Colin (Col) Millington

By Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

1970s Echuca, AUS – Colin Millington

001 ECHUCA SOUTH FOOTBALL SONG CWG 9371

002 MO JOHN AND FRASER CWG 9371/CMR 1978

28 October 1977 Bruce Adderly Sound Studios, Melbourne, AUS – Colin Millington (Colin Millington [vcl/ac gt], Rom Beaumont [ld gt], Mike Burke [steel], Peter Cooper [bass gt/ld gt], Ray Raphael [drums], Alan Richards [keyboards]. Producer: Colin Millingham)

003 I'LL SING YOU A LOVE SONG CMR 1977/CMR 1978

004 HUSBAND AND WIFE CMR 1977/CMR 1978

28 February, 1,22 March 1978 Bruce Adderly Sound Studios, Melbournew, AUS – Colin Millington (Colin Millington [vcl/ac gt], Rom Beaumont [ld gt], Mike Burke [steel], Peter Cooper [bass gt/ld gt], Ray Raphael [drums], Alan Richards [keyboards]. Producer: Colin Millingham)

005 GOIN' BACK TO THE COUNTRY CMR 1978

006 TOO MANY WOMEN CMR 1978

007 NATIONAL ROUTE 1 CMR 1978

008 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS CMR 1978

009 INDIAN PACIFIC CMR 1978

010 OLDIE BUT A GOODIE CMR 1978

011 BORDERTOWN CMR 1978 

September 1979 Rich River Studio, Echuca, AUS - Colin Millingham (Colin Millingham [vcl/gt/ piano/ accordion/ tambourine], Peter Cooper [el gt/Fender bass], Archie Walker [steel], Robert Lahn [drums], Fay Edwards [keyboards], Alan Richard [Fender Rhodes piano])

012 RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY CMR 1979

013 SINGING THE BLUES CMR 1979

014 BLUEBERRY HILL CMR 1979

015 SEA OF HEARTBREAK CMR 1979

016 IRENE GOODNIGHT CMR 1979

017 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER CMR 1979

018 SINGING COWBOY CMR 1979

019 BYE BYE BLACKBIRD CMR 1979

020 WALK ON BY CMR 1979

021 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY CMR 1979

022 ABILENE CMR 1979

023 A ROSE IN WINTER CMR 1979

024 FROM A JACK TO A KING CMR 1979

025 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEED CMR 1979

May/June 1980 Bruce Adderly Sound Studios, Melbourne, AUS – Colin Millington (Colin Millington [vcl/ac gt/percussion], Barry Roy [ac gt/el gt], Ron Baumont [el gt], Peter Cooper [el gt/bass gt], Peter Hayes [banjo], Mile Burke [steel], Ted Frye [bass gt/bck vcl], Brian Czempinski/ Ray Raphale [drums/percussion], Bill Glasford, Julian Quirit, Maurice Stead, Ilja Wasserman, Louis Yffer, Paul O‘ Bien [strings], Steve Williams [harmonica], Johnny hawker [trombone], Greg Maundrell, Julian Driscell [trumpet], Brian Fitzgerald [flute/bck vcln Cambridge, Dianne Czemplenski [bck vcl]. Producer: Brian Fitzgerald, Collin Millington)

026 MIDNIGHT FLYER CMR 1980 

027 NATIONAL ROUTE ONE CMR 1980S/CMR 1980 

028 MOVIN' ON CMR 1980 

029 NED KELLY CMR 1980S/CMR 1980  

030 THE POINT OF NO RETURN CMR 1980

031 COUNTRY BOOGIE WOOGIE CMR 1980

032 IF I SAID YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BODY CMR 1980 

033 TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN CMR 1980 

034 JINDABYNE CMR 1980  

035 24 HOURS FROM TULSA CMR 1980 

036 OLDIE BUT A GOODIE CMR 1980

037 TRAVELLIN' MAN CMR 1980 

038 ROLLIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY CMR 1980 

039 SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD CMR 1980 

March/April 1982 Bruce Adderly Sound Studios, Melbourne, AUS – Colin Millington (Colin Millington [vcl/gt], Ross Ingles [gt/bck vcl], Barry Roy [gt], Mike Burke [steel],

Ross Ingles/ Ted Frye [bass gt], Brian Czempinski [drums/ percussion], Brian Fitzgerald [keyboards/sax/ flute/ bck vcl], Steve Williams [harmonica/ sax], Don Lock [trombone], Bob Venier/ Peter Salt [trumpets], Bill Glasford, Julian Quirit, Izja Wiasserman, Louis Yffer, A.E. Conolan, R. Layton [strings],  Dianne Faulkner, Sharyn Cambridge [bck vcl])

040 I'M A LITTLE BIT LONESOME CMR 1982 

041 OLD MOVIES CMR 1982 

042 THINGS CMR 1982 

043 AUSTRALIA IS MY HOME (I LOVE A SUNBURNT COUNTRY) CMR 1982

044 PAYDAY BLUES CMR 1982 

045 DREAMIN' CMR 1982 

046 THUNDERBOLT CMR 1982 

047 ALBURY-WODONGA IS MY HOME CMR 1982

048 IN DREAMS CMR 1982 

049 WISHIN' I WAS HOMEWARD BOUND CMR 1982

050 LOOKIN' FOR LOVE CMR 1982

051 A PRAYER FOR A TRUCKER'S WIFE CMR 1982 

052 DETOUR CMR 1982 

053 HUNTIN' KANGAROO –instr.-  CMR 1982 

Col Millington recorded after 1982, there is about 35 albums by him.

ALBUMS very incomplete

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1978 Goin‘ Back To The Country: Goin' Back To The Country; Too Many Women; National Route 1; Home Is Where The Heart Is; Indian Pacific; I'll Sing You A Love Song; Husband And Wife; Oldie But A Goodie; Mo John And Fraser; Bordertown - 78

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1979 Red Roses For A Blue Lady: Red Roses For A Blue Lady; Singing The Blues; Blueberry Hill; Sea Of Heartbreak; Irene Goodnight; Heartaches By The Number; Singing Cowboy; Bye Bye Blackbird; Walk On By; Ghost Riders In The Sky; Abilene; A Rose In Winter; From A Jack To A King; Tumbling Tumbleweed - 79

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1980 Midnight Flyer: Midnight Flyer; National Route One;  Movin' On; Ned Kelly;  The Point Of No Return; Country Boogie Woogie; If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body; Truck Drivin' Man; Jindabyne;  24 Hours From Tulsa; Oldie But a Goodie; Travellin' Man; Rollin' Down The Highway; Six Days On The Road – 80

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1982 Col Millington In Albury-Wodonga: I'm A Little Bit Lonesome; Old Movies; Things; Australia Is My Home (I Love A Sunburnt Country); Payday Blues; Dreamin'; Thunderbolt; Albury-Wodonga Is My Home; In Dreams; Wishin' I Was Homeward Bound; Lookin' For Love; A Prayer For A Trucker's Wife; Detour; Huntin' Kangaroo (Instrumental) – 82

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1983 Col Millington Live: (tracks unknown) – 83 (double)

Rich River [AUS] CMR 1984 Thirty Hit Memories: For The Good Times; It Had To Be You; Ramblin' Rose; I'm Lookin' Over A Four Leaf Clover; Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag; Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue; Roll Out The Barrel; It's A Long Way To Tipperary; When You're Smiling; Baby Face; One Day At A Time; You Made Me Love You; Side By Side; Heart Of My Heart; Danny Boy; All Of Me; He'll Have To Go; Walkin' My Baby Back Home; It's A Sin To Tell A Lie; A White Sport Coat; Oh You Beautiful Doll; Moonlight Bay; Carolina In The Morning; You Are My Sunshine; Help Me Make It Through The Night; Love Letters In The Sand; When Irish Eyes Are Smiling; Daisy; Now Is The Hour; Till We Meet Again - 84 (MX: 208698/9)

Rich River [AUS] 21216915270002061 Songs From Downunder: Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport;  Down Under [Greg Hind], Old Man Emu;  Suvla Bay [Brian Fitzgerald];  My Boomerang Won't Come Back; I Still Call Australia Home [Brian Fitzgerald]; There Y'go; Waltzing Matilda [A.B. Paterson];  Riding To The Never Never [Letty Katts];  Home Among The Gum Trees [Keith Campbell]; Aussie Bar B.Q; True Blue [Keith Campbell];  Duncan;  Molly Molly [Peter Thornycroft];  Birdsville Pub; Australia Is My Home [Gabrielle Murphy and Yasmin Shoobridge];  Pub With No Beer;  Advance Australia Fair (with Yasmin Shoobridge, Brian Fitzgerald, Dani Glass) – 88

Col Millington (?) [AUS] ? Pushin‘ 60: Pushin‘  60; Baby You`re Drvin` Me Crazy; The Animal Dance; Bad Luck; When We Make Love; I Was Your Man; Heartbreaker; My Old Tin Shack; You Did It To Me Baby; Feelin`; My Tex Mex Girl; I Want Somebody To Love; Things Ain`t What They Seem; Choked Up With Emotion; They Call Him Wombat - 06

Col Millington (?) [AUS] ? Somewhere Between: Johnny Rides Again; Singing Cowboy + more unknown tracks – 07

Col Millington (?) [AUS] ? Hey Babe: (tracks unknown) – 15 (33rd album)

Col Millington (?) [AUS] ? Rock’N’Blues: (tracks unknown) – 16

Col Millington (?) [AUS] ? The First Fleet: The Australian; My Didgeridoo + 14 more unknown tracks – 01-19

SINGLES

Rich River

CWG 9371 Echuca South Football Song / Mo John and Fraser – 77

CMR 1977 Husband And Wife / I’ll Sing You A Love Song – 77

CMR 1980S Ned Kelly / National Route One – 80

CMRS 1983 I've Got You And You've Got Me / Livin' My Life With You – 83 Col Millington and Debbie Rogers

MFRS 1988-1 [Colin Millington:]  Birdsville Pub / [Peter Thornycroft:]  Molly Malloy – 88

MFRS 1988-2 [Col Millington:] There Y'Go / [Ross Inglis And Brian Fitzgerald:]  Riding To The Never Never – 88