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Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons discography

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.

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons discography
Studio albums8
EPs3
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
Singles18

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1] 		NZ
[2]
Don't Waste It
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Oz (OZS-1003)
  • Format: LP
 37 —
Whip It Out
  • Released: October 1977
  • Label: Oz (OZS-1004)
  • Format: LP
 98 —
So Young
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Oz (OZE-1002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (7 tracks)
 80 —
Screaming Targets
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Mushroom (L 36973)
  • Format: LP
 13 25
Hats Off Step Lively
  • Released: August 1980
  • Label: Mushroom (L 37321)
  • Format: LP
 17 —
Dexterity
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Mushroom (L 20002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (9 tracks on 10" vinyl)
 92 —
Cha
(as Jo Jo Zep)
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Mushroom (L 37886)
  • Format: LP
 28 33
Ricochet
  • Released: 22 September 2003
  • Label: Zep
  • Format: CD
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Re-issued albums

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Title Details
Step Lively
  • Released: September 1981
  • International re-issue of Hats Off Step Lively
  • Label: WEA (WEA 99 168) / Columbia (37047)

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1] 		NZ
[2]
Takin' the Wraps Off
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Rockburgh (ROCD 110)
  • Format: LP (2 discs, second disc is live)
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The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: Mushroom (RML 53117)
  • Format: LP, CD
 89 —
Shape I'm In: The Complete Anthology
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Mushroom (MUSH33050 2)
  • Format: 2xCD
 — —
The Best of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums and EPs

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Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]

Live!! Loud and Clear

  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Oz (OZEP-001)
  • Format: 12" vinyl EP (5 tracks)
  • Limited to 5,000 copies.[3]
 53
Let's Drip Awhile
  • Released: early 1979
  • Label: Oz/EMI (OZS-1013)
  • Format: LP
 85
Live at San Remo NYE 1976
  • Released: 1 June 2020[4][5]
  • Label: Dave Ridoutt, Black Box / MGM Distribution
  • Format: CD (limited), DD, streaming
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1][6] 		NZ
[2]
1975 "Run Rudolph Run" (as Jo Jo Zep and His Little Helpers)[A] — — Non-album single
1976 "Beating Around the Bush" 73 — Oz – A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie – Soundtrack
"Security" 98 — Don't Waste It
1977 "If It's Love That You Want Darlin'" — —
"(I'm in a) Dancing Mood" 90 — Whip It Out
1978 "Honey Dripper" — — Live!! Loud and Clear
"So Young" 48 — So Young
1979 "Hit and Run" 12 — Screaming Targets
"Shape I'm In" 22 41
1980 "All I Wanna Do" 34 — Hats Off Step Lively
"Puppet on a String" 53 —
"I Will Return" 91 —
1981 "Sweet" — — Dexterity
"But It's Alright" (US release) — — Step Lively (North American issue only)
"Gimme Little Sign" (US release) — —
1982 "Taxi Mary" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 11 — Cha
"Walk On By" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 55 6
1983 "Losing Game" — — Cha (re-release)
1984 "Shape I'm In" (live) — — Sound of Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

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A.^ "Run Rudolph Run" was recorded by Joe Camilleri (aka Jo Jo Zep), John Power and studio musicians for a one-off Christmas single.[7] It was performed on Countdown – the Australian national TV pop music series.[8] For this TV performance, Camilleri and Power were joined by Jeff Burstin and John McInerney.[7]
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.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. ^ a b c "Discography Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 April 1978. p. 60. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "ARCA Desk Tape Series". Support Act. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Live at San Remo NYE 1976 (DD)". Apple Music. June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan (Bulion), Gavin (3 August 2008). "Chart Positions pre-1989 (ARIA Charts) – Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b c McFarlane, 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Jeff; Meldrum, Ian; Camilleri, Joe (2007). "Joe Camilleri – A life in music". Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne: Wilkinson Publishing. pp. 192–201. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. 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.
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