WOMEN 'N BLUES - (2003)

Wendy performs covers of three songs - "Live The Life", "Prisoner Of Love", and "Down So Long" - on the Women 'n Blues CD released by Full House Records in March 2003. Women 'n Blues features five legendary Australian blues singers, each performing three songs of their choosing with backing by some of Australia's finest session musicians including: Jim Finn (Drums), Michael Lynch (Bass & Harmonica), Don Hopkins (Keyboards), and Illya Szwec (Guitars).. The other four ladies featured on this compilation include: Margret RoadKnight, Sally King, Kate Dunbar, and Jeannie Lewis. Jeff Crips and Vic Mally produced this fine collection of tunes at A Sharp Recording Studio in Sydney, Australia. Guest musicians include: Ralph P. White, Don Hopkins, Sally King and Ellie Diache.

To puchase a copy of this CD, visit: www.asharp.com.au

*A Women 'n Blues Night was held on March 24^th, 2003 at The Basement in Sydney to help promote the CD, though Wendy could not perform due to health problems.

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LONG WAY TO THE TOP - (2001)

Wendy and Copperwine's "Looking Through A Window" appears on the Long Way To The Top 2001 2-disc compilation by ABC/Universal.

Other bands/artists appearing on this compilation include: Johnny O'Keefe, Schneider Sisters, Slim Dusty, Jimmy Little, Col Joye, Betty McQuade, Del Juliana, Atlantics, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Dinah Lee, Seekers, The Easybeats, Master's Apprentices, Steve & The Board, The Loved Ones, The Purple Hearts, Normie Rowe, Ronnie Burns, Russell Morris The New Dream Helen Reddy Bee Gees Fraternity Max Merritt & The Meteors G. Wayne Thomas Tully Healing Force Chain Wendy Saddington Wild Cherries Trevor Lucas Sherbet, John Paul Young, Renee Geyer, The Saints, Divinyls, Rose Tattoo, Reels, The Triffids, INXS, Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sunrize Band, The Cruel Sea, Silverchair, and Itch-E & Scratch-E.

To purchase a copy of this CD, visit the ABC Shop at: http://shop.abc.net.au/

SPINNING AROUND VOL. 1 - (2001)

Wendy and Copperwine's "Looking Through A Window" appears on this December 2001 2-disc compilation by Festival Records (Festival 33454-2), released in celebration of Festival Records 50th year. This double set is subtitled: 1952-1977 The Local Years.

Other bands/artists appearing on this compilation include: Les Welch & His Orchestra, Gus Merzi and his Quintet, Darryl Stewart, Col Joye and the Joy Boys, Johnny O'Keefe and the Dee Jays & The Delltones, Dig Richards & the R'Jays, Johnny Devlin & the Devils Johnny Rebb & his Rebels, Lee Gordon, Lonnie Lee, Warren Williams, The Joy Boys, Noeline Batley, Warren Carr, Judy Stone, The Leemen, Lucky Starr, Rob E.G. / Robbie Porter, The Delltones, Jimmy Little, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Ray Brown & The Whispers, Tony Worsley, Normie Row,e and The Playboys, Bee Gees, Johnny Young and Kompany, The Executives [AUS], Ronnie Burns ,Rolf Harris, Lionel Rose, King Fox Flake [AUS], Jeff St. John's Copperwine, Reg Lindsay, Harry Young and Sabbath, Colleen Hewett, Blackfeather, Fielding and Dyer, Kevin Johnson, Chain, The Dingoes, Matt Taylor, Daryl Braithwaite, Sister Janet, Mead, Olivia Newton-John, Doug Ashdown, Skyhooks, Sherbet, and Richard Clapton.

KEVIN BORICH - ONE NIGHT JAMM - (1999)

Kevin Borich: "This was the first time I'd played with Wendy and Ross, a 100% jam night. Wendy was the first singer in Chain way back and this is her only performance I know of since her devotion to Krishna. A wonderful honour for me to play with both of them. The Express are also joined by Australian legend Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock) and Chain founder Wendy Saddington. One Night Jamm features 11 spirited tracks. Kev starts the album on his resonator and is joined by Ross Wilson on the Little Walter track High Temperature and Rollin’ and Tumblin’. From there Wendy takes over lead vocal responsibilities and Kev picks up his electric guitar. Though there’s no denying the awesome power of Wendy’s vocals, it took a little while for me to get my head around the material, heavily laden with messages of social responsibility, but persevere the effort is well worthwhile."

Paul Culnane: "The show featured Wendy (with her formerly dark corkscrew curls now bleached blonde) performing several numbers with the Express, and also features guest vocals and blues harp from Ross Wilson -- amazingly, this was the first time Kev and The Boss had ever played together! The band fires on all cylinders, and while time has inevitably taken a toll on that extraordinary voice, it is a startling performance from go-to-whoa from Wendy, a testament to her enduringly exhilarating vocal skills."

Helen Farly: "We were fortunate enough to see the Kevin Borich Express here recently with the youthful, rhythm section of Ben Rosen (bass) and Lucius Borich (drums) and it’s this line-up we hear on One Night Jamm. The Express are also joined by Australian legend Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock) and Chain founder Wendy Saddington. One Night Jamm features 11 spirited tracks. Kev starts the album on his resonator and is joined by Ross Wilson on the Little Walter track High Temperature and Rollin’ and Tumblin’. From there Wendy takes over lead vocal responsibilities and Kev picks up his electric guitar. Though there’s no denying the awesome power of Wendy’s vocals, it took a little while for me to get my head around the material, heavily laden with messages of social responsibility, but persevere the effort is well worthwhile. No Soul, a new song from Ross, has the feel of a rock anthem augmented by Kev’s brutal fretwork. The album finishes with Got My Number, a six-minute epic from Kev driven by the rhythms of Ben and Lucius."

Duncan Kimball (Milesago): "I heartily recommend KBE's One Night Jamm, which is available from the same source - ask Jennifer! (A very nice lady!) It features both Ross Wilson AND a long-overdue return by the great Wendy Saddington (whose voice, while sounding a little the worse for wear, can still send shivers up your spine). A great mix of acoustic and electric stuff, including some blues standards with Ross on harp, some new songs sung by Wendy, and a specially- written newie by The Boss. This gig was doubly historic, being the FIRST TIME Ross and Kev had ever played together! Go get it."

To purchase a copy of this CD, visit Kevin Borich's Official website at: www.kevinborich.com/

1 - Canefield

2 - I Can't Wait

3 - High Temperature

4 - Rollin' and Tumblin'

5 - Backlash Blues

6 - Grinding Wheel

7 - Hypocrite Heaven

8 - Funny Money Blues

9 - Back To Go Cool

10 - No Soul

11 - Got My Number

UNRELEASED 'WENDY SADDINGTON BAND' ALBUM - (1986)

In 1983, Wendy put together the first incarnation of 'The Wendy Saddington Band', with the following musicians Bobby Gebert (keyboards) Harvey James (guitar) Billy Rylands (bass) Chris Sweeney (drums). Three years later in 1986, Wendy put together an Impressive new line-up of The Wendy Saddington Band, this time featuring Mick Liber (guitar), Angelica Booth (bass), Des "Animal" McKenna (drums) and Rose Bygraeve (organ). The style of the '86-87 group has been described as "reggae hip-hop funk 'n' soul, with Wendy at her 1987 best". The band apparently recorded an album at ENREC Studios in Tamworth but unfortunately someone at the studio subsequently lost the master tape. The band later burned a surviving cassette dub onto CD, but by that time Wendy apparently had "grown out of it and didn't want to release it cause it wasn't good enough".

1- 3 Minutes to Midnight (aka Nuclear Midnight)

2 - Grinding Wheel (aka Vile Society)

3 - Hypocrite Heaven

4 - Billy Jean

5 - Stand By Me

6 - Aint That Peculiar

7 - I Who Have Nothing

8 - Blues-Mother of Sin

HKB - WHERE TO NOW? - (1984)

The Hare Krishna Band's Where To Now? 1984 album features Wendy Saddington on five tracks ("Hypocrite Heaven", "Funny Money Blues", "3 Minutes To Midnight", "Gopinatha", and "Redemption Song"). Wendy is credited on this release as 'Gandharvika dasi'. The album was recorded in Auckland 1984, and features the following Hare Krishna musicians: Paravadi das (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, and vocals on "3 Minutes To Midnight", "Back To Gokula", and "Soul"), Trilokesvara das (guitars, vocals on "Body Driver"), Yasomatinandana das (drums, xylophone), Bhakti rasa Das (bass), and Buddhimanta das (keyboards).

1 - Body Driver

2 - Hypocrite Heaven

3 - Funny Money Blues

4 - 3 Minutes To Midnight

5 - Back To Gokula

6 - Soul

7 - Gopinatha

8 - Redemption Song

20 DYNAMIC HITS - VOL. 2 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - (1972)

Wendy and Copperwine's "Looking Thru A Window" appears on this K-Tel International compilation released in 1972.

Other bands/artists appearing on this compilation include: Dave & Ansil Collins Daddy Cool, Tommy James, Rick Springfield, Olivia Newton –John, Janis Joplin, Healing Force, Danyel Gerrard, Bob Crewe Generation, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Chain, Jeff St. John, New Seekers, Barry Crocker, Dave Allenby, Jamie Redfern, Freda Payne, and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

WENDY SADDINGTON & THE COPPERWINE - LIVE (1971)

A live recording of the event was released on Festival's new progressive subsidiary Infinity during '71, which showcased Copperwine's sympathetic backing sensibilities for Wendy's distinctive vocals. On such cuts as the funky opener, Nina Simone's "Backlash Blues", and her heartfelt reading of Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues", Saddington continually astonishes with her sensual soul power. Another notable inclusion is Wendy's introspective and idiosyncratic reading of John Lennon's "Tomorrow Never Knows" (which Wendy introduces as a George Harrison composition!) Other highlights include "Five People Said I Was Crazy " (which, with its wild Ross East guitar solo, Barry Kelly's electric piano flourishes and Wendy's monumental banshee wail, certainly lives up to its title). The closing tour-de-force "Blues In A" completely satisfies the listener as a consummate combination of the music of one of Australia's premier all-purpose prog-blues bands of the time, with definitely one of our most unique and mesmerising blues-soul vocalists.

The set by the short-lived line-up of Copperwine, which was fronted by the great Wendy Saddington, was also recorded. Their performance, issued on LP as Wendy Saddington & Copperwine Live in 1971, was one of the very first Australian live rock albums. It was rumoured ca. 2000 that this recording was scheduled for a CD reissue, but Festival Mushroom Records scrapped their entire re-release program when they reorganised their operations and laid off staff, including archivist Warren Barnett.

The album was also later reiussed as Looking Through A Window (Infinity L 34255), with the "Looking Through A Window" single added.

01 - Blues In A

02 - Five People Said I Was Crazy

03 - Backlash Blues (Nina Simone)

04 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Dylan)

05 - Tomorrow Never Knows (Lennon-McCartney)

LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW / WE NEED A SONG - (1971)

In July or September 1971, Festival/Infinity released Looking Through A Window. Both the single and its b-side "We Need A Song" were recorded with the aid of composers-producers Warren Morgan and Billy Thorpe, with backing music by The Aztecs. According to the Kent Music Report, "Looking Through A Window" first charted on August 30th 1971, and was in the Australian National Top 100 for eight weeks, peaking at #67. Returning the favour, Wendy co-wrote (with Morgan) the track "Mothers & Fathers", which appeared on the 1973 album Thumpin' Pig and Puffin' Billy (Downunda). Billy and Pig co-wrote and produced, with full Aztec backing.