Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons discography
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
EPs3
Singles18

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were an Australian Blues, rock and R&B band. The band released eight studio albums. The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]		 NZL
[2]
1977 Don't Waste It
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Oz Records (OZS-1003)
  • Format: LP
 37 —
Whip It Out
  • Released: October 1977
  • Label: Oz Records (OZS-1004)
  • Format: LP
 98 –
1978 So Young
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Oz Records (OZE-1002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (7 tracks)
 80 —
1979 Screaming Targets
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Mushroom (L 36973)
  • Format: LP
 13 25
1980 Hats Off Step Lively 17 —
1981 Dexterity
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Mushroom Records (L 20002)
  • Format: Mini-LP (9 tracks on 10" vinyl)
 92 —
1982 Cha (as Jo Jo Zep) 28 33
2003 Ricochet
  • Released: 22 September 2003
  • Label: Zep Records
  • Format: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Re-issued albums

Year Album details
1981 Step Lively
  • Released: September 1981
  • International re-issue of Hats Off Step Lively
  • Label: WEA (WEA 99 168) / Columbia Records (37047)

Compilation albums

Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]		 NZL
[2]
1980 Takin' the Wraps Off
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Rockburgh Records, UK (ROCD 110)
  • Format: LP (2 discs, second disc is live)
 — —
1983 The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 89 —
1997 Shape I'm In: The Complete Anthology — —
2007 The Best of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums and EPs

Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[1]
1978 Live!! Loud and Clear
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Oz Records (OZEP-001)
  • Format: 12" Vinyl EP (5 tracks)
  • Limited to 5,000 copies.[3]
 53
1979 Let's Drip Awhile
  • Released: early 1979
  • Label: Oz/EMI (OZS-1013)
  • Format: LP
 85
2020 Live at San Remo NYE 1976
  • Released: 1 June 2020[4][5]
  • Label: Dave Ridoutt, Black Box Records/ MGM Distribution
  • Format: CD (limited), DD, streaming
 -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart and/or did not receive certification.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1][6] 		NZ
[2]
1975 "Run Rudolph Run" (as Jo Jo Zep and His Little Helpers)[A] — — Non-album single
1976 "Beating Around the Bush" 73 — Oz – A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie – Soundtrack
"Security" 98 — Don't Waste It
1977 "If It's Love That You Want Darlin'" — —
"(I'm in a) Dancing Mood" 90 — Whip It Out
1978 "Honey Dripper" — — Live!! Loud and Clear
"So Young" 48 — So Young
1979 "Hit and Run" 12 — Screaming Targets
"Shape I'm In" 22 41
1980 "All I Wanna Do" 34 — Hats Off Step Lively
"Puppet on a String" 53 —
"I Will Return" 91 —
1981 "Sweet" — — Dexterity
"But It's Alright" (US release) — — Step Lively (North American issue only)
"Gimme Little Sign" (US release) — —
1982 "Taxi Mary" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 11 — Cha
"Walk On By" (as Jo Jo Zep)[B] 55 6
1983 "Losing Game" — — Cha (re-release)
1984 "Shape I'm In" (live) — — Sound of Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

    A.^ "Run Rudolph Run" was recorded by Joe Camilleri (aka Jo Jo Zep), John Power and studio musicians for a one-off Christmas single.[7] It was performed on Countdown – the Australian national TV pop music series.[8] For this TV performance, Camilleri and Power were joined by Jeff Burstin and John McInerney.[7]
    B.^ Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons disbanded in June 1981, Camilleri recorded Cha and the related singles with Jeff Burstin and Simon Gyllies under the name Jo Jo Zep.[7]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988.
    2. 1 2 3 "Discography Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 10 November 2011.
    3. ↑ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 April 1978. p. 60. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
    4. ↑ "ARCA Desk Tape Series". Support Act. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    5. ↑ "Live at San Remo NYE 1976 (DD)". Apple Music. June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
    6. ↑ Ryan (Bulion), Gavin (3 August 2008). "Chart Positions pre-1989 (ARIA Charts) – Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
    7. 1 2 3 McFarlane, 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
    8. ↑ Jenkins, Jeff; Meldrum, Ian; Camilleri, Joe (2007). "Joe Camilleri – A life in music". Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne: Wilkinson Publishing. pp. 192–201. ISBN 978-1-921332-11-1. Note: The book's authors, Jenkins and Meldrum, acknowledge the chapter is written by Camilleri. The on-line version is from Camilleri's Official website.

    Notes

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