I think Nathan was questioning whether a clip of Gyan - Wait was Rock Arena as Mod claims on Rage Message Board or actually Countdown Revolution. I think Nathan may be right as I found the following entry:

ID: 434627 - COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION - SEGMENT - MUSIC STORAGE TAPE, ST0540

recording date: 01-Jan-1989
duration: SEGS
location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
summary: COLLECTION OF BANDS LIVE IN THE STUDIO AND MUSIC VIDEO CLIPS FOR USE IN ABC MUSIC PROGRAM, COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION

personalities: THE JUNGLE BROTHERS;BEASTIE BOYS;U2;GYAN;REAL LIFE;ROSS WILSON;PIL;HUMMINGBIRDS;BOOM CRASH OPERA;MAX Q;NOISEWORKS;SIMPLY RED;UNDERWORLD;TINA TURNER;TOM PETTY;GUN;ZIGGY MARLEY;SOUL II SOUL;BOBBY BROWN
shotlist: 00.23 FF#1 THE JUNGLE BROTHERS - I'LL HOUSE YOU (DUR 3.50);04.30 FF#2 BEASTIE BOYS - HEY LADIES (DUR 3.49);08.33 FF#3 U2 - ALL I WANT IS YOU (DUR 6.37);15.37 FF#4 GYAN - WAIT (DUR 3.39) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31, HIGH CHROMA);19.53 FF#4 GYAN - WAIT (DUR 3.32) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31, USE THIS VERSION);24.21 FF#5 REAL LIFE - SEND ME AN ANGEL (DUR 3.46) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31);28.17 FF#5 REAL LIFE - SEND ME AN ANGEL (DUR 3.46) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31, USE THIS VERSION);32.56 FF#4 ROSS WILSON - DARK SIDE OF THE MAN (DUR 3.31) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31);37.20 FF#6 PIL - WARRIOR (DUR 3.43) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31);41.36 FF#7 HUMMINGBIRDS - BLUSH (DUR 3.15) (LIVE EX STUDIO 31);48.48 FF#8 MAX Q - WAY OF THE WORLD (DUR 4.15);53.41 FF#4 ROSS WILSON - DARK SIDE OF THE MAN (DUR 3.35);57.40 FF#4 NOISEWORKS - IN MY YOUTH (DUR 3.13);1.00.59 FF#4 SIMPLY RED - A NEW FLAME (DUR 3.51);1.04.53 FF#4 UNDERWORLD - STAND UP (DUR 3.13);1.08.10 FF#3 TINA TURNER - THE BEST (DUR 4.16);1.13.01 TOM PETTY - RUNNING DOWN A DREAM (DUR 4.40);1.17.44 FF#3 GUN - BETTER DAYS (DUR 3.55);1.21.48 FF#6 ZIGGY MARLEY - LOOK WHO'S DANCING (DUR 3.33);1.25.32 FF#6 SOUL II SOUL - BACK TO LIFE (DUR 3.52);1.29.49 FF#9 BOBBY BROWN - EVERY LITTLE STEP (DUR 4.00)

Hi Guru Bob!
Looking at what's on this episode,it's definitely late '89,not from January of that year

Whenever the ABC don't know the recording date or it is a compilation then they give it a Jan 1 date. I remember when they showed the 1st Countdown episode once and called it Jan 1 1975. That's just the way they archive.

Did this episode go for 90mins? I thought CR was only 30mins?

It is a storage tape of bits and pieces used on Countdown Revolution over several episodes. This was not a show that went to air in this format.

Guru,

On the subject of archiving, did the CD Revolution eps carry on the same number sequence as the original series or did they have a different numbering system?

Also are these episodes the only Revolution eps to be repeated in their entirity on RAGE?:

27 October 1989 - Cyndi Lauper
12 December 1989 - TISM
22 June 1990 - Protest Episode



Cheers,

Kyron

Guru,

This Episode of Countdown Revolution with Real Life's "Send Me An Angel" is the same Episode I recorded the performance for you which I recorded back in 1989!. My same tape has "I'll House You" and "Batdance Dancers" ... hehehe

So it looks like 'Wait' from this tape is a 'studio 31' (meaning the ABC studio) performance rather than the music video? If that's the case, I hope they don't air it for Wildcard, as if it's like the Countdown Revolution clip of Jenny Morris performing 'She Has To Be Loved', then it's awfully boring (IMO).

Kyron
Sorry, I saw your question, was going to respond but got distracted and forgot.

To answer your second question first, yes Rage have only repeated 3 Countdown Revolutions as per your list.

Countdown Revolution started a new numbering system and was not linked to the old Countdown episodes. Grabbing just one randomly from the ABC Archives they are recorded as follows:

ID: 145164 - COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION;SHOW 95 - PROGRAM

duration: 28.30
location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
summary: LAST LIVE COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION PROGRAMME BEFORE START OF SUMMER SERIES

personalities: JAMES THE HOUND DOG, JAMES YOUNG, ABC HOST;ROBBIE JAMES, ABC HOST;CHOOK, ABC HOST;LACHLAN DADDO, ABC HOST;PAUL NORTON, SINGER;HIP HOP CLUB, BAND;SKYHOOKS, BAND;PAUL CLARKE, ABC HOST;DOUG ANTHONY ALLSTARS, COMEDY TEAM;NEIL WILSON, ABC PRODUCER
shotlist: LIB FTG OPENING WORDS BY ALL PRESENTERS, PAST AND PRESENT, OF COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION (0.38);LIB FTG B&W NIXON RESIGNATION SPEECH (0.43);LIB FTG FRASER RESIGNATION SPEECH (1.06);COPYRIGHTED B&W BEATLES FILM CLIP (1.30);GRAPHIC WORD LAST (1.32);COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION OPENING TITLES (1.57);MS BAND, THE HIP HOP CLUB, PAN L OVER CROWD TO CLARKE TO CAMERA (2.30);PAN R TO SKYHOOKS PERFORMING SONG, TALL TIMBER, IN STUDIO (6.58);OPENING TITLES ROCK ARENA (7.05);LIB FTG SUZANNE DOWLING GOODBYE SPEECH ON LAST ROCK ARENA SHOW (7.13);MS CLARKE TO CAMERA RE THIS BEING THE LAST LIVE SHOW AND PULLING NEIL WILSON INTO VIEW TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON DOING A GOOD JOB (8.07);COPYRIGHTED FTG, STEPHEN CUMMINGS VIDEO CLIP, HELL (11.43;OPENING TITLES COUNTDOWN (11.48);VOX POP RE AXING OF COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION(12.04);OPENING TITLES, THE FACTORY (12.07);PAN R PAST AUDIENCE AND MONITOR TO JAMES THE HOUND DOG PLUGGING NEW SINGLE FROM BAND, GOD, AND WITH HIS PICK FOR 5 WORST MOVIES OF 1990 (13.05);VS DOUG ANTHONY ALLSTARS IN STUDIO PERFORMING SONG, BOTTLE (15.42);VS COUNTDOWN ID'S (15.55);COPYRIGHTED FILM CLIP (16.01);LIB FTG IAN, MOLLY, MELDRUM (16.17);VOX POP RE AXING OF COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION (16.38);COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION BREAKER (16.43);DADDO TO CAMERA AND INTERVIEWING NORTON RE COUNTDOWN (17.40);COPYRIGHTED FILE FTG AC/DC PERFORMING, MONEY TALKS (21.14);COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION BREAKER (21.17);LIB FTG EXCERPT FIRST AND LAST SHOWS FROM THE FACTORY (22.15);COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION BREAKER (2.20);MCU IV MEMBER OF THE D GENERATION RE AXING OF COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION (22.45);JAMES TO CAMERA INCL HIS PICKS FOR FOUR BEST ALBUMS (23.27);VS PAUL NORTON IN STUDIO SINGING, BILLY BILLY (26.48);CHOOK TO CAMERA (27.14);LIB FTG FIRST COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION SHOW (27.39);VS CLARKE, CHOOK, JAMES THE HOUND DOG, DADDO AND JAMES SAYING GOODBYE (28.19);VS HIP HOP CLUB PERFORMING AND AUDIENCE (28.30)

I hope that answers queries.

And CJ, yes that was the live performance of Send Me An Angel '89 that you gave me a copy of although I can't locate the exact episode it appeared on, the nearest I found was as follows but that is not the episode that you have - I guess they haven't archived that one yet:

ID: 288658 - COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION EPISODE 6 - PROGRAM

recording date: 06-Jul-1989
duration: 30.00
location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
summary: COUNTDOWN REVOLUTION EP 6: HOSTS DAN, LISA & ANDY. FEATURES LIVE BANDS PSEUDO ECHO AND THE PONY, RECORDED BAND HOODOO GURUS. ALSO IN SHOW JIMMY THE HUMAN, MUSIC CLIPS AND CHART BUSTERS

personalities: ANDY MCLEAN, ABC HOST;LISA COLLINS, ABC HOST;DANIEL WOODS, ABC HOST;JIMMY THE HUMAN, ABC REPORTER;CHOOK, ABC REPORTER;PSEUDO ECHO, ROCK GROUP;THE PONY, ROCK GROUP;HOODOO GURUS, ROCK GROUP
shotlist: EP 6;1.07 MCU JIMMY THE HUMAN;1.13 OPENING TITLES;1.44 FF#1 VS PSEUDO ECHO PERFORM LIVE IN STUDIO/METRO 'EYE OF THE STORM';5.14 3S ANDY, LISA, DAN;6.01 FF#2 VS MUSIC CLIP GYPSY KINGS 'BANBOLEO';10.46 VS JIMMY THE HUMAN PHOTOCOPIES;11.02 MS ANDY;11.30 FF#3 VS HOODOO GURUS PERFORM LIVE IN THE STUDIO/METRO 'COME ANYTIME';14.47 VS JIMMY THE HUMAN REPORT ON PICTURE DISCS;15.15 2S LISA & DAN;15.41 VS CHART BUSTERS INCL EXCERPTS FF#4 NEW KIDS 'YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF),FF#5 SAM BROWN 'CAN I GET A WITNESS',FF#6 TRANSVISION VAMP 'BABY I DON'T CARE';17.05 FF#7 VS MUSIC CLIP PRINCE 'BATDANCE';20.02 2S CHOOK & ANDY;20.51 FF#8 VS THE PONY PERFORM LIVE IN THE STUDIO/METRO 'HEAVEN';25.03 3S ANDY, LISA, DAN;23.31 FF#9 VS MUSIC CLIP REAL LIFE 'SEND ME AN ANGEL';28.49 CLOSING CREDITS;29.12 MS JIMMY THE HUMAN GOOFS;29.29 END

It would have to be this one below you originally put up which I recorded segments from as it features both Real Life and Jungle brothers which I have from the same show!