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Guru Bob
Jan 15, 2013 - 7:29PM
Manikins

Manikins were a Perth band that started in the late 70's and included Dave Faulkner (later of Hoodoo Gurus). After doing very little between 1981-85 they were revived when singer songwriter Christine Brodey joined. What Are You On was their first release with the new line-up and reached No74 on the Australian charts.

My favourite track of theirs was Cruel World which was released in December 1987 and got to No.54 on the Australian charts but as high as No.16 on the 3XY Melbourne charts. Below are scans of the single we will see performed live and the album that it came from.

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Jan 15th, 2013 - 7:29 PM
Jason 'The Moderator'
Jan 15, 2013 - 7:38PM
Re: Manikins

I am VERY excited about the studio performance of What Are You On from The Manikins! I have requested it a few times and I LOVE the track. I actually FINALLY got the album 2 weeks ago at Alley Tunes, YES... It's STILL there! I was SOOOOO mega happy when I found the album with the cover above with the singer in the red dress :-)

brett
Jan 15, 2013 - 8:23PM
Re: Manikins

Always liked the Manikins song 'What are you on'. I was able to find it on a CD single with Cruel World. Looking forward to this episode.

Guru Bob
Jan 15, 2013 - 9:28PM
Re: Manikins

Spoiler alert.
If you can't wait until Saturday then you can see the clip on YouTube. RecordPausePlay has the Countdown performance uploaded.

Another Manikins clip is also on YouTube. Scent appears from an episode of Night Shift.

Can't find a clip for Cruel World though. I know they performed it live on The Factory episode 17. From memory she was wearing that same red dress as the album cover and the word Manikins was in large pink letters on the back wall of the studio.

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Jan 15th, 2013 - 9:28 PM
Guru Bob
Jan 15, 2013 - 9:30PM
Re: Manikins

Jason 'The Moderator'
I am VERY excited about the studio performance of What Are You On from The Manikins! I have requested it a few times and I LOVE the track. I actually FINALLY got the album 2 weeks ago at Alley Tunes, YES... It's STILL there! I was SOOOOO mega happy when I found the album with the cover above with the singer in the red dress :-)


I just had a look on ebay and found the album on CD. I only had the vinyl version. Got both now.

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Jan 15th, 2013 - 9:30 PM
Jason 'The Moderator'
Jan 15, 2013 - 10:51PM
Re: Manikins

FAB! I am happy with just the vinyl

Jason 'The Moderator'
Jan 15, 2013 - 10:52PM
Re: Manikins

Guru Bob
Spoiler alert.
If you can't wait until Saturday then you can see the clip on YouTube. RecordPausePlay has the Countdown performance uploaded.

Another Manikins clip is also on YouTube. Scent appears from an episode of Night Shift.

Can't find a clip for Cruel World though. I know they performed it live on The Factory episode 17. From memory she was wearing that same red dress as the album cover and the word Manikins was in large pink letters on the back wall of the studio.


I saw the Countdown performance to What Are You On about 2 years ago on You Tube , won't watch it again though as it's been awhile and I want to see it on
Saturday night again BUT this time on T.V. !

Michael
Jan 16, 2013 - 11:28AM
Re: Manikins

My first introduction to the Manikins, was when I won the single 'Dracula's Slut' off a radio station. It was a horse racing station, but when there was no racing, they would play music and take song requests and often at night they had giveaways. I won a ****load of stuff of that radio station in the late 80's. Sad to say, it no longer exists.

Michael
Jan 16, 2013 - 11:46AM
Re: Manikins

Guru, I just checked the Manikins single releases on Wikipedia. Was 'Cruel World' & 'Dracula's Slut' a double A side single? or was 'Dracula's Slut' the B side?

Guru Bob
Jan 16, 2013 - 12:33PM
Re: Manikins

Michael
Guru, I just checked the Manikins single releases on Wikipedia. Was 'Cruel World' & 'Dracula's Slut' a double A side single? or was 'Dracula's Slut' the B side?


Cruel World was the A-Side and Dracula's Slut the B-Side

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Jan 16th, 2013 - 12:33 PM
brett
Jan 16, 2013 - 2:30PM
Re: Manikins

Guru Bob
Michael
Guru, I just checked the Manikins single releases on Wikipedia. Was 'Cruel World' & 'Dracula's Slut' a double A side single? or was 'Dracula's Slut' the B side?


Cruel World was the A-Side and Dracula's Slut the B-Side

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This is the same as the CD single that I have and it also includes 'What Are You On'.

Guru Bob
Jan 16, 2013 - 4:49PM
Re: Manikins

brett
Always liked the Manikins song 'What are you on'. I was able to find it on a CD single with Cruel World. Looking forward to this episode.


I nearly bought the same CD single on ebay yesterday but then I saw the album was also listed as a CD release, so bought that instead. Definitely looking forward to that performance as the highlight of that episode.

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Jan 16th, 2013 - 4:49 PM
Michael
Jan 16, 2013 - 5:05PM
Re: Manikins

Cheers.

Steve
Dec 10, 2018 - 10:42AM
Re: Manikins

Nice to see the official video for What Are You On on Saturday night after getting the Countdown studio performance 5 years ago.

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