Live in the 80's

Live in the 80’s
Live in the 80’s
Live album by Skyhooks
Released	November 1983
Recorded	29–30 April 1983
Venue	Festival Hall, Melbourne
Genre	Pop rock, glam rock
Label	Mushroom
Producer	Greg Macainsh
Skyhooks chronology

Live in the 80's is a live album by Australian rock band Skyhooks. It was released by Mushroom Records in November 1983 in Australia and was certified gold.^[1]

The album cover is a 'live' reenactment of their Living in the 70's album cover.

Background

Skyhooks had announced their split in 1980, following the release of Hot for the Orient. In late 1982, Mushroom Records had released a megamix of their hits, titled "Hooked on Hooks", which peaked at number 21 in Australia. Demand for a comeback tour was gaining and in April 1983, a tour was announced. Their Melbourne shows on 29 and 30 April were recorded and released.^[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Horror Movie"	Greg Macainsh	3:48
2.	"Ego (Is Not a Dirty Word)"	Macainsh	3:13
3.	"Revolution"	Macainsh	4:35
4.	"Smut"	Red Symons	4:51
5.	"You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed"	Macainsh	3:59
6.	"Million Dollar Riff"	Macainsh	3:57

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Balwyn Calling"	Macainsh	4:40
2.	"Living in the 70's"	Macainsh	4:40
3.	"Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)"	Macainsh	5:23
4.	"Women in Uniform"	Macainsh	4:20
5.	"All My Friends Are Getting Married"	Macainsh	5:12

Charts

Chart (1983/84)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart^[3]	19

Personnel

Alan Mitchell – cover photography
Karen McGregor – design, art direction
Doug Brady – engineering assistance
Bill Canty – keyboards
Michael Gudinski – management
Mark Wojt – inner sleeve photography
Peter Pryor – inner sleeve photography
Greg Macainsh – bass guitar, production
Jim Barton – production, engineering

References

^ "A Quick 'Hook History". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "Skyhooks – Music – a history". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.

External links

Album at Discogs

[1] "A Quick 'Hook History". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[2] "Skyhooks – Music – a history". Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[Kent-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.

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v t e Skyhooks
Greg Macainsh Bob Starkie Graeme "Shirley" Strachan Imants Strauks Red Symons Steve Hill Peter Inglis Peter Starkie Bob Spencer Tony Williams
Studio albums	Living in the 70's (1974) Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975) Straight in a Gay Gay World (1976) Guilty Until Proven Insane (1978) Hot for the Orient (1980) The Lost Album (1999)
Live albums	Live! Be in It (1978) Live in the 80's (1983)
Compilation albums	The Skyhooks Tapes (1977) The Best of Skyhooks (1979) The Latest and Greatest (1990) Singles and B sides (1994) The Collection (1999) Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard (2015) Hits'n'Riffs (2015)
Singles	"Living in the 70's" "Horror Movie" "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" "All My Friends Are Getting Married" "Million Dollar Riff" "Let It Rock (live)" "This Is My City" "Blue Jeans" "Party to End All Parties" "Women in Uniform" "Hooked on Hooks" "Jukebox in Siberia" "Happy Hippy Hut"