Living in the 70's

Living in the 70's is the debut album by Melbourne band Skyhooks. Released in October 1974 on the Mushroom Records label, the album achieved relatively little success until early 1975. 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 until that time, with sales of over 330,000.[2] In October 2010, it was listed at No. 9 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.[3] The album's eponymous track was ranked number 72 as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time ranking.[4]

Living in the 70's
Studio album by
Skyhooks
Released28 October 1974
RecordedJune 1974
StudioTCS Studios, Melbourne
GenreRock, glam rock
Length38:48
LabelMushroom
ProducerRoss Wilson
Skyhooks chronology
Living in the 70's
(1974)		 Ego Is Not a Dirty Word
(1975)
Singles from Living in the 70's
  1. "Livin' in the 70's"
    Released: August 1974
  2. "Horror Movie"
    Released: December 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Details

The album was produced by former Daddy Cool lead singer Ross Wilson.

The artwork (external front and back, and internal gatefold) was painted by Niels Hutchison.

Two singles were lifted from the album: "Livin' in the 70's", which was released with a non-LP track, "You're a Broken Gin Bottle, Baby", included as track 11 on the 2004 CD remaster; and "Horror Movie"/"Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)". The latter spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian singles chart in 1975. Six tracks from the album were banned on commercial radio in Australia; in defiance of this, however, the ABC's new youth station in Sydney, 2JJ, played the track "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" as its first ever song when it began broadcasting in January 1975.

In 2011 the album featured at number 75 on the Triple J Hottest 100 Albums of All Time.[5] In the same year, the album was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry.[6]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' in the 70's"Greg Macainsh3:42
2."Whatever Happened to the Revolution?"Macainsh4:08
3."Balwyn Calling"Macainsh3:44
4."Horror Movie"Macainsh3:47
5."You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed"Macainsh3:44
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)"Macainsh3:56
2."Toorak Cowboy"Macainsh3:45
3."Smut"Red Symons5:19
4."Hey, What's the Matter?"Macainsh2:47
5."Motorcycle Bitch"Macainsh3:56

Personnel
  • Shirley Strachan – lead vocals (all but 8)
  • Red Symons – guitar, backing and lead (8) vocals, mandolin
  • Bob "Bongo" Starkie – guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Macainsh – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Imants Alfred "Freddie" Strauks – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for Living in the 70's
Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[7] 1

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for Living in the 70's
Chart (1975) Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[7] 1

Sales
Sales of Living in the 70's
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia — 330,000[8]

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Baker, Glen A. (28 May 1983). "Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously" (PDF). Billboard. p. A-3. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  4. "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. "Countdown - All 100 | Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time | triple j". Abc.net.au. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. National Film and Sound Archive: 'Living in the 70s' on the Sounds of Australia registry
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  8. Baker, Glen A. (28 May 1983). "Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously" (PDF). Billboard. p. A-3. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
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