The Countdown Years: '70s/'80s Pop
Various Artists
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- The Basics
In 1973, the number of homegrown pop acts on the Aussie charts hit a pitiful all-time low. Then, at the end of '74, came ABC's [i]Countdown[/i], the new gold standard in pop and the perfect show for the advent of colour TV. A steady flow of legendary bands got their big break on [i]Countdown[/i]: let's hear it for Skyhooks and Sherbet.
$28.47 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Horror Movie (2009 Remaster) Skyhooks 3:47 $2.19 View in iTunes 2 Summer Love Sherbet 3:35 $2.19 View in iTunes 3 You're the Voice John Farnham 5:00 $2.19 View in iTunes 4 April Sun In Cuba Dragon 3:27 $2.19 View in iTunes 5 You Marcia Hines 3:12 $2.19 View in iTunes 6 I Got You Split Enz 3:29 $2.19 View in iTunes 7 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work 3:21 $2.19 View in iTunes 8 Living in the 70's (2009 Remaster) Skyhooks 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 9 So Lucky Renée Geyer 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 10 Are You Old Enough Dragon -- Album Only View in iTunes 11 Howzat Sherbet 3:45 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 50 Years Uncanny X-Men 4:06 $2.19 View in iTunes 13 Counting the Beat The Swingers 3:04 $2.19 View in iTunes 14 Heaven (Must Be There) Eurogliders 3:40 $2.19 View in iTunes 14 Songs - Next Steps
Split Enz arrived from New Zealand just in time for the start of the [i]Countdown[/i] era, but it wasn't until Neil Finn joined his brother Tim in the lineup (in April '77) that the band's glory years began. The frenetic rock-tronica of "I See Red" would give way to the gorgeous "Message to My Girl." In '86, Neil would exit and form Crowded House.
$26.28 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 Women In Uniform (Remastered 1994) Skyhooks 4:22 $2.19 View in iTunes 2 Stimulation Wa Wa Nee 3:55 $2.19 View in iTunes 3 Capricorn Dancer Richard Clapton 3:51 $2.19 View in iTunes 4 Computer Games Mi-Sex 4:00 $2.19 View in iTunes 5 Down Under Men At Work 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 6 I See Red Split Enz 3:14 $2.19 View in iTunes 7 Run to Paradise Choirboys 4:08 $2.19 View in iTunes 8 Message to My Girl Split Enz 4:03 $2.19 View in iTunes 9 I Hear Motion Models 5:31 $2.19 View in iTunes 10 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors 3:55 $2.19 View in iTunes 11 What I Did for Love Marcia Hines 3:17 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 Deep Water Richard Clapton 5:23 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 Songs - Deep Cuts
[i]Countdown[/i] in the ’80s was defined by superstars INXS and Men at Work, as well as neo-psychedelic new wavers the Church, who had their first hit in ’81 and found a second wind in 1988 with the lovely “Under the Milky Way.” For sheer melodic brilliance, cue up the irresistible reggae-pop of Kate Ceberano’s “Bedroom Eyes.”
$26.28 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Age of Reason John Farnham 5:06 $2.19 View in iTunes 2 You've Got the Gun Sherbet 3:33 $2.19 View in iTunes 3 We Gotta Get Out of This Place The Angels 4:41 $2.19 View in iTunes 4 Blue Day Mi-Sex 4:15 $2.19 View in iTunes 5 Out of Mind Out of Sight Models 3:37 $2.19 View in iTunes 6 Do You See What I See? Hunters & Collectors 3:39 $2.19 View in iTunes 7 Party Uncanny X-Men 3:03 $2.19 View in iTunes 8 Overkill Men At Work 3:43 $2.19 View in iTunes 9 Never Gonna Die Choirboys 4:02 $2.19 View in iTunes 10 Get That Jive Dragon 2:47 $2.19 View in iTunes 11 We Will Together Eurogliders 4:32 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 This Guy's In Love The Reels 4:26 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 Songs - Complete Set
A smart blend of [i]Kommotion[/i] and the U.K.'s [i]Top of the Pops[/i], [i]Countdown[/i] was an instant smash and became the most popular music show in national TV history. Fronted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum for the majority of its run (1974-87), [i]Countdown[/i] was the very backbone of world-class Aussie pop — the place where homegrown talent could springboard to international acclaim. These Essentials take you right back to the magic of that Sunday night slot, when we witnessed pop and rock history in the making.
$81.03 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 Horror Movie (2009 Remaster) Skyhooks 3:47 $2.19 View in iTunes 2 Summer Love Sherbet 3:35 $2.19 View in iTunes 3 You're the Voice John Farnham 5:00 $2.19 View in iTunes 4 April Sun In Cuba Dragon 3:27 $2.19 View in iTunes 5 You Marcia Hines 3:12 $2.19 View in iTunes 6 I Got You Split Enz 3:29 $2.19 View in iTunes 7 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work 3:21 $2.19 View in iTunes 8 Living in the 70's (2009 Remaster) Skyhooks 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 9 So Lucky Renée Geyer 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 10 Are You Old Enough Dragon -- Album Only View in iTunes 11 Howzat Sherbet 3:45 $2.19 View in iTunes 12 50 Years Uncanny X-Men 4:06 $2.19 View in iTunes 13 Counting the Beat The Swingers 3:04 $2.19 View in iTunes 14 Heaven (Must Be There) Eurogliders 3:40 $2.19 View in iTunes 15 Women In Uniform (Remastered 1994) Skyhooks 4:22 $2.19 View in iTunes 16 Stimulation Wa Wa Nee 3:55 $2.19 View in iTunes 17 Capricorn Dancer Richard Clapton 3:51 $2.19 View in iTunes 18 Computer Games Mi-Sex 4:00 $2.19 View in iTunes 19 Down Under Men At Work 3:42 $2.19 View in iTunes 20 I See Red Split Enz 3:14 $2.19 View in iTunes 21 Run to Paradise Choirboys 4:08 $2.19 View in iTunes 22 Message to My Girl Split Enz 4:03 $2.19 View in iTunes 23 I Hear Motion Models 5:31 $2.19 View in iTunes 24 Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors 3:55 $2.19 View in iTunes 25 What I Did for Love Marcia Hines 3:17 $2.19 View in iTunes 26 Deep Water Richard Clapton 5:23 $2.19 View in iTunes 27 Age of Reason John Farnham 5:06 $2.19 View in iTunes 28 You've Got the Gun Sherbet 3:33 $2.19 View in iTunes 29 We Gotta Get Out of This Place The Angels 4:41 $2.19 View in iTunes 30 Blue Day Mi-Sex 4:15 $2.19 View in iTunes 31 Out of Mind Out of Sight Models 3:37 $2.19 View in iTunes 32 Do You See What I See? Hunters & Collectors 3:39 $2.19 View in iTunes 33 Party Uncanny X-Men 3:03 $2.19 View in iTunes 34 Overkill Men At Work 3:43 $2.19 View in iTunes 35 Never Gonna Die Choirboys 4:02 $2.19 View in iTunes 36 Get That Jive Dragon 2:47 $2.19 View in iTunes 37 We Will Together Eurogliders 4:32 $2.19 View in iTunes 38 This Guy's In Love The Reels 4:26 $2.19 View in iTunes 38 Songs
Customer Reviews
The memories!
This playlist is straight out of my teens. There are a few songs here that aren't on my best ever list, but largely, it's a great trip.
To quote the great Molly Meldrum, "do yourself a favor" and buy the Complete Set of this!
The Bands
WOW. what a hoot...can't get enough of this stuff