I had to start a new post and paste the Countdown playlists. Have to do the episodes justice on this forum even if we're not too happy with the nights programming and I liked how this was done here in previous years! Jason, hope you don't mind that I formatted it from the archives page to make it a bit easier on the eye. Cheers.
Date: 03/08/1980
Show no: 251
Summary: COUNTDOWN HOSTED BY MEMBER OF BAND, THE DUGITES AND INCLUDES IV WITH JIMMY BARNES AND DON WALKER IN JAPANESE RESTAURANT RE SUCCESS OF SINGLE, ALBUM AND STUDIO. IV BY CHERRY RIPE IN LONDON OF JOE CAMILLERI AND WILBUR WILDE FROM JO JO ZEP WHICH INCLUDES FTG OF JO JO ZEP PERFORMING 'PUPPET ON A STRING' AT THE MONTREUX FESTIVAL IN SWITZERLAND. SHOW ENDS WITH VIDEO OF LIPPS INC 'FUNKY TOWN';
CHARTBUSTERS:
ROLLING STONES 'EMOTIONAL RESCUE';
BROTHERS JOHNSON 'STOMP';
SPARKS 'WHEN I'M WITH YOU' (FULL PLAY);
HUMDRUM ITEMS:;
BOZ SCAGGS 'JO JO';
GENGHIS KHAN 'MOSCOW';
STUDIO PERFORMANCES:THE DUGITES 'GOODBYE';
DARRYL COTTON & THE CHARTS 'HERE COMES ANOTHER HEARTACHE';
COLD CHISEL 'MY BABY';
STREETANGEL 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT';
AUSTRALIAN CRAWL 'DOWNHEARTED';
VIDEO CLIPS:
PAUL MCCARTNEY 'WATERFALLS';
IAN HUNTER 'WE GOTTA GET OUTA HERE';
GODLEY & CREME 'WIDEBOY';
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS 'ECHO BEACH';
TOP TEN:
10. BLONDIE 'CALL ME';
09. KIM HART 'LOVE AT FIRST NIGHT';
08. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 'MAGIC';
07. ELTON JOHN 'LITTLE JEANIE';
06. THE TOURISTS 'I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU';
05. THE ROMANTICS 'WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU';
04. KISS 'SHANDI';
03. THE VAPORS 'TURNING JAPANESE';
02. LONG JOHN BALDREY 'YOU'VE LOST THE LOVIN FEELIN';
01. THE VILLAGE PEOPLE 'CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC'
Date: 10/05/1981
Show no: 284
Summary: SHOW HOSTED THIS WEEK BY SHEENA EASTON AND FEATURES AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL COLLINS.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
MI SEX 'FALLIN IN & OUT'
STREET ANGEL 'PICTURE IN A GALLERY'
SPORTS 'HOW COME'
CHRISTIE ALLEN 'DON'T PUT OUT THE FLAME'
SHEENA EASTON 'MODERN GIRL'
SHEENA EASTON '9 TO 5 (MORNING TRAIN)'
VIDEO CLIPS:
STATUS QUO 'SOMETHING BOUT YOU BABY I LIKE'
THE QUICK 'HIP,SHAKE,JERK'
JACK GREEN 'THIS IS JAPAN'
RUPERT HINE 'MISPLACED LOVE'
LOCAL CHARTBUSTERS:
JIMMY & THE BOYS 'THEY WON'T LET MY GIRLFRIEND TALK TO ME'
OVERSEAS CHARTBUSTERS:
ADAM & THE ANTS 'DOG EAT DOG'
DIANA ROSS 'MY OLD PIANO'
LOVERBOY 'TURN ME LOOSE'
REO SPEEDWAGON 'KEEP ON LOVING YOU'
JUICE NEWTON 'ANGEL OF THE MORNING'
KIKI DEE 'STAR'
GRACE SLICK 'MISTREATED'
KIM CARNES 'BETTE DAVIS EYES'
ELLEN FOLEY 'SHUTTERED PALACE'
KIM WILDE 'KIDS IN AMERICA'
EMMYLOU HARRIS 'MR SANDMAN'
TOP TEN:
10. DOLLY PARTON '9 TO 5'
09. BLONDIE 'RAPTURE'
08. THE SWINGERS 'COUNTING THE BEAT'
07. REO SPEEDWAGON 'KEEP ON LOVIN YOU'
06. SPLIT ENZ 'HISTORY NEVER REPEATS'
05. JUICE NEWTON 'ANGEL OF THE MORNING'
04. PHIL COLLINS 'IN THE AIR TONIGHT'
03. SHEENA EASTON '9 TO 5 (MORNING TRAIN)'
02. ADAM & THE ANTS 'ANT MUSIC'
01. ROXY MUSIC 'JEALOUS GUY'
Date: 16/08/1981 (REPEAT!!!!!!)
Show no: 297
Summary: THIS SHOW IS HOSTED BY IGNATIUS JONES FROM JIMMY & THE BOYS WHO IS IV BY MOLLY RE TOUR AND ALBUM.
LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
JIMMY & THE BOYS 'MIRROR MIRROR'
DOUG PARKINSON & BAND 'THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE'
THE CURE 'PRIMARY'
VIDEO CLIPS:
MARCIA HINES 'YOUR LOVE STILL BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES'
RENEE GEYER 'SAY I LOVE YOU' (ENDS SHOW)
SHAKIN STEVENS 'YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY'
THE VAPORS 'JIMMY JONES'
STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY 'STOP DRAGGIN MY HEART AROUND'
THE NOLANS 'I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING'
GET WET 'JUST SO LONELY'
THE FOOLS 'RUNNING SCARED'
JONA LEWIE 'LOUISE (WE GET IT RIGHT)'
HEAVY METAL PACKAGE:
JUDAS PRIEST 'HOT ROCKIN'
GIRLSCHOOL/MOTORHEAD 'PLEASE DON'T TOUCH'
ROSE TATTOO 'BAD BOY FOR LOVE'
RAINBOW 'IT CAN'T HAPPEN'
GILLAN 'NEW ORLEANS'
WHITESNAKE 'FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING'
BILLY SQUIER 'THE STROKE'
AC/DC 'ROCK AND ROLL AIN'T NOISE POLLUTION'
TOP TEN:
10. KIM CARNES 'BETTE DAVIS EYES'
09. DURAN DURAN 'PLANET EARTH'
08. BUREAU 'ONLY FOR SHEEP'
07. RENEE GEYER 'SAY I LOVE YOU'
06. RICK SPRINGFIELD 'JESSIE'S GIRL'
05. THE POINTER SISTERS 'SLOW HAND'
04. BUCKS FIZZ 'MAKIN' YOUR MIND UP'
03. MEN AT WORK 'WHO CAN IT BE NOW'
02. DEVO 'GIRL YOU WANT'
01. STARS ON 45 'STARS ON 45'
and the Sheena Easton episode has a lot of live performances!
It does!.... The Sheena episode is a pure GEM for the COutndown heaven's!
The 1980 episode is ok but some crappy things in it, lol...
BUT Sparks 'When 'm With you' full play and Dugites doing 'Goodbye' is FABULOUSA!