Australian Crawl "Semantics" (1984)

Semantics (compilation)
release date: 1984
format: vinyl
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,18]
producer: Mark Opitz
label: Geffen Records - nationality: Australia

Track highlights: 1. "The Boys Light Up" - 5. "Reckless (Don't Be So)" - 7. "White Limbo" - 9. "The Night"

Expanded ep or compilation by Australian Crawl. The band released an ep with the same title and cover containing just four songs but that album was soon reissued in a heavily expanded edition for the American market. The original Australian version has a playing order (1-4) with the tracks #5, #9, #7, and #4 on the American issue. The additional tracks are re-recorded compositions taken from the band's debut album The Boys Light Up (1980) and the second album Sirocco from (1981), which from my pov makes it a compilation.

Australian Crawl "Sons of Beaches" (1982)

Sons of Beaches
release date: Jul. 1982
format: vinyl / digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,66]
producer: Mike Chapman
label: EMI - nationality: Australia

Track highlights: 1. "Runaway Girls" - 2. "Daughters of the Northern Coast" - 3. "Mid-Life Crisis" - 8. "Live Now, Pay Later" - 9. "Dianne" - 12. "(Not So) Happy Song for Problem Children"

3rd studio album by Australian rock band Australian Crawl follows one year after Sirocco, which had been nominated best Australian album of '81 at the Countdown Awards where lead vocalist of the band James Reyne won the prize as Most Popular Male Performer - as he also did in '82.
I heard the song (Not So) Happy Song for Problem Children on the national radio and simply had to check out the band. I found the album at a local record store around '83. I have always found that it's their very best song but in general, this album has a high standard and it contains a number of fine compositions. It is however, also the best album by Australian Crawl.