Video Hits Australian Classics

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Tracklist

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1It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll)
producer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo)
bass guitar:
Mark Evans (Australian bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Phil Rudd
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Angus Young (member of AC/DC)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
lead vocals:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1975) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1975-07)
recording of:
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) (in 1975-07)
writer:
Bon Scott (AC/DC member), Angus Young (member of AC/DC) and Malcolm Young (guitar player for AC/DC)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
AC/DC4.255:17
2No Secrets
bass:
Chris Bailey (Australian bassist for The Angels)
drums (drum set):
Graham (Buzz) Bidstrup
guitar:
John Brewster and Rick Brewster
vocals:
Doc Neeson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) and Tutankhamen Nominees Pty. Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
No Secrets
writer:
Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup and Doc Neeson
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
The Angels4:19
3Sorry
producer:
Ted Albert (producer) (in 1966) and Tony Geary (Australia producer and A&R producer for Albert Productions.) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Snowy Fleet (in 1966)
electric bass guitar:
Dick Diamonde (in 1966)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) (in 1966) and George Young (Australian musician and producer) (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wright (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966, in 1967)
recorded at:
EMI Studios Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (in 1966)
recording of:
Sorry (in 1966)
writer:
Stevie Wright and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Easybeats42:35
4Are You Old Enough
bass:
Todd Hunter (Todd Stuart Hunter of Dragon)
drums (drum set):
Kerry Jacobson
guitar:
Robert Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
vocals:
Marc Hunter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1976, in 1978)
recording of:
Are You Old Enough
lyricist and composer:
Paul Hewson (New Zealand keyboardist; not to be confused with the Irish rock star better known as Bono)
publisher:
EMI Songs and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Dragon4:05
5Howzat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1976), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1976) and Sherbet Record Productions (in 1976)
recording of:
Howzat
writer:
Tony Mitchell (bass, songwriter, Australia) and Garth Porter
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Sherbet23:44
6Come Back Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wizard Records Pty. Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Come Back Again (Daddy Cool song)
writer:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Daddy Cool3:32
7Love and Other Bruises
producer:
Peter Dawkins and Jimmy Horowitz
arranger:
Jimmy Horowitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Record Company Ltd. (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1976), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1976) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
arranged for and produced for:
Gaff Music Inc.
recording of:
Love and Other Bruises
lyricist and composer:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Air Supply3:42
8Reminiscing
recorded in:
Australia (in 1978-03)
produced in:
Australia
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1978-03)
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03) and Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
guest electric piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1978-03)
solo flugelhorn:
Bob Venier (brass) (in 1978-03)
solo trumpet:
Bill Harrower (in 1978-03)
strings:
Rick Formosa (in 1978-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), Graham Goble (in 1978-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1978-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1978), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 2002), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 17) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 65)
recording of:
Reminiscing (in 1978-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Little River Band54:12
9Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) and Nostata Pty. Limited (in 1983, in 1984)
recording of:
Heaven (Must Be There)
lyricist and composer:
Bernie Lynch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Eurogliders33:41
10It's Almost Summer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1975)
recording of:
It's Almost Summer
writer:
Billy Thorpe
Billy Thorpe2:59
11Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:42
12The Boys Light Up
engineer:
Ross Cockle
producer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
drums (drum set):
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
harmonica:
James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
keyboard:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Mal Logan (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Keith McKay (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer) (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
percussion:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Derek Pellicci (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
saxophone:
Bill Harrower (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
vocals:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Brad Robinson (from 1981-03 until 1981-04), Mal Stainton (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl') (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 2002)
recorded at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
mixed at:
AAV Studios (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Boys Light Up (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
James Reyne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
recording of:
The Boys Light Up (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
writer:
James Reyne
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Australian Crawl34:39
13Take Me Back
bass:
Steve Balbi
drums (drum set):
Kevin Nicol
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
keyboard:
Justin Stanley
vocals:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1987-04-13 to ????)
recording of:
Take Me Back
writer:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer) and Brent Thomas (New Zealand guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Greenstone Music, peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Warner Chappell
Noiseworks53:28
14Slippin' Away
bass:
Howard Deniz
drums (drum set):
Stewart Spears
guitar:
John Gourd and Max Merritt
piano:
John Gourd
saxophone:
Lance Dixon
vocals:
Max Merritt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) and BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Slipping Away
writer:
Max Merritt
publisher:
Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Max Merritt & the Meteors5:28
15Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
producer:
Howard Gable (Australian producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
John Farnham2:28
16You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wizard Records (in 1977)
recording of:
You
writer:
Tim Snow
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Marcia Hines3:16
17Pleasure and Pain
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1985) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Pleasure and Pain
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Divinyls3.353:51
18My Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hoodoo Gurus Pty Ltd (in 2005)
recording of:
My Girl
composer:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hoodoo Gurus2:39
19Computer Games
bass:
Don Martin (bassist and vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Richard Hodgkinson
guitar:
Kevin Stanton
keyboard:
Murray Burns
vocals:
Steve Gilpin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1979), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1980)
recording of:
Computer Games
lyricist:
Steve Gilpin and Kevin Stanton
composer:
Murray Burns and Kevin Stanton
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), BMG Music, BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Mi‐Sex3:59
20Shout
cover recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Johnny O’Keefe2:10