"Buried and Dead" is a song by Australian rock group,

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, released in May 1967 on

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as the second single from the band's debut self-titled extended play. It peaked at No. 26 on the ''Go-Set'' national singles charts.

Background

In mid-1966 Adelaide-based rock group,

, shared a gig with pop star, Bobby Bright (of Melbourne duo,

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), who was impressed and recommended them to his label,

. A few weeks later, they were contacted by Astor's Max Pepper, who requested a four-track demo. The band went to a local two-track studio to record it, but realised that they had only three suitable songs: "Hot Gully Wind", "Buried and Dead" and "She's My Girl". The group relocated to Melbourne and the demo, including the newly written, "

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", became their debut extend play, ''The Masters Apprentices'' (February 1967). "Buried and Dead" and "She's My Girl" were lifted from the EP and released as its second single in May, which peaked at No. 26 on the ''Go-Set'' Top 40 national singles chart and spent eight weeks in the top forty. The single also peaked in the top ten charts in most Australian capital cities. Both sides were written by the group's rhythm guitarist, Mick Bower. The band made a promotional film clip for "Buried and Dead" for TV (at their own expense), which their lead singer,

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, believed was one of the first music videos made in Australia.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Masters Apprentices * Mick Bower – rhythm guitar *

– lead vocals * Rick Morrison – lead guitar * Brian Vaughton – drums * Gavin Webb – bass guitar ;Recording and artwork * Graphic artist, art director – Darrin Crosgrove * Producer – Max Pepper

References

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