 1984
- Leaving Here
- On Your Way Down
- Parchman Farm
- Shotgun Blues
WET TAXIS: Promo Video
- Sailor's Dream ‎(1987)
LOUIS TILLET: Promo Video
- Carousel (1990)
SOURCE: TV broadcasts except for the Paris Green clips which are audience recordings
TIME: 31:40
COMMENTS:
TYPE OF FILES: MP4 excpet for the first track which is MPG
QUALITY: Various
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS / PARIS GREEN
Singles, Rarities and Compilations Tracks
WET TAXIS: Sedition Festival, Trade Union Club, Sydney, Australia, April 22, 1983
01. Maintaining My Cool
02. I Wanna Come Back
03. Last Time Around
04. Cry, Cry, Cry
05. Love
WET TAXIS: Fatboy Studios, September 1983
06. Rich With Nothing
07. It's Gonna Rain
08. Hypnotized
WET TAXIS: Honeyfarm Studios, March 1984
09. In The Past
10. Unchain My Heart
11. You Burn Me Up And Down
WET TAXIS: 7" single, 1984 (Hot Records HOT712)
12. C'mon
13. Clock On The Wall
WET TAXIS: 7" single, 1987 (Citadel Records CIT028)
14. Sailor's Dream
15. Ambulance Ride
"A Minute To Midnight ...." Various Artists compilation LP, 1987 (Adrenalin ADR1201)
16. WET TAXIS: Bury Me Dead
17. WET TAXIS: Hellfire Jack
18. PARIS GREEN: Leaving Here
PARIS GREEN: Live At The Sandringham Hotel ("To Ride A Dead Pony" compilation)
19. Baby Please Don't Go
20. Buzzard Luck
21. I Can Only Give You Everything
22. One Kind Favour
SOURCE: Vinyl or soundboard recordings
TIME: 74:01
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Gaelic Club, Sydney, Australia, March 31, 1983
01. I Can Only Give You Everything
02. Face To Face
03. Last Time Around
04. I Wanna Come Back
05. She's Gone
06. I Need You There
07. I'm Down
08. Rich With Nothing
09. Shake Appeal
10. He's Waitin'
11. Good Times
12. Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice
13. Love
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 39:18
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Simon Knuckey (guitar, vocals), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Tim Knuckey (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (vocals track 11, organ)
COMMENTS: This is from a first or second generation source
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Sydney, Australia (1983-1984)
CD.1:
Tape 1:
01. Dum Dum Boys
02. You're Gonna Miss Me
03. Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice
04. I Wanna Come Back
05. 99th Floor
06. You Burn Me Up And Down
07. Maintaining My Cool
08. Good Times (cut)
Tape 2:
09. Love
10. Hypnotised
11. Sister Midnight
12. I Need You There
13. She's Gone
Tape 3:
14. Good Times
15. Cry, Cry, Cry
16. Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice (cut)
CD.2:
Tape 4:
01. 99th Floor
02. Unchain My Heart
03. Dum Dum Boys
04. C'mon
05. In The Past
06. He's Waitin'
07. I'm Down
08. Clock On The Wall
09. Believe Me
10. Of Old Approximately
11. Cry, Cry, Cry (cut)
Tape 5:
12. Boss Hoss
13. Nothing Can Bring Me Down
14. You're Gonna Miss Me
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 51:21 / 43:35
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Simon Knuckey (guitar, vocals), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Tim Knuckey (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (vocals, organ)
COMMENTS: A compilation from different concerts. The exact dates are unknown but the venues are most likely to be the Harold Park Hotel and possibly the Brittania Hotel. It is from a first or second generation source
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, February 6, 1984
01. C'mon
02. I Can Only Give You Everything
03. 99th Floor
04. (short harmonica solo)
05. I Wanna Come Back
06. In The Past
07. It's Cold Outside
08. Clock On The Wall
09. I Need You There
10. Hypnotised
11. Face To Face
12. Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice
13. She's Gone
14. I'm Down
15. You Burn Me Up And Down
16. Good Times
17. Cry, Cry, Cry
18. Love
19. Nothing Can Bring Me Down
20. It's Gonna Rain
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 57:02
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Simon Knuckey (guitar, vocals), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Tim Knuckey (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (vocals, organ)
COMMENTS: A 3PBS FM live to air recording
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, January 25, 1985
01. Cry, Cry, Cry
02. I Can Only Give You Everything
03. The Other Side
04. Rich With Nothing
05. Clock On The Wall
06. It's Gonna Rain
07. 5 Years Ahead Of My Time
08. Spend Your Life
09. 24 Hours (Everyday)
10. I Wanna Come Back
11. Hypnotised
12. Sailor's Dream
13. Good Times
14. C'mon
15. Nothing Can Bring Me Down
16. Unchain My Heart
17. Love
18. Dum Dum Boys
19. You're Gonna Miss Me
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 60:18
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Simon Knuckey (guitar, vocals), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Tim Knuckey (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (vocals track 13, organ)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Jet Club, Coolangatta, Australia, February 1985
01. I'm Down
02. Face To Face
03. The Other Side
04. Rich With Nothing
05. You Burn Me Up And Down
06. Spend Your Life
07. I Wanna Come Back
08. Dum Dum Boys
09. Clock On The Wall
10. Leaving Here
11. Sailor's Dream
12. Good Times
13. 5 Years Ahead Of My Time (cut)
14. Unchain My Heart
15. Love
16. It's Gonna Rain
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 55:20
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Simon Knuckey (guitar, vocals), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Tim Knuckey (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (vocals track 12, organ)
COMMENTS: This concert was part of the Hot Records Roadshow headlined by The Celibate Rifles and also including Died Pretty and Mushroom Planet. It is a digital transfer from a second generation cassette.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, June 7, 1986
01. Cry, Cry, Cry
02. Swimming In The Mirror
03. 5 Years Ahead Of My Time
04. Clock On The Wall
05. Midnight Witch
06. I Can Only Give You Everything
07. You Know What I Want
08. On Your Way Down
09. It's Gonna Rain
10. Mr Godzilla
11. C'mon
12. Love
13. You Need Me
14. Ambulance Ride
15. Sailor's Dream
16. The Spot
17. Unchain My Heart
18. Alligator Wine
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 69:52
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Jason Kain (guitar), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Rod Howard (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (keyboards), Dianne Spence (saxophone), Kathy Wemyss (trumpet), Gladys Reed (trombone)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

WET TAXIS
Trade Union Club, Sydney, Australia, September 21, 1986
01. 5 Years Ahead Of My Time
02. Cry, Cry, Cry
03. Clock On The Wall
04. Swimming In The Mirror
05. Mr Godzilla
06. Hellfire Jack
07. Midnight Witch
08. C'mon
09. You Need Me
10. Bury Me Dead
11. I'm Down
12. The Spot
13. Sailor's Dream
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 55:20
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano, tambourine), Jason Kain (guitar), Penny Ikinger (guitar, vocals), Rod Howard (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Dr Bronstantine Karlarka (keyboards), Dianne Spence (saxophone), Kathy Wemyss (trumpet), Gladys Reed (trombone)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Szene, Vienna, Austria, September 18, 1990
01. (interview) / It's Gonna Rain
02. Midnight Witch
03. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
04. On Your Way Down
05. Carousel
06. Sailor's Dream
07. Liferaft
08. From Me To You
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 41:05
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET & THE ASPERSION CAST
Max's Petersham Inn, Sydney, Australia, December 1, 1990
01. Midnight Witch
02. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
03. Dig It Up
04. From Me To You
05. Carousel
06. long walk home
07. On Your Way Down
08. Persephone's Dance
09. Condemned To Live (beginning cut)
10. Dead End Street In The Lucky Country
11. Liferaft
12. Sailor's Dream
13. Duet In Blue Minor
14. (band introductions)
15. Swimming In The Mirror
16. It's Gonna Rain
17. Clock On The Wall
18. Dream Well (cut)
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 90:01
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillett (vocals, keyboards), Charlie Owen (lead guitar), Penny Ikinger (rhythm guitar), Nick Fisher (drums), Tim Rollinson (bass), Mary-Ellen Stringer (vocals)
COMMENTS: Master recording from The King Of Rock. This is a digital clone of the G2 transfer of a first generation cassette.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Max's Petersham Inn, Sydney, Australia, March 8, 1991
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. Sailor's Dream
03. On Your Way Down
04. From Me To You
05. Liferaft
06. Condemned To Live
07. Carousel
08. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 46:11
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (keyboards, vocals), Stevie Plunder (guitar)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Sydney, Australia, 1992 / 1993
Broadway Hotel, Sydney, Australia, August 19, 1993 (audience recording)
01. Polk Salad Annie
02. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
03. One Kind Favour
04. Alligator Wine
Triple J "The Acoustic Sessions" Studio 227, Sydney, Australia, December 13, 1992 (radio broadcast)
05. On Your Way Down
06. The Tempest
07. Cyren's Call
SOURCE: Various as listed above
TIME: 45:26
BAND MEMBERS: The Broadway Hotel show: Louis Tillet (keyboards, vocals), Jim Dickson (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Deniz Tek (guitar). The Acoustic Sessions broadcast is a solo performance.
COMMENTS: The Broadway Hotel show is a BS recording and was received directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET & THE ASPERSION CAST
Iron Duke Hotel, Sydney, Australia, January 27, 1996
01. Parchman Farm
02. On Your Way Down
03. Swimming In The Mirror
04. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
05. Midnight Witch
06. From Me To You
07. Carousel
08. Ship Of Dreams
09. Clock On The Wall
10. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
11. Work Song
12. The Tempest
13. Sailor's Dream
14. Liferaft
15. Alligator Wine
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 108:02
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillett (vocals, piano), Jim Dickson (bass), Nick Fisher (drums)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the G2 master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Cologne, Germany, February 28, 1998
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. On Your Way Down
03. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
04. Around You
05. Chained To The Stone
06. Hold Me
07. From Me To You
08. Feeling Free
09. The Tempest
10. Clock On The Wall
11. Ship Of Dreams
12. Sailor's Dream
13. Dead End Street In The Lucky Country
14. Liferaft
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 79:27
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (keyboards, vocals), Jim Dickson (bass), Nick Fisher (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET & THE ASPERSION CASTE
The Basement, Sydney, Australia, June 14, 1999
01. Midnight Rain
02. An Ancient Song
03. Condemned To Live
04. From Me To You
05. Chained To The Stone
06. Midnight Witch
07. Around You
08. Window Paine
09. Ship Of Dreams
10. Hold Me
11. Liferaft
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 63:56
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillet (vocals, piano), Charlie Owen (guitar), Penny Ikinger (guitar), Jim Dickson (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Diane Spence (saxophone), Stewart Kirwan (trumpet), Anthony Cable (trombone), Don Walker (organ)
COMMENTS: This is ataken from an out of print officially released CD "Live @ The Basement" (Germany: Return To Sender RTS 31)
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET & THE ASPERSION CASTE
DVD
TV Broadcasts 1999
"Studio 22", ABC TV, Australia, August 5, 1999
- (introduction)
- Midnight Witch
- An Ancient Song
- Sailor's Dream
- Feeling Free
- Liferaft
"The Joint", Channel V, Australia, August 1999
- (introduction)
- Feeling Free
- (interview with Louis Tillet, Charlie Owen and Diane Spence)
- An Ancient Song
- Condemned To Live
- Liferaft
SOURCE: TV broadcast
TIME: 60:12
BAND MEMBERS: Louis Tillett (vocals, keyboards), Charlie Owen (guitar), Jim Dickson (bass), Nick Fisher (drums), Diane Spence (saxophone), Ben Gurton (trombone), Stewart Kirwan (trumpet)
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS:
MENU: No
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Rarities and Compilations Tracks (1984-1999)
NO DANCE: "Carnival Of Souls" 7" single, 1984 (Hot Records HOT709)
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. Just Skin
03. You Say
Triple J Live At The Wireless, Sydney, Australia, April 16, 1990 ("To Ride A Dead Pony" compilation)
04. Carousel
05. From Me To You
06. Liferaft
07. Condemned To Live
"Triple J Live At The Wireless" compilation CD, 1991 (White Label Records D30669)
08. Long Walk Home
"10 Jahre Normal" compilation double CD, 1992 (NORMAL 150 CD)
09. It's Gonna Rain (live, Loft, Berlin, Germany, October 1, 1990)
10. Swimming In The Mirror (live Kotlett, Bonn, Germany, June 6, 1990)
"Return To Sender Festival Tour" compilation CD, 1994 (NORMAL 175 CD)
11. Daybreak's Reprieve (live Kotlett, Bonn, Germany, June 6, 1990)
12. Parchman Farm (live Markthall, Hamburg, Germany, November 25, 1992)
13. Dead End Street In A Lucky Country (live Markthall, Hamburg, Germany, November 25, 1992)
14. Shotgun Blues (live Markthall, Hamburg, Germany, November 25, 1992)
"Highlights From The ABC TV Series Studio 22" compilation double CD, 2002 (ABC Music 12342)
15. Sailor's Dream (live June 23, 1999)
SOURCE: Various
TIME: 63:55
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
B72, Vienna, Austria, January 18, 2001
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
03. On Your Way Down
04. Around You
05. An Ancient Song
06. Hold Me
07. Ship Of Dreams
08. The Tempest
09. Carousel
10. From Me To You
11. Dead End Street In The Lucky Country
12. Clock On The Wall
13. Liferaft (cut)
14. Sailors Dream
15. (crowd noise)
16. It's Gonna Rain
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 84:12
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the wzbw88 master.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Cafe Glocksee, Hannover, Germany, February 1, 2001
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. On Your Way Down
03. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
04. Around You
05. An Ancient Song
06. Hold Me
07. Clock On The Wall
08. Liferaft
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 42:55
COMMENTS: Solo performance.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, Australia, June 4, 2006
01. Morning Light
02. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
03. Baby, Please Don't Go
04. Shotgun Blues
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 39:58
COMMENTS: BS recording. I received this recording directly from the taper. This is a partial recording of the first set. This concert is performed with a full band.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, Australia, July 2, 2006
CD.1:
01. Sailor's Dream
02. Bitter Pill
03. From Me To You
04. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
05. Around You
06. Clock On The Wall
CD.2:
01. Hold Me
02. Baby, Please Don't Go
03. On Your Way Down
04. Morning Light
05. Liferaft
06. Sister Midnight
07. An Ancient Song
08. Parchman Farm
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 37:57 / 52:23
COMMENTS: BS recording. I received this recording directly from the taper. This concert is performed with a full band.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET
Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, Australia, January 7, 2007
CD.1:
01. On Your Way Down (beginning cut)
02: Summer
03. Sailor's Dream
04. Parchman Farm
05. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
06. Hold Me
07. Liferaft
CD.2:
01. From Me To You
02. Bitter Pill
03. Baby, Please Don't Go
04. Around You
05. Codine
06. Sister Midnight
07. Shotgun Blues
08. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
09. Clock On The Wall
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 54:31 / 71:44
COMMENTS: GT Remaster. I received this recording directly from the taper. This concert is performed with a full band.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LOUIS TILLET & THE ART OF DARKNESS
The Factory Theatre, Sydney, Australia, March 13, 2015
CD.1:
01. Swimming In The Mirror
02. Bitter Pill
03. Around You
04. On Your Way Down
05. Morning Light
06. Dead End Street In The Lucky Country
07. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
08. Teary Eyes
09. Hold Me
10. Long Walk Home
11. Liferaft
CD.2:
01. Ship Of Dreams
02. Harpies Bizarre
03. The Tempest
04. An Ancient Song
05. Trip To Kalu-ki-bar
06. From Me To You
07. Sailor's Dream
08. Midnight Witch
09. Duet In Blue Minor
10. Condemned To Live
11. Carousel
12. Alligator Wine
13. Clock On The Wall
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 61:32 / 78:04
COMMENTS: I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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