{"product_id":"tracks-april-1976-soul-arch-light-blue-copy-copy","title":"TRACKS - Aussie Aussie August 1975 Tee - PARCHMENT","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--21163765498054__main\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product product--medium product--left product--thumbnail_slider product--mobile-hide grid grid--1-col grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper grid__item scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"ProductInfo-template--21163765498054__main\" class=\"product__info-container product__column-sticky\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA warm parchment treatment gives this classic cover a beautifully aged, archival feel, framing Michael Peterson’s barrel-riding poise. But the enigmatic surfer has to share the spotlight with a beer-swilling kangaroo in this unmistakably Australian “All Aussie Issue”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust who was the best competitive surfer in the world? According to Tracks in 1975, that proud title belonged to MP, who “zipped and zapped” his way to victory in the Pa Bendall Classic on his fabled Fangtail design. The photo inside the magazine makes the board look like something shaped in Count Dracula’s workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “coupla kids” referenced on the cover are Guy Ormerod and Chip Greenfield. After getting a taste of contest success and prize money, 15-year-old Guy’s life plan is refreshingly straightforward: “I’m heading to The Islands to get some tubes and if I haven’t got any money I guess I won’t be eating too well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, after an East Coast road trip, S. Lane arrives in Byron and claims that “boredom reigns supreme” while the cane toads continue to multiply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated scribe Phil Jarratt assumes the editorial helm from American John Grissim, marking the beginning of a golden era for Tracks. The outgoing Grissim happily refers to himself as a “septic tank”, while the words he proudly added to his Australian vocabulary include “shaggin’ wagon”, “strewth” and “portable piss-ups”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpposite Grissim’s farewell, a smiling woman appears in a quarter-page advertisement wearing a pair of early Quiksilver boardshorts beneath the tagline: “Slip into a pair and feel it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho could have known that the fledgling Victorian boardshort company would go on to become a global surfing giant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-AaGNkWE5BY3BSNHNNb__judge_me_reviews_testimonials_carousel_yK3bnB\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-ATWx3YTFpdmp3eTZxO__regios_discounts_product_page_discount_AMKpzg\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-AOGFzb2hocCtoQ1pFb__regios_discounts_recommendations_discount_dXz8Rw\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-AUnFBaTZScU83blhsV__regios_discounts_recommendations_discount_xAqmmU\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--21163765498054__collapsible_content_phhrzD\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"color-scheme-1 gradient\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content collapsible-none-layout isolate content-container content-container--full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content__wrapper section-template--21163765498054__collapsible_content_phhrzD-padding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content__header scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--21163765498054__related-products\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"color-scheme-1 gradient\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"grid product-grid grid--4-col-desktop grid--2-col-tablet-down\" role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"grid__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card-wrapper product-card-wrapper underline-links-hover\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card card--standard\n         card--media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card__information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"card__heading h5\" id=\"title--8994340470982\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tracks","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":46236671246570,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":46236671279338,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":46236671312106,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":46236671344874,"sku":null,"price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/2535\/files\/AUG1975AUSSIEISSUE-L.YELLOW-MACRO.webp?v=1788565175","url":"https:\/\/www.revivalyamba.com.au\/products\/tracks-april-1976-soul-arch-light-blue-copy-copy","provider":"Revival Yamba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}