Crawl File

Crawl File
Crawl File
Compilation album by Australian Crawl
Released	November 1984
Genre	Rock
Length	56:44
Label	EMI Music Australia
Producers	David Briggs, Peter Dawkins, Mike Chapman, Mark Opitz
Australian Crawl chronology

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Crawl File is the first compilation album of songs released by Australian rock band Australian Crawl. The songs were taken from their first three studio albums The Boys Light Up, Sirocco, and Sons of Beaches together with their EP, Semantics. The album was released in November 1984 on cassette and vinyl initially. In 1985 it was issued on CD. Then re-released again on CD in 1994. It was re-released on vinyl in October 2023.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Beautiful People"	James Reyne	The Boys Light Up	2:56
2.	"Indisposed"	Guy McDonough, Reyne, Brad Robinson	The Boys Light Up	4:04
3.	"Errol"	G. McDonough, Reyne	Sirocco	3:30
4.	"Shutdown"	Bill McDonough	Sons of Beaches	4:11
5.	"Oh No Not You Again"	G. McDonough	Sirocco	5:08
6.	"Lakeside"	Reyne	Sirocco	4:49
7.	"Downhearted"	G. McDonough, B. McDonough, Sean Higgins	The Boys Light Up	3:09
8.	"Things Don't Seem"	G. McDonough, Higgins	Sirocco	4:00
9.	"Unpublished Critics"	Reyne, Paul Williams	Sirocco	5:20
10.	"White Limbo"	Simon Binks	Semantics	4:07
11.	"Letter from Zimbabwe"	Reyne	Sons of Beaches	2:49
12.	"Reckless (Don't You Be So...)"	Reyne	Semantics	5:27
13.	"Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama"	Reyne, David Briggs	The Boys Light Up	2:33
14.	"The Boys Light Up"	Reyne	The Boys Light Up	4:41
Total length:				56:44

Charts

Chart (1984/85)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	2

References

↑ Crawl File at AllMusic
1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ "Crawl File (Limited Red Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1] Crawl File at AllMusic

[Holmgren-2] 1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[3] "Crawl File (Limited Red Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

v t e Australian Crawl
Simon Binks David Reyne James Reyne Brad Robinson Paul Williams Bill McDonough Guy McDonough Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup John Watson Mark Greig Harry Brus
Studio albums	The Boys Light Up Sirocco Sons of Beaches Between a Rock and a Hard Place
EPs	Semantics
Live	Phalanx The Final Wave
Compilations	Crawl File Lost & Found More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection The Greatest Hits Reckless: 1979–1995
Singles	"Beautiful People" "The Boys Light Up" "Downhearted" "Things Don't Seem" "Errol" "Oh No Not You Again" "Shut Down" "Reckless (Don't Be So)" "Louie Louie" "Two Can Play"
Related articles	Discography Company of Strangers Chantoozies