Ep436: 50 Years of Radio Birdman with Deniz Tek

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

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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