John Sayers


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Australian recording engineer, producer and studio designer. Originally from New Zealand, Sayers began his career as a musician and moved to Australia in 1966 playing keyboards for the Toowoomba band The Defenders. He began his recording career with Natec Studios in Sydney, before moving on to Armstrongs Studios and then T.C.S. Studios in Melbourne, Festival Studios in Sydney, and then Trafalgar Studios in Sydney in partnership with Charles Fisher Music Farm - Byron Bay.

In 1977, Sayers rebuilt the Trafalgar control room, before moving to Byron Bay to set up Music Farm Studios. He later returned to Sydney and moved into television production, then to Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, to lecture and design the studios at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, and become a studio design consultant. In the mid 90s he returned to Byron Bay and music production. Since then he has gone on to design and refurbish numerous studios including BPro Productions - Dubai, ANU Music Studios - Canberra, ff Studio -
Taiwan, Rose Lane - California, Wasteland - Fremantle, The Refinery - Melbourne, Soultrax - India.

ALBUMS


Ol' 55
Time To Rock 'N' Roll - The Anthology
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Festival Records, ,
Doo Wop/Barbershop/Surf
Mark Gillespie
Only Human/Sweet Nothing
2013, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Sandman Records (2)
Mark Gillespie
Only Human
2010, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, Aztec Music
Various
Do The Pop! Redux Part One
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Shock (2), Savage Beat!, ,
Garage Rock/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 1976
2007, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Dub/Punk/Funk/Disco
Mi-Sex
The Essential Mi-Sex
2007, CD, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mondo Rock
The Essential
2003, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, Epic
Various
Do The Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-'87
2002, 2x CD, ,
Garage Rock/Punk
Ross Wilson
Now Listen! The Best Of Ross Wilson
2001, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Shock (2)
Radio Birdman
The Essential Radio Birdman (1974 - 1978)
2001
Spot The Dog
Drunk On The Moon
1998, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Folk
Keri McInerney
Fool's Game
1997, CD, Album, CJJM Music Australia, ,
Country Blues/Country/Folk
Various
The Best Punk Album In The World...Ever!
1996, 2x CD, ,
Punk/New Wave/Post-Punk/Poetry
Troy Cassar-Daley
Beyond The Dancing
1995
Radio Birdman
The EPs
1992, CD, Comp, EastWest, Trafalgar
Radio Birdman
Under The Ashes
1988, 4x Vinyl, 2x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Garage Rock/Punk
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock
1985
Mi-Sex
Non-Stop Sex
1985, ,
Dance-pop
Mi-Sex
'79-'85
1985, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mondo Rock
The Moment
1985
Radio Birdman
Living Eyes / Radios Appear (Overseas Version)
1985, 2x Vinyl, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk
Mondo Rock
Up To The Moment
1985
Detective Red
The Rule / Hollow Love
1984, 7", Single, Big Time
Mondo Rock
The Modern Bop (New York Remix)
1984
Spectrum (16) / Murtceps*
Red.Orange.Yellow.Green.Blue.Indigo.Violet
1984
Mondo Rock
The Modern Bop
1984
Bill Conti
The Coolangatta Gold (Original Motion Picture Score)
1984
Jon English (3) & Renee Geyer
Every Beat Of My Heart
1984
Mondo Rock
Baby Wants To Rock
1984
Jim Keays
Lucifer Street
1983, 7", Single, Promo, Rumur Records
Mondo Rock
Come Said The Boy
1983
Australian Crawl
Louie Louie / Unpublished Critics
1983, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Mi-Sex
Where Do They Go?
1983
Mi-Sex
Shanghaied
1982, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mark Gillespie
Night And Day
1981, 7", Single, Promo, Smplr, W.B.E. Records
Jim Keays
Lucifer Street
1981, 7", Single, Cleopatra Records (2)
Mi-Sex
Falling In And Out
1981
Mi-Sex
Missing Person
1981, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mi-Sex
Shanghaied!
1981
Mark Gillespie
Sweet Nothing
1981,
The Motivaters
New Blood
1980, 7", Result Records, ,
Pub Rock
The Motivaters
Summer
1980, 7", Result Records
The Jukes (2) And The Motivaters
The Top Of The Class
1980, 7", EP, Result Records
Mark Gillespie
Small Mercies
1980, 7", Single, W.B.E. Records
Mark Gillespie
Only Human
1980, 7", Single, W.B.E. Records
The Motivaters
The Motivaters
1980
Mark Gillespie
Only Human
1980
Jeff St. John
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
1979, 7", Single, WEA
Radio Birdman
What Gives
1978, 7", Single, Sire
Jeff St. John
So Far So Good
1978, LP, Album, Gat, Asylum Records, ,
Soul/Rock & Roll/AOR
Ray Burton
Paddington Green
1978, 7", Single, Warner Bros. Records
Ray Burton
Dreamers And Nightflyers
1978, LP, Album, Gat, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records, ,
Folk Rock
Radio Birdman
Aloha Steve And Danno / Anglo Girl Desire
1978
Chain
The Best Of Chain
1978
Ray Burton
Too Hard To Handle
1977, 7", Single, Warner Bros. Records
Ol' 55
Fiveslivejive
1977
Radio Birdman
Radios Appear
1977, Vinyl, ,
Punk
Jeff St. John
Rock 'N Roll Man
1977
Jeff St. John
A Fool In Love
1977
Chariot
Set Me Free
1976, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Benjamin Hugg
What's Been Happening
1976, LP, Album, Wizard Records (5)
Chariot
I'll Keep Loving You
1976, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Australia
Knowing That You're There/Honk If You're Horny
1976, 7", Single, Living Sound Records
Benjamin Hugg
What's Been Happening
1976, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Pantha
Happiness
1976, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Australia
Rock And Roll
1976, 7", Single, Living Sound Records
Radio Birdman
Burn My Eye
1976, ,
Punk
Australia
Maiden Australia
1976
Jackie Orszaczky & The Marcia Hines Band
Let's Go And Make It
1975, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Miss Linda George*
Miss Linda George
1975, 7", EP, Image (5), ,
Vocal/Soul/Ballad
Greg Quill
She Do It To Me
1975, 7", Single, Infinity
Greg Quill
Blackmail
1975, 7", Single, Infinity
Pantha
I Am Not Afraid
1975, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
Brian Cadd
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
1975
Pantha
Doway Do Doway Do !?!!
1975
Jeff St. John
Jeff St. John Live
1974, LP, Album, Infinity, Infinity
Flake
Scotch On The Rocks
1974, 7", Single, Infinity
Miss Linda George*
Give It Love
1974, 7", Single, Image (5)
Chain
The History Of Chain
1974
Jimmy Little
Baby Blue
1974, ,
Country
Kerrie Biddell
If I Be Your Lady
1973, 7", Single, Bootleg
Brian Cadd
Silver City Birthday Celebration Day
1973, 7", Mono, Promo, Chelsea Records, Chelsea Records
Brian Cadd
Brian Cadd
1973, 7", EP, Bootleg
Rod Kirkham
That's When The Music Takes Me
1973
Kerrie Biddell
Kerrie Biddell
1973, Vinyl, ,
Gospel/Soul/Folk/Funk
Miss Linda George*
Our Day Will Come
1973
Brian Cadd
Every Mother's Son
1973
Chain
I'm Gonna Miss You, Babe
1973
Thump'n Pig & Puff'n Billy
Downunda
1973
Brian Cadd
Ginger Man
1972
Brian Cadd
Brian Cadd
1972
Chain
Judgement
1971, 7", Single, Infinity
Matt Flinders
You
1971, 7", Single, Fable
Chain
Toward The Blues
1971, Vinyl, ,
Harmonica Blues
Brian Cadd & Don Mudie
Show Me The Way
1971
Wendy Saddington
Looking Thru A Window
1971
Bahloo
Keep Sailing On
12", Single, Pacific Coast Music
Jim Keays
Lucifer Street
7", Single, Rumur Records,
Jade Hurley
Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids
1997, CD, Album, New Market Music
Mi-Sex
Castaway
1982, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mi-Sex
Shanghaied
1981
Mi-Sex
Shanghaied!
1981, ,
Synth-pop
Various
Garrison The Final Blow Unit 1
1973
Pantha
Doway Do Doway Do !?!!
2014
DC And The Rich Men
DC And The Rich Men
2005, CD, Album, Not On Label (DC And The Rich Men Self-released)
Ol' 55
Fiveslivejive
1997
Matt Taylor
Straight As A Die
1997
Chit Conway
What Are You Doing Tonight?
1997, ,
Country
The Tin Lids
Snakes & Ladders
1992
D.D. Smash*
She Loves Me Back
1985, 7", Single, Mushroom N.Z., ,
Pop Rock
Flaming Hands
Out Of Our Hands
1985, 7", Single, Big Time
Goanna
Oceania
1985
D.D. Smash*
Magic (What She Do)
1984
Goanna
Common Ground
1984
DD Smash
The Optimist
1984, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
D.D. Smash*
Whaling
1984
The Flaming Hands*
Flaming Hands
1984
Flaming Hands
Break Down And Cry
1984
Roberts Frost
Just Remember
1984
Renee Geyer
Say I Love You
1981
Takeaways
Crunch Time
1980, LP, Global Records (10)
Ayers Rock
Hot Spell
1980
The Studs
The New Studs Album
1978, LP, Album, Big Time Phonograph Recording Co.
Renee Geyer
Winner
1978
Bakery
Rock Mass For Love
1971
Axiom
Fool's Gold
1970, LP, Parlophone, ,
Country Rock/Classic Rock

APPEARANCES +


Moonlight
The Light
1977
Greg Quill
The Outlaw's Reply
1975, LP, Album, Infinity
Fraternity Featuring Bon Scott
Seasons Of Change (The Complete Recordings 1970-1974)
2021, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM , Lemon Recordings, The Grape Organization,
Coloured Balls
Rock Your Arse Off! Live At Festival Hall 10 Nov. 72
2020, Vinyl Green/Clear, ,
Hard Rock/Space Rock
Coloured Balls
Flash / Dave The Rave
2019
Coloured Balls
Won't You Make Up Your Mind / Devil's Disciple
2019
Roger Bell And His Pagan Pipers
A Vintage Collection 1950-1972
2015, CD, Album, RM, Swaggie Records
The Indelible Murtceps*
"Warts Up Your Nose"
2015
Renee Geyer Band
Be There In The Morning
2014, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
Coloured Balls
The First Supper Last Or Scenes We Didn't Get To See
2013
Various
The Complete Havoc Singles 1971-1973
2008
Marcia Hines
The Essential Marcia Hines
2007, CD, ,
Ballad/Vocal/Disco/Soul
Kush
Presents Snow White... And The Eight Straights
2007, CD, ,
Jazz-Rock
Marcia*
Greatest Hits 1975-1983
2004, CD, ,
Soft Rock/Soul
Michael King
Radio Ranch
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label (Michael King (23) Self-released), ,
Country
Various
Do The Pop! The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-'87
2002
The Lovers
Black Orchid
2000, CD, ,
Indie Rock
Sam McNally
First Chance
1999
Stylus
Part Of It All
1998
Glenn Shorrock
The First 20 Years
1996, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Olivia Newton-John
Gaia
1994, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad/Vocal
Olivia Newton-John
No Matter What You Do
1994
Electric Pandas
Point Blank
1993
Spectrum (16) / Murtceps*
Ghosts: Post-Terminal Reflection
1991
Russell Morris
The Real Thing (1990's Mix)
1990, 12", Single, Promo, EMI
Luhrs and Crawford
Midnight in Paradise
1990, 7", Single, BMG, RCA
Luhrs and Crawford
Midnight in Paradise
1990
Goanna
Dangerous Dancing
1985, 7", Single, Pic, WEA
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock
1985
Mi-Sex
'79-'85
1985, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Electric Pandas
Missing Me
1985
Moving Pictures
Never
1984
Electric Pandas
Let's Gamble
1984
Split Enz
Next Exit
1983, 7", Ltd, Mushroom, Mushroom
Big Red
The Traveller
1983, 7", Single, Mercury
Jim Keays
Red On The Meter
1983
Moving Pictures
Where They Belong
1983
Australian Crawl
Phalanx
1983
Tina Cross
Ring Around My Finger
1983
The Expression
The Expression
1983
Moving Pictures
Back To The Streets
1983
Moving Pictures
Matinee
1983
Tina Cross
Losing Your Touch
1982
Redgum
Brown Rice & Kerosine
1981
Daddy Cool
The Missing Masters
1981
The Motivaters
After The Fall
1980, 7", Result Records
The Radiators
Feel The Heat / You Have The Right To Remain Silent
1980, Cass, Album, Comp, RE, WEA
The Radiators
Feel The Heat
1980
Mi-Sex
Space Race
1980, Vinyl, ,
Synth-pop/New Wave/Pop Rock
The Radiators
You Have The Right To Remain Silent
1980
Ratpak
Welcome To The Rat Race
1979, 7", Not On Label (Ratpak Self-released)
Ted Mulry Gang
TMG Live
1979
Skyhooks
Guilty Until Proven Insane
1978
Skyhooks
Women In Uniform
1978
TMG*
Naturally / Sha La La La Lee
1977, 7", Single, Mushroom
Andy Upton
Stop In The Name Of Love
1977, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5),
Keith Lamb
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
1977, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5)
TMG*
My Little Girl
1977
Ted Mulry Gang
The T.M.G. Album
1977
Colleen Hewett
Colleen Hewett Hits
1977
Marcia Hines
From The Inside
1976, 7", EP, Miracle Records (4), Miracle Records (4)
Renee Geyer Band
Leave My Body Alone
1976, Vinyl,
Ol' 55
C'mon Let's Do It
1976
Marcia Hines
You Gotta Let Go
1976
Daly Wilson Big Band*
In Australia '77
1976, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Disco
Ol' 55 And The O.K. Chorale
Rockin' Christmas
1976
Sherbet
The Sherbet Collection
1976
Marcia Hines
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
1976
Norman Gunston
The Popular Ballad Animal
1976
Southern Cross
Southern Cross
1976
Marcia Hines
From The Inside
1975, 7", Single, Wizard Records (5), ,
Funk/Disco
Marcia Hines
Marcia Shines
1975, Vinyl Gatefold,
Jackie Orszaczky Featuring Graham Morgan, Peter Jones (6) And John Robinson
Beramiada
1975, ,
Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Sherbet
Life Is For Living
1975, ,
Pop Rock
Marcia Hines
Fire And Rain
1975
Sherbet
Life
1975, ,
Prog Rock
Hot City Bump Band
Do What You Wanna Do
1975
Dingoes*
Smooth Sailing
1974, 7", Mushroom
Greg Sneddon
Mind Stroll
1974
Daddy Cool (5) Featuring Ross "The Boogie Man" Hannaford*
The Boogie Man
1974
Home
Long Long Way To Nowhere
1974, ,
Country Rock
Country Radio
Bound For South Australia
1973, 7", Single, Infinity
Kush
Peter Gunn / The Sky Is Falling
1973, 7", Single, Warner Bros. Records
Allison Durbin
Allison Durbin's Amerikan Music
1973, LP, Album, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Rod Kirkham
I Can't Get Sunday Out Of My Mind
1973, 7", Single, Image (5)
Axiom
A Little Ray Of Sunshine
1973, 7", Single, RE, Fable
Miss Linda George*
Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
1973
Coloured Balls
Mess Of The Blues
1973
Coloured Balls
Ball Power
1973
Brian Cadd
Every Mother's Son
1973
Spectrum (16) / Indelible Murtceps
Testimonial
1973
Various
Garrison The Final Blow Unit 2
1973, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Rhythm & Blues
Matt Taylor
I Remember When I Was Young
1973, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock
Hans Poulsen
Lost And Found
1972, LP, Album, Gat, Fable,
Jigsaw
How Do You Do
1972, 7", Single, Fable
Jimmy Hannan
May Each Day
1972, 7", Single, Fable
Ronnie Burns
If I Die
1972, 7", Single, Spin
Smacka Fitzgibbon
Smacka's Place
1972, LP, Album, Fable, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland
The Proclaimers
Songs We Believe In
1972
Robin Jolley
Where The Music's Playing
1972
New Dream*
Soft Delights
1972
Anna Neagle, Derek Nimmo, Johnny Farnham*
Charlie Girl (The Australian Cast Recording)
1972, Vinyl, ,
Musical
Colleen Hewett
Colleen Hewett
1972
Murtceps*
Esmeralda / We Are Indelible
1972
Fraternity
Flaming Galah
1972, Vinyl, ,
Prog Rock
Robin Jolley
Marshall's Portable Music Machine
1972, Vinyl,
Dutch Tilders
Dutch Tilders
1972
Og & The Joggers
Zap Zow
1971, 7", Fable
Johnny Chester & Jigsaw
Gwen (Congratulations)
1971, 7", Single, Fable,
Ronnie Burns
Virgo
1971, LP, Gat, Spin, ,
Vocal
Ross D. Wyllie
It Takes Time
1971, 7", Single, Fable
The David McIlwraith Singers
He Sees
1971, LP, Album, RCA Victor
The Proclaimers
Jesus Christ, What A Man
1971, 7", Single, Fable
The John Hawker Band*
Up Side Down Side
1971, LP, Album, Astor, ,
Jazz-Rock
The New Dream
Soft Delights
1971
The New Dream
Candy Love
1971
Russell Morris
Bloodstone
1971
Johnny Chester & Jigsaw
Johnny Chester & Jigsaw
1971
Spectrum
Milesago
1971
Matt Flinders
Butterfly
1971
Jim Minchin
Seven Whole Days
1970, LP, Move
The Hawking Brothers
The Hawking Brothers & The Wildwoods
1970, LP, Album, Parlophone
Max Merritt & The Meteors*
Max Merritt & The Meteors
1970, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Master's Apprentices*
Masterpiece
1970
The Red Onions*
Creole Rhapsody
1969
Roger Bell And His Pagan Pipers
Olga Brolga
1968, LP, Swaggie Records
Various
The Fable Stable
LP, Comp, Fable,
The 1st Recruit Training Battalion Band
Kapooka In Concert
Cass, Album, Not On Label
The Young Australians
The Young Australians
LP, Album, Astor, Astor
Bill Kosseris
Keep on Dancing
7", Battyman Records
Ugly Dave Gray
You Mad Fool
LP, Album, Generation Records (13)
Chain
The History Of Chain
Chain
The Best Of Chain
Chain
Toward The Blues
2007, CD, ,
Harmonica Blues
Sherbet
Life...Is For Living
1999, CD, Album, RE, RM, Unofficial, Infinity, Festival Records,
Radio Birdman
Burn My Eye
1987
Ayers Rock
Hot Spell
Radio Birdman
Radios Appear (Overseas Version)
,
Rock & Roll/Garage Rock/Punk
Master's Apprentices*
Masterpiece