Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs, Johnny Noble – Poison Ivy (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1964

Poison Ivy is an LP by Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs, Johnny Noble from 1964 released on the Linda Lee label.

About this album

Poison Ivy is a hard-driving early-60s set that captures Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs at their most urgent and rough-edged, with Johnny Noble adding to the attack. Released in 1964, it sits at the meeting point of beat, garage rock and rock ’n’ roll, giving familiar material a tougher, more infectious charge. The title song, along with performances such as “You Don’t Love Me” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, shows the group’s knack for turning American R&B and rock standards into something leaner and louder. Heard now, the album stands as an important snapshot of Australia’s growing rock culture.

Genre: Pop & Rock