Lipstick Killers Tour De Force: Live in Adelaide 1979 LP

LIPSTICK KILLERS’ Tour De Force: Live in Adelaide 1979 captures sixteen tracks from a 1979 radio session, documenting a band that never seemed to have achieved the recognition of Australian punk contemporaries like the SAINTS or RADIO BIRDMAN but still helped lay groundwork for what became a ridiculously vital scene. The set includes live versions of “Hindu Gods of Love” and “Shakedown U.S.A.,” plus a cover of the 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS’ “I’ve Got Levitation.” Fans note this recording appeared on the CD version of 2021’s Strange Flash double LP, but got cut from the vinyl due to space constraints. The quality is brutally raw and the vocals sound like absolute hell at times, but that’s part of the charm when you’re documenting a band from this era. This might be for completists and historians, not casual listeners, but if you’re invested in the deeper corners of Australia’s late ’70s punk history and its ongoing legacy, this messy snapshot is worth the trouble.

• Reviewer Jeff Cost
• Label Grown Up Wrong!
• Issue MRR #513 • February 2026