- Debut release for new Australian archival label Austudy Records.
- First compilation surveying crossover-Reggae in Australia
- Limited press of 500 copies with 12-page booklet.
Austudy Records is proud to present it's debut release Burning It Up: Australian Reggae (1979-1986).
A compilation surveying the influence of Reggae on Australia's preoccupation with Rock, Pop and New Wave between the years of 1979-1986.
This selection of 8 obscure tracks originally issued on 7" records represent some of the earliest examples of Reggae sounds in Australian recorded music.