Sonola

Sonola is the debut studio album by Australian rock band The Black Sorrows. The album was released in June 1984 and consisted of cover versions of soul and R&B songs.

Background
In 1983, following the disbanding of Jo Jo Zep, Joe Camilleri gathered together a group of musician friends and dubbed them The Black Sorrows. The band began playing mostly covers of R&B, zydeco, soul and blues music 'for the fun of it'.

Camilleri says; "I remember playing birthday parties and weddings, just so I could get enough money to make a record. We made Sonola for $1300. I just wanted to have some sort of documentation that we existed. We did the artwork and screen-printed the covers. We’d put the covers on the line, one side only, waiting for them to dry, so we could do the other side. They’re the things you cherish, waiting for the record to be pressed and then having a lounge-room full of records and freaking out because you want to get rid of them."

Track listing

 * CD track listing

Personnel

 * Bass guitar – Wayne Duncan
 * Clarinet, saxophone – Paul Williamson
 * Cover – Neil Curtis
 * Drums – Gary Young
 * Guitar – Jeff Burstin
 * Guitar, harmony vocals – Wayne Burt
 * Piano accordion – George Butrumlis
 * Producer, saxophone, vocals – Joey Vincent
 * Recorded by Ross Cockle
 * Remastered by Joe Camilleri
 * Violin – Steve McTaggart