''Sonola'' is the debut

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by Australian rock band

The Black Sorrows The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reachin ...

. The album was released in June 1984 and consisted of cover versions of soul and R&B songs.

Background

In 1983, following the disbanding of Jo Jo Zep,

Joe Camilleri Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) pseudonym, aka Jo Jo Zep, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo Zep & ...

gathered together a group of musician friends and dubbed them

. The band began playing mostly covers of R&B,

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, soul and blues music 'for the fun of it'. Camilleri says; "I remember playing birthday parties and weddings, just so I could get enough money to make a record. We made ''Sonola'' for $1300. I just wanted to have some sort of documentation that we existed. We did the artwork and screen-printed the covers. We’d put the covers on the line, one side only, waiting for them to dry, so we could do the other side. They’re the things you cherish, waiting for the record to be pressed and then having a lounge-room full of records and freaking out because you want to get rid of them."

Track listing

; CD track listing

Charts

Personnel

The Black Sorrows: *

(as 'Joey Vincent') - vocals, saxophone *Jeff Burstin – guitar *Wayne Burt – guitar, harmony vocals *George Butrumlis – accordion * Wayne Duncan - bass guitar *Steve McTaggart – violin *Paul Williamson – clarinet, saxophone *Gary Young – drums Technical credits * Producer - 'Joey Vincent' * Cover – Neil Curtis * Recorded by Ross Cockle * Remastered by Joe Camilleri

References

External links

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{{Authority control 1984 debut albums The Black Sorrows albums Albums produced by Joe Camilleri