THE CRYSTAL SET
A DROP IN THE OCEAN (1984)
A Drop In The Ocean (3:36)
She Counts Up The Days (3:34)
The b-side was covered by Steve Kilbey on Remindlessness.
- 7" SET 001 (Australia) [ Back Cover ]
- 7" Survival SRS 003 (Australia)
- 7" Red Eye RED 4 (Australia) Reissue - Spring 1985 [ Back Cover ]
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT (1985)
Benefit Of The Doubt (4:08) [February 1986]
Don't Be Surprised (3:25) [November 1985]
Produced by Steve Kilbey and Guy Gray
- 7" Red Eye RED 8 (Australia)
WHOLLY HOLY (1987)
Wholly Holy (3:51)
Hubble Bubble (4:26)
A-side produced by Steve Kilbey
- 7" Red Eye RED 12 (Australia)
Wholly Holy
From Now On
Produced by Steve Kilbey
- 7" Red Eye RED PRO 2 (Australia Promo)
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side 1) HARPOONING!
Side 2) HELLO SPACE....
WHO NEEDS WHO NOW (1987)
Who Needs Who Now (3:58)
From Now On (3:51)
"From Now On" produced by Steve Kilbey
- 7" Red Eye RED 16 (Australia)
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side A) ABSOLUTELY GRAY VOX!
Side 1) POG!
The sides really are labelled "Side A" and "Side 1".
Because of a strike at the printers, some early copies had silk-screened sleeves [ Front | Back ] which are missing the Red Eye logos.
Advance copies of the single were mailed to radio stations with a promo sheet with tour dates.
UNRELEASED 12" TWO-SIDED ACETATE
Tracks
A) Who Needs Who Now (test cut)
B) Stetsons or Gangajang (test cut)
Releases
- 12" Acetate - Studios 301 (Australia) 45 RPM
FROM NOW ON (1987)
Tracks
Side 1:
- Wholly Holy
- The Catwalk
- All Directions
- Hypatia
- Benefit Of The Doubt
Side 2:
- Walk Away
- The Flat Earth
- Sea Of Misconception
- From Now On
Credits
Phil Maher - guitar, vocals
Tim Seckold - drums
Russel Kilbey - bass, vocals
Davey Ray Moor - keyboards, vocals
Produced by Steve Kilbey
Releases
- LP Red Eye RED LP 3 (Australia)
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side 1) MYSTERIOUSNESS
Side 2) WALLY FREE ZONE
UNRELEASED 12" TWO-SIDED ACETATE
Tracks
A) Walk Away (longer)
B) The Catwalk (different guitar + vocal)
These are alternate outtakes from RED LP 3 "From Now On."
Releases
- 12" Acetate - Studios 301 (Australia) 33-1/3 RPM
Credits
Produced by Rudolph Neuman (i.e. Steve Kilbey)
CLUSTER (1988)
Tracks
Side 1:
- A Furious Mess
- Who Needs Who Now
- 13 Days (Of Rain)
Side 2:
- Wild Wild Planet
- Charlatan
- The Fool
Credits
Phil Maher - guitar, vocals
Tim Seckold - drums
Russel Kilbey - bass, vocals
Releases
- 12" Red Eye RED EP 4 (Australia)
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side 1) BLUSTER BUSTER
Side 2) WHOOPING
UMBRELLA (1989)
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Red Eye RED CD 9 (Australia) |
Red Eye RED CD 9 (Germany) |
Tracks
- A Furious Mess (3:56)
- Who Needs Who Now (4:10)
- All Directions (3:56)
- The Catwalk (4:12)
- Wholly Holy(3:57)
- Benefit Of The Doubt (4:45)
- Wild Wild Planet (4:19)
- The Fool (4:28)
- Charlatan (4:30)
- Sea Of Misconception (5:00) *
- From Now On (3:48)
* Bonus track on Australian releases only
» Lyrics «
Credits
Tim Seckold - Drums & Percussion
Russel Kilbey - Bass & Vocals
Phil Maher - Guitar & Vocals
Thanks to:
David Moor - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Craig Hooper - Keyboards & Guitar
Photography - Kim Sandeman
Photo-Finishing - Geoff Aitken
Art Direction - John Foy
Releases
- LP Red Eye RED LP 9 (Australia)
- LP RTD L5-609 (Europe)
- CD Red Eye RED CD 9 (Australia)
- CD Red Eye RED CD 9 (Germany) licensed to Normal Records
A FURIOUS MESS (1990)
A Furious Mess (3:51)
Some Attention (5:25)
- 7" Red Eye RED SP 22 (Australia)
- CD Polydor RED CD SP 22 (Australia)
SHE SPITS OUT STARS (1990)
She Spits Out Stars
Gargoyle
- 7" Red Eye 879302-7 (Australia)
- CASS Red Eye 879302-4 (Australia)
Cover Painting by Karen Casey.
THRIVE (1990)
Thrive
Kicking Around
- 7" Red Eye 879852-7 (Australia)
- CASS Red Eye 879852-4 (Australia)
- CD Red Eye 879852-2 (Australia)
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side A) ALL THIS AND PLANT FOOD?
Side B) LOVEWAND IS IT.
ALMOST PURE (1991)
Tracks
- Thrive (4:07)
- Miss Superlative (4:05)
- She Spits Out Stars (4:26)
- Almost Pure (5:06)
- Siege Mentality (3:41)
- Homeblind (3:27)
- Like A Treasure (5:19)
- Gargoyle (3:29)
- Spring Suicide (4:20)
- Some Attention (5:45)
» Lyrics «
Credits
Phil Maher - Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Russel Kilbey - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Darren Ryan: Drums & Percussion
Additional Keyboards: Laurie Maddey
Viola & Biscuits: Jennifer McHutchen
Produced by The Crystal Set
Engineered by Simon Polinski
Mixed by Guy Gray
Cover by Dr. I. S. White
Photography by Ross Bird
Releases
- LP Red Eye RED LP 18 (Australia)
- LP Polygram/Red Eye Records 849-199-1 (Australia)
- CD Polydor/Red Eye Records 849 199-2 (Australia)
- CD Polydor/Red Eye Records 849 199-2 (Germany) Licensed to Normal Records
First pressings of LP and CD came with a tour pass for free admission to a Crystal Set gig.
MIXED BAG E.P. (1991)
Tracks
- Like A Treasure (Single Edit) (5:10)
- Thrive (Mr Jolly Mix) (3:58)
- Gush (4:50)
- This Town (3:48)
Credits
Phil Maher - Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Russel Kilbey - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Darren Ryan: Drums & Percussion
Additional Vocals by Jules
Management by Bruce Butler/Valis Management
Tracks 3 & 4 Recorded at Pigpen with John Phillips
Thrive Remix ... Featuring LINCON by David Thrussell & Ross Healey
Video Art by Julia Bourke
Design by Dr. I. Floppe
Releases
- CD Red Eye Records/Polydor 867 964-2 (Australia)
COMPILATIONS FEATURING TRACKS BY THE CRYSTAL SET
ASIDES & BESIDES: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS (1990)
Tracks
- I Can't Control Myself (2:54) - James Baker Experience
- Two Lines (2:29) - Ya Ya Choral
- Drop In The Ocean (3:29) - The Crystal Set
- Psycho (3:55) - The Beasts Of Bourbon
- King Street (4:00) - John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong
- Benefit Of The Doubt (4:25) - The Crystal Set
- This Asphalt Eden (3:57) - Steve Kilbey
- Transparent Garden (3:53) - Curious (Yellow)
- Just To Be Sure (3:49) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- You Can't Run (2:52) - Mexican Spitfires
- Down Below (3:14) - The Cruel Sea
- Like A Ghost - Steve Kilbey *
- Don't Be Surprised (3:29) - The Crystal Set
- Awakening Earth (4:18) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- Shell (3:47) - Steve Kilbey
- Run Rudolph Run (3:25) - John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong
- Isabella (5:22) - Curious (Blue)
- Hubble Bubble (3:22) - The Crystal Set
- Sydney Town (2:58) - Mexican Spitfires
- Thought We'd Agreed - The Bhagavad Guitars *
- The Big Sleep - The Beasts of Bourbon *
- Elvis Impersonator Blues - The Beasts of Bourbon *
- New Neighbour (2:44) - The Tall Shirts
- Born To Be Punched (3:34) - James Baker Experience
* on lp release only
Releases
- 2LP Red Eye RED LP 7 / 847 028-1 (Australia)
- CD Red Eye/Polydor RED CD 7 / 847 028-2 (Australia)
- CD Red Eye RED CD 7 (Germany) licensed to Normal Records
Vinyl Inner Groove Messages:
Side 1) HOW DO YOU KEEP A MOSSY FAN BUSY?.....(OVER)
Side 2) HOW DO YOU KEEP A MOSSY FAN BUSY?.....(OVER)
Side 3) LIVE STOCK!
Side 4) BYE BYE B SIDES.....
Notes
Includes this photo of the band:
UP FROM DOWN BELOW (1990)
Tracks
- A Furious Mess (3:51) - Crystal Set
- Charlatan (4:22) - Crystal Set
- Sylvia (3:44) - Curious (Yellow)
- Taken by Surprise (3:19) - Curious (Yellow)
- Down Below (3:12) - The Cruel Sea
- Margarita (2:42) - The Cruel Sea
- We Haven't Arrived (3:35) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- Until You Came (4:10) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- Bad Revisited (3:58) - The Beasts of Bourbon
- The Hate Inside (3:27) - The Beasts of Bourbon
Releases
- CD Red Eye PRO SAMP (Australia) gatefold card with picture sleeve
Notes
Includes this write-up on The Crystal Set:
FIVE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE (1991)
Tracks
- Thrive (4:06) - Crystal Set
- She Spits Out Stars (4:24) - Crystal Set
- Souleater (2:37) - Clouds
- Sweetest Thing (2:51) - Clouds
- This Is Not The Way Home (4:05) - The Cruel Sea
- Cry For Me (4:59) - The Cruel Sea
- I Can Plainly See (4:45) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- Assassin (4:04) - The Bhagavad Guitars
- Chase The Dragon (3:40) - The Beasts of Bourbon
- Can't Say No (4:55) - The Beasts of Bourbon
- Sea Anemone (2:52) - Kim Salmon & The Surrealists
- 26 Good Words (3:52) - Kim Salmon & The Surrealists
Releases
- CD Red Eye redpro2 (Australia) gatefold card with picture sleeve
Notes
Includes this write-up on The Crystal Set:
KARMIC HIT PREVIEWS AND RARITIES VOLUME 2:
LIMITED EDITION 10TH ANNIVERSARY CD (2003)
Tracks
Appearing on the night...
- * Citizens (Shaolin Wooden Men "Duty Now & Forever" remix) (5:13) - SNOG
- * Fill My Hole (Byron Scullin featuring Marcel Borrack "He's the Real Deal" remix) (5:23) - SNOG
- * A Means To An End (3:20) - Steve Kilbey
- Mechanism (4:10) - Steve Kilbey (from "Freaky Conclusions")
- Until the End (4:11) - Halogen (from "Save the Ones You Love")
- Caught Me (3:59) - Halogen (from "Save the Ones You Love")
- Rehash (3:18) - JLK (from "Nothing More Than Something to Wear")
- Friend Among Friends (radio edit) (3:15) - JLK (from "Nothing More Than Something to Wear")
- Compass (4:01) - David Lane (from Compass)
- * Lucky Joe (radio edit) (4:18) - David Lane
Coming soon...
- Monorail (2:31) - Pugwash
- Hey Little (3:05) - Pluto
- Gone For Good (2:12) - Steve Kilbey (featuring Sandi Chick) from "Kilbeyfilmusic"
- Providence (5:11) - Jack Frost (from Jack Frost re-release)
- Drop in the Ocean (3:30) - the Crystal Set (from "best of the Crystal Set")
- We Haven't Arrived (3:42) - the Bhagavad Guitars (from "best of BG's)
- The Mercury Cure (3:57) - Turkeyneck Lasso (from Turkeyneck Lasso re-release)
- Transmigration (3:51) - Isidore
In case you haven't heard these...
- My Ancient Vihmaana (5:24) - SOMA (from "My Ancient Vihmaana" EP)
- Hurricane Lamp (3:38) - Warp Factor 9 (from "Five Days in a Photon Belt")
* denotes track doesn't appear on another official release.
Releases
- CD Karmic Hit KHPRO 04 (Australia) plastic sleeve with card insert - limited edition of about 500
Notes
These were originally released in conjunction with the Karmic
Hit 10th Anniversary shows (Feb. 27, 2003 at The Roma Room in Sydney, and March
6, 2003 at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne). The first two hundred ticket buyers
for each show received the CD free. In April, 2003, this CD was offered free to
the first 100 Karmic Hit mailing list subscribers who placed an order with them
(either by email or through their online Mall of Convenience).
