Radios Appear is the first full-length studio album by Australian punk rock band Radio Birdman. The album was recorded at Birdman's Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, during 1976 and 1977. Trafalgar initially distributed the album via mail order and by sales from the backs of friend's and band members' station wagons. This laid the groundwork for future DIY punk bands in Australia. Radios Appear was hailed by many as a breakthrough album in Australian rock and a decisive change from the uneventful early mid-seventies scene. The album's title was taken from the song "Dominance and Submission" by Blue Öyster Cult, one of the band's most important early influences.

Critical reception

Radios Appear was ranked the third best Australian album of all time in a 2008 list compiled by Melbourne newspaper The Age. In October 2010, it was ranked no. 13 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.

Track listing

1977 original (Trafalgar version)

All songs written by Deniz Tek, except where noted.

1978 overseas release (sire version)

All songs written by Deniz Tek, except where noted.

1995 reassembled and remastered version

Charts

Personnel

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