Collection of radio / TV commercials done by Aussie super-group Sherbet.

Cuts 1 and 2 are from their 1974 TV commercials (Cut 1 is the version used on radio), Cut 3 is another Coke commercials from 1975, Cut 4 is a Coke from around '78 / '79, and the final track is an ad for Moove Milk - date unknown...

Sherbet radio commercials

Three 3KZ promos, taken from Val Morgan cinema advertising recordings of the period...

3KZ promos

Coke - Wendy Saddington

By way of tribute to the late Keith McGowan, who passed away on December 22nd 2013, here's a nice little out-take from his 3DB days: Keith's in the studio, throwing to Hal Todd at the "Summer In The City" OB location. 

Hal completely misses Keith's introduction, and is unaware that he's on-air...

3DB - Keith McGowan & Hal Todd

Golden Fleece Activ-8

Mark Turner Benefit Promo

Fill 'er up with Goldie

Arnotts Christmas Cake A

Bib Stillwell Skipping Girl Motors

Nice early 80's jingle for 3KZ's footy coverage.

3KZ Football promo jingle

Grab of one of the classic Melbourne radio tag-lines...

"3KZ IS Football"

Crawl Queen Mix

Ford Cortina radio commercials (various)

From around 2007, a "morning-after" moment...

2UE News

Victa VC160 lawn-mower - radio commercial

DB Music - Life Is A Rock, With Tag

Overly-bombastic 1960's radio ad for BVDs (in pack of threes!).

BVD (Christmas)- Australian radio commercial

Short compile of radio commercials featuring the late, great Ross Higgins

Ross Higgins

Leed Lemonade

Sydney Flour Song  (Parker Sisters)

Rare 1971 'Fancy Nancy" ad for Fanta done by Sherbet (then calling themselves "The Sherbet").

Most of the "Fancy Nancy" ads featured Johnny Farnham, but I recently discovered this Sherbet one, one featuring Jigsaw, and another by an act I haven't yet been able to identify.

Fanta soft drink - radio commercial, Sherbet (1971)

"Overnight Cafe" - ooops...

Laxettes - radio commercial, 1950's

1960's radio commercial for Cherry Ripe, featuring Billy Thorpe.

MacRobertson's Cherry Ripe (Billy Thorpe)

Here's one of a series of commercials by 3DB presenters Don Kinsey and Charles Skase for Mariner radios.

Mariner Radio (Don Kinsey & Charles Skase)

Here's a neat little interview with Melbourne 60's pop icon Merv Benton, on Ronnie Lopes's show on 96.5 Inner FM

Merv Benton  - 96.5 Inner FM, Sept 14 2017

Marchants Lemonade

Guest's Butternut Snaps Competition - radio commercial

From 3DB's short-lived re-branding as "DB Music", here's a quick promo celebrating their first birthday... 

"Keymania" was a concept which first popped up in the 60's, on stations including 3UZ, 2SM, and 6KY. Concept was simple: keys were hidden, clues given to the locations. Once all the keys had been given out, the key-holders assembled to try the keys in the door (or ignition) of a new car. The key that turned the lock won the car..

Prize this time around was a Datsun 120Y. Second prize was probably TWO Datsun 120Y's...

DB Music - Keymania!

A neat little opener and closer for 2TM Tamworth's report on local births...

2TM Stork Report

Here's the original cut of 3DB Melbourne's "Rhythm Of The City" jingle - not used on-air, the package was re-vocalled by TM.

If you listen to both versions (the on-air version is here: http://soundcloud.com/alex-hehr/3db-rhythm-of-the-city ), you'll notice that "The rhythm of Melbourne" is delivered differently...

Chris Keating

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