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rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES

So this weekend see's 5 un repeated Countdown episodes but both 1983 episodes of Countdown, I have in timer code form so for me, 3 Countdowns this weekend I don't have. And unfortunately, the 1985 episode is a shocker. Very much looking forward to 1982 episode though as I don't have it ...


Year:1982
Date:04/04/1982
Show no:322
Summary:THERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH TOYAH AND GUEST HOST IS JON ENGLISH.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
JON ENGLISH 'BEATING THE BOARDS'
LITTLE HEROES 'ONE PERFECT DAY'
PINK FLAMINGOS 'IS THAT THE WAY'
PREFECTS 'I WANNA MAKE LOVE'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
COLD CHISEL 'FOREVER NOW'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
GO GO'S 'WE GOT THE BEAT'
HAIRCUT 100 'LOVE PLUS ONE'
LEO SAYER 'HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE'
PRINCE 'CONTROVERSY'
JOAN JETT 'I LOVE ROCK N ROLL'
CHARTBUSTERS:
ELTON JOHN 'BLUE EYES'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
XTC 'SENSES WORKING OVERTIME'
SISTER SLEDGE 'MY GUY'
HUMAN LEAGUE 'DON'T YOU WANT ME'
VISAGE 'THE ****ED DON'T CRY'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
SOFT CELL 'TAINTED LOVE'
PETE SHELLEY 'HOMOSAPIEN'
CLIFF RICHARD 'DADDY'S HOME'
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 'MAKE A MOVE ON ME'
DEPECHE MODE 'JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH'
QUATERFLASH 'HARDEN MY HEART'
ROD STEWART 'YOUNG TURKS'
SHAKIN STEVENS 'OH JULIE'
J GEILS BAND 'CENTREFOLD'
MOVING PICTURES 'WHAT ABOUT ME'




Year:1983
Date:06/03/1983
Show no:361
Summary:THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY SHARON O'NEILL AND FEATURES HER LATEST SINGLE RECORDED IN COUNTDOWN STUDIOS TOGETHER WITH NEW GROUP CALLED THUNDERBUGS.TOP TEN ITEMS APPEAR AND MOLLY PRESENTS MUSIC NEWS IN HUMDRUM.LOCAL ARTISTS:
SHARON O'NEILL 'LOSING YOU'
THUNDERBUGS 'I CAN FEEL A BEAT'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
SINGING SHEEP 'BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP'
MALCOLM MCLAREN 'BUFFALO GALS'
TEARS FOR FEARS 'MAD WORLD'
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 'YOU GOT LUCKY'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
MICHAEL JACKSON 'BILLY JEAN'
CULTURE CLUB 'TIME'
CHRIS DE BURG 'DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN'
THE CLASH 'SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO'
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 'WOT'
BILLY JOEL 'ALLENTOWN'
DEVO 'PEEKABOO'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
TOTO COELLO 'I EAT CANNIBALS'
FAT LARRY'S BAND 'ZOO'
TOTO 'AFRICA'
BLANCMANGE 'LIVING ON THE CEILING'
MARVIN GAYE 'SEXUAL HEALING'
WHAM 'YOUNG GUNS'
JOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES 'UP WHERE WE BELONG'
PHIL COLLINS 'CAN'T HURRY LOVE'
DIRE STRAITS 'TWISTING BY THE POOL'
LAURA BRANIGAN 'GLORIA'


Year:1983
Date:04/09/1983
Show no:386
Summary:THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY JOHN PAUL YOUNG AND FEATURES STUDIO ACTS THE CHURCH AND THE EXPRESSION. TOP TEN ITEMS APPEAR AND MOLLY PRESENTS MUSIC NEWS IN 'HUMDRUM'. YOUNG SAYS HE IS GOING TO HANOVER, GERMANY TO COMPLETE HIS RECORDING AND ASKS MOLLY WHY HE IS WEARING A HAT.
LOCAL ARTISTS:
JOHN PAUL YOUNG 'SOLDIER OF FORTUNE'
CHURCH 'ELECTRIC LASH'
ANGELS 'IS THAT YOU'
EXPRESSION 'DECISIONS'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
MALCOLM MCLAREN 'DOUBLE DUTCH'
JO BOXERS 'JUST GO LUCKY'
BILLY JOEL 'TELL HER ABOUT IT'
JACKSON BROWNE 'LAWYERS IN LOVE'
HEAVEN 17 'TEMPTATION'
SHRIEKBACK 'ALL LINED UP'
CULTURE CLUB 'I'LL TUMBLE FOR YA'
DAVID BOWIE 'MODERN LOVE'
HUMDRUM:
MOLLY PRESENTS TOP 5 IN UK AND USA
DAVID SYLVIAN 'FORBIDDEN COLOURS'
F R DAVID 'WORDS'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
HUMAN LEAGUE 'FASCINATION'
MIKE OLDFIELD 'MOONLIGHT SHADOW'
ELTON JOHN 'CALL IT THE BLUES'
EDDY GRANT 'ELECTRIC AVENUE'
HAYSI FANTAYZEE 'SHINY SHINY'
DONNA SUMMER 'SHE WORKS HARD FOR HER MONEY'
SPANDAU BALLET 'TRUE'
MICHAEL SEMBELLO 'MANIAC'
IRENE CARA 'FLASHDANCE'
AUSTEN TAYSHUS 'AUSTRALIANA'


Year:1985
Date:06/10/1985
Show no:482
Summary:THIS SHOW WITHOUT HOST FEATURED MOLLY ENTERING RODEO ARENA IN ROCKHAMPTON RIDING PONY AND IV RIDER RE RODEO, PREPARING FOR COMPETITION AND ROCK 'N' ROLL.HE ALSO PRESENTS HUMDRUM FROM ROCKHAMPTON.
VIDEO CLIPS:
JIMMY BARNES 'I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT'
EUROGLIDERS 'THE CITY OF SOUL'
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 'CURRENT STAND'
MODELS 'COLD FEVER'
THE CURE 'IN BETWEEN DAYS'
BRYAN ADAMS 'SUMMER OF '69' AND IV RE ALBUM AND TOUR
TALKING HEADS 'ROAD TO NOWHERE'
SIMPLY RED 'MONEY'S TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION)'
JULIAN LENNON 'JESSE'
BELOUIS SOME 'SOME PEOPLE'
THE HOOTERS 'AND WE DANCED' AND IV RE GROUP FOUNDATION,
TOUR AND MUSIC STYLE
THOMPSON TWINS 'DON'T MESS WITH DR DREAM'
CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):
PAT BENATAR 'INVINCIBLE'
KATE BUSH 'RUNNING UP THAT HILL'
MADONNA 'GAMBLER'
A-HA 'TAKE ON ME'
TOP TEN:
JIMMY BARNES 'I'D DIE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT'
MODELS 'OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT'
MADONNA 'DRESS YOU UP'
STEVIE WONDER 'PART TIME LOVER'
KOO DE TAH 'TOO YOUNG FOR PROMISES'
DIRE STRAITS 'MONEY FOR NOTHING'
INXS 'WHAT YOU NEED'
UB40/CHRISSIE HYNDE 'I GOT YOU BABE'
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 'POWER OF LOVE'
BOWIE/JAGGER 'DANCING IN THE STREET'



Year:1986
Date:30/11/1986
Show no:53
Summary:POP MUSIC SERIES FEATURING OVERSEAS AND LOCAL ARTISTS WITH KATE CEBERANO, ZAN AND YOUTHS INVOLVED IN 'GET REAL PROJECT' CO-HOSTING PROGRAM. MOLLY INTERVIEWS YOUTHS RE MAKING OF SINGLE FOR 'GET REAL PROJECT'. THIS PROGRAM WAS FIRST OUT OF SYDNEY FOR 1986 AND INCLUDED PRE RECORDED CLIPS OF DO RE MI, SPY V SPY AND NOISEWORKS SHOT WITH HARBOUR BRIDGE AND OPERA AS BACKDROP. GAVIN WOOD IS SEEN READING OUT AT BEGINNING OF TAPE PRE RECORDED PERFORMANCES:
SPY V SPY '(DON'T) TEAR IT DOWN'
DO RE MI 'GUNS AND BUTTER'
NOISEWORKS 'NO LIES'
HUMDRUM (EXCERPTS):
ROSE TATTOO 'CALLING'
VIDEO CLIPS:
PSEUDO ECHO 'FUNKYTOWN'
I'M TALKING 'HOW CAN IT BE'
GET REAL PROJECT 'EVERYTHING TO LIVE FOR'
INXS & JIMMY BARNES 'HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT'
BANANARAMA 'MORE THAN PHYSICAL'
PAUL SIMON 'BOY IN THE BUBBLE'
GENESIS 'LAND OF CONFUSION', CLIP INTRODUCED BY BAND MEMBERS
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 'HIP TO BE SQUARE'
NATIONAL TOP TEN:
BILLY JOEL 'A MATTER OF TRUST'
STACEY Q 'TWO OF HEARTS'
ELTON JOHN 'HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD'
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 'STUCK WITH YOU'
BILLY IDOL 'TO BE A LOVER'
MADONNA 'TRUE BLUE'
COMMUNARDS 'DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY'
PAUL SIMON 'YOU CAN CALL ME AL'
CHRIS DE BURGH 'LADY IN RED'
JOHN FARNHAM 'YOU'RE THE VOICE'
SHOW ENDS WITH WA WA NEE 'SUGAR FREE'

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

As good as it is to get 5 Countdown's, the 1985 episode is just terrible.

Full of common as mud crap, ah well

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Thanks for posting these. When I saw Toto Coelo's 'I Eat Cannibals' being played as an in-between episodes video, I hoped there might have been a studio performance of theirs on an episode, but I guess not.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Jason 'The Moderator'
As good as it is to get 5 Countdown's, the 1985 episode is just terrible.

Full of common as mud crap, ah well


You are right Jason, instead of playing the 1985 Countdown, I wouldn't have minded seeing a Rock Arena!!

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Australian hosts to tie in with Australia Day on Tuesday. There's always a theme!

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Awesome, five countdowns, I'm one happy man.

Really looking forward to getting clean copies of these clips.

ELTON JOHN I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (RocketRecord Company)
DONNA SUMMER She Works Hard For The Money (Mercury)
IRENE CARA Flashdance...What A Feeling (Polygram)

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

I don't mind the 1985 episode, I agree that there's nothing particularly rare in there though. From the point of view of stuff I like that I don't have on DVD there's Eurogliders, Kids In The Kitchen, Models and Thompson Twins. It's also the week that Koo De' Tah peaked in the top ten. The rest is very common though, and no host doesn't help.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Having 3 of the episodes on timecoded copies means I am not as excited overall but as none of the episodes have ever aired on Rage before it is good to get another 5 clean copies to the collection.

Jesse by Julian Lennon is a rare clip on the 1985 episode. I still have my old audio recording of songs off this episode including Jesse, Cold Fever and Current Stand.

While most of the clips are common on the Rockhampton episode I like the songs and am happy to fill another gap from 1985. That makes 28 episodes I have from 1985 with 19 to go.

To me they're all good episodes although none that I would have requested as I think there are a few better ones that still need to be dusted off. I may have to try this Facebook requesting next year.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

The 1985 episode does look dire but it's still an unaired Countdown. Don't think I've ever heard the Julian Lennon song so looking forward to that at least.

A few Flashez inserts sprinkled in between the Countdown's instead of oft repeated clips would have been

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

For anyone that's interested my EPG is giving me a start time of 11.47.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Guru Bob
I may have to try this Facebook requesting next year.


I think it would be worth creating an account just for rage suggestions/requests. Jason or I could copy and paste your requests there, but I doubt it would have as much impact, as we often make suggestions ourselves, and although they indulge us from time to time, I think rage might be more open to hearing retro month requests from a 'new' person

I like what I know (only the singles) from Julian Lennon's 80s/early 90's career, but don't know 'Jesse', so am looking forward to seeing it too.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Which chart did Counntdown use for the UK top 5? I noticed that "Gold" was at number one but I've always thought that it peaked at #2. So it must have made it to #1 on one of the UK charts. Spandau's best song IMHO

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Gary
Which chart did Counntdown use for the UK top 5? I noticed that "Gold" was at number one but I've always thought that it peaked at #2. So it must have made it to #1 on one of the UK charts. Spandau's best song IMHO


'Gold' definitely peaked at #2 in the UK, see http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18710/spandau-ballet/ .

I don't know about that early in the 80's, but in the late 80s, there was a different UK chart called the Network chart, which was published in UK pop magazine, Number One - a rival Smash Hits-type magazine that used to ship to Australia about 2-3 months after its cover date. The Network chart didn't begin until 1984 though, according to its wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Network_Chart_Show

Countdown were using their own chart, I believe, until mid 1983. e.g. they had some singles tying for positions occasionally in the top 10, and in this Humdrum segment from July 1983, Molly explains that they were now switching to using the ARIA chart (which was then licensing the Kent Report chart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OxWO4I2NY

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

ohnoitisnathan
Gary
Which chart did Counntdown use for the UK top 5? I noticed that "Gold" was at number one but I've always thought that it peaked at #2. So it must have made it to #1 on one of the UK charts. Spandau's best song IMHO


'Gold' definitely peaked at #2 in the UK, see http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18710/spandau-ballet/ .

I don't know about that early in the 80's, but in the late 80s, there was a different UK chart called the Network chart, which was published in UK pop magazine, Number One - a rival Smash Hits-type magazine that used to ship to Australia about 2-3 months after its cover date. The Network chart didn't begin until 1984 though, according to its wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Network_Chart_Show

Countdown were using their own chart, I believe, until mid 1983. e.g. they had some singles tying for positions occasionally in the top 10, and in this Humdrum segment from July 1983, Molly explains that they were now switching to using the ARIA chart (which was then licensing the Kent Report chart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OxWO4I2NY



Thanks for the info and links - hadn't heard of officialcharts.com. I've mostly used everyhit.com for my UK chart info

I also remember Number One magazine. I collected those along with Smash Hits.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Polyhex has it at number 2 as well

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

ohnoitisnathan
Gary
Which chart did Counntdown use for the UK top 5? I noticed that "Gold" was at number one but I've always thought that it peaked at #2. So it must have made it to #1 on one of the UK charts. Spandau's best song IMHO


'Gold' definitely peaked at #2 in the UK, see http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18710/spandau-ballet/ .

I don't know about that early in the 80's, but in the late 80s, there was a different UK chart called the Network chart, which was published in UK pop magazine, Number One - a rival Smash Hits-type magazine that used to ship to Australia about 2-3 months after its cover date. The Network chart didn't begin until 1984 though, according to its wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Network_Chart_Show

Countdown were using their own chart, I believe, until mid 1983. e.g. they had some singles tying for positions occasionally in the top 10, and in this Humdrum segment from July 1983, Molly explains that they were now switching to using the ARIA chart (which was then licensing the Kent Report chart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OxWO4I2NY

I am guessing they may have produced the chart from No.1 Magazine as Nathan mentioned. At the base of the chart it says "Compiled by N.M.E." which was the New Music Express pop paper similar to RAM and Juke that we had here in Australia. It is more likely that Countdown copied the chart from the one published in N.M.E. rather than the No.1 chart as I had seen Molly hold up copies of that paper in a few Humdrum episodes.

I have just had a look through my copies of No.1 and the August 27 1983 copy had the following chart which was very similar to the Top 5 shown on Countdown Sept 4 1983 except Give It Up and Long Hot Summer swapped positions - this may even have been an error produced by Countdown when reproducing this chart.

Gold spent 2 weeks at No.1 on this chart.

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Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

Gary

Thanks for the info and links - hadn't heard of officialcharts.com. I've mostly used everyhit.com for my UK chart info

I also remember Number One magazine. I collected those along with Smash Hits.


Polyhex, as JASE has mentioned, is also another useful site (and probably more user-friendly), but it only lists top 75 chart runs:

http://www.polyhex.me.uk/uksingles/chartruns-uksingles.cfm


Chart Log UK is another useful site, listing top 200 peaks from late 1994:

http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_00.HTM

However, the peaks listed on this site up until some time in 2001 are the uncompressed chart (no exclusions below #75) peaks, so peaks within the 76-100 range from this period differ to those on the officialcharts site, which displays the 'compressed' chart peaks (singles falling out of the top 75 are removed from the chart if their sales decline exceeds 20%, but can re-enter the chart if their sales start increasing again). The difference can be quite large, as e.g. I've seen a single listed as peaking at #134 on the uncompressed chart peaking at #100 on the compressed chart.

Re: rage goes retro 4 - FIVE COUNTDOWN EPISODES!!!!!

I noticed when they played the UK Top 5 there was an alternate video to 'Long Hot Summer'. Must check YouTube!