ooking back at the 80's, not many artists would be proud to re release some of their material from that period. It had a sound that belonged to that era, and whilst nostalgia and everything old is new again, it's hard to see a lot of that material passing the style requisites of the current era.

The latest re release of that era, is certainly a classic piece of Australian rock history. It has been largely confined to a select devoted group of fans for over 20 years, but   upon it's re release deserves more attention than your standard 80's reissue.

Peter Cupples has long held a place in the hearts of Australian music devotees. From his era with the blue-eyed soul band of the 70's, Stylus, through the era of the Peter Cupples Band in the early 80's, and the release of the Adult contemporary classic Changes in the 90's, he has built up a rapport in the industry that is reserved for very few of our truly great home grown artists.

A recent re release of some of the Stylus music, in the form of a live greatest hits style compilation finally gave his material starved fans a taste of what modern technology can do for this timeless music.

The big news now is that Peter's first solo album,   Fear Of Thunder has been re-released in a digitally remastered format. Craved by keen buyers on Ebay, often changing hands for many times it's original price, and missing the cracks and creaks of the old 33's , this gem from the 80's is sure to bring fond memories flooding back to some of those long suffering fans.

What is truly amazing about this masterpiece of Peter's is just how good it sounds in it's remastered form. It was always a wonderful piece of work, that was at the time brave and bold, and probably many years ahead of itself, but now it seems to have found it's era, 20 plus years on, thanks to the technology that is at the master engineer Trevor Carter's hands. It was a hard record to classify by genre..It had pop, rock, ballads, reggae, soul and many other styles of music all moulded together. It was a hard record to pitch to radio, and noone knew where to put it in the record shops. It sold well on the back of Peter's following from Stylus, and was promoted by some of the harshest critics in the country as a quality release. It was also supported by non-stop touring of the PCB, which was one of the hottest live bands in the country at the time. But no doubt it is a record that didn't receive the credit it deserved, because it was bold, and it was brave, and they don't always do as well as they should.