'Love Me, Love MY Dog' was
the Wak's first album and was released in 1980 as a
direct result of the band's appearance on Jacki
MacDonald's TV Show. It was produced by the ubiquitous
John Stainton and only 6000 copies were pressed.
The next album, 'New Horizons', was released in January
1983 through EMI and recorded by Gary McDonald and
Laurie Stone at Starsound Studios. Original material was
written by Craig Donaldson and Tim Schumacher, of
Denver, Colorado. Their Los Angeles publisher, Dan
Friedman, assigned the songs to Wickety Wak during the
1981 Music Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The album
peaked at No 4 in the charts and remained in the
listings for 19 weeks; the single from the album,
'Moonlight Marvel' achieved No 12. The album was
released in the USSR, Canada and Norway.
'Second Helpings' was arranged and recorded by Geoff
Wilkes and released in 1985. Two tracks were re-recorded
as dance mixes and released in Canada – with Wickety Wak
named as Hott Waxx. But the project came to an untimely
end with the sudden death of record company executive
Paul Clinch.
Geoff Wilkes was called on again to record the Wak's
fourth album, 'Wak About Australia', which was released
in 1988 through CBS. With more than 20,000 copies sold,
this was the Wak's most successful record. It was also
made into a TV special by the Seven Network.
2007 was a great year for the Wak and in response to the sellout shows, 2 new recordings were released. 'Live at Twin towns' was recorded at the final shows in November 2007.This new material was featured on a DVD issue. A CD recording 'Live at Rumours ' was recorded at Rumours Nightclub in Toowoomba.
So Whats new for the guys? Some solo recordings just released by Greg,Tony and Rob and perhaps duo albums are now in the works for the 2011! |
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DVD: Live at Twin Towns - 2007 |
CD: Live at Rumours (Toowoomba) - 2007 |
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New Horizons - 1982
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Wak About Australia - 1987
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Limited Edition tour cd (front cover) - 1997
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Limited Edition Tour Cd (back cover) - 1997
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Second Helpings - 1985
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Wak's Last Laugh cassette RARE! - 1990
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Wickety
Wak Reunion Tour - 1997
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Best Of Waks Works VHS - 1997
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BTQ 7 Production 'Master tapes'
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Get It In
Writing (singles) - 1983 |
You'll
Never Get Away With It (singles) - 1983 |
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Give The
Child A Chance (single) - 1982 |
Queensland
Melody (single) - 1982 |
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Moonlight
Marvel (Canada Release) - 1983 |
Second Helpings - 1985 |
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Christmas Melody (single) - 1983 |
Christmas Needs Love (single) - 1983 |
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Love Me Love My Dog - 1980 |
Waitin' For A Slow Song (single) - 1982 |
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Girl On My Street (single) - 1983 |
Moonlight Marvel (single) - 1982 |
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Christmas Needs Love (limited edition
picture sleeves) - 1983 |
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Under The Night Sky (single) -
1983
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