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Radio Birdman

Radio Birdman: members, discography, history and lyrics.

Sydney, Australia Proto-punk · Garage rock
Radio Birdman

Who played when

Members

6
01 2014–present

Dave Kettley

Guitar

02 1974–1978, 1996–2008, 2014–present

Deniz Tek

Guitar

03 2002–2008, 2014–present

Jim Dickson

Bass

04 2005, 2014–present

Nik Rieth

Drums

05 1974–1978, 1996–2008, 2014–present

Philip "Pip" Hoyle

Keyboards

06 1974–1978, 1996–2008, 2014–present

Rob Younger

Vocals

Former members

5

  • Carl Roke

    Bass

    1974–1975 · died 2005

  • Chris "Klondike" Masuak

    Guitar

    1976–1978, 1996–2008

  • Ron Keeley

    Drums

    1974–1978, 1996–2004

  • Russell "Rusty" Hopkinson

    Drums

    2005–2008

  • Warwick Gilbert

    Bass

    1975–1978, 1996–2002

Many groups are claimed to be “legendary” usually by their manager or record label. Radio Birdman were legendary even before they split up.
Their sound was rooted in American 60’s rock - the Stooges and the MC5 were the obvious influences, along with surf instrumental groups, wild 60’s punk and the Stones.

Some ten (almost) years on the spectre of Radio Birdman still haunts many an outfit whose members may otherwise not be exposed (via the Birdman catalyst) to the type of music which so obviously influence much of the contemporary independant music coming out of Australia.

(The Australian Record Collector - vol 1, No 1 Spring 1986.)

Radio Birdman did it first, did it harder, and broke up sooner, than any other Australian band.
They were too much too soon, and their legacy has been felt, through a slew of eighties pretenders right down to this day.

(Alex Wheaton - dB Magazine - Adelaïde)

Vivien Johnson's definitive Radio Birdman biography

Vivien Johnson’s definitive Radio Birdman biography

220 pages of text and photos. Everything and more — a must.

Made for rock’n’roll

Discography

23 Records

01

Official discography

8
Burn My Eye
1976 Album

Burn My Eye

Burn My Eye: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. Smith and Wesson Blues
  2. Snake
  3. I-94
  4. Burn My Eye
Open the record
Living Eyes
1981 Album

Living Eyes

Living Eyes: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. More Fun
  2. TPBR Combo
  3. 455 SD
  4. Do tThe Movin’ Change
  5. I-94
  6. Iskender Time
  7. Burn My Eye ‘78
  8. Time To Fall
  9. Smith and Wesson Blues
  10. Crying Sun
  11. Break My Heart
  12. Alone In The Endzone
  13. Hanging On
Open the record
Soldiers Of Rock'n'Roll
1982 Album

Soldiers Of Rock'n'Roll

Soldiers Of Rock'n'Roll: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. Ramblin’ Rose - MC5
  2. 1970 - The Stooges
  3. TV Eye - Radio Birdman
  4. Walk Don’t Run - The Pink Fairies
  5. Man With Golden Helmet - Radio Birdman
  6. More Fun - Radio Birdman
  7. Love Kills - Radio Birdman
  8. New Race - Radio Birdman
  9. Who Rings The BEll - The Angels
  10. Hail Columbia - New Race
  11. Maelstrom - New Race
Open the record
More Fun !
1988 Album

More Fun !

More Fun !: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. Dark Surprise
  2. Breaks My Heart
  3. More Fun
  4. Didn’ Tell The Man
Open the record
Under The Ashes
1988 BOX SET

Under The Ashes

Under The Ashes: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

Disc One

  1. TV Eye
  2. Monday Morning Gunk
  3. Loves Kill
  4. Snake
  5. I-94
  6. Burn My Eye
  7. What Gives
  8. Non Stop Girls
  9. Do The Pop
  10. Man With Golden Helmet
  11. Descent into The Maelstrom
  12. New Race
  13. Aloha Steve & Danno
  14. Anglo Girl Desire
  15. Murder City Nights
  16. You’re Gonna Miss Me
Open the record
Radio Birdman - The EPs
1992 Album

Radio Birdman - The EPs

Radio Birdman - The EPs: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. Smith and Wesson Blues
  2. Snake
  3. I-94
  4. Burn My Eye
  5. Dark Surprise
  6. Breaks My Heart
  7. More Fun
  8. Didn’ Tell The Man
Open the record
Ritualism
Album

Ritualism

Ritualism: editions, credits, track lists and archive connections.

Tracks

  1. Burned My Eye
  2. Smith And Wesson Blues
  3. Anglo Girl Desire
  4. Hanging On
  5. TV Eye
  6. Revelation*
  7. Aloha Steve & Danno
  8. Alone In The Endzone
  9. 455 SD
  10. Walk The Earth*
  11. What Gives?
  12. New Race
Open the record
02

Singles & compilations

7
N Cover unavailable
1977 Archive record

New race / TV Eye (1977)

Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : Trafalgar TRS11
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1978 Archive record

Aloha Steve and Danno / Anglo Girl Desire (1978)

Credits & release details

Members

  • Trafalgar - TRS12
  • Trafalgar - 7-257828 (88)

Production & release

Reference :

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1978 Archive record

What Gives ? / Anglo Girl Desire (1978)

Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : Sire - 6078 617

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Sire Machine
1978 Archive record

The Sire Machine Turns You Up (1978)

Tracks

  1. Hand Of Law (from Radios Appear)
Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : Sire - SMP1
A Cover unavailable
1981 Archive record

Alone In The Endzone / Breaks My Heart (1981)

Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : WEA - 100160
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1984 Archive record

100 Fools ( Deniz Tek ) / Alien Skies (1984)

Credits & release details

Production & release

Alien Skies is an Instrumental.

Reference : Citadel CIT003

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Long Live The Evolution
Archive record

Long Live The Evolution (19??)

Tracks

  1. Burned My Eye [1:38] - November 23 1976
Credits & release details

Production & release

The best of Double Jay Rock 1540

Reference : Double Jay - AA9042 - Free Record

03

Bootlegs

8
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1976 LP Archive record

Rock 'n' Roll War 1976-1978 - LP

Tracks

  1. Death By The Gun (a)
  2. Dark Surprise (a)
  3. Didn’t tell The Man (a)
  4. If I Wanted To (a)
  5. Descent into The Mealstrom (b)
  6. Burn My Eye (b)
  7. Death By The Gun (b)
  8. American Ruse (c)
  9. Insane Alive (c)
  10. Search and Destroy (c)
  11. The Snake (c)
Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : Mission RB001

  • a) - Rockfield Studios 4/78
  • b) - 2JJJ studios 3/76
  • c) - Oxford Funhouse 1/76
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1977 LP Archive record

Eureka Birdman - LP (1977)

Tracks

  1. You’re Gonna Miss Me
  2. Burn My Eye
  3. Deat By The Gun
  4. Let The Kids Dance
  5. L.A. Woman
  6. TV Eye
  7. Aloha Steve and Danno
  8. More Fun
  9. California Sun
  10. King of the Surf
  11. Kick Out The Jam
  12. 1970
Credits & release details

Members

  • Where The Action Is
  • Legendary Concert - Live in Sydney, 11.30.77 (ref: RADIOLP307)

Production & release

Cover Tracks (wrong)

Record Tracks (real)

  1. You’re Gonna Miss Me
  2. Burn My Eye
  3. Death By The Gun
  4. Let The Kids Dance
  5. Breaks My Heart
  6. L.A. Woman
  7. TV Eye
  8. Aloha Steve and Danno
  9. More Fun
  10. California Sun
  11. King of the Surf
  12. Kick Out The Jam
  13. 1970
  14. New race

Live at The Eureka Hotel, geelong, 30 November 1977.

Also known as:

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1988 Archive record

Ring Of Truth E.P. (1988)

Tracks

  1. If I Wanted You
  2. Death By The Gun
  3. Dark Surprise
  4. Didn’t Tell The Man
Credits & release details

Production & release

Limited Edition: 1000 copies

Recorded at Rockfield, 1978

Reference : Licensed from Alien Skies production - BOP1

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1990 CD Archive record

Live in Sydney, 1976 - Double Jay Studio - CD (1990)

Tracks

Double Jay Studio, Sydney, Australia - November 1976
  1. Route 66 (B. Troup)
  2. Murder City Nights
  3. Don’t Look Back (B. Vera)
  4. Anglo Girl Desire
  5. Man With Golden Helmet
  6. Love Kills
  7. TV Eye (Stooges)
  8. Surf City (J. Berry / B.Wilson)
  9. Hand Of Law
  10. New Race
  11. Transmaniac on M.C (Blue Oyster Cult)
  12. Burn My Eye
  13. Descent Into The Maelstrom
  14. Time Won’t Let me (The Outsiders)
  15. I 94
  16. Do The Pop
Credits & release details

Production & release

Double Jay Studio, Sydney, Australia - March 1976

  1. Descent into the Maelstrom
  2. Death By The Gun
  3. Snake

Reference : Rarities & Few records - GZCD1011

Limited Edition 1000 copies

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1996 CD Archive record

Ready To Burn - CD (1996)

Tracks

The Real Thing - TV Show - July 1977
  1. TV Eye
  2. Kick Out The Jams
  3. Descent Into The Maelstrom
Credits & release details

Production & release

Rockturnal TV Show - Marryatville - 09/21/1977

  1. What Gives?
  2. Descent Into The Maelstrom
  3. Burn My Eye
  4. Search & Destroy

Paddingtown Town Hall - Sydney - 04/02/1977 - Official Promo Clip

  1. New Race

2JJ Radio show - 1977 ?

  1. Dominance & Submission

Paddingtown Town Hall - Sydney - 12/12/1977 - Last Australian Show

  1. Murder City Nights
  2. Aloha Steve And Danno

Paddingtown Town Hall - Sydney - 11/1977

  1. Ramblin’ Rose
  2. Shakin’ Street
  3. Hand Of Law
  4. I Wanna Be Your Dog
  5. Radio Activity

Reference : Hand Of Law records - HOL001

Limited Edition on CD-R

Radios On ! Ritualism - The Reunion 1996 - LP (1997) cover
1997 LP Archive record

Radios On ! Ritualism - The Reunion 1996 - LP (1997)

Tracks

  1. Burned My Eye
  2. Smith And Wesson Blues
  3. Anglo Girl Desire
  4. Hanging On
  5. TV Eye
  6. Revelation
  7. Aloha Steve & Danno
  8. Alone In The Endzone
  9. 455 SD
  10. Walk The Earth
  11. What Gives?
  12. New Race
  13. Not Right (a)
  14. Alien Skies (b)
Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : no label - Limited Edition of 500

This is a Ritualism bootleg with a shitty sound. Avoid it and get the same tracks on the official Ritualism with perfect sound.

  • a) - Deniz Tek Group 1995
  • b) - Rockfield studios 1978
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1998 LP Archive record

Rock & Roll War 1976-1978 - LP (1998)

Tracks

Tracks
  1. Dark Surprise (a)
  2. If I Wanted To (a)
  3. Alien Skies (a)
  4. Death By The Gun (a)
  5. Didn’t tell The Man (a)
  6. Descent into The Mealstrom (b)
  7. Death By The Gun (b)
  8. Snake (b)
  9. Burn My Eye (e)
  10. American Ruse (c)
  11. Insane Alive (c)
  12. Search and Destroy (c)
  13. Rock & Roll (d)
  14. I Wanna Be Your Dog (d)
  15. Career Of Evil (d)
  16. Snake (c)
Tracks
  1. Surf City
  2. Don’t Look back
  3. Time Won’t let me
  4. Transmaniacom MC
Tracks
  1. Death by the gun
  2. Didn’t tell the man
  3. Dark surprise
  4. If I wanted to
Credits & release details

Production & release

Surfin’ at 2JJJ - Live E.P

Limited Edition 500

Death By The Gun E.P.

Limited Edition: 1000 copies

Reference : Mission RB001 A/B - Limited Edition of 500

  • a) - Rockfield Studios 4/78 & 5/78
  • b) - Double Jay Studio 3/76
  • c) - Oxford Funhouse 1/76
  • d) - Live somewhere about 78
  • e) - Double Jay Studio 11/76

2JJJ Studios, Sydney 11/23/76

Reference : Compassion Explosion! Records - wihout reference number.

Rockfield Studios - Monmouth, Wales 04/78

Reference : Compassion Explosion! Records - wihout reference number.

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CD Archive record

Murder City Nights - CD

Tracks

  1. Intro / Route 66
  2. Murder City Nights
  3. Don’t Look Back (B. Vera)
  4. Anglo Girl Desire
  5. Man With Golden Helmet
  6. Love Kills
  7. TV Eye (Stooges)
  8. Surf City (J. Berry / B.Wilson)
  9. Hand Of Law
  10. New Race
  11. Transmaniac on M.C (Blue Oyster Cult)
  12. Burn My Eye
  13. Descent Into The Maelstrom
  14. Time Won’t Let me (The Outsiders)
  15. I 94
  16. Do The Pop
  17. Rock & Roll
  18. I Wanna Be Your Dog
  19. Career Beatle
Credits & release details

Production & release

Reference : Bitem my tongue.

Recorded live in Sydney, Australia 1976.

Verified research · 15 September 2026

Catalogue update

1 new entry

Radio Birdman’s release history now extends to Citadel’s 2026 remastered vinyl edition of Zeno Beach. It is a reissue, not a newly recorded album.

Deniz Tek official discography

Zeno Beach 2026 remastered vinyl cover
2026 Remastered reissue · LP Archive record

Zeno Beach

Credits & release details

Production & release

Remastered vinyl edition with new cover art, released by Citadel in February 2026 (CITLP706). Citadel omitted two tracks from the earlier CD programme to preserve vinyl fidelity.

Discogs release · Citadel

Words and records

Lyrics

02
Radios Appear

Album

Radios Appear

Lyrics unavailable
Living Eyes

Album

Living Eyes

Lyrics unavailable