The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep436: 50 Years of Radio Birdman with Deniz Tek


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Deniz Tek looks back on 50 years of Radio Birdman, the "Birdman FIVE-O" final tour, discusses vinyl reissues, tracking down master tapes, post Birdman projects "New Race", "The Visitors", solo projects, the Top Gun "Iceman" origins and more!

  • Deniz appears not to be aging
  • Looking back on 50 Years of Radio Birdman
  • Sydney shows are likely the last
  • Band lineup for the Five-O shows
  • Prime Minister is a fan of Radio Birdman
  • Memories of the 1977 Paddington Town Hall shows
  • Paddo Town Hall being reissued on vinyl
  • Reissuing the Radio Birdman catalogue on vinyl
  • Obtaining the Birdman multitrack and master tapes
  • John Foy located the multitrack tapes for "Living Eyes"
  • Any regrets looking back? Anything left undone?
  • The story of the "New Race" project
  • Rob Younger re-recorded vocals for "The First and the Last"
  • Original "New Race" tapes being bootlegged
  • Reissuing "New Race" on vinyl
  • Deniz' guitar once belonged to Fred "Sonic" Smith
  • Fred Smith and Patti Smith tried to buy the guitar back
  • Plans for the guitar, potentially a Punk Rock Museum item?
  • The guitar needs work – maybe won't be at Five-O shows
  • History with the Citadel record label
  • Relationship with Wild Honey Records in Europe
  • Various versions of solo albums – Nate's mistake
  • Pressing vinyl with Wild Honey
  • Memories of the "Soldiers of Rock and Roll" album and initial cover
  • History of "The Visitors"
  • The Visitors release with Phantom Records
  • Finding lots of outtakes and rare recordings on Trafalgar tapes
  • Next Deniz Tek LP with Ric Parnell
  • Deniz is the original "Iceman"
  • New books on the way
  • Interview wrapup

Tix for Radio Birdman's "BIRDMAN FIVE-O" final tour

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