Saturday, January 2, 2010

Johnny Young - Lady EP



Lady/Good Evening Girl/Going Out Of My Head/Willy Nilly



Johnny was born in the Netherlands in 1945 and migrated to Perth WA with his parents. After he left school, Johnny began work as a trainee disc jockey on Perth radio, started singing at local dances, and spent eighteen months as lead vocalist with local group The Nomads. In 1965 Johnny began hosting local Perth pop show Club 17 on a visit to Perth the Easybeats presented Johnny with a song that they had written "Step Back" which he recorded and backed with "Cara-lyn" the single went on to become a double sided hit going to #1 around the country. Johnny would go on to have a long career with highlights including hosting the Go Show and his long running show Young Talent Time.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Mi-sex - Blue Day




Blue Day/Lady Janice






Mi-Sex was a New Zealand / Australian new wave rock band active from 1978 to 1984. Led by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, they were best known for their singles "Computer Games" in 1979 and "People” in 1980.Mi-Sex evolved from the band Fragments of Time, a band which itself formed from members of earlier bands Father Thyme and Think. The band centred on a trio of performers: Steve Gilpin (vocals), Murray Burns (keyboards), and Kevin Stanton (guitar/vocals).In 1978 they changed their name to Mi-Sex, this name taken from an Ultravox song title, "My Sex". They released their first single, "Straight laddie” (originally intended simply as a demo), during 1978. In August 1978 the band headed to Sydney, where they quickly became a major live drawcard. They were soon signed to the Australian division of CBS Records by the label's then A&R manager/House producer Peter Dawkins, himself an expatriate New Zealander who is best known for his productions with another former NZ group based in Australia, Dragon.Their first single for CBS, "But You Don't Care" / "Burning Up", was released in Australia in June 1979 and their debut album, Graffiti Crimes was issued in July 1979 to coincide with their national tour as the support act for Talking Heads. The LP included their biggest hit, the synthesizer-driven "Computer Games”, a Burns/Stanton composition released in Australia on October 1, 1979. The single went to #1 in Australia, made the Top 5 in New Zealand, and also charted in 20 countries including Canada and South Africa. The follow-up album, Space Race sold well and produced another big single, "People”, but the band were unable to maintain their early momentum and two later albums failed to produce the same popular interest. Mi-Sex disbanded in March 1984. The single "Blue Day" lifted from the last album Where Do They Go "Blue Day" was the last charting single for the group in Australia where it reached number #24 and also in New Zealand where it only made number #36 the B-Side "Lady Janice" is a non album track.