Hot for the Orient is a 1980 studio album from Australian glam rock band Skyhooks. This was the only album the band recorded without newly departed vocalist Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, instead with replacement vocalist Tony Williams as lead singer.

The album produced three singles: "Over the Border", "This Town is Boring" and "Keep the Junk in America". The respective B-sides were "Wrong Number Right Girl", "Is This Too Much or What", and "Rolls Royce in the Swimming Pool". Only "Over the Border", a political statement about the state of the police force in Queensland at the time, managed to chart in Australia, peaking at #32.

"White Skin and Black Sheets", backed with "Bondage on the Boulevarde", was released as a single in Canada, also in 1980, and failed to chart.

The album failed to chart in the top ten in Australia, only to reach #32, unlike their previous four studio albums which were all top 10 in Australia, and the band disbanded soon after. However, the band reformed in 1983 with their classic line-up of their early-mid-1970s success and began touring once again. The album spawned two film clips for the singles; Over The Border and Keep The Junk In America

The album was re-printed on CD and re-released as part of the Skyhooks Roadcase boxset in 1996. Copies of this album are no longer printed and remain rare, much like the band's previous studio album, Guilty Until Proven Insane

Guilty Until Proven Insane

Guilty Until Proven Insane is the fourth studio album released by Skyhooks on March 13, 1978. It was the first album that featured Bob Spencer, who replaced guitarist Red Symons in early 1977...

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For the first time on a Skyhooks album, more than one track was sung by a member of the band other than the lead vocalist. "Cars, Bars and Girls" is sung by bass player Greg Macainsh, "My Heart Gets Blown to Bits" is sung by drummer Imants "Fredie" Strauks, and "Keep the Junk in America" features vocals from guitarist Bob "Bongo" Starkie.

Track listing

All tracks by Greg Macainsh.

1. "Bondage on the Boulevarde" - 3:57
2. "This Town is Boring" - 4:02
3. "White Skin and Black Sheets" - 3:46
4. "She's Okay But She's Not You" - 4:43
5. "Cars, Bars and Girls" - 2:58
6. "Red Fingernails" - 4:07
7. "My Heart Gets Blown to Bits" - 2:49
8. "Fathers and Daughters" - 4:40
9. "No Inspiration" - 3:14
10. "Keep the Junk in America" - 4:51
11. "Over the Border" - 3:09
12. "Wrong Number Right Girl" - 3:34

Personnel

• Tony Williams - Lead vocals
• Bob Spencer
  Bob Spencer
  Bob Spencer was a guitarist in two significant Australian rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s, Skyhooks and The Angels.Spencer grew up in Sydney's south-eastern suburbs and attended Our Lady of Annunciation Primary School, Pagewood, Maroubra, from 1963 to 1965 and Marist Brothers, Daceyville from...
  
  - Guitar
• Bob "Bongo" Starkie - Guitar
• Greg Macainsh - Bass
• Imants Alfred Strauks - Drums, percussion