Jump Incorporated

Jump Incorporated - Push Push One Day Too Far
(Mushroom Records, 1986)

Turn It On
Catwalk
Never Needed You More
Jagged
Fallen Angels
Sex And Fame
Make Me Scream
Baby Switchblade
Church Of Stars
Midnight Action





Mark Opitz (producer - Cold Chisel, INXS, Jimmy Barnes) was sent a demo of 'Sex And Fame' from this band from Sydney's outer west. He was interested and sent them away to write some more songs, which they did, and the result was a recording contract. Despite that six months' songwriting it was 'Sex And Fame' which stood out.

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Uncanny X-Men

'Cos Life Hurts

(Mushroom Records, 1985)

Still Waiting,
Everybody Wants To Work,
Boy (She Said),
Yoko,

My Girl,
You Say That,
Used To Know,
Party,
50 Years,
Best Looking Guy.

"Everybody Wants to Work"

'Cos Life Hurts is the 1985 debut album from Uncanny X-Men,produced by Rick Pinko Sims (aka Skyhooks' Red Symons). Fronted by the enigmatic Brian Mannix, he was comfortable wearing tight lycra pants, a furry sporan, bleached mullet and a bit of makeup. "Everybody Wants to Work" was the hit single in 1984. Early 1985 saw the X-Men doing support gigs for Rod Stewart. Their popularity exploded across Australia with the huge hit singles "50 Years","Still Waiting" and "Party".

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Yes !

Yes! You may notice I've started blogging again. Not quite full steam ahead but I'll trying posting today and every other day, don't hold me to it. Where possible, I'll try including with the postings a YouTube video, a "standout" track to give you a taste of the style of music etc. If no videos are available, future postings may include a streaming track or downloadable single track/song. Of course, leave a comment here or on any of the postings to give me an idea on what you think of the album I have selected for posting ........

Lavish

Polaroid
(Festival Records, 1999)

Careless
She Said...
Big Surprise
Trashed
Parasite
Automatic
Wear Me Down
Get It Together
Tokyo
The Beats
Homosapien
Gone
Good For Me
Jimi (I Wish I Could Be You)


"Homosapien" [sound clip]

During the wave of Brisbane based rock artists to hit the Australian Top 40 during the mid-late 1990's, this band virtually missed the boat. Led by brothers Nathan and Luke Thomas and featuring Savage Garden drummer Glen Gibson, this album drew from the spectrum of British 80's dark electronic pop mixed with heavy alternative rock. The singles "Trashed", "Homosapien", "Good For Me" and "She Said" were favourites with radio but failed to impact the charts. "Homosapien" was used in the film "The Craic" with comedian Jimeoin as an Irish immigrant, whilst "She Said" has been used as the credits for video show "Rage". The band were dropped by Festival Records almost a year after they signed and split in 2002 after releasing the critically acclaimed "Accelerator" EP on MGM. (info courtesy Dario Western/Discogs)

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INXS

Shabooh Shoobah
(WEA, 1982)


The One Thing
To Look at You
Spy of Love
Soul Mistake
Here Comes
Black and White
Golden Playpen
Jan's Song
Old World New World
Don't Change





"To Look At You"

INXS (pronounced "in excess") are an Australian rock and New Wave group. The band was formed on 16 August 1977, in Sydney, Australia.

Shabooh Shoobah is INXS's third album.This was the band's first album to be released worldwide. Singles lifted off the album include "The One Thing", "Don't Change","To Look at You" and "Black and White".

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Goanna

Spirit Of Place
(WEA, 1982)

Cheatin' Man
Solid Rock (Sacred Ground)
Razor's Edge
Scenes (From An Occasional Window)
Stand Yr' Ground
Borderline
On the Platform
Four Weeks Gone
Factory Man
Children of the Southern Land




"Solid Rock"

Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP record. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on the EP release in 1979. However, the original name was soon shortened to simply "Goanna" by the time that the album Spirit of Place was released in the early 1980s. They were signed to WEA Australia.

Goanna's début album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year for 1982, with their first major hit, "Solid Rock", winning Best Single of the Year. This song touched on the displacement of aboriginal tribes by the encroaching European settlers. It became a worldwide hit, and was the first rock record to feature extensive use of an Australian didgeridoo, one of the world's oldest wood instruments. (info courtesy wikipedia)

"Razor's Edge" and "On The Platform" released previously on that rare EP titled The Goanna Band.

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Schnell Fenster

The Sound Of Trees
(EMI, 1988)

Whisper
Love-Hate Relationship
Sleeping Mountain
That's Impossible
This Illusion
Lamplight
Sound of Trees
White Flag
Long Way Away
Skin the Cat
Run a Mile
Never Stop


"Whisper"

Schnell Fenster was a Melbourne-based band, formed in 1986 by members of Split Enz after the break up of that band. "The Sound of Trees" album was released in 1988. The band played in Australia and also toured New Zealand in 1989 as support act for Crowded House. Renewed interest in Split Enz led to an American album release later that year, but with no tour and little record company support, the album did not chart well. (info courtesy wikipedia)

You may recognise Phil Judd. He also fronted the band The Swingers. "Whisper","Love-Hate Relationship" and "This Illusion" are singles from this album.

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