Devil Loose: The Life And Music Of Harry Vanda
The podcast tells the story of Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg, a Dutch immigrant in 1963, becoming "Harry Vanda quintessential Australian", part of The Easybeats, Australia's first internationally successful rock band to break American charts, and half of legendary songwriting/production duo Vanda & Young.
It weaves reflections on co-writing ‘Friday On My Mind’ – a song showing "what was possible" and "wasn't an easy little ditty" and re-lives the thrills of producing early AC/DC albums. With Zuel, Vanda talks about discovering and developing John Paul Young, co-writing ‘Love Is In The Air’ and the wild success of Evie (featuring Stevie Wright).
Significantly the podcast marks the first time Vanda has talked about George Young since he died. Included too are the stories around one of the most successful endeavours of Vanda and Young, their studio project Flash & The Pan.
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Episodes
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
In the third and final episode of Devil Loose: The Life and Music of Harry Vanda, Vanda talks to Australian journalist Bernard Zuel about rhis new single Devil Loose, making music under his own name and what's next in his long career.
Harry Vanda's debut single Devil Loose is out now
Listen to Devil Loose
Pre-order the Devil Loose limited edition 7" single
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
In the second episode of Devil Loose: The Life and Music of Harry Vanda, Vanda talks to Australian journalist Bernard Zuel about returning to Australia, forming a songwriting and production partnership with George Young, and hits like Love Is In The Air.
Harry Vanda's debut single Devil Loose is out now
Listen to Devil Loose
Pre-order the Devil Loose limited edition 7" single
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
In the first episode of Devil Loose: The Life and Music of Harry Vanda, Vanda talks to Australian journalist Bernard Zuel about his early days in Australia, digs deep into some of the Easybeats' biggest hits and those early fame years.
Harry Vanda's debut single Devil Loose is out now
Listen to Devil Loose
Pre-order the Devil Loose limited edition 7" single
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Harry Vanda has a career that spans 60 years. His credits include writing, performing or producing hits such as Friday On My Mind, It's A Long Way to The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll), Love Is In the Air, Evie and many more.
In this podcast, Vanda reflects on his career with Australian journalist Bernard Zuel. It leads up to the release of Devil Loose, the very first time Vanda has released music under his own name.
Listen to Devil Loose here - https://orcd.co/harryvanda
Pre-order the limited edition Devil Loose 7" single - https://impressedrecordings.com/products/harryvanda-devilloose-vinyl