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The Whitlams are a rock band based in Sydney, Australia. They formed in 1992 in Newtown and began their career performing acoustically on Saturday afternoons at the Sandringham Hotel in King Street, Newtown.

Although the band line-up has changed numerous times the current line-up has remained unchanged since 2001, and consists of Tim Freedman on piano and vocals, Jak Housden on guitar, Warwick Hornby on bass guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums.


ALBUMS


The Whitlams Black Stump*
Kookaburra
2024
The Whitlams Black Stump*
A Little Taste
2023, CD, MiniAlbum, Smplr, E.G. Records (5), ,
Soft Rock/Country Rock
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Sancho
2022, ,
Pub Rock
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Man About A Dog
2021, 7", Single, Ltd, Tra, E.G. Records (5),
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(You're Making Me Feel Like I'm) 50 Again
2021, 7", Single, E.G. Records (5), ,
Avantgarde/Alternative Rock
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Ballad Of Bertie Kidd
2020,
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Truth, Beauty And A Picture Of You
2008
The Whitlams & The Sydney Symphony*
Live In Concert
2008, ,
Indie Rock
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Beautiful As You
2007, CD, Single, Black Yak Records, Warner Music Australia
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Little Cloud
2006
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Don't Believe Anymore
2003, CD, Single, Enh, Black Yak Records, Warner Music Australia
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Royal In The Afternoon
2003, CD, Single, EastWest,
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Best Work
2002, CD, Single, Black Yak Records, EastWest, ,
Indie Pop
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Fall For You
2002
The Whitlams
Torch The Moon
2002, ,
Soft Rock
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Made Me Hard
2001, CD, Single, EastWest, Black Yak Phantom
Kim Salmon , The Whitlams, Itch-E & Scratch-E, Antenna (3), Acid Babies, South End
McCarthy & Co. - The Chill Factory 1994-2000
2001, CDr, Comp, Promo, Not On Label
The Whitlams
Thankyou (For Loving Me At My Worst)
2000, CD, Single, EastWest, Black Yak Phantom
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Blow Up The Pokies (I Wish I...) / Thank You (For Loving Me At My Worst)
2000
The Whitlams
Women In Uniform
1999, CD, Black Yak Records, ,
Indie Pop
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Chunky Chunky Air Guitar
1999, CDr, Single, Promo, Warner Music Australia
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Love This City
1999,
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Melbourne
1998, CD, Single, Black Yak Phantom
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Learning To Love - A Retrospective
1997, Cass, Comp, Not On Label
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No Aphrodisiac
1997
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Eternal Nightcap
1997, ,
Soft Rock/Avantgarde/Parody
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Stupor Ego
1996, CD, Album, Black Yak Records
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You Sound Like Louis Burdett
1996, ,
Indie Rock
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I Make Hamburgers
1995, CD, Single, Black Yak Phantom, ,
Alternative Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
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Met My Match / Following My Own Tracks
1994, CD, Car, Black Yak Phantom
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Undeniably
1994
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Introducing The Whitlams
1993
The Whitlams
Learning To Love
Cass, Album, Comp, Promo, Phantom Records (3), Black Yak Records
Various
To Hal And Bacharach
1998, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Broken Beat/Acoustic/Downtempo/Ballad

APPEARANCES +


The Whitlams
The Whitlams' Years: 1992-2004
2004, 2xDVD-V, Comp, PAL, All, Warner Music Australia, Black Yak Records, EastWest
Various
Double J - The 90s (The Greatest Decade In Music?)
2017, 4xCD, Comp, Double J (2), ABC Music, Universal Music, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
Hits Of The 00s
2016, 4xCD, Comp, Gat, Warner Music Australia, ,
Funk/Euro House/Contemporary R&B/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Hip Hop/Indie Pop/Crunk/Ballad/Nu Metal/Pop Rap/Dance-pop/House/Ragga HipHop
Various
Recovery
2016, 2x CD, 2x DVD, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Just Great Songs 2015
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
Pop Rock
Various
80 From Australia
2014, 4xCD, Comp, Universal Music
Various
The Footy Show Presents Turn It Up!
2012, CD, Comp, Sony Music,
Various
Alternative Nation - 100 Alternative Classics
2011, 5xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
50 Years Of Australian Rock & Roll Volume 2
2011,
Various
Triple J's Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time
2011, 3x CD,
Various
101 Aussie Hits
2010, 5xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Pop Rock/Country/New Wave/Glam/Synth-pop/Classic Rock
Various
A Day On The Green - Celebrating 10 Years
2010, CD, Comp, Liberation Music,
Various
Video Hits (The Greatest Covers)
2010, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, EMI, ,
Ballad/Synth-pop/RnB/Swing/House/Alternative Rock/Breakbeat/AOR
Various
Aussie Rock Classics
2010, 5xCD, Comp, Warner Music Australia,
Various
Jim Beam - Tear Us Apart (40 Classic Indie Anthems)
2008, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp, Liberation Music, Jim Beam, ,
Classic Rock/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Soft Rock
Various
A Day On The Green (The Vintage Years 2001-2008)
2008, CD, Album, Liberation Music,
Various
Caution : Life Ahead
2008, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Various
All The Driving Songs
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia
Various
Airplay Summer 2007
2007, CD, Comp, ABC Music, ,
Country/Folk
Various
Rock The Millennium
2007, DVD-V, Comp + CD, Comp, MRA Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
Various
Rock The Millennium
2007, DVD-V, PAL + CD, Album, MRA Entertainment
Various
Shouting From The Streets: Songs Of Protest
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment,
Various
One Perfect Day
2007, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Time Life Music
Various
Video Hits • 20 Years Of Australian Hits
2007
Various
Sunday Sounds - Aussie Rock
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, CD2, Wake Up To The Sun-Herald
Various
100% Hits: The Best Of 2006
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia, EMI, Warner Music Australia,
Various
Australian Icons
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Australia,
Various
Acoustic Love Songs 2
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia
Various
Shot Of Love
2006, CD, Comp, Red Flag Records
Various
The 16th Annual East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Group,
Various
Acoustic Love Songs
2005, ,
Acoustic/Soft Rock/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
All That Alternative
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
All That Chill
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia, ,
Downtempo
Various
Storytellers
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Barking Mad, Shock (2), CME Beaver Pty Ltd, ,
Acoustic/Classic Rock/Country Rock/Alternative Rock/AOR
Various
Music Max Sessions
2004, DVD, Promo, Foxtel, MAX (16)
Various
A Day On The Green Live
2004, CD, Album, Liberation Music
Various
Homeland (Music For A Just Australia)
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Shock (2),
Various
Unofficial National Anthems Volume 3 - The Ballads
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Festival Mushroom Records
Various
Unofficial National Anthems
2004, DVD-V, Comp, PAL, Reg, Festival Mushroom Records
Various
Friday On My Mind (Fifty Years Of Popular Music In The Australian Charts)
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Festival Mushroom Records
Various
The Piano And The Song
2004, CD, Comp, Universal Music Australia
Various
Triple J's Hottest 100 10th Anniversary - Hottest Box
2003, 9xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, ABC Music, Triple J, Universal Music Australia, ,
Funk Metal/Industrial/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Trance/Punk/Big Beat/Alternative Rock/Britpop/Synth-pop
Various
Rolling Stone Sampler N°05
2003, CD, Smplr, Rolling Stone, ,
Alternative Rock/RnB/Swing/Dub/Pop Rock/Hip Hop
Various
Songs Inspired By A Day On The Green
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Mushroom Marketing, ,
Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Pub Rock/Soft Rock
Various
De Bortoli Dinner Party CD
2003, CD, Warner Music Australia,
Various
100% Hits: Best Of 2003
2003, 2x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/House/Disco/Soft Rock/Power Pop/Hard Rock/Ballad
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 10
2003,
Various
True Colours: Official Album Of Rugby World Cup 2003
2003
Various
The Drum Media: 11th Anniversary Compilation
2002, CD, Comp, Shock (2), ,
Indie Rock
Various
Indie Anthems
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Techno
Various
100% Hits: Very Best Of 2002
2002, CD, Comp, EMI, EMI,
Various
Into The Hot
2002, CDr, Comp, Promo, Hot Records (2)
Various
Triple M New Stuff (Volume 4)
2002, CD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing Australia
Various
Take 40 Australia: Platinum
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Australia
Various
Rove [Live] ..Some Music
2002, CD, Comp, Epic
Various
Australia's Ultimate Songs
2002, ,
Classic Rock/Garage Rock/Pop Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Rove [Live]...Some More Music
2002,
Various
Home And Away Hits
2002,
Various
Singers And Songwriters Made In Australia
2002, 2x CD,
Various
A Night Out... Live At The Basement
2001, DVD-V, Warner Vision Australia,
Various
A Night Out... Live At The Basement
2001, CD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing
Various
Love Is a Four Letter Word
2001, CD, Comp, ABC Music, EMI,
Various
Alternative Moments
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia, Columbia, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/House/Britpop
Various
Warner Music Australia Australian Artists Sampler March 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, WEA Records, East West Records Australia
Various
Triple M's New Stuff Vol 1
2001
Various
Sample People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2000, CD, Comp, Festival Mushroom Records, ,
Alternative Rock/House/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Soundtrack
Various
The Last Lap: A Sydney Celebration
2000, CD, Comp, Sony Music Entertainment Australia
Various
Cold Live At The Chapel
2000, CD, Comp, Columbia
Various
Radioactivity Volume 00-07
2000, CD, Comp, SBA Music, Pulse Music,
Various
iSPYFORTHEFBi
2000, CD, Comp, Tribe (5),
Various
Where 2 Now?
2000, 3xCD, Comp, Enh, Oracle Records (2)
Various
100% Hits The Best Of 2000
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Australia
Various
Indie 2000 Volume 6
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Pop Punk
Various
100% Hits Vol 30
2000, CD, Comp, EastWest,
Various
100% Hits Volume 32
2000, CD, Comp, EMI, EMI
Various
More Music Live From The Panel
2000, CD, Comp, Liberation Music
Various
Rock The Millennium
2000, CD, Comp, Imperial Collections,
Various
Warner Music Canada Promotional CD - Volume 428 - May 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada
Various
The Sell-In
2000, CD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Indie Rock/Alternative Rock
Various
Warner Music Australia Australian Artists Sampler March 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Smplr, Warner Music Australia, WEA Records, EastWest
Various
Disc Thirty Eight
2000, VCD, Hit Pics Music
Various
Jeans West Hits Best
2000, CD, Comp, Enh, Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited,
Various
Somewhere In Sydney
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia
Various
One World (A Collection Of World Music And Ambient Sounds)
2000
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 7
2000, 2x CD, ,
Electro/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/House/Punk/Acid Jazz/Alternative Rock
Various
Recovery: Ready For Transmission
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, ABC Music, ABC Music, EMI,
Various
Indie 2000 Volume 4
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia,
Various
Warner Music Canada December 1999 - Vol. 416
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada, ,
Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Country Rock/Alternative Rock/Comedy
Various
Coming In From The Cold
1999, CD, Comp, Mushroom
Various
Hottest Hits 2000
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, WEA Records, EastWest, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Holy Grail The Official Album Of The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
1999, CD, Comp, EastWest,
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 6
1999, 2x CD, ,
Hard Rock/Punk/Synth-pop/Big Beat/Parody
Various
Indie 2000 Volume 3
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Alternative Rock/Breakbeat/Techno/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
Various
Triple J Lust For Live (Live At The Wireless Four)
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Triple J, Triple J, ABC Music, ABC Music, EMI, EMI, ,
Hard Rock/Punk/Britpop
Various
Homebake Vol. 2
1998, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Warner Music,
Various
Loaded 2
1998, CD, Comp, TWA Records
Various
MTV Most Wanted (Double CD Compilation 38 Most Requested Songs 38 Most Requested Artists)
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Special Projects, MTV Australia
Various
Hit This Final Mix May 1998
1998, CD, Promo, Smplr, Warner Music Australia
Various
The Big Backyard Radio Series 1998 Part One
1998, 7xCD, Comp, Promo, Lon, The Big Backyard, ,
Radioplay
Various
The Big Backyard Radio Series 1998 Part Two
1998, 7xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Lon, The Big Backyard, ,
Radioplay
Various
Mushroom 25 Live
1998,
Various
100% Hits Best Of '98
1998, 2x CD,
Various
Good Guys Bad Guys
1998,
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 5
1998, CD, CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Downtempo/Pop Rock/Big Beat
Various
Hit Machine 20
1998, ,
RnB/Swing/Trance/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 4
1997, 2x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Techno/Grunge/Big Beat
Various
Gig For World Peace: Live 1996
1996, CD, Comp, Chateau Recordings, ,
Alternative Rock/Grunge
Various
The Sounds Of Sunday 1
CD, Comp, Enh, The Age,
Various
UNSW Live @ The Roundhouse
VHS, Comp, PAL, Not On Label
Various
Foxtel Digital Demo
DVD, Promo, Smplr, Foxtel
Various
Reds Whites Grooves (Bimbadgen Estate)
CD, Album, Chief Entertainment
Various
Switch ON
CD, MiniAlbum, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing