Rock Legends: Buffalo is a compilation album by Australian hard rock band Buffalo, issued in 1980 via PolyGram/Vertigo Records.[1] Buffalo had been active from 1971 to 1977 and provided five studio albums, Dead Forever... (1972), Volcanic Rock (1973), Only Want You for Your Body (1974), Mother's Choice (1976) and Average Rock 'n' Roller (1977).[2][3]

Rock Legends: Buffalo
Compilation album by
Released1980
Recorded1972–1976
StudioVarious
GenreHard rock
Length42:12
LabelPolyGram/Vertigo
Buffalo chronology
Average Rock 'n' Roller
(1977)
Rock Legends: Buffalo
(1980)
Skirt Lifters: Highlights & Oversights 1972-1976
(1989)

Reception

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Tracks compiled on Rock Legends: Buffalo were reviewed at I-94 Bar. Steve Danno-Lorkin described "Suzie Sunshine" as "a great piece of heavy melodic rock with some neat slide guitar from [Baxter]," while "Sunrise (Come My Way)" should "escalate the band to the worldwide stadiums", "Shylock", will "blow your head off with high-energy rifforama" and "Skirt Lifter" was "unlikely to be played on Catholic church-owned radio station 2SM."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dave Tice and John Baxter,[4] unless otherwise noted

Rock Legends: Buffalo (1980) – PolyGram/Vertigo Records (6479 325)
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Suzie Sunshine" (Peter Brett, Baxter)Dead Forever...2:53
2."Dead Forever"Dead Forever...5:32
3."Sunrise (Come My Way)"Volcanic Rock4:56
4."Skylock"Volcanic Rock5:54
5."Skirt Lifter^^"Only Want You for Your Body4:54
6."Just a Little Rock 'n' Roll&&" (Terry Thompson)non-album single2:21
7."What's Going On"Only Want You for Your Body4:58
8."Lucky" (Norm Roue)Mother's Choice3:24
9."Little Queenie" (Chuck Berry)Mother's Choice4:06
10."Sailor" (Tice, Jimmy Economou)Average Rock 'n' Roller4:50
11."Rollin'" (Colin Stead)Average Rock 'n' Roller3:18
  • ^^track originally titled, "I'm a Skirt Lifter, not a Shirt Raiser"
  • &&track originally titled "Just a Little Rock 'n' Roll (A Shot of Rhythm and Blues)"

References

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  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Buffalo'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004.
  2. ^ a b Shimamoto, Ken; Danno-Lorkin, Steve; The Barman. "Buffalo Reviewed". I-94 Bar. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Swift, Brendan. "Buffalo Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "'Dead Forever' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 18 October 2021. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'