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FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

Year: 1979
Date: 22/7/1979
Show no:203
Summary: SHOW HOSTED BY DARRYL COTTON, MOLLY PRESENTS COTTON WITH GOLD RECORD FOR SINGLE 'ELEANOR RIGBY' RECORDED BY GROUP, THE ZOOT, AND IV'S HIM RE WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING. ALSO IV'S SHIRLEY STRACHAN RE CO-HOSTING THE SHOW NEXT WEEK AND VICTORIA NICHOLLS RE SINGLE AND ACTING AS WELL AS SINGING. SHOW INCLUDES PERFORMANCE BY COUNTDOWN DANCERS DANCING TO DONNA SUMMER SONG 'HOT STUFF'

CHARTBUSTERS:
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
JOE JACKSON 'IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM'
ELO 'SHINE A LITTLE LOVE'
ANITA WARD 'RING MY BELL' (FULL PLAY)

HUMDRUM ITEMS:
PETER FRAMPTON 'I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE'
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEESH 'HONG KONG GARDEN'
MIKE KOMINSKI 'VIOLINSKI, CLOG DANCER'

STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
DARRYL COTTON 'GLAMOUR GIRL'
VICTORIA NICHOLLS 'MIDNITE RENDEZVOUS'
THE ANGELS 'MR DAMAGE'
XTC 'LIFE BEGINS AT THE TOP'
ROBERT PALMER 'BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU'

VIDEO CLIPS:
THE KNACK 'MY SHARONA'
WINGS 'OLD SIAM SIR'
ABBA 'VOULEZ VOUS'
BLONDIE 'HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE'
GERRY RAFFERTY 'NIGHT OWL'
TOP TEN: (READ ONLY OF ITEMS 10 TO 2 WITH FULL PLAY OF
NUMBER 1)
ELO 'SHINE A LITTLE LOVE'
LENE LOVICH 'LUCKY NUMBER'
AIR SUPPLY 'LOST IN LOVE'
ROSE ROYCE 'LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE'
EARTH WIND & FIRE 'BOOGIE WONDERLAND'
ABBA 'DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW'
ROGER VOUDOURIS 'GET USED TO IT'
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
DONNA SUMMER 'HOT STUFF'
ART GARFUNKEL 'BRIGHT EYES'
M 'POP MUSIK'



Year: 1982
Date: 24/10/1982
Show no: 350
Summary: CAROL POPE FROM ROUGH TRADE IS GUEST PRESENTER.

LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
CAROL POPE 'ALL TOUCH'
SERIOUS YOUNG INSECTS 'FARAWAY PLACES'
REELS 'THIS GUY'S IN LOVE'
MOIR SISTERS 'SO EXCITED'

CHARTBUSTERS:
IN MELBOURNE:JO JO ZEP 'TAXI MARY'
IN ADELAIDE:VERTICAL HOLD 'TEARS OF EMOTION'
IN SYDNEY:CLASH 'ROCK THE CASBAH'
IN BRISBANE 'OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 'HEART ATTACK'
IN TASMANIA: HOT CHOCOLATE 'IT STARTED WITH A KISS'
IN PERTH:CAROL POPE 'ALL TOUCH'

OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CIPS:
ADAM ANT 'FRIEND OR FOE'
KING TRIGGER 'THE RIVER'
SIMPLE MINDS 'GLITTERING PRIZE'
PRETENDERS 'BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG'

HUMDRUM ITEMS:
RIPTIDES 'HEARTS & FLOWERS'
ICEHOUSE 'HEY LITTLE GIRL'
BELL STARS 'THE CLAPPING SONG'
HAZY FANTAYZEE 'JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY'

TOP TEN ITEMS:
FRIDA 'I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON'
YAZOO 'DON'T GO'
MELISSA MANCHESTER 'YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU'
CHICAGO 'HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY'
CHEAP TRICK 'IF YOU WANT MY LOVE'
JOE JACKSON 'REAL MEN'
TRIO 'DA DA DA'
BANANARAMA 'SHY BOY'
DEXY'S MIDNITE RUNNERS 'COME ON EILEEN'
SURVIVOR 'EYE OF THE TIGER'


Year: 1983
Date: 20/3/1983
Show no: 363
Summary: MUSIC SERIES WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST IGNATIUS JONES, FEATURING WORLD EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF NEW DAVID BOWIE SONG 'LET'S DANCE' AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BY IAN 'MOLLY' MELDRUM.

NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTDOWN AWARDS GIVEN DAVID BOWIE PROMOTIONAL INTRODUCTION
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'SPIRIT GOT LOST'
MONTE VIDEO 'SHOOP SHOOP DIDDY WOP'

IGNATIOUS JONES HOST INTRODUCES MEN AT WORK 'OVERKILL'
IGNATIOUS JONES RE MEN AT WORK WINNING GRAMMY AWARD, IV
GREG HAMM RE WINNING WAS A BONUS, BIG DEAL HOWEVER WINNING A COUNTDOWN AWARD WOULD STILL MEAN MORE
GRAPHICS COUNTDOWN AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR MOST POPULAR FEMALE AND MALE PERFORMERS, MOST POPULAR GROUPS, MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL TALENT

IGNATIOUS RE FABULOUS SET DESIGN INTRODUCES THOMAS DOLBY 'BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE'

TEARS FOR FEARS 'MAD WORLD'

IGNATIOUS JONES 'WHISPERING YOUR NAME'

GRAPHICS AUSTRALIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY NOMINATIONS, COUNTDOWN AWARDS FOR MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT, BEST DEBUT SINGLE, BEST DEBUT ALBUM, BEST SONG WRITERS AND PRODUCERS, BEST SINGLE FOR 1982 AND BEST ALBUM FOR 1982 HUMDRUM SEGMENT RE ANGRY ANDERSON CONCERT, COUNTDOWN AWARDS

ANGLES 'EAT CITY'

MELDRUM RE NEW ALBUMS, RAP DANCE CRAZE MELDRUM (WITH HAT) AND BOWIE IV RE BOWIE'S ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA, FUTURE EXPECTATIONS WITH FILMS, ALBUMS AND TOURS, WRITING TO PLEASE HIMSELF, INFLUENCES WHEN WRITING SONGS, NEW ALBUM, TRACKS AND TITLES, GETTING AN AUSTRALIAN SUNTAN AND LETS DANCE ALBUM,
INTRODUCES LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE 'LET'S DANCE'

IGNATIOUS INTRODUCES MICHAEL JACKSON 'BILLY JEAN'

TOP TEN CHARTBUSTERS
ROGERS/EASTON 'WE'VE GOT TONITE'(10)
TOTO COELO 'I EAT CANNIBALS'(9)
TOTO 'AFRICA'(8)
WHAM 'YOUNG GUNS'(7)
MARVIN GAYE 'SEXUAL HEALING'(6)
BLANCMANGE 'LIVING ON THE CEILING'(5)
LAURA BRANIGAN 'GLORIA'(4)
PHIL COLLINS 'YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE'(3)
COCKER/WARNES 'UP WHERE WE BELONG'(2)
IGNATIOUS AND MELDRUM RE IGANTIOUS JONES' NEW ALBUMS
AND USA VISIT
DIRE STRATES 'TWISTING BY THE POOL'

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

Although I have a timecoded copy of the 1979 episode, this is one of just 2 surviving 70's episodes that are yet to air (not counting the 1978 Jon English episode off TV as that is not broadcast quality). The other surviving 70's episode yet to screen is the 1978 Adelaide Festival one which has serious audio faults. I believe the are working on fixing it and hope to show it - probably not in time for this year.

I am looking forward to seeing the 1982 and 1983 episodes as they are good ones that I haven't seen before.

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

Thanks for that I was curious as to how many 70's episodes remained.

Hopefully that 1978 episode gets shown next year.

Also there's the episodes mentioned by KC- Dec '74, May '76, July '76, June '77- but not sure what's going on with those.

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

I hope that 78 Adelaide Festival one gets shown one day...looks interesting from what I've seen of it.

But a great selection of Countdowns this Saturday - if only the 10.30 Slot was taken out even MORE eps could have been shown!!

Re: last Saturday's 1983 Malcolm McLaren ep - I wonder if the girl who won the ghetto blaster still has it? Even though it was a rather ugly looking contraption it'd be a collector's item today - be interesting to see where it ended up.

Anyway I hope next week sees the 85 Spandau Ballet ep make an appearance and also possibly an ep of Countdown Revolution - and hopefully NO Recovery!!

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

I was thinking the same thing about that horned ghetto blaster. One word came into my head: attic!!!

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

Was HAZY FANTAYZEE 'JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY' ever played in Full on any Countdown shows? I remember 'Rock Around The World' played it a couple of times. This was the first single I bought by this group, way before 'Shiny Shiny' came out. I use to go to 'Phantom Records' in Sydney to buy all the new singles from England in the early 80's.

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

No. "Shiny Shiny" is the only Hazy Fantayzee clip ever shown in full on Countdown.

Re: FULL COUNTDOWN SHOW INFO - Saturday 23rd Januaray, 2010

Thanks Clip Magnet. It's shame that it hasn't been played on Rage, they've played their later song 'Sister Friction'.