May 23, 2022
John Foy has played pivotal roles in the development of Australian music and culture. In part 1, we discuss early years, Sydney's record shops and burgeoning punk scene, Australian vinyl, bootleg records, creating extraordinary poster art as shown in his new book "Snaps, Crack, Pop" and lots more.
Topics include:
- John’s early years in Sydney – Pop culture, Mad Magazine, Telstar
- Records and music in the house – First albums
- Bootleg records in Australia
- First live shows – early AC/DC shows, seeing Black Sabbath & Buffalo
- Early memories of Rose Tattoo
- John attempting to play an instrument
- John’s plans after high school – working at White Light Record Shop
- Transforming the record shop to cater to punk rock
- Why Australian vinyl pressings are considered inferior
- The relationship between independent record shops and major labels
- Bands finding their limits in Australia and moving overseas
- The role of indie record shops in the Australian music scene
- How the indie record shops worked together
- Moving from record shop to a record label – Phantom Records
- Early private pressings – The Saints, Radio Birdman, The Sports
- Creating mail-order artwork for the record shop
- Discovering his strengths in design
- Getting busted for Bootleg records
- The bootleg record industry in Australia
- What were the vinyl pressing plants in Australia?
- Packaging the music once the band is done recording
- “Snaps Crack Pop” Book, John’s business card
- John’s screen-printed poster art – now highly collectable
- Approx 110 of each poster was created
- People collecting John Foy poster artwork early on
- John’s approach for designing a poster
- Where were they generally hung?
- Typical brief he’d get on a poster design
- How many posters survive today?
- His personal favourite posters
- John’s design and and production process for the posters
- Are any poster designs missing?
- Making a poster for the Hells Angels
- Working with Michael Chugg
- Other promotional materials and creative projects
- Balancing multiple creative projects
Order "Snaps, Crack, Pop" book here.
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