Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues, rock and R&B band. The band released eight studio albums. The band were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. NZ Don't Waste It Released: February 1977 Label: Oz Format: LP 37 — Whip It Out Released: October 1977 Label: Oz Format: LP 98 — So Young Released: November 1978 Label: Oz Format: Mini-LP (7 tracks) 80 — Screaming Targets Released: July 1979 Label: Mushroom Format: LP 13 25 Hats Off Step Lively Released: August 1980 Label: Mushroom Format: LP 17 — Dexterity Released: July 1981 Label: Mushroom Format: Mini-LP (9 tracks on 10" vinyl) 92 — Cha Released: November 1982 Label: Mushroom Format: LP 28 33 Ricochet Released: 22 September 2003 Label: Zep Format: CD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Re-issued albums Title Details Step Lively Released: September 1981 International re-issue of Hats Off Step Lively Label: WEA / Columbia
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUS NZ Takin' the Wraps Off Released: 1980 Label: Rockburgh Format: LP (2 discs, second disc is live) — — The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Released: December 1983 Label: Mushroom Format: LP, CD 89 — Shape I'm In: The Complete Anthology Released: 1997 Label: Mushroom Format: 2xCD — — The Best of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Released: 13 July 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Australia Format: CD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums and EPs Title Details Peak chart positions AUSLive!! Loud and Clear Released: February 1978 Label: Oz Format: 12" vinyl EP (5 tracks) Limited to 5,000 copies. 53 Let's Drip Awhile Released: early 1979 Label: Oz/EMI Format: LP 85 Live at San Remo NYE 1976 Released: 1 June 2020 Label: Dave Ridoutt, Black Box / MGM Distribution Format: CD (limited), DD, streaming — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
Notes
A."Run Rudolph Run" was recorded by Joe Camilleri (aka Jo Jo Zep), John Power and studio musicians for a one-off Christmas single.McFarlane, 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2011. It was performed on Countdown – the Australian national TV pop music series. Note: The book's authors, Jenkins and Meldrum, acknowledge the chapter is written by Camilleri. The on-line version is from Camilleri's Official website. For this TV performance, Camilleri and Power were joined by Jeff Burstin and John McInerney. B.Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons disbanded in June 1981, Camilleri recorded Cha and the related singles with Jeff Burstin and Simon Gyllies under the name Jo Jo Zep.
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External links
Entries at 45cat.com