Great Australian Albums

Great Australian Albums
Created byToby Creswell
Written byToby Creswell
Directed byLarry Meltzer
Presented byToby Creswell
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerMartin Fabinyi
Producers
  • Toby Creswell
  • Larry Meltzer
  • Danielle Kelly
Running time52 min
Production companyMushroom Pictures
Original release
NetworkSBS-TV
Release28 July 2007 (2007-07-28) –
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27)

Great Australian Albums was an Australian TV documentary series, which was broadcast on SBS-TV for two seasons (2007 and 2008) of four episodes each. The first season commenced on 28 July 2007 and was written by Toby Creswell with Larry Meltzer directing, while Creswell and Meltzer were co-producers for Mushroom Pictures.[1][2] Each 52-minute episode was presented by Creswell and dealt with a separate Australian album.[2] It received funding from Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC).[3] Season two, which was broadcast from 6 September 2008,[4] followed the same format with Creswell and Meltzer reprising their roles except it was co-produced by Creswell with Danielle Kelly.[5]

Season one episodes were: Silverchair's Diorama (2002) broadcast on 28 July 2007,[6] Crowded House's Woodface (1991) on 4 August,[7] The Triffid's Born Sandy Devotional (1986) on 11 August,[8] and finished on 18 August,[9] with the Saints' (I'm) Stranded (1976).[10][11][12] The episodes were issued on DVDs by SBS and distributed by Madman Entertainment in late 2007.[1] Season two described the Go-Betweens' 16 Lovers Lane (1988),[13] Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads (1996),[14] Hunters & Collectors' Human Frailty (1986),[15] and Powderfinger's Odyssey Number Five (2000).[5][16] Season two episodes were released on DVDs in late 2008.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Great Australian Albums (2007 - 2008) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "FFC Triggers $57.5 Million of Australian Production". Screen Australia. July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "ABC". Torres News. No. 827. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 2008. p. 15. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b "Great Australian Albums series 2 (2008) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 769. Queensland, Australia. 25 July 2007. p. 10. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 770. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 771. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 772. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Great Australian Albums series 1 (2007) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. ^ Louise (6 August 2007). "Documentary: Great Australian Albums – The Songs Remain the Same". M/C Reviews. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Great Australian Albums". Studio. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Creswell, Toby; Kelly, Danielle; Meltzer, Larry (2008), Great Australian albums. 2, The Go-Betweens : 16 Lovers Lane, Madman Entertainment [distributor], retrieved 11 November 2022
  14. ^ Hook, Justin (16 October 2008). "The Word on DVDs DVDevotee Great Australia Albums: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads (Madmen/SBS)". BMA Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Howlett, Leisa (11 November 2008). "DVD: Great Australian Albums – Hunters and Collectors: Human Frailty". M/C Reviews. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Meltzer, Larry; Coghill, Jon; Dempsey, Paul; Fanning, Bernand; Frolows, Arnold; McCormack, David; Middleton, Darren; Munro, Kelsey; Piticco, Paul (2011), Great Australian Albums : Odyssey Number Five – Powderfinger – Series 2, Ep 4 Of 4, SBS ONE [broadcaster], retrieved 11 November 2022