Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1975:
Skyhooks’ promo-video for the hit single ‘Horror Movie’ (March, 1975) taken from the 1974 album ‘Living In The Seventies’.
Note: This was Skyhooks’ second single, racing to # 1on the Australian singles chart. The band would make # 1 again, in 1990 with ‘Jukebox In Siberia’. According to wikipedia, this song is a popular Halloween song in the United States, and appears on the compilation album ‘Elvira Presents Haunted Hits’… chills!
Artist(s) Origin: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Produced By: Ross Wilson
(ex- Daddy Cool — Mondo Rock vocalist)
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia)
Release Date: March, 1975
Footage Information:
Artist(s) links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Skyhooks
http://www.skyhooks-music.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Horror_Movie_(Skyhooks_song)
Line-up:
Greg Macainsh — Bass
[ Spare Parts (1966-1968) -- Sound Pump (1968) -- Reuben Tice (1969-1970) -- Reuben Tice (1970-1971) -- Claptrap (1971) -- Frame (Claptrap with name change 1971-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]
Bob Starkie (aka “Bongo Starr”) — Guitar, Backing Vocals
[ Mary Jane Union -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]
Graeme “Shirley” Strachan — Lead Vocals
[ Frame (1972-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1978) -- solo artist (1976-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]
Imants “Freddie” Strauks (aka “Freddie Kaboodleschnitzer) — Drums
[ Spare Parts (1966-1968) -- Claptrap (1971) -- Frame (Claptrap with name change 1971-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- The Sports (1980-1982) -- Skyhooks reunions ]
Red Symons — Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards
[ Scumbag — Skyhooks (1973-1976) — solo artist (1977) — Skyhooks reunions and television work )
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NZOZ NZOZ1975 1975 Australia Mid Seventies 1970’s 1970s 70’s 70s
Extended Tags:
Musical Terms: Glam, Rock, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band
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