Genre: Pop, rock
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Let It Rock
Gear costume: Revolution
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Let It Rock
Gear costume: Revolution
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Active compensatory factors: This album has a unique place in my collection. I had to buy a second copy because of an event that led to a personal epiphany at Auckland University in 1977.
Active compensatory factors: This album has a unique place in my collection. I had to buy a second copy because of an event that led to a personal epiphany at Auckland University in 1977.
While at varsity, I had wandered down town, bought a copy of this Skyhooks compilation, and returned to the university library. I put the album (along with a second album I'd bought) in my bag and left it in a cubby hole in the baggage storage room outside the library.
After studying for a while I returned to the storage room and 'my' cubby hole to find that both albums had been stolen. The epiphany was an 'everybody cheats' moment. Naively, it hadn't dawned on me that dishonest people attended Auckland University! But now I knew.
Eventually, I had to rebuy a copy to wipe away the stain of that memory. The album itself is a fantastic collection of their best work. These guys knew how to write hit songs. They made living in the seventies a lot of fun with catchy, beautifully played songs, and they had a charismatic lead singer to boot. Go Shirl my boy!
Where do they all belong? As mentioned - The Skyhooks Tapes is a crucial part of my collection.
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