The Skyhooks Tapes
1977 compilation album by Skyhooks
The Skyhooks Tapes | ||||
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Compilation album by Skyhooks | ||||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1974–1977 | |||
Studio | TCS Studios, Reefer Cabaret and Armstrong's Studios Melbourne; The Record Plant, Sausalito, California | |||
Genre | Pop rock, glam rock | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Producer | Ross Wilson, Duke Wilson, Greg Macainsh | |||
Skyhooks chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Skyhooks Tapes | ||||
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The Skyhooks Tapes is the first compilation album by Australian band Skyhooks, released in September 1977. The album features all the band's A- and B-side singles and peaked within the top 50 in Australia.[1]
Background
In February 1977, Red Symons left the band and was replaced on guitar by Bob Spencer. The band continued to tour nationally, promoting their three studio albums.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All My Friends Are Getting Married" | Greg Macainsh | |
2. | "Party to End All Parties" | Macainsh | |
3. | "Crazy Heart" | Macainsh | |
4. | "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" | Macainsh | |
5. | "Hot Rod James" | Macainsh | |
6. | "Million Dollar Riff" | Macainsh | |
7. | "You're a Broken Gin Bottle Baby" | Macainsh |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let It Rock" (live) | Chuck Berry | |
2. | "Revolution" (US version) | Macainsh | |
3. | "Blue Jeans" | Macainsh | |
4. | "Living in the 70s" | Macainsh | |
5. | "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" | Macainsh | |
6. | "Forging Ahead" | Red Symons | |
7. | "Horror Movie" | Macainsh |
Charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] | 49 |
References
- ^ "Skyhooks - Discography". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Skyhooks'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ 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.
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Skyhooks
- Greg Macainsh
- Bob Starkie
- Graeme "Shirley" Strachan
- Imants Strauks
- Red Symons
- Steve Hill
- Peter Inglis
- Peter Starkie
- Bob Spencer
- Tony Williams
- 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! Be in It (1978)
- Live in the 80's (1983)
- 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)
- "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"