Ted Mulry Gang - Collection (1974-2016)

The Ted Mulry Gang – TMG – formed in ’72 and hit it big in 1975 with the unforgettable ‘Jump In My Car’. Prior to that, Ted had been known as a balladeer; with his own group behind him he became an unrepentant rocker. Gang members Herm Kovac on drums and Les Hall on guitar both came from Newcastle’s Velvet Underground. Not that Velvet Underground; this Velvet Underground had nothing to do with Lou Reed and is best known as Malcolm Young’s band before AC/DC. As Malcolm’s former band mates – and as AC/DC’s label mates for a time on Alberts – TMG were AC/DC’s compatriots in those early days and, although TMG were poppier (and originally the far more successful band), the two bands together helped shape the classic guitar-driven and boogie-influenced Alberts Oz Rock sound. Indeed so close were the ties back that legendary AC/DC bassplayer Mark Evans these days is a standing member of TMG!



After three albums and more hits including ‘Darktown Strutters Ball’ and ‘Crazy’, TMG moved to Mushroom in 1976. The hits kept coming – ‘My Little Girl’, ‘Heart of Stone’, ‘(You’ve Got) The Devil in You’ etc – as did three more great studio albums The TMG Album, Disturbing the Peace and Locked In that encapsulated the classic pub rock sound of the era. Mushroom managed to sign the band to Atlantic in the US where Disturbing the Peace was released; alas the band never toured there so the album failed to take off. TMG Live was the original band’s final release, and a great swansong.

Although the hits had dried up by the early ’80s, the band continued, finding new success on the club and ’70s/80s nostalgia circuit. They released a new album in 1989, and Ted released a solo album in 1998, featuring songs co-written with his brother Steve Mulry. Sadly, Ted himself passed away in 2001 after a fight with brain cancer. Before his passing, the all-star benefit show ‘Gimme Ted’ saw a TMG performance featuring Steve Mulry stepping in for his ailing brother. Steve, a mainstay of South Western Sydney pub rock diehards Black Label, these days fronts the current and ongoing TMG alongside Herm, Les, original second guitarist Gary Dixon, and, as mentioned, AC/DC legend Mark Evans on bass.



Tracks:



1974 | Here We Are | Albert Productions ‎(4770572)

01. Circles (3:29)
02. All the Headaches Came Today (2:42)
03. Sunday Evenings (2:00)
04. Here We Are (2:40)
05. My Temperatures High (3:08)
06. Only Love Can Make It (3:14)
07. Come Back Home (3:43)
08. You Made A Fool Of Me (2:55)
09. I'm On Fire (3:01)
10. Move On (2:52)
11. Give It To Me (3:55)
12. Jump In My Car (3:10)



1977 | The T.M.G. Album | Mushroom ‎(D19781)

01. My Little Girl (3:37)
02. Without You (3:14)
03. Having You Around (2:56)
04. Having Fun (3:51)
05. Sha La La La Lee (3:03)
06. Too Bad (3:16)
07. You've Got It (3:22)
08. Linda (2:48)
09. I'm Your Man (3:03)
10. Naturally (4:31)



1979 | TMG Live | Mushroom ‎(D19780)

01. My Little Girl (4:03)
02. You've Got It (3:19)
03. Without You (3:11)
04. Dinah (5:21)
05. Sha La La La Lee (2:38)
06. The Darktown Strutters Ball (2:02)
07. (You've Got The) Devil In You (3:46)
08. Disturbing The Peace (4:21)
09. Giving Up On Your Love (3:53)
10. Heart Of Stone (3:40)
11. Gonna Be Somebody (4:06)



2013 | The Essential Ted Mulry & TMG | Alberts/Sony Music ‎(88883713982)

1. Ted Mulry - Ain't It Nice (3:58)
2. Ted Mulry - Julia (2:22)
3. Ted Mulry - Memories (4:43)
4. Ted Mulry - You're All Woman (3:01)
5. Ted Mulry - Louisa (2:25)
6. Ted Mulry - Marcia (3:12)
7. Ted Mulry - Falling in Love Again (3:50)
8. TMG - Jump in My Car (3:02)
9. TMG - Crazy (3:28)
10. TMG - Jamacia Rum (2:37)
11. TMG - Steppin' Out (2:41)
12. TMG - Here We Are (2:41)
13. TMG - Darktown Strutters Ball (3:26)
14. TMG - Goodbye (2:42)



2016 | The Very Best Of Ted Mulry Gang: 40th Anniversary

01. Jump In My Car
02. Darktown Strutters Ball
03. Crazy (Live)
04. Steppin' Out
05. Jamaica Rum
06. Lady
07. I’m Free
08. Goodbye (Live)
09. Help Me Out
10. Wanted Man
11. Old Habits Die Hard
12. Dinah
13. My Little Girl
14. Naturally
15. Sha La La La Lee
16. Lazy Eyes
17. Heart Of Stone
18. ( You’ve Got The ) Devil In You
19. Save Me
20. Can’t Take It All
21. Captured