rock & rollby Billy Green

Music recorded at TCS StudiosMelbourne

Sound Engineer John French

Music Composed andProduced by Billy Green

"Cosmic Flash"Lyrics by Sandy Harbutt

"Rage" Lyrics Dylan Thomas

Vocals Doug Parkinson

Billy Green was a guitarist and composer active from the 1960s on in Australia, who frequently worked with singer Doug Parkinson. His bands included Surf City, The Epics, The Questions, and In Focus, which became Doug Parkinson In Focus.

Below is Johnny Dick, Duncan McGuire, Billy Green and on the right, Doug Parkinson.

Below is In Focus in 1969 and 1970. Billy Green is top right, and Doug Parkinson centre in the first photo (Johnny Dick is on the left and Duncan McGuire seated right):

Below, Doug Parkinson left, Billy Green centre, with Mick Rogers right.(Les Stackpool and Johnny Dick are kneeling at the front)

Billy Green doesn't appear at the moment to have his own wiki and apparently later in life he changed his name to Wil Greenstreet. However there is detailed information on Doug Parkinson at Milesago, here, which includes incidental information on Green. Parkinson's wiki is here.

Green appeared in the film as the character 69, occasionally playing his guitar while doing

what bikies do:

The soundtrack for the film was originally released as an LP:

LP (Stereo) WEA 600 002 1974

Recorded at TCS Studios, Melbourne, April/May 1974 Sound Engineer: John FrenchLyrics ʻCosmic Flashʼ by Sandy Harbutt Lyrics ʻDo Not Go Gentleʼ from the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan ThomasGuitars: Billy Green Pianos: Peter Jones Bass: Barry SullivanDrums: Graham Morgan Violas: Isabel Morse Violin: Romano Crivici Percussion: Geoffrey Hales Saxes: Col Loughnan Didgeridoo: John Matthews

Moog: Andy Cohan Harp: Jim Conway French Horn: Alex GrieveBanjo: Charlie GauldVocals: Doug Parkinson Strings for ʻCosmic Flashʼ Arranged and Conducted by Peter Jones. All W.B. Music except *.

SIDE 1: 1.Cosmic Flash (Billy Green/Sandy Harbutt)2. Septic (Billy Green)3. Undertaker (Billy Green) 4. Race (Billy Green) 5. Amanda (Billy Green) 6. Klaud Kool And The Kats (Billy Green)

SIDE 2: 1. Toadstrip (Billy Green)2. Grave Diggers (Billy Green)3. The Death Of Doctor Death (Billy Green)4. Toad (Billy Green)5. Pigs (Billy Green)6. Stone (Billy Green)7. Do Not Go Gentle (Billy Green/Dylan Thomas) (Essex Music)*

It was re-released as part of the 25th anniversary of the movie in 1999 on CD.

Record company : V8 RecordsCatalogue #         :  V8-006Country of origin : AustraliaYear of release     :  1999

1. Ecobule/Toadstrip2. Cosmic Flash3. Pigs4. Stone5. Amanda6. Septic7. Undertaker8. Race9. Hipsrap

10. Klaud Kool and the Katz11. Smoke12. Swim13. Gravediggers14. The Death of Doctor Death15. Toad16. Rage

It's also been re-released in 2009:

ETT ImprintFinders Keepers RecordsFKR031CD

1.Eco Blue Toadstrip (6'35")2. Race (4'14")3. Head Off (0'44")4. Pigs (0'44")5. Cosmic Funeral (2'10")6. Amanda (3'45")7. Septic (2'17")8. Smoke (3'02")9. Stone (2'59")10. Undertaker (2'33")11. Gravediggers (4'20")12. Swim (3'30")13. Klaude Kool & The Kats (2'53")14. Toad (3'00")15. The Death Of Dr. Death (1'33")16. Hips Rap (featuring Lachie Jamieson) (2'03")17. Cosmic Flash Song (Vocals: Doug Parkinson) (6'05")18. Do Not Go Gentle (Rage) (Vocals: Doug Parkinson) (4'15")19. Do Not Go Gentle (Rage) (Vocals: Jeannie Lewis) (3'55") 20. Stone Is A Trip (Original Stone Theatrical Trailer) (1'58")

Tracks 1 (Eco Blue), 8, 12,16 and 20 (the track for the theatricaltrailer) weren't released on the original 1974 album.