According to O'Donnell, "It wouldn't be a good list if it didn't polarise people and we hope that this list will. We also hope that it will get people sitting around comparing their favourites and discovering or re-discovering these great albums and others."[3] The compendium was updated in November 2017 with ten additional entries, The 110 Best Australian Albums.[4][5]
Creswell wrote his first article on rock & roll for Nation Review in 1972.[6] He subsequently wrote articles about all aspects of popular culture and music for RAM (Rock Australia Magazine), Billboard, Roadrunner and other national and international magazines and newspapers.[7] He has worked for MTV and a variety of television programs as a writer and presenter. In 1985 he became editor of the Australian edition of Rolling Stone and two years later was in a partnership which took over the franchise.[7][8] He continued to edit Rolling Stone until September 1992.[8] He was a founding editor of Juice Magazine.[9][10]
Mathieson is also a journalist, known for his work with Rolling Stone, Juice Magazine, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, as well as for his book Hi Fi Days (1996), a biography of three leading Australian bands, Silverchair, Spiderbait and You Am I.
O'Donnell started out as a freelance writer, worked as Music Editor at Rolling Stone, before leaving to co-found and edit Juice Magazine. In 1994 O'Donnell created the Murmur label for Sony Music Australia and went on to sign successful artists, including Silverchair, Ammonia, Jebediah, and Something for Kate. He later worked for Sony at the corporate level before leaving for EMI Australia in 2002. O'Donnell was the CEO of EMI in the Oceania region from 2002 until September 2008.[11] O'Donnell is also active in a number of industry bodies such as ARIA and PPCA.
Writing processEdit
In July 2009, O'Donnell and some of his friends discussed their selections for the best Australian albums. He decided a book on the topic was required and contacted fellow journalists, Creswell and Mathieson, to pitch the idea to publishers with Hardie Grant being chosen. Over the latter part of 2009, the trio revisited numerous albums, O'Donnell estimates he listened to 450–500. After four months of trimming their lists, the authors divided up the descriptions of each entry according to personal experiences with Mathieson focusing on post-1980s, Creswell on 1960s and 1970s and O'Donnell providing the overview.[1]
^ abBoots, Tim (23 April 2007). "Rolling Stone still rocking 35 years on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
^Cauchi, Stephen (4 November 2007). "Right, said Led: old fogeys of rock in classic reunion mode". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
^Carney, Shaun (5 November 2005). "Shuffling through a century of song". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
^Eliezer, Christie (28 July 2008). "O'Donnell Splits EMI Australia, Poston Rises". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^"100 Best Australian Albums". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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The 100 Best Australian Albums a k a One Hundred Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell Craig Mathieson and John O Donnell 1 The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books Prahran Victoria 2 Sony Music has released a five CD compilation to support the book 1 100 Best Australian AlbumsCoverAuthorJohn O Donnell Toby Creswell Craig MathiesonCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishSubjectAustralian music rock pop discographyPublisherHardie Grant BooksPublication date25 October 2010Media typeprint hardback Pages256ISBN978 1 74066 955 9OCLC646229830According to O Donnell It wouldn t be a good list if it didn t polarise people and we hope that this list will We also hope that it will get people sitting around comparing their favourites and discovering or re discovering these great albums and others 3 The compendium was updated in November 2017 with ten additional entries The 110 Best Australian Albums 4 5 Contents 1 Background 1 1 About the authors 1 2 Writing process 2 See also 3 ReferencesBackground EditAbout the authors Edit Main articles Toby Creswell Craig Mathieson and John O Donnell music journalist Creswell wrote his first article on rock amp roll for Nation Review in 1972 6 He subsequently wrote articles about all aspects of popular culture and music for RAM Rock Australia Magazine Billboard Roadrunner and other national and international magazines and newspapers 7 He has worked for MTV and a variety of television programs as a writer and presenter In 1985 he became editor of the Australian edition of Rolling Stone and two years later was in a partnership which took over the franchise 7 8 He continued to edit Rolling Stone until September 1992 8 He was a founding editor of Juice Magazine 9 10 Mathieson is also a journalist known for his work with Rolling Stone Juice Magazine The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald as well as for his book Hi Fi Days 1996 a biography of three leading Australian bands Silverchair Spiderbait and You Am I O Donnell started out as a freelance writer worked as Music Editor at Rolling Stone before leaving to co found and edit Juice Magazine In 1994 O Donnell created the Murmur label for Sony Music Australia and went on to sign successful artists including Silverchair Ammonia Jebediah and Something for Kate He later worked for Sony at the corporate level before leaving for EMI Australia in 2002 O Donnell was the CEO of EMI in the Oceania region from 2002 until September 2008 11 O Donnell is also active in a number of industry bodies such as ARIA and PPCA Writing process Edit In July 2009 O Donnell and some of his friends discussed their selections for the best Australian albums He decided a book on the topic was required and contacted fellow journalists Creswell and Mathieson to pitch the idea to publishers with Hardie Grant being chosen Over the latter part of 2009 the trio revisited numerous albums O Donnell estimates he listened to 450 500 After four months of trimming their lists the authors divided up the descriptions of each entry according to personal experiences with Mathieson focusing on post 1980s Creswell on 1960s and 1970s and O Donnell providing the overview 1 See also EditMusic of Australia Popular music Australian rockReferences EditO Donnell John Creswell Toby Mathieson Craig 2010 100 Best Australian Albums Prahran Vic Hardie Grant Books ISBN 978 1 74066 955 9 12 a b c Brandle Lars 3 November 2010 The 100 Best Australian Albums Music Industry The Music Network Retrieved 4 November 2010 The 100 Best Australian Albums John O Donnell 9781740669559 Booktopia Pty Ltd Retrieved 4 November 2010 The 100 Best Australian Albums by John O Donnell Hardie Grant Publishing Retrieved 20 April 2021 110 Best Australian Albums by Toby Creswell Hardie Grant Books Retrieved 30 July 2018 O Donnell John Creswell Toby Mathieson Craig 1 November 2017 The 110 Best Australian Albums Hardie Grant Books ISBN 978 1 74379 361 9 Creswell Toby 1999 The Real Thing Adventures in Australian Rock amp Roll 1957 now Milsons Point NSW Random House ISBN 978 0 09 183547 7 a b Toby Creswell Rock s Backpages Backpages Limited Retrieved 19 March 2009 a b Boots Tim 23 April 2007 Rolling Stone still rocking 35 years on The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 19 March 2009 Cauchi Stephen 4 November 2007 Right said Led old fogeys of rock in classic reunion mode The Age Fairfax Media Retrieved 24 April 2008 Carney Shaun 5 November 2005 Shuffling through a century of song The Age Fairfax Media Retrieved 24 April 2008 Eliezer Christie 28 July 2008 O Donnell Splits EMI Australia Poston Rises Billboard Retrieved 23 January 2010 100 Best Australian Albums National Library of Australia Retrieved 2 November 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 100 Best Australian Albums amp oldid 1176493923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
