Liner Note Author: Glenn A. Baker. Editor: Warren Barnett. Introduction by: Glenn A. Baker. Live -- Studio and Stage is a collection of previously unreleased live recordings and radio broadcasts from Australia's first rock & roll success story, the Easybeats. The Melbourne performance from 1967 features screaming fans and proof that the Easybeats inspired Australia's own version of Beatlemania, while the BBC sessions from 1967-1968 show the Easybeats' transformation from rock & roll group to more of a pop outfit. A 1986 homecoming reunion gig reveals that they've still got it, though singer Steve Wright sounds hoarse at times. Even so, this impediment doesn't keep Live -- Studio and Stage from being any less essential for those with a perpetual case of Easyfever. ~ Bart Bealmear
