Living in the 70's was the debut album released by Melbourne band
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in October 1974 on the
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label. Initially charting in Melbourne only in 1974, by early 1975 the rest of the nation began to catch on. It spent 16 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts from late February 1975, and became the highest-selling album by an Australian act in Australia up until that time, with sales of 240,000.
The album was produced by former
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lead singer Ross Wilson.
Two singles were lifted from the album: "Living in the 70's"/"You're a Broken Gin Bottle, Baby" and "
Horror Movie"Horror Movie" was the second single from the Skyhooks album Living in the Seventies and was their first number-one single in Australia, staying there for two weeks in March 1975....
"/"Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)", the latter spending 2 weeks at the top of the Australian singles chart in 1975.
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Living in the 70's was the debut album released by Melbourne band
SkyhooksSkyhooks were an Australian rock band of the 1970s, sometimes classified as a glam rock band, because of their flamboyant costumes and make-up.The name "Skyhooks" comes from a fictional organisation that appears in the film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers...
in October 1974 on the
Mushroom RecordsMushroom Records is an Australian record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. As of 2006 it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros. Records...
label. Initially charting in Melbourne only in 1974, by early 1975 the rest of the nation began to catch on. It spent 16 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts from late February 1975, and became the highest-selling album by an Australian act in Australia up until that time, with sales of 240,000.
The album was produced by former
Daddy CoolDaddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan , Ross Hannaford , Ross Wilson and Gary Young . Their debut single "Eagle Rock" was released in May 1971 and stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks...
lead singer Ross Wilson.
Two singles were lifted from the album: "Living in the 70's"/"You're a Broken Gin Bottle, Baby" and "
Horror Movie"Horror Movie" was the second single from the Skyhooks album Living in the Seventies and was their first number-one single in Australia, staying there for two weeks in March 1975....
"/"Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)", the latter spending 2 weeks at the top of the Australian singles chart in 1975. Six tracks from the album were banned on commercial radio in Australia. However in defiance of this, the ABC's new youth station in Sydney,
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, played the track "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" as their first ever song when they began broadcasting in January 1975.
"Broken Gin Bottle", the B-side of the original "Living in the 70's" single, was included as track 11 on the 2004 CD remaster.
Track listing
All tracks by Greg Macainsh, except where noted. Red Symons provides lead vocals on "Smut".
- "Living in the 70s" – 3:42
- "Whatever Happened to the Revolution?" – 4:08
- "Balwyn Calling" – 3:44
- "Horror Movie
"Horror Movie" was the second single from the Skyhooks album Living in the Seventies and was their first number-one single in Australia, staying there for two weeks in March 1975....
" – 3:47
- "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" – 3:44
- "Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)" – 3:56
- "Toorak Cowboy" – 3:45
- "Smut" – 5:19 (Red Symons
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)
- "Hey, What's the Matter?" – 2:47
- "Motorcycle Bitch" – 3:56
Bonus track on CD remaster
- 11. "Broken Gin Bottle" – 4:14
- Ealier CD versions contain a live version of "Saturday Night" and a version of "Why Don'tcha All Get Fucked", but the above version is today's standard.
Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1975 |
Australian Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
Albums Chart |
1 |
Personnel
- Graeme "Shirley" Strachan - Lead vocals
- Redmond Symons - Guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (8)
- Bob "Bongo" Starkie - Guitar
- Greg Macainsh - Bass
- Imants Alfred Strauks - Drums, percussion, backing vocals