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'79-'85
79–'85 is the first greatest hits album by New Zealand New wave music, new wave band Mi-Sex, released in October 1985. The album included tracks from the band's four studio albums and some previously released non-album singles. A limited released of 5000 copies included a bonus 12" medley. ''79–'85'' peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report. Track listing ;Vinyl / Cassette (CBS – SBP 8117) ;Limited Edition Bonus 12" Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:79-85 Mi-Sex albums CBS Records albums 1985 greatest hits albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi-Sex
Mi-Sex (also styled as MiSex) is a New Zealand new wave band originally active from 1978 to 1986, and led for much of its existence by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, Kevin Stanton as guitarist and songwriter, Murray Burns as keyboardist and songwriter, and Don Martin as bassist. The group's manager for much of its career was Bob Yates. Mi-Sex achieved two top 10 hit singles in 1979-80: "Computer Games" in October 1979 (No. 1 in Australia, No. 5 in New Zealand) and "People" in 1980 (No. 6 and No. 3, respectively). Their first two albums both reached the New Zealand top 10, ''Graffiti Crimes'' (July 1979) and ''Space Race'' (No. 1, June 1980). They were known for their cutting edge production and dynamic live shows. Gilpin died in January 1992, two months after a serious car accident from which he never recovered. Mi-Sex have periodically reformed, including in 2011 with Steve Balbi (ex-Noiseworks) on lead vocals. Stanton died on 17 May 2017, Martin on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Essential Mi-Sex
Mi-Sex (also styled as MiSex) is a New Zealand new wave band originally active from 1978 to 1986, and led for much of its existence by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, Kevin Stanton as guitarist and songwriter, Murray Burns as keyboardist and songwriter, and Don Martin as bassist. The group's manager for much of its career was Bob Yates. Mi-Sex achieved two top 10 hit singles in 1979-80: "Computer Games" in October 1979 (No. 1 in Australia, No. 5 in New Zealand) and " People" in 1980 (No. 6 and No. 3, respectively). Their first two albums both reached the New Zealand top 10, '' Graffiti Crimes'' (July 1979) and '' Space Race'' (No. 1, June 1980). They were known for their cutting edge production and dynamic live shows. Gilpin died in January 1992, two months after a serious car accident from which he never recovered. Mi-Sex have periodically reformed, including in 2011 with Steve Balbi (ex- Noiseworks) on lead vocals. Stanton died on 17 May 2017, Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi-Sex Albums
Mi-Sex (also styled as MiSex) is a New Zealand new wave band originally active from 1978 to 1986, and led for much of its existence by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, Kevin Stanton as guitarist and songwriter, Murray Burns as keyboardist and songwriter, and Don Martin as bassist. The group's manager for much of its career was Bob Yates. Mi-Sex achieved two top 10 hit singles in 1979-80: "Computer Games" in October 1979 (No. 1 in Australia, No. 5 in New Zealand) and "People" in 1980 (No. 6 and No. 3, respectively). Their first two albums both reached the New Zealand top 10, ''Graffiti Crimes'' (July 1979) and ''Space Race'' (No. 1, June 1980). They were known for their cutting edge production and dynamic live shows. Gilpin died in January 1992, two months after a serious car accident from which he never recovered. Mi-Sex have periodically reformed, including in 2011 with Steve Balbi (ex-Noiseworks) on lead vocals. Stanton died on 17 May 2017, Martin on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Do They Go?
''Where Do They Go?'' is the fourth studio album by New Zealand new wave band Mi-Sex, released in November 1983. The album peaked at number 80 on the Australian Kent Music Report. It would be the band's last studio album until ''Not from Here Not from Here is the fifth studio album by New Zealand band Mi-Sex. It is the first studio album by the band since '' Where Do They Go?'' in 1983. The album features lead vocals by Steve Balbi. Balbi joined Travis New on guitar, alongside origina ...'' in 2016. Track listing Charts References {{Authority control Mi-Sex albums CBS Records albums 1983 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Race (album)
''Space Race'' is the second studio album by New Zealand New Wave music group Mi-Sex, released in May 1980.The album peaked at number one on the New Zealand albums chart and was certified platinum. The record label launched a promotional campaign with the slogan 'Are you a clone? . . . No, I'm in the Space Race'. Little rubber alien mannequins as featured on the front cover popped up all over the place."McFarlane'Mi-Sex'entry. Archived frothe originalon 7 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016. Ed Nimmervoll of Howlspace website felt that the album was "talking about overpopulation, environmental issues, genetic engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including t ... and other issues of great importance for the future." Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ives, New South Wales
St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. St Ives Chase is a separate adjacent area, designated suburb, to the west and north. History The St Ives area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip and a party of men in 1788 where they set up a campsite at Bungaroo which is close to what is now Hunter Avenue. The area produced a small-scale timber felling industry. There are still some examples of the thirty-metre and higher trees in nearby Pymble in the Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve and near Canisius College. Native turpentine trees were also once abundant and provided useful timber for cabinet making. It was once known for its apple orchards, but due to residential demand, there is no longer any commercial fruit growing in the area. During the Second World War there were significant numbers of troops barrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Day (Mi-Sex Song)
"Blue Day" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in February 1984 as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Where Do They Go?'' (1983). The song peaked at number 24 in Australia. Track listings Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 223149) # "Blue Day" # "Lady Janice" Australia 12" (BA 12069) *Side A1 "Blue Day" *Side B1 "Castaway A castaway is a person who is cast adrift or ashore. While the situation usually happens after a shipwreck, some people voluntarily stay behind on a deserted island, either to evade captors or the world in general. A person may also be left a ..." (U.S. Version) *Side B2 "Delinquent Daddy" (Extended Version) United Kingdom 7" (CBS – A4302) # "Blue Day" # "Don't Look Back in Anger" Charts Cover versions In 1999, New Zealand artist Nicolette recorded an "upbeat dance version" the song, which peaked at number 20 on the New Zealand charts, much to the delight of Mi-Sex's member Colin Bayley, whom Nicolette has been busy writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Thinking
"Only Thinking" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in October 1983 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Where Do They Go? ''Where Do They Go?'' is the fourth studio album by New Zealand new wave band Mi-Sex, released in November 1983. The album peaked at number 80 on the Australian Kent Music Report. It would be the band's last studio album until ''Not from Here ...'' (1983). The song peaked at number 48 in Australia. Track listings Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 223106) # "Only Thinking" # "The Name Game" North America 7" (Epic AS 1852) # "Only Thinking" - 4:01 # "Where Do They Go?" - 4:18 Charts References New Zealand pop songs Mi-Sex songs 1983 singles 1983 songs CBS Records singles {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Race (Mi-Sex Song)
"Space Race" is a song by New Zealand group Mi-Sex, released in June 1980 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Space Race'' (1980). The song peaked at number 19 in New Zealand and 28 in Australia. Track listings Australia/New Zealand 7" (BA 222672) # "Space Race" - 3:44 # "Living in September" - 2:41 Charts References Mi-Sex songs 1980 singles 1980 songs CBS Records singles {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Games (song)
"Computer Games" is a song by New Zealand band Mi-Sex, released in September 1979 in Australia and New Zealand as the second single from their debut studio album, ''Graffiti Crimes'' (1979). The song peaked at number 1 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand. The music video was filmed on location at what was at the time Control Data Corporation's North Sydney centre and included gameplay from the 1979 arcade games ''Speed Freak'', ''Basketball'' and '' Star Fire''. The single won the award for Best Australian Single at the 1979 ''TV Week''/''Countdown'' Music Awards. The single was also released in Europe and North America, as well as South Africa where the band's name was altered to MS to satisfy censorship. The song was also re-recorded as the final track for the band's 1983 album '' Where Do They Go?'', a dub version was the 12" B-side of their 1983 single "Lost Time" and again on the 2016 EP ''Extended Play''. Reception Musicologist Ian McFarlane opined that it was an "electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
