Published May 2025. Deluxe limited edition paperback of 396 pages plus photo &
poster inserts - a total of 432 pages. 500 copies only.

- EXPECTED DELIVERY - END OF MAY -

An Australian’s journey from the suburbs to original punk-era Sydney and beyond.
Operating record labels, designing & printing rock posters – all to the soundtrack of some of the region’s best-ever contemporary music.
Within ‘CRAIC as it happened’ you will find discourses on: Radio Birdman / Lou Reed /
The Saints / The Birthday Party / Television / Lydia Lunch / Bob Dylan / Neil Young /
Kraftwerk / Iggy Pop / Punk-Era Sydney / White Light Records / Phantom Records / Red Eye Records / Beasts of Bourbon / The Crystal Set / Mixed Relations / The Cruel Sea / Steve Kilbey / Killing Time / The Clouds / Living in Paris / Living in New York / Visiting Cuba / Ralph Records / Polydor Records & PolyGram / Designing Posters / Making Records and much, much more. Loads of observations, laughs and pictures - all as it happened.
John Foy is a former graphic designer and poster artist who also ran two prominent
independent record labels during Australian music’s particularly golden era in the 1980’s & 90’s.