New tribute comp celebrates 50th anniversary of Beatles' Australian Tour

Australia gave the Beatles an ecstatic welcome -- minus a malcontent-hurled egg or two -- when the band toured there 50 years ago. Now EMI is observing the anniversary by packaging up a batch of Beatles covers by Aussie groups ranging from the Bee Gees to the Hoodoo Gurus.

Here's the track list for Then and Now: Australia Salutes the Beatles:

Disc One
  1. FROM ME TO YOU – The Bee Gees
  2. YESTERDAY – The Seekers
  3. FOR NO ONE – Little Pattie
  4. IT WON’T BE LONG – The Rajahs
  5. YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY – Ronnie Burns
  6. ALL MY LOVING – Johnny Young
  7. OBLA-DI, OBLA-DA – The Executives
  8. I FEEL FINE – Masters’ Apprentices
  9. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS – Doug Ashdown
10. TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS – Wendy Saddington
11. HEY JUDE – Max Merritt & the Meteors
12. COME TOGETHER – The La De Das
13. DEAR PRUDENCE – Doug Parkinson In Focus
14. ELEANOR RIGBY – The Zoot
15. CARRY THAT WEIGHT – Colleen Hewitt
16. NOWHERE MAN – Sherbet
17. PAPERBACK WRITER – Glenn Shorrock

Disc Two
  1. HELP – John Farnham
  2. OH! DARLIN’ – The Models
  3. BIRTHDAY – Sunnyboys
  4. I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE – Jenny Morris
  5. BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN – Company of Strangers (w/James Reyne)
  6. A HARD DAYS NIGHT – The Hoodoo Gurus
  7. I’M SO TIRED – You Am I
  8. I’M ONLY SLEEPING – The Vines
  9. TWO OF US – Josh Pyke & Bob Evans
10. GIRL – Glenn Cardier
11. BLACKBIRD – Katie Noonan
12. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE – Rachael Leahcar
13. DAY TRIPPER/LADY MADONNA – Tommy Emmanuel
14. THINGS WE SAID TODAY – Marty Rhone
15. LIKE DREAMERS DO – The Beatnix
16. ‘TIL THERE WAS YOU – Harrison Craig
17.  STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER – John Waters

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