Phil Parker Brisbane music archive

Highlights include:

• Documents, notes and correspondence that document or led to the documentation of the history of 4ZZZ and the Brisbane music scene.
• Documents and letters regarding the internal workings and direction of 4ZZZ.
• Notes and other material regarding 4ZZZ events
  • 4ZZZ Australian Performing Rights Association form where announcers recorded the details of songs played in their shift
  • "Externally ours" a 9 hr live broadcast celebrating 4ZZZ's 20th anniversary
  • Phil Parker's interview with Silverchair
  • opening speech delivered by Phil Parker for 4ZZZ's 1997 Radiothon 
  • notes regarding "Greetings from the Booroodibin" a thank you disc put together for Phil Parker's 50th birthday party
  • Hot 100 song lists as voted by listeners
• Correspondence between Phil Parker and
  • Don McGlashan regarding 4ZZZ's New Zealand Show and ephemera describing The Front Lawn's show "The One That Got Away".  Don McGlashan was a member of the bands "Blam Blam Blam", "The Front Lawn" and "The Mutton Birds".
  • ex Brisbane musician Cory Messenger of the band "Welcome Mat"       
  • Michelle Brown regarding a racy 4ZZZ Youth Show segment
  • the Australia Council in support of a grant applied for by the band "Punxie & The Poison Pens".
  • others regarding 4ZZZ's 30th birthday air festival
  • Les Jobsen who was part of the band "Mystery of Sixes"
  • the 4ZZZ community regarding the death of 4ZZZ announcer John Wood
  • the 4ZZZ community advising of his retirement in 1997
  • Arts Queensland supporting a 4ZZZ grant application

This item contains manuals, documents and signs:

• "The 4ZZZ FM Handbook", ca. mid 1990s
• "Announcers Manual", Rev. 1.0, 1996  
• document outlining studio rules and security and safety information
• handwritten sign describing who has access to the 4ZZZ record library

This item contains correspondence, reports and minutes:

• announcers survey asking 4ZZZ announcers to provide feedback on their experiences at the station.
• letter of invitation to subscribers and supporters to attend the 1989 and 1990 annual general meetings (AGMs).
• minutes of the 2006 AGM
• financial report, June 2007
• invitation to the January 2008 AGM and nomination form for the election of board members for 2008.      
• AGM report, January 2008  
• nomination form for the election of board members for 2009 

This item contains playlists for the 3-6 pm segment throughout 1995 and 1996.  Playlists include details of song titles and artists/bands.

This item contains material related to 4ZZZ Radiothons:    

• ephemera advertising Radiothons             
• prize sheets for the ca 1996 and ca 1997 4ZZZ Radiothons
• correspondence between Phil Parker and Alex Oliver regarding planning for the 2009 4ZZZ Radiothon.

This item contains material related to 4ZZZ Market Days:

• tickets and passes eg. bar passes, volunteer passes to 4ZZZ Market Days
• ephemera advertising Market Day    
• Market Day programs
• photograph of the Beer Tent, Market Day          
• photocopy of a photograph of Phil Parker broadcasting from Musgrave Park, West End on Market Day 1996.
• list of Market Days from 1982-1996.  Information contained includes dates, which bands played, jobs and items required and who was doing what with regard to the organisation and running of the event.

This item contains the following material:

• Phil Parker's personal account of events
• working diagram detailing the layout of Market Day
• photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Military police accused over festival brawl", [1996]
• audiocassette recording of an interview with Phil Parker by the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC).
• copy of the investigation complaint by the CJC titled "Police behaviour at a 4ZZZ market day function : report of an investigation."
• letter from the CJC to Phil Parker

This item contains the following material:

• a report titled "A report on the development of radio station 4ZZZ" by Andrew Stafford written to be used as the basis of a T.V. drama set in a public radio station.  
• article about 4ZZZ titled "Who listens to the radio?" by Andrew Stafford.  Written for the 4ZZZ serial "Radio Times".
• Andrew Stafford's letter to Phil Parker regarding input into his book "Pig City : from The Saints to Savage Garden", 4 draft chapters are included as part of the letter.
• an additional different copy of a chapter of "Pig City : from The Saints to Savage Garden"

This item contains the following material:

• outline for a concert at Festival Hall to mark the 25th year anniversary.

• proposal, budget breakdowns, ephemera and ticket for the two 25th anniversary concerts held at the Arena, December 2000 titled "4ZZZs 25th birthday...live behind the banana curtain".  Bands playing were Regurgitator, The Riptides, ISIS, Mystery of Sixes, Screamfeeder, Pineapples From The Dawn Of Time, Blowhard and Chopper.   

• newspaper clippings, mostly from the newspaper Time Off:
  • about the bands The Riptides, Regurgitator, Pineapples and Mystery of Sixes who were some of the bands playing at the Arena
  • "4ZZZ 25th anniversary" about 4ZZZ
  • "4ZZZ History : no other radio like this" advertising a book by long time 4ZZZ announcer Garry Williams published to mark 4ZZZs 25th anniversary.                                                                                                                   
• "Thank you gig" complementary door passes.  The "Thank you gig" was held at "The Healer" December 2000 and bands playing were The Survivors, The Colours, Hotel Breslin, Post No Bills and The Mezzcats.                                                                                                             

Material regarding the production of the "Behind the Banana Curtain"  CD:

• notes by Phil Parker and others
• biographical information about the bands involved and/or the songs included on the CD provided by the bands (incomplete).
• correspondence.  Correspondents include: Brad Shepherd (Hoo Doo Gurus), Phil Parker, Axle Conrad (Vampire Lovers), Chris Spencer (Moonlight Publishing), Les Jobson (Mystery of Sixes), Jane Grigg (4ZZZ).
• CD cover
• photograph of Studio 1 4ZZZ studios at Queensland University, ca. 1982 by Phil Parker used on the back cover of the CD "Behind the banana curtain."
• contract provided by 4ZZZ for bands involved to sign.
• newspaper clippings "Feature album of the week"  and "Various : behind the banana curtain", both undated.
• reference copies of digital transfers made from master tapes loaned by bands for the CD project.
• small poster promoting the "Behind the Banana Curtain" CD.

Material includes:

• CD titled "4ZZZ 35th anniversary CD".  Bands include Mouthguard, Six Ft Hick, Grates, Dick Nasty, Giants of Science, Sekiden, Iron On, Dollar Bar, Gazoonga Attack, Texas tea, Vegas Kings, Disables, Doch, Monster Zoku Onsomb, Turnpike, I Heart Hiroshima and Butcher Birds.
• notes of a meeting regarding the production of the CD       
• Michelle Browns email to Phil Parker containing a band contacts list
• Corduroy Records manufacturing prices and a breakdown of the costs involved in producing the CD.

Material includes: 

• photocopies of clippings describing the 4 am eviction of 4ZZZ from their studio in the Queensland University Student Union Building and the subsequent retaking of the studio.  Clippings include an article titled "A dawn raid ended the rebel 4ZZZ era", a political cartoon and an article titled "Rebel radio station back on the air after dawn raid : evicted staff seize studio" all dated 1988. 

• photocopies of clippings describing revocation of the Queens Hotel, Eagle St, entertainment license.  4ZZZ used the venue to host bands and it was a source of revenue for the station.  Clippings include "Wall of resentment", "Pub concerts must move on" and  "Brisbane rock in doldrums : license to rage cancelled" all dated 1979.     

• newspaper clippings about 4ZZZ titled "Triple Z struggles for independence", 1998, and  "4ZZZ is a heavenly forum for battlers", 1996.  This last clipping includes a photograph of Phil Parker working at 4ZZZ.  

• "Time Off" newspaper containing articles detailing information about 4ZZZ and its March 1982 Radiothon.

Photographs include:

• 4ZZZ Caravan of Love, Mt-Coot-Tha, 1990.  Includes a photograph of Lindsay Eadan at work
• Studio 2 and 4ZZZ male toilets, at Queensland University, St Lucia
• Studio 1 at 4ZZZ at Queensland University, St Lucia ca. 1982 by Phil Parker used on the cover of the CD "Behind the banana curtain."    
• Phil Parker DJing at 4ZZZ, Quest Newspapers
• Martin Phillipps 4ZZZ interview with Lindsay Eaden, Toowong Studio, June 1990.  Possibly part of the New Zealand show.

Ephemera:

• New Zealand show competitions, band performances 
• stickers advertising 4ZZZ
• tickets eg. band performances and "4ZZZ Flashback", Brisbane Festival event
• subscriber cards and subscription forms
• bumper stickers
• 4ZZZ Subscriber Discount Book
• business cards  
• 4ZZZ Program guides
• gig and event advertisements 
• competitions 
• appeals for volunteers to help run station
• 4ZZZ "Alternative top 10 things" lists of top singles and albums
• 4ZZZ listener survey
• sponsorship campaign   

Small poster printed both sides:

• side 1: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds concert, July 19, U.Q. Main Refectory
• side 2: 4ZZZ merchandise T-shirts etc.

4ZZZ show bag from Radiothon c. 2007.  It can be described as a thick brown paper bag with "Z" printed in purple on the front.  This would be filled with "goodies" plus any Radiothon prize won.

Calico tote bag with black print on the front featuring a picture and the text "4ZZZ : supporting 4ZZZ's mid-life crisis."

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts with announcers Marion Wilkinson and Rob Cameron.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "Brisbane Line".

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ "Breakfast show" with announcer Michael Finucan.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ "Peter Steinheuer request show".

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ Radiothon fundraiser with announcer Bill Ringr.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "Brisbane Line" including Georges sports interview

Audiocassette of announcer Julie Goodalls first morning program.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts with announcers Julie Goodall and Mark Bracken.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Bill Ringr.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side A - with announcers Julie Goodall and Mark Bracken, 21 July 1979                              
• side B -  with Mark B, 27 July 1979

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "The Last Breakfast Show", air checks 1 and 2, with announcer John Woods.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "The Last Breakfast Show", air checks 3 and 4, with announcer John Woods.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "The Last Breakfast Show", air checks 5 and 6, with announcer John Woods.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcers John Woods and Julie Goodall.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Julie Goodall, Tape 2.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Alan Martin.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Bill Ringr.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Helen Hambling, Tape 1.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Bill Austin.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ show "Brisbane Line" with announcer Helen Hambling.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Mark Bracken.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Helen Hambling, 3 pm.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer H. Hambling, 16-17 August 1979.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side 1 - with announcer Mike Finikans, second last program, 28 June 1979                          
• side 2 - with announcer Peter Mountjoy, 8 July 1979 

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side A - Radiothon fundraiser, 1979                          
• side B - Radiothon fundraiser, March 1979

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast "4ZZZ Commonwealth Games"

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ show "Geoff Kings Rock and Roll Show" with announcer Geoff Kings.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast "4ZZZ Boggo Road Jail riots special".

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ show "Murri Hour" with announcer Mark Bracken.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side 1 - 4ZZZ Radiothon fundraiser, with announcer John Woods, March 1979                      
• side 2 - songs from the bands the Fabulous Nudes, Auto Drifters, Pelaco Bros, Relaxed Mechanics and 45 single of the Auto Drifters

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side A - with announcer Julie Goodall, "Nagasaki Day, Special Breakfast show", 6 August 1979 
• side B - with announcer Jim Beatson, undated

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side 1 -1979 Radiothon fundraiser
• side 2- with announcer Frank Mankewitz

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ Radiothon fundraiser with announcers J. Woods and Jan Newell, number 2.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcasts:

• side 1 - "Rock and Roll is here to Pay"
• side 2 - 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Mary MacDonald

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast "Planning a news room for 4ZZZ" with announcers Jim Beatson, Alan Knight and Bruce Dickson.

Audiocassette of "And when I die, will I be dead?" a radio special produced by radio station 2 JJJ, Sydney and re-broadcast on 4ZZZ, Brisbane, March, 1982.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker.

Audiocassette of a 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Phil Parker from 10 pm 29 June 1985 to 2 am 30 June 1985.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker, part II.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast with announcer Phil Parker 10 pm - 2 am.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker.

Audiocassette of an interview with 4ZZZ announcer Phil Parker.

Audiocassette of:

• Side A - recording of a 4ZZZ live to air performance on 7 March 1991 at 10 pm of the band the Purple Avengers.
• Side B -
  • the remainder of the above live to air performance by the Purple Avengers featuring their song "Dragged up the mountain of love" and
  • a recording of a QUT performance of the band Fear of Falling 19 October 1990 (3 tracks).

Audiocassette used between 1990-1997 to dump material for on air use.

Audiocassette of a 4ZZZ live to air performance by the band Idee Fix and the 4ZZZ Rock and Roll show.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZ broadcast/s.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ New Zealand Show, 2 May 1991.

Audiocassette of the 4ZZZ Rock and Roll Show, 12 December 1991.

Audiocassette of a 4ZZZ live to air performance by the band Purple Avengers.

A CD-ROM of 9 hours of 4ZZZ broadcasting on the 1 December 1995 with announcers Phil Parker and Garry Williams.

A CD of a 4ZZZ live to air interview with the band Radio Birdman.

Audiocassette of a 4ZZZ interview between presenter Phil Parker and the band the Stepfords.

CD of 4ZZZ broadcast/s.

CD of 4ZZZ broadcast/s.

A CD of a 4ZZZ live to air interview with the band Escape From Toytown.

CD of 4ZZZ broadcast/s with announcer Phil Parker.

CD of a 4ZZZ live to air broadcast with musician Ed Kuepper.

CDs of the 20th anniversary of the 4ZZZ New Zealand Show hosted by announcer Phil Parker.

CD of Joint Effort (concert) and an interview with DJ NO MC.

CD of a 4ZZZ Radiothon, 2003.

CD of the 4ZZZ Radiothon on the 5 August 2005.

Audiocassettes of the 4ZZZ Radiothon on the 12 August 2005, parts 1-4.

CDs of 4ZZZ's interview with the band The Saints, July 2007.  The band was interviewed by 4ZZZ announcers Phil Parker and David Exton around the time of the "Pig City: Brisbane's historical soundtrack" music festival.

Audiocassette of 4ZZZs New Zealand show hosted by announcer Phil Parker.

Open reel audiotape of 4ZZZ jingles created by Dreamtime Studios and presented to 4ZZZ as a gift.

Open reel audiotape of 4ZZZ IDs.

Audiocassette of:

• side 1 - 4ZZZ spots early to mid 1990s,
• side 2 - Brisbands

CD of approximately 35 mins of 4ZZZ ID's and promo spots.

Open reel audiotape of Johannes Bjelke-Petersen refusing to endorse the 6 March 1984 4ZZZ Radiothon.

A CD of 4ZZZ broadcasts over a number of years.

A mixed tape of 4ZZZ on air broadcasts.

The collection contains a large number of handbills, flyers and some stickers of mostly music events such as concerts, festivals and new music releases generally within Brisbane's inner suburbs.  

A selection of concert venues are listed below: 

• numerical - M: 279 Club, The Attic, Berties Tavern, The Boulder Lodge, the Brunswick St Mall, Dooley's, The Exchange Hotel, Festival Hall, The George, The Go-Go Club, The Manhattan Club and The Metropolis Tavern.

• O-Z: Omniscient Gallery, The Orient Hotel,  The Paint Factory, The Picasso Bar, The Pineapple Hotel, The Treasury Hotel, The Rialto Theatre, The Roxy, St Paul's Tavern, The Site, The Transformer Niteclub, University venues, Waterloo Hotel and The Zoo.

The collection also contains small posters advertising:

• concerts for the Mystery of Sixes, Snot Spanners, The Prophits, The Kelpies, Horrorfice with Running Riot and Funknose, The Black Assassins, The Onyas with Crazy Alice and Big Bongin' Baby and Subsonic Barflies with The Adorable Ones.

• events including the Tanawha Blues Festival, Strangecore, Music Lives and those at Amyls Nitespace.

Photocopies, clippings, flyers, handbills, correspondence, business cards and photographs of:

• booklets that accompanied cassettes/CDS
  • booklet "The indestructible smile" that accompanied a cassette of the same name by the band Pictish Blood.
  • booklet that accompanied a compilation CD "Leaving home for the party on the roof" ca 1987.
  • booklet that accompanied a CD from the band Escape from Toytown  
• brief biographical information about a large number of Brisbane bands as well as more detailed information about the bands The Humans, Crazy Alice, The Black Assassins, Blow Hard, St Jude, Vampire Lovers and the Leftovers.  
• discographies of local, Australian and New Zealand bands.
• business cards of record shops/bands.    
• general information about the local music scene.  
• photograph of Shaun McGrath of the Toy Watches band, Boonah, 1979 and photograph of Phil Parker, Carol Lloyd and Lorena Cappellone at State Library, ca. 1997.  
• copy of Adelaide fanzine called "DNA", issue 49, April 1986 which includes articles on the Brisbane Bands Died Pretty and Screaming Tribesmen and detailed band family trees of related bands.  
• set lists

Newspaper and magazine clippings about the bands/festivals Bremer Beat, The Colours, The Dead Kennedy's, The Leftovers, Les Bon Bons,  Mochesmo, Pig City : Brisbane's historical soundtrack (a one day music festival part of the Queensland Music Festival, 2007), Plant Life, Regurgitator and Xero.  

Newspaper clippings regarding the death of Brisbane musician Michael Hiron, the police confiscation of records from record stores and the local music scene.

Ephemera advertising the band Punxie & the Poisen Pens concerts.

Go-Betweens set list for a concert at East League's Club, ca. 1984 -early 1985.

Includes:

• compilation CD titled "Brisbane Bands of the early 80's" with inserts and Skeletones CD titled "Dead at amyls nightspace" both in a brown bag.
• biographical information about the Skeletones band. 
• mock ups of compilation CD and inserts    
• biographical information about John Spresser (post accident) 
• correspondence and notes regarding the organisation of the Spreserfest concert.
• mockups and completed handbills and flyers for the concert      
• media release for the concert                     
• notes regarding tally of costs involved in producing the concert and money raised including net profit       
• magazine clipping regarding care of post career musicians        
• signed consent forms from the members of the bands involved regarding the use of their music in the compilation CD.

Miscellaneous material about the band The Placebos.  Includes correspondence, notes, flyers, handbills (and mock up), photographs, set lists and small poster.

Small and large autographed posters advertising concerts for the bands The Clean, Truck Fighters, The Shrine, Earthless, Pineapples from the Dawn of Time and The Skeletones.  The Skeletones poster has song lyrics written on the back.

CD of a launch of the band the Riptides 7" single "Tomorrow's Tears" at Griffith University on the 14 February 1980.

CD of a live performance of the band the Toy Watches and a CD of a Toy Watches recording.

The Bremer Beat is a compilation of Ipswich bands.  The CD contains songs from the bands Toy Watches, The Pinups, The Colours, Players Please Twist, The Kents and The Sett.  The CD is accompanied by a song list.

CD of the band The Dumb Show at Toowong RSL, 1983 and Aussie Nash, 23 November 1983. The CD is accompanied by a partial song list.

DVD of the band La Fetts performance at Dustys, 1983.

CD of the band "The Skeletones", Dead at Amyl's Nightspace, National Hotel Brisbane, 4 May 1984.

Homemade compilation audiocassette.  The audiocassette is accompanied by a list of artists and the songs each performed.

DVD of the band La Fetts at the Lands Office Hotel, 1985.

CD of the band La Fetts at Sensoria, 1985.

Audiocassette recordings of the Livid Festival, at Davies Park, West End, 1990 by Phil Parker.

CD of the band the Skeletones.

CD of Ed Kuepper and Jeffrey Wegener live at The Troubadour, 27 April 2005.

CD of the bands

• Pineapples from the Dawn of Time, at Rics, 10 June 2006
• The Boondal Boys, at The Troubadour, 1 am 11 June 2006
• Alien Virus, at the Jubilee, 7 pm 11 June 2006

CD of the band Star Sludge, at The Zoo, 29 June 2006 or 2007.  The CD is accompanied by a song list.

DVD of part of the music festival "Pig city : Brisbane's historical soundtrack" which was part of the Queensland Music Festival, 2007.  Bands/artists include Kev Carmody, Custard, The Parameters, Pineapples From the Dawn of Time, Up and Downs, Regurgitation, Riptides and The Saints. 

CD of the band Laughing Clowns, GOMA.

CD of assorted songs from the band The Skeletones.   The CD is accompanied by a song list.

CD of assorted songs from the bands The Colours, Pinups and JFK and The Cuban Crisis.  The CD is accompanied by a song list.

CD of assorted songs from the band Punxie and The Poison Pens.

CD featuring songs from the bands/artists The Colours, The Kents, Peso Kim, Shaun McGrath, Pinups, The Sett, Skeletones, Toy Watches and the Vicious Kites.  The CD is accompanied by a list of artists and the songs they performed.

CD is accompanied by a song list.

Includes tickets and other material for various bands/artists concerts and for events:

• ticket for the boat cruise on 25 April 1991 featuring the bands Blowhard, Pitchfork and The Fred Band, 1 photograph of The Fred Band playing on the boat cruise and 1 photograph of the father of Brentyn "Rollo" Rollason of Blowhard.
• tickets for Livid festivals 1989, 1990 and 1992 plus 3 handbills and for The Blurst of Times, at the Zoo.
• tickets for a number of bands performing at a variety of mainly Brisbane venues:
  • The Sex Pistols, Jeff Buckley, Hoodoo Gurus and Silverchair at Festival Hall
  • Rory Gallagher and Split Enz at Cloudlands
  • Radio Birdman at the Arena
  • The Chills at Easts League Club
  • Buffalo Tom at Metropolis
  • Chris Knox at QUT Campus Club
  • Mic Conway, Rogues Restaurant
• ephemera and autographed blank record case for The Purple Hearts concert, June 3 The Troubadour and June 4 Waterloo Hotel, both 2006. 

Includes tickets and other material for various theatrical performances:

• newspaper clippings, ephemera, program, and ticket for the play "Still Standing" at La Boite Theatre, 2002 about a fictious 80s rock band.  Phil Parker gave input to "help them get it right".
• program, ephemera and ticket for the play "Diversions & delight", Her Majesty's Theatre, 1980 and program, photograph and ticket for the play "Flowers and the Dream" featuring The Lindsay Kemp Company.
• ephemera and ticket for "Can't Stop the Gunston"
• ticket to "The Phantom of the Opera", The Lyric Theatre, QPAC.