Australian [colour] diary. No. 043. Three Directions in Pop Music

Offers a sample of three trends in recent Australian pop music: the theatrical act of Wendy Saddington and Teardrop; the jug music of the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band; and the popular rock group Indelible Murtceps.

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Credits

director

Peter Weir

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000760

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

History → History

Music & Performing Arts → Popular music

Music & Performing Arts → Rock music

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

Collected

1 times

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Australia, 1972