6 Countdown's to finish of Rage Retro January. Thank god for that, I was fearing Recovery.

COUNTDOWN December 30th 1975
SHERBERT SPECIAL
Featuring:
SHERBERT: Arr Live
SHERBERT: Only One You
SHERBERT: Where Do We Go
SHERBERT: Freedom
SHERBERT: Summer Love
SHERBERT: You’re My World
SHERBERT: What Is It All About

COUNTDOWN August 30th 1981
Hosted by Dave Mason of The Reels
Live performances:
THE REELS: Quasimodo’s Dream
VIXEN: Time Out
PEL MEL: No Word From China
Music videos:
SHOCK: Angel Face
BUCKS FIZZ: Piece Of Action
PETER FRAMPTON: Breaking All The Rules
STRAY CATS: Strut
REO SPEEDWAGON: Take It On The Run
WARD 13: News For You
KATE BUSH: Sat On Your Lap
THE ROLLING STONES: Start Me Up
MEN AT WORK: Who Can It Be Now

COUNTDOWN August 22nd 1982
Hosted by Marc Hunter of Dragon
Live performances:
INXS: One Thing
THE GLOBOS: Tintarella Di Luna
RUSSELL MORRIS & THE RUBES: Get It Right
THE FRUIT PASTILLES: I Don’t Ever Want To See You Again
DRAGON: April Sun In Cuba
Music videos:
EDDIE MONEY: Think I’m In Love
SURVIVOR: Eye Of The Tiger
MISSING PERSONS: Words
DONNA SUMMER: Love Is In Control
ABC: Look Of Love
RAY PARKER JR: The Other Woman

COUNTDOWN December 11th 1983
Hosted by Molly Meldrum and Steve Gilpin from Mi-Sex
Live performances:
MODELS: No Shoulders No Head
Music videos:
MI-SEX: I’m Only Thinking
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: Twist Of Fate
THE VENETIANS: Chinese Eyes
ROCK STEADY CREW: Hey You
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP: Crumblin Down
IRENE CARA: Why Me?
THE FIXX: One Thing Leads To Another
BIG OCUNTRY: In A Big Country
MICHAEL JACKSON: Thriller

COUNTDOWN 1982 ROCK AWARDS April 18th 1982
MEN AT WORK: Downunder
SHARON O’NEIL: Maybe
RENEE GEYER: Say I Love You
MENTAL AS ANYTHING: If You Leave Me Can I Come Too
BILLY FIELD: Bad Habits
MONDO ROCK: Chemistry
DIVINYLS: Boys In Town

COUNTDOWN 1983 April 17th, 1983
ANGELS: Eat city
MOVING PICTURES: What About Me
GOANNA: Solid Rock
GOANNA: Cheatin’ Man
JO KENNEDY: Body And Soul
DIVINYLS: Science Fiction
EUROGLIDERS: No Action
ROSE TATTOO: We Can’t Be Beaten
SPLIT ENZ: My Next Exit
THE REELS: Quasimodo’s Dream
ICEHOUSE: Street Café
MEN AT WORK: Overkill
SKYHOOKS: Horror Movie

I am sure Jason will put up the complete run downs of these shows.

Highlights - Sherbet Special as one of only 3 unplayed 70's episodes remaining.

1982 and 1983 awards shows that the Guru had suggested for the Christie Allen tribute to continue on after the 1980 Awards show.

6 Countdowns on one night - have not seen that happen since 1997-98.

Lowlight - Repeating the Aug 22 1982 episode (and on a personal note that I already had 4 of the 6 episodes on time-coded versions so all I get is some cleaned up shows)

Guru, I don't get the last show???

Are they Awards???????? Such a bloody pointless shoiw, when they could have played either the 1985 Tears for Fears or Spandau Ballet shows!!!! ARGH!!!

And the 1982 Episode is a repeat whicrage played in 1995 with Inxs performing!

Oh, and yes... I have 2 of the timecoded eps' from you... so um... 1982 Awards is a good one for me... Sherber, VOMMIT, how I loath them...

I am still excited to get Angel Face and Venetians with Cinese I's without a timer code and in digital....

There ya go, a rather good night. But I think this January has benn THE most un imaginitive rage January EVER... First weekend started off great, and since it's rather bleek!

Even though there is a 1982 repeat and I have 2 of the timercodes. Least there not 70s Countdown's. I rather loath the 70's except for 1979 and 1975 Glam. But OZ 70's = crap in my opinion. So phew, I do have to put up with Sherbet though, THE worst of them for me... But I am VERY happy for the 70's fans for that one. Bless em, HA HA HA !!! I can't be too greedy, I suppose. What can Is ay, I am a COMLETE 80's COUNTDOWN JUNKIE! CJ...

Have none of these so I'm a very happy camper. Particularly happy to have another 1975 episode! Not a big fan of the awards shows but you can't have it all..

At last SHERBET special..love em love em ...Alan Sandow what a hunk o spunk he was...yummy. Great choice of eps this week...

Ha Ha, how cute * Enjoy the Sherbet Episode. Least they are finally playing it, I have seen the 70s fans request this for years and years and MORE years on the rage Guestbook.

I am sure that the first hour will be heaven for you and the Sherbet fans.

Seeing Duran Duran present an award on the 1982 Awards is what I will be waiting for, YAY OH YAY!!!

yeh Daryl played a concert at the local casino on Sunday. Couldnt get a blasted ticket, left it too late bummer. Was gonna take along a Sherbet tape for him to sign lol

Hal all, I gotta say I'm pretty excited to see them air six countdowns. I think I may already have the 1982 one on video tape somewhere, but getting a digital copy will be excellent. I'm just a little lost on those mentioning time-codes on earlier episodes. I'm noticing they are still time coding them now, about two to three times during an episode. Just wondering what time-code they are refering to?