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O.K, U.K!
''O.K, U.K!'' is an extended play (EP) by the Australian rock band The Sports. The EP was recorded in the United Kingdom in 1979, during the band's Graham Parker tour. Parker, who personally requested them as his support, and to do some recording at Stiff Records. The EP was released in August 1979. According to the Kent Music Report, sales counted towards the single title, "Wedding Ring"; however, according to The Australian Music Database, the EP itself was named as charting. Either way, this 4-track recording peaked at number 40 on the 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 January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July .... The EP has since been released on iTunes. Track listing Charts Footnotes References 1979 EPs EPs by Australian artists The Sports albums {{1970s-pop-albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sports
The Sports were an Australian rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew Pendlebury on lead guitar and vocals, and Martin Armiger on guitar. Their style was similar to both 1970s British pub rock bands (such as Brinsley Schwarz) and British new wave (such as Elvis Costello). The Sports' top forty singles are "Who Listens to the Radio", " Don't Throw Stones", " Strangers on a Train" and "How Come" . Their top 20 releases on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart are '' Don't Throw Stones'' (February 1979), '' Suddenly'' (March 1980) and '' Sondra'' (May 1981). In October 2010 '' Don't Throw Stones'' was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''. History The Sports were formed in 1976 by Stephen Cummings who had been the lead singer of Melbourne rockabilly group, The Pelaco Brothers, (whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Ring (song)
"Wedding Ring" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young. It was originally recorded by the Australian rock group the Easybeats in 1965, whose version reached #6 on the Australian charts. Single track listing #Wedding Ring #Me Or You Charts The Sports version Australia rock band The Sports released a version as the lead single from their extended play album, '' O.K, U.K!''. The song peaked at number 40 on the Australian Kent Music Report. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. Charts Other Versions In July 2018, The Screaming Jets released a version as the lead single from their eighth studio album ''Gotcha Covered ''Gotcha Covered'' is the eighth studio album by Australian rock back The Screaming Jets. The album features The Screaming Jets covering 15 iconic Australian songs spanning the mid 1960s to late 1990s. The album was supported by a national tour. U ...''. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 EPs
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Martin Armiger
John Martin Armiger (10 June 1949 – 27 November 2019) was an Australian musician, record producer and composer. He was one of the singer-songwriters and guitarists with Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from August 1978 to late 1981, which had Top 30 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart with, "Don't Throw Stones" (1979), " Strangers on a Train" (1980) and " How Come" (1981); and Top 20 albums with ''Don't Throw Stones'' (No. 9, 1979), '' Suddenly'' (No. 13, 1980) and ''Sondra'' (1981). Armiger was musical director for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV 1984 series '' Sweet and Sour'' and was record producer on the related soundtrack album as well as performing and songwriting. In 1986 he produced and composed for another ABC TV soundtrack for the miniseries ''Dancing Daze''. At the Australian Film Institute Awards of 1986 he shared an accolade for Best Original Music Score with William Motzing for their work on '' Young Einstein'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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