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Stay tuned below with regular Countdown full archival information for each Countdown episode rage shall be airing every Saturday throughout January ...

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Re: rage goes retro 1 : FULL COUNTDOWN EPISODE DETAILS!

Guru Bob


Good to also see the Steve Kilby episode from 1981 get an airing as Christina had asked for it.


Yeah Bob, good stuff.
I remember Jimbo and I requested this SK ep year after year on the old Rage messageboard.
Better late than never I guess.

Agree with Gary and Michael that poor old Steve looked more than a little ill at ease and was so nervous. He looked mighty relieved when the show was finally over.
Yes, Steve's hand actions in Unguarded Moment were priceless, especially tracing a little tear down his face.
He was looking very pretty too in all that eyeliner and mascara but shocking haircut.

Also agree with other comments here that the early 80s Countdown eps were by far the best. Anything after 1984 I find less interesting.
I also love all the late 70s ones.
Looking forward to the rest of Rage retro during Jan.

Re: rage goes retro 1 : FULL COUNTDOWN EPISODE DETAILS!

Jason 'The Moderator'
What an AMAZING start to rage goes retro. YES, the Countdown 30th Anniversary is really being honoured for rage goes retro 1!

The 1986 episode is a repeat of course which is unfortunate and was played in January, 2009 but hey, 5 un played episodes Can't complain!

AMAZING LINE UP!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH .... 1980, 1981 are GRWAT and the1985 KOO DE TAH which I requested xoxoxo Thanks raaaaaage !


Year:1980
Date:12/10/1980
Show no: 261
Summary:THIS IS A SPECIAL UK REVIEW,AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL LYNOTT FROM THIN LIZZY AND GUEST HOSTS ARE DARRYL HALL & JOHN OATES.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
JAMES FREUD & BERLIN 'ENEMY LINES'
RUSSELL MORRIS & THE RUBES 'HUSH'
SINCLAIR BROTHERS 'CITY BOY'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
HALL & OATES 'HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK','KISS ON MY
LIST'
DAVID BOWIE 'ASHES TO AHES'
DONNA SUMMER 'THE WANDERER'
PAUL SIMON 'LATE IN THE EVENING'
UK REVIEW:
BLACK SABBATH 'DIE YOUNG'
FISCHER Z 'SO LONG'
JAN 'GOING UNDERGROUND'
TOURISTS 'GOOD TO BE BACK HOME'
PETER TOWNSEND 'LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR'
UB40 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT'
LED ZEPPLIN 'WHOLE LOTTA LOVE'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
FLOWERS 'WE CAN GET TOGETHER'
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 'ROSALITA'
KIM CARNES 'MORE LOVE'
ROMANTICS 'WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
KORGIS 'EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME'
ONJ & ELO 'XANADU'
AIR SUPPLY 'ALL OUT OF LOVE'
ROMANTICS 'WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU'
GENGHS KHAN 'MOSCOW'
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS 'ECHO BEACH'
IRENE CARE 'FAME'
DAVID BOWIE 'ASHES TO AHES'
KATE BUSH 'BABOOSHKA'
DIANA ROSS 'UPSIDE DOWN'
LEO SAYER 'MORE THAN I CAN SAY'

Year:1981
Date:26/04/1981
Show no: 282
Summary:THIS SHOW HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH ULTRAVOX AND GUEST PRESENTER IS STEVE KILBEY,LEAD SINGER OF THE
CHURCH.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
POP MECHANIX 'JUMPING OUT A WINDOW'
CHRIS EGGLETON 'MUSIC MACHINE'
PAUL KELLY & THE DOTS 'THE LOWDOWN'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
CHURCH 'UNGUARDED MOMENTS'
JIMMY & THE BOYS 'GIRLFRIEND'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
KIM WILDE 'KIDS IN AMERICA'
DONNY IRIS 'AH LEAH'
ULTRAVOX 'VIENNA'
JERMAINE JACKSON 'YOU LIKE ME DON'T YOU'
ADAM & THE ANTS 'DOG EAT DOG'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
BILLY JOEL 'SOMETIMES A FANTASY'
NOLANS 'GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER'
SHAKIN STEVENS 'THIS OLE HOUSE'
PRIME CUTS:
REO SPEEDWAGON 'KEEP ON LOVIN YOU'
JAMES TAYLOR 'HER TOWN TOO'
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND
JOHN MELLENCAMP 'AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT'
JOY DIVISTON 'LOVE WILL TEAR US APART'
STEVE WINWOOD 'NIGHT TRAIN'
KIM CARNES 'BETTE DAVIS EYES'
SPANDAU BALLET 'TO CUT A LONG STORY'
STYX 'ROCKING THE PARADISE'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
DR HOOK 'GIRLS CAN GET IT'
BLONDIE 'RAPTURE'
EDDIE RABBIT 'I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT'
PHIL COLLINS 'IN THE AIR TONIGHT'
SPLIT ENZ 'HISTORY NEVER REPEATS'
ROXY MUSIC 'JEALOUS GUY'
DR HOOK 'WILD COLONIAL BOY'
SWINGERS 'COUNTING THE BEAT'
SHEENA EASTON '9 TO 5'
ADAM & THE ANTS 'ANT MUSIC'

Year:1982
Date:21/11/1982
Show no: 354
Summary:THE FORMAT OF THE SHOW IS CHANGED AND INSTEAD OF A CHARTBUSTER PACKAGE,THE POSITIONS OF THOSE ITEMS ON THE CHARTS ARE SHOWN AROUND AUSTRALIA. THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY JO JO ZEP AND JANE CLIFTON.
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
INXS 'DONT CHANGE'
JO JO ZEP 'WALK ON BY'
GOANNA 'SOLID ROCK'
ANGELS 'STAND UP'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
CHAS & DAVE 'AINT NO PLEASING YOU'
BILLY IDOL 'HOT IN THE CITY'
PETER GABRIEL 'SHOCK THE MONKEY'
PRETENDERS 'BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
SUPERTRAMP 'ITS RAINING AGAIN'
NATASHA 'IKO IKO'
TOTO COELLO 'I EAT CANNIBALS'
KING TRIGGER 'THE RIVER'
JOAN JETT 'REPUTATION'
STEEL BREEZE 'YOU DONT WANT ME ANYMORE'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
YAZOO 'DONT GO'
CHICAGO 'HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY'
FRIDA 'I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON'
JO JO ZEP 'TAXI MARY'
CLASH 'ROCK THE CASBAH'
SURVIVOR 'EYE OF THE TIGER'
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND
JOHN MELLENCAMP 'JACK & DIANNE'
BANANARAMA 'SHY BOY'
MUSICAL YOUTH 'PASS THE DUTCHIE'
DEXY'S MIDNITE RUNNERS 'COME ON EILEEN'

Year:1984
Date:11/11/1984
Show no: 442
Summary:AUSTEN TAYSHUS IS THE GUEST HOST. THE SHOW IS DONE IN A JUNGLE SETTING WITH AUSTEN TAYSHUS PERFORMING HIS SINGLE PHANTOM RAP.TOP TEN HITS OF THE WEEK AND HUMDRUM ARE PRESENTED BY MOLLY. THIS IS AN INSERT SHOW AND SO THERE ARE NO LIVE PERFORMANCES; PAUL YOUNG, I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN VIDEO CLIP, AUSTEN TAYSHUS, PHANTOM RAP MUSIC VIDEO CLIP; MODELS, BIG ON LOVE VIDEO CLIP; CHAKA KHAN, I FEEL FOR YOU, VIDEO CLIP; HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, IF THIS IS IT VIDEO CLIP; NON STOP DANCERS, SHAKE THIS CITY VIDEO CLIP; MALCOLM MCLAREN, MADAME BUTTERFLY VIDEO CLIP, MCLAREN INSERT RE ALBUM; THE PROMISE, HEART TO SELL VIDEO CLIP LIMAHL, NEVER ENDING STORY VIDEO CLIP; DAN HARTMAN, WE ARE THE YOUNG VIDEO CLIP; TIME BANDITS, ONLY SHOOTING LOVE VIDEO CLIP; MOLLY IN SAFARI OUTFIT DISCUSSING FORTHCOMING EVENTS AND VARIOUS BANDS; BRONSKI BEAT, WHY VIDEO CLIP, INSERT BRONSKI BEAT RE MEANING OF SONG AND BEING PUBLIC FIGURES FOR YOUNG HOMOSEXUALS; TOP TEN HITS; DURAN DURAN, THE WILD BOYS VIDEO CLIP, AUSTEN TAYSHUS, CLOSER.

Year:1985
Date:10/11/1985
Show no: 487
Summary:THIS SHOW WAS HOSTED BY TINA AND LEON FROM KOO DE TAH AND HAS NO STUDIO AUDIENCE. MOLLY (WEARING HAT) IV'S THEM RE WHY THEIR SINGLE TOOK OFF SO SLOWLY AND PRESENTS MUSIC NEWS IN HUMDRUM INC PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA ARRIVING AND DURING ROCKING THE ROYALS CONCERT FEATURING INXS
CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):
ROSE TATTOO 'BORN TO BE WILD'
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 'LONELY OL' NIGHT'
WHITNEY HOUSTON 'SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU'
HUMDRUM EXCERPTS:EURYTHMICS 'SISTERS'
TAFE 'FANTASY ROCK CLIP'
MUSIC VIDEO PREVIEW (EXCERPTS):
CATS UNDER PRESSURE 'LET ME BE' & 'ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN'
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 'MY LIFE'
DROPBREARS 'IN YOUR EYES' & 'SHALL WE GO'
LIONEL RITCHIE 'HELLO' & 'SAY YOU, SAY ME'
VIDEO CLIPS:
DO RE MI 'WARNINGS MOVING CLOCKWISE'
FLOTSAM JETSAM '100% ONE SECOND LOVE'
HOODOO GURUS 'LIKE WOW WIPEOUT
KOO DE TAH 'BODY TALK'
JIMMY BARNES 'WORKING CLASS MAN'
INXS 'THIS TIME'
TALKING HEADS 'ROAD TO NOWHERE'
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 'SOUL KISS'
ZZ TOP 'SLEEPING BAG'
ARCADIA 'ELECTION DAY' WITH SIMON LE BONN INTRODUCING CLIP
A-HA 'TAKE ON ME'
NATIONAL TOP 10:
PSEUDO ECHO 'DON'T GO'
JIMMY BARNES 'I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT'
THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED'
TIME BANDITS 'ENDLESS ROAD'
JOHN PARR 'ST ELMO'S FIRE'
JENNIFER RUSH 'POWER OF LOVE'
STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER'
BOWIE/JAGGER 'DANCING IN THE STREET'
UB40/CHRISSIE HYNDE 'I GOT YOU BABE'
A-HA 'TAKE ON ME'

Year:1986
Date:21/12/1986
Show no: 540
Summary:THIS PROGRAM IS THE FINAL SHOW FOR 1986 WITH GREEDY SMITH, KIM WILDE AND MEMBERS FROM ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (OMD) HOSTING THE SHOW. WOOD, DRESSED AS SANTA, GIVES PRESENTS TO OTHERS AT END OF SHOW LIVE PERFORMANCES:
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'LET'S GO TO PARADISE'
YU-EN 'LITTLE DRUMMER BOY'
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (OMD) 'WE LOVE YOU'
KIM WILDE 'YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON'
VIDEO CLIPS:
WA WA NEE 'SUGAR FREE'
CROWDED HOUSE 'DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER'
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE 'ROOMS FOR THE MEMORY'
PSEUDO ECHO 'FUNKYTOWN'
BERLIN 'LIKE FLAMES'
NEW ORDER 'BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE'
POINTER SISTERS 'GOLDMINE'
A-HA 'CRY WOLF'
VIDEO EXCERPT:
DIANA ROSS 'CHAIN REACTION'
NATIONAL TOP TEN:
ROBERT PALMER 'ADDICTED TO LOVE'
MADONNA 'PAPA DON'T PREACH'
FEARGAL SHARKEY 'A GOOD HEART'
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE YOUNG ONES 'LIVING DOLL'
BERLIN 'TAKE MY BREATH AWAY'
WA WA NEE 'STIMULATION'
BANANARAMA 'VENUS'
SAMANTHA FOX 'TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)'
BILLY OCEAN 'WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH'


Sir and with the greatest respect,

For your future records it was The Jam "Going Underground" and not JAN 'GOING UNDERGROUND'.

Yours Sincerely and apologetically,
RJ TAYLER

Re: rage goes retro 1 : FULL COUNTDOWN EPISODE DETAILS!

At RJ,

I copy and paste the archival content from the archives I bought from the ABC. The person working for the ABC at the time typed out all the details, not me

Re: rage goes retro 1 : FULL COUNTDOWN EPISODE DETAILS!

Ok, so the one at fault is closer to the source than I first thought; perhaps they should go back and check the eggs to see if they are correctly labeled now?