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dvd1: burned as NTSC
dvd2: original PAL files

FRIDAY ON MY MIND :: THE EASYBEATS STORY - A Documentary PAL DVD
Produced by Beyond Productions PTY LTD (2009), commissioned by SBS Australia
This broadcast by SBS Australia 22nd May 2009

Author: 2xS
Source: SD DVB-T broadcast
Lineage: SD STB -> stand-alone recorder @ SQ -> DVD+RW
-> DVD Decrypter -> various authoring tools
-> TMPGEnc DVD Authoring Works 4 (chapters & menu)
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Menu: yes / PLAY ALL & SELECT CHAPTER
Chapters: yes / intuitive
Transfer Rate: 4.5mb/s
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 / 224kb/s stereo
Format: PAL / 25fps
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (shows as letterbox on 4:3 TVs)
Disc Type: DVD5
Number of Discs: 1
Total Running Time: 52m 43s

NO ARTWORK

CONTENTS:
- Introduction
- "Falling Off the Edge of the World"
- "I'm Gonna Tell Everybody"
- "Fancy Seeing You Here"
- "Heaven & Hell"
- "The Music Goes Round my Head"

SYNOPSIS:
The Easybeats came together at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in 1964. Within a year they topped the pop charts in Australia. APRA declared "Friday on My Mind" the most influential Australian song of the past 75 years. By 1969 it was over for the band, however, the music lives on. This documentary is rich in historical relevance and paints a picture of an Australia boldly emerging from its cultural cringe in the early 1960s. The band's line-up exemplified the influence of post-war migration on Australian society. All five founding members were from families who had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon 'Snowy' Henry Fleet were from England; rhythm guitarist George Young was from Scotland; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from The Netherlands. (http://www.sbs.com.au/schedule/2009-05-22/SBS%20Sydney)

Set against the backdrop of the recording of 2008's 'easyfever', an album of Easybeats covers by Australian performers such as Ben Lee, The Veronicas, Skybombers and Jimmy Barnes among many others; (PRODUCT DETAILS: http://www.easyfever.com/) this documentary narrated by Doc Neeson of The Angels features commentary by Easybeats' members 'Snowy' Fleet, Stevie Wright, George Young (elder brother of AC/DC's Angus Young) and Harry Vanda. Also contained are observations by, among others, such Australian rock luminaries as Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, Glenn Wheatley, Glenn A. Baker and Michael Chugg.