Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs – Don't You Dig This Kind Of Beat (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1966

Don't You Dig This Kind Of Beat is an LP by Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs from 1966 released on the Albert Productions, Parlophone label.

About this album

Don't You Dig This Kind Of Beat is a fierce mid-60s beat-rock set that captures Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs at full throttle. Issued in 1966, it reflects the era when Australian groups were absorbing British beat, American R&B and garage urgency into a tougher local sound. The album moves between pounding originals and hard-edged versions of songs such as Dancing In The Street, Jenny Jenny and I Got A Woman, with Thorpe’s commanding vocal style giving the material real bite. As one of the band’s early statements, it helped establish their reputation as a muscular live act and a key force in Australian rock.

Genre: Pop & Rock