Artwork ‘FEATHERS, FUR OR FINS 40TH ANNIVERSARY DON SPENCER & FRIENDS’

FEATHERS, FUR OR FINS 40TH ANNIVERSARY DON SPENCER & FRIENDS RELEASE DATE AUGUST 21, 2026.

FEATURING CELEBRATED AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS SINGING THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL 1986 SONGS.

ARTISTS INCLUDE: THE WIGGLES, ROB MILLS, JUSTINE CLARKE, EMMA MEMMA DANIELLE SPENCER, TIM FREEDMAN, MIRUSIA, RACHAEL BECK, THE QUOKKAS, WHISTLE & TRICK, MICK McHUGH, THE VEGETABLE PLOT and THE TIP TOE GIANTS alongside some of Don’s originals.

Says Don, “It's so gratifying knowing that the songs we wrote 40 years ago still resonate today with kids as part of their early learning. The power and magic of music can never be underestimated. It’s wonderful to have so many fabulous artists come together to celebrate and record their version of the songs to share with a new generation.”.

The 40th Anniversary release is both nostalgic and timely, reminding parents that early learning doesn’t need screens or complexity, sometimes it starts with sitting on the floor and singing together.

TRACKLIST AND ARTISTS:

• Kangaroo - Rachael Beck

• Emu - Mick McHugh

• Sh-Sh-Sugar Glider - Emma Memma

• Where Does a Goanna Go? - Justine Clarke

• A Platypus Song - Don Spencer

• Kookaburra - Don Spencer

Peter Northcote)

• He's a Cockatoo - Whistle & Trick

Bonus Tracks

• Maggie & Colin - Tim Freedman

• Bob the Kelpie - Rob Mills

• Backyard Birdbath - Mirusa

• Feathers, Fur or Fins (piano instrumental) - Bailey Pickles

In keeping with the full circle anniversary theme, the album was mastered by Warren

Barnett who mastered the original album 40 years ago.