songwriter for the Australian/New Zealand band, Dragon, he died of a heroin overdose in January 1985. 'Post' also relates to a marker or 'signpost', pointing to a new direction, and even a way to 'post' his account of the world. Kelly has described Post as a concept album dealing with addictions – not necessarily heroin addiction – but various forms, he has also denied that the songs were autobiographical but that he wrote about the world around him. The album was re-released in 1990 as one of Mushroom's Midprice Masters and was re-released again in 2006 by Mushroom. Reception According to Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, Post is a stark, personal collection of acoustic songs that highlight Kelly's broadly based song writing skill. Australian Rolling Stone magazine hailed Post as the best record of 1985. Both the album and the one single released from it, "From St Kilda to Kings Cross", failed to chart. The album is thought by some critics to be more of a demo recording, as four tracks were re-recorded by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls for their debut album Gossip in 1986. However, according to others it is like Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, where there is a beauty and delicateness in this raw production, with the emphasis on the words, the melodies, the song structures that are the defining elements of Kelly as a songwriter. Track listing Personnel Paul Kelly – guitar, vocals Steve Connolly – guitar Michael Barclay – drums Additional musicians Chris Coyne – saxophone (tenor) (tracks 1 & 9) Ian Rilen – bass guitar (track 2) Peter Bull – keyboards (tracks 8, 9 & 11) Graham Lee – electric 12 string guitar (track 8), Dobro guitar (track 10) Toni Allayis – vocals (track 11) Jimmy Niven – piano accordion (track 11) Recording details Producer – Clive Shakespeare, Paul Kelly Engineer – Clive Shakespeare Art work Cover, Sleeve Design – Yanni Stumbles Photography – Francince McDougall, Laurie Markham, Tom Takacs References 1985 albums Paul Kelly (Australian musician) albums Mushroom Records albums