Radio Birdman performing at Paddington Town Hall, Sydney, with Rob Younger as an undercover agent of aussie punk with a tee over his head with holes cut to resemble a ski mask back in 1977 (possibly the Nov. 20th gig) as captured by Bob King.
“In 1977, Radio Birdman, the scourge of Sydney rock'n'roll, played there more than once because they couldn’t get anywhere else to play. Birdman went to Paddington in the first place because they couldn’t get anywhere else to play. They’d been run off the suburban pub circuit, having scared shit out of promoters and punters alike. Inert Australian record companies were still terrified of Birdman, even if the band’s audience was swelling. Radio Birdman had always ensured that on the infrequent occasions they did play, it was an event…”
Clinton Walker (”Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music, 1977-1991″):
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