The Art of Australian Music. Australian Punk / Post Punk 7’️’️ Record Covers.The book PRODUCT 45 documents the DIY cool of Australian punk/post punk 7’️’️ record covers from 1976-1980. OVER 200+ BANDS & 320+ RECORDS.Book AU$120 + p/h.Hard back, case bound with French Fold Poster Jacket.330mmH x 270mmW.412 pagesFour colour throughout.ISBN: 978-0-9943602-0-5Foreword written by Stuart Coupe.Introductions written by Toby Creswell and Bruce Milne.Book jacket poster cover designed by Phil Brophy.1976 was a major turning point in Australian music history. So it’️s fitting we start here for the first volume, which documents the creative way music was packaged, from the graphic design,to the printing processes and delivery of product into the market. Up until this time the music market was the exclusive domain of major music companies, but 1976 was the year of change, where musicians started to do it themselves: to record, package and deliver their music directly to their fans.There were small, scattered groups of like-minded individuals with this DIY mentality. And they were in every Australian capital city and dispersed through the countryside. These creative minds just wanted to get their music recorded and heard, hand delivering it to their fan base: the punters who went to their gigs or replied to the ads in the fledgling music press.This music was packaged in spectacular handmade, low budget paper sleeves. Without the constraints of record company art departments, these releases were genuinely creative. Produced on a shoe string budget, often by many hands, it was creativity and collaboration to the max. Nothing was off limits:- the language used, the photos taken or the variety of print processes, whether hand drawn and hand coloured, one colour photocopy or screen printed onto a variety of textured papers and boards. Some covers were glued, some just folded.The unbridled creativity in packaging was as innovative as the music within. This book compiles how the music was packaged through stunning images and the recollections of the people who made and distributed that music.Contributions to the stories & reviews within the book: Alan Bamford (musician), Anando Bharti (musician), Andy Groome (musician), Ash Wednesday (musician), Bill Tolson (Rampant Recs), Bob Short (musician), Bruce Callaway (musician), Bruce Griffiths (Aberrant Recs), Bruce Milne (AuGoGo Recs), Chane David Chane (musician), Clive Hodson (publishing), Craig Barman (I-94 Bar), Daisy Bailey, Dare Jennings (Phantom), Dave Faulkner (musician), David Warner (musician/author), David Darling (Flat Records), Donald Robertson (Roadrunner), Donat Tahiraj (musician), Doug Thomas (Greasy Pop Recs), Fabian Byrne (Method Recs), Gavin Quinn (musician), Glenn Terry (Vicious Sloth music store), Glenno Smith (musician/artist), Gordon Renouf (musician), Graeme Regan (Hot Recs), Harry Butler (journalist), Jeremy Fiebiger (Clear Light Of Jupiter), Jodi Adams (journalist), John Foy (Red Eye Recs/artist), John Needham (Citadel Recs), John Willsteed (musician), Jude Kuepper (artist), Keith Glass (Missing Link Recs), Kim Salmon (musician), Malcolm Baxter (musician), Marek Urbanski (Rocket Recs), Mark Easton (musician), Mark Taylor (musician), Michael Charles (musician), Mitchell Jones (M Squared Recs), Neil Wedd (musician), Philip Brophy (musician/artist), Phil Macdougal (musician), Raymond Ahn (musician), Reg Mombassa (musician), Richard Stanley (musician), Rob Griffiths (musician), Robert Porritt (musician), Roderick McLeod (Savage Music), Roger Grierson (Doublethink Recs), Ron Rude (musician), Scott Henthorn (Buttercup Recs), Stephen Cummings (musician), Steve Lorkin (musician), Steve Stavrakis (Waterfront Recs), Virginia Muzik (journalist), Warwick Gilbert (musician) and Winston Posters (journalist)