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Sun-kissed surf rock dreams, soaring success, and a tragic, tangled legacy.
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The Saga of Australian Crawl

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    4 August 2026

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Summary

When Australian Crawl first appeared on Countdown in August 1979 performing ‘Beautiful People’, no one knew what to make of them. Certainly not the TV crew, who thought the song was called ‘Beautiful Beach Ball’. The band was quirky, charismatic and unmistakably different. But they quickly proved they were no novelty act. Over the next seven years, this band of high school mates produced two of Australia’s bestselling albums, The Boys Light Up and Sirocco, and a string of…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760879792
ISBN-10:1760879797
Author:Jeff Apter
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Imprint:Allen & Unwin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:4 August 2026
Weight:326g
Dimensions:24mm x 154mm x 234mm
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Reckless by Jeff Apter - ISBN: 9781760879792
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About The Author

Jeff Apter

As author, co-author, or ghostwriter, Jeff Apter has worked on more than 30 biographies. His subjects include Keith Urban, George Young (Friday On My Mind), Malcolm Young (The Man Who Made AC/DC), Daniel Johns (The Book of Daniel), Angus Young (High Voltage), and John Farnham (Playing to Win).

As ghostwriter, Jeff has worked with Mark Evans (Dirty Deeds), Michael Browning (Dog Eat Dog), Kasey Chambers (A Little Bird Told Me), and Richard Clapton (Best Years of Our Lives).

He also worked on 2015’s Helpmann award-nominated live show, A State of Grace: The Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, and was on staff at Rolling Stone for several years.

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