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  • A comprehension Discography is needed for this article, that has his own personal recordings listed, as not all titles are listed at Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs to show what recordings he made in the US and on his own in the early days of his career.
  • A photo of Billy Thorpe is needed that can be acceptable under copyright restrictions.
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[edit] Poison Ivy

The article states (about the song 'Poison Ivy'): "As happened with so many other Aussie cover versions of songs made known by significant British groups of the time, The Aztecs' version of this Coasters original made a mockery of the record upon which it was based - a half-hearted Rolling Stones EP rendition." Maybe somebody understands this, but it seems obscure to me. I remember the song, but it was sung straight and not mocking, as far as I know. What other songs by Aussies were mocking? Or does the writer mean that these songs were superior to the originals? If so, it's very POV and ambiguous to boot. (PS, vale Thorpie, who died this morning.) Alpheus 21:08, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What the?

Nice to see that his death is pretty much the whole article... I thought he also had a career and such? Sorry for the sarcasm ;) Naysie 00:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

What on Earth happened to all the other information? Just becuase it wasn't in the "formal tone" is no reason to delete it. Maybe someone could consider fixing it?

It wasn't the informal tone. As mentioned below, I deleted the bulk of the article because it was a cut-and-paste copyright violation from another website. I've filled out the rest of the article now, just need a bit of expansion on his return to Australia. --Canley 00:17, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aztecs

As per above he had an amazing life, including two autobiographies - so there is a wealth of info there. Suggest that the article either be merged with the article on the Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs (where I just topped it off with a finale paragraph before finding this new article), or an entire quality article be developed on Thorpie as an individual proper. As I now peruse earlier versions I note the massive recent deletions for copyright violation. Pity. Hopefully it won't take long for a quality non vio article to get sorted. --Bradjonesxxx 02:45, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Thorpie killed the fish"

Is the 1974 incident at the Bondi Lifesaver, in which the music was so loud it killed a tank full of fish, best suited for this article or the Aztecs one? 149.135.109.55 03:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discography needed

A comprehension Discography is needed for this article, that has his own personal recordings listed, as not all titles are listed at Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs to show what recordings he made in the US and on his own in the early days of his career. 00:09, 8 July 2007 (UTC)