Table of Contents

Part 1 What goes around

1. A deal is done

2. On the record

3. Top 40 culture

4. Khe Sanh

5. Breakfast of champions

6. East

7. Alan and Billy

8. The revolution is televised

9. The promised land

10. The godfather came

11. Circus animals

12. Chisel join the circus

13. The end

Part 2 . . . Comes around

14. The FM mindset

15. Looking for Mr Right

16. Dubbo A-go-go

17. Festival studios

18. Visitors bearing gifts

19. Fighting fit

20. Attention to detail

21. The Phil Spector trick

22. This time round

23. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

24. Electric avenue

25. Kevin takes charge

26. Interrupted strategies

27. Enter the strippers

28. Ready or not

29. On with the show

30. Exit the strippers

31. And in the end

32. Life goes on

Notes

Discography

About the Author

Anthony O'Grady started rock Australia magazine (RAM) in 1975 and witnessed first-hand the re-booming of the Sydney pub rock circuit that raised to the fore such bands as The Angels, Cold Chisel, Dragon, Icehouse, INXS, Mental as Anything, Midnight Oil, The Reels and Rose Tattoo. He has written for the Bulletin, the National Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian and the Financial Review, as well as producing/writing radio and TV documentaries and coordinating an AFI-winning film soundtrack.