The 40th anniversary of Skyhooks will be marked with a 3-disc collectors edition featuring the first two albums, additional tracks and a bonus live disc.
‘Don’t You Believe What You’ve Seen Or You’ve Heard’ will featured expanded versions of ‘Living In The 70s’ and ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’ and previously unreleased live Skyhooks tracks from 1974 and 1975.
‘Living In The 70s’ had a cultural effect in Australia not unlike The Beatles before them and Nirvana later. For the first time an Australian act was singing about Australian places reflecting real life from the streets.
Skyhooks were a totally unique band at the time.
‘Don’t You Believe What You’ve Seen Or You’re Heard’ was developed by Warner Music’s in-house archival guru Dave Laing and every step of the process ticked off by Skyhooks founder Greg Macainsh.
‘Don’t You Believe What You’ve Seen Or You’re Heard’ is out October 30 on Festival through Warner Music Australia.
CD1 – ‘Living in the 70’s’
1. Living in the Seventies
2. Whatever Happened to the Revolution
3. Balwyn Calling
4. Horror Movie
5. You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good in Bed
6. Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)
7. Toorak Cowboy
8. Smut
9. Hey What’s the Matter
10. Motorcycle Bitch
Additional tracks:
11. Broken Gin Bottle – B side of original ‘Living in the Seventies’ Single
12. Don’t Suck it (Demo)
13. Hey Whats The Matter (Demo)
14. Horror Movie (Demo)
15. Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo) (Demo)
CD2 – Ego is Not a Dirty Word
1. Ego is Not a Dirty Word
2. Love on the Radio
3. Saturday Night
4. Love’s Not Good Enough
5. The Other Side
6. Smartarse Songwriters
7. Mercedes Ladies
8. All My Friends Are Getting Married
9. Every Chase a Steeple
10. Private Eye
Additional tracks :
11. Sweet Sister (Demo)
12. The Other Side (Demo)
13. Saturday Night (Demo)
14. Love on the Radio (Demo)
15. Smartarse Songwriters (Demo)
CD3 – Skyhooks In Concert 1974-75
1. Hey What’s the Matter
2. Living in the 70’s
3. Whatever Happened to the Revolution
4. Balwyn Calling
5. Toorak Cowboy
6. Smut
7. All My Friends are Getting Married
8. Ego is Not a Dirty Word
9. Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)
10. Private Eye
11. You Just Like Me ‘cos I’m Good in Bed
12. Smartarse Songwriters
13. Horror Movie
14. Love on the Radio
Tracks 1-3 recorded at Sydney Opera House September 15 1974
Tracks 4-9 Sydney State Theatre April 12 1975
Track 10 Her Majesty’s Theatre Adelaide July 9 1975
Tracks 11-12 Reefer Cabaret, Ormond Hall, Melbourne December 31 1975
Tracks 13-14 Festival Hall Melbourne July 3 1975
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