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18 April 1982 - Countdown awards

COUNTDOWN AWARDS COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE FIRST FULL INDEPENDENT AWARDS. PRESENTERS OF AWARDS ARE GREEDY SMITH, ROSS WILSON, MICHAEL HUTCHENCE, DURAN DURAN, SHARON O'NEIL, RENEE GEYER, JOHN SWAN, JOHN PAUL YOUNG, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, ALEX SMITH (LIVE CROSS TO PERTH), ANGRY ANDERSON AND IAN MELDRUM. LIVE ACTS ON THE SHOW WERE MEN AT WORK, SHARON O'NEIL, RENEE GEYER, MENTAL AS ANYTHING, BILLY FIELD, MONDO ROCK, THE DIVINYLS ARTIST/TITLE:
00.00.31 MEN AT WORK, DOWNUNDER
00.08.47 DIVINYLS, BOYS IN TOWN
00.09.29 MEN AT WORK, WHO CAN IT BE NOW
00.10.10 MOVING PICTURES, BUSTIN' LOOSE
00.12.48 SHARON O'NEIL, MAYBE
00.14.46 RENEE GEYER, SAY I LOVE YOU
00.17.40 DIVINYLS, BOYS IN TOWN
00.20.39 BILLY FIELD, BAD HABITS
00.21.06 MEN AT WORK, DOWNUNDER
00.22.50 MENTAL AS ANYTHING, IF YOU LEAVE ME CAN I COME TOO
00.28.09 RENEE GEYER, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
00.28.22 MARCIA HINES, YOUR LOVE STILL BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES
00.28.42 SHARON O'NEIL, WAITING FOR YOU
00.29.06 BILLY FIELD, YOU WEREN'T IN LOVE WITH ME
00.29.24 SPLIT ENZ, HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
00.29.38 AUSTRALIAN CRAWL, LAKESIDE
00.29.58 AUSTRALIAN CRAWL, THINGS DON'T SEEM
00.38.55 SPLIT ENZ, HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
00.39.32 MONDO ROCK, SUMMER OF 81
00.42.44 MONDO ROCK, COOL WORLD
00.43.45 MENTAL AS ANYTHING, IF YOU LEAVE ME CAN I COME TOO
00.50.19 MENTAL AS ANYTHING, TOO MANY TIMES
00.50.49 MONDO ROCK, CHEMISTRY
00.51.19 AUSTRALIAN CRAWL, ERROL
01.01.22 COLD CHISEL, MY TURN TO CRY
01.02.04 MIDNIGHT OIL, I DON'T WANNA BE THE ONE
01.02.32 MENTAL AS ANYTHING, GOT HIT

Countdown Episode
22 August 1982
MOLLY INTERVIEWS MICHAEL HUTCHENCE AND MARC HUNTER AND GUEST PRESENTER IS MARC HUNTER.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
INXS 'ONE THING'
RUSSELL MORRIS & THE RUBES 'GET IT RIGHT'
FRUIT PASTILLES 'I DONT EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN'
DRAGON 'APRIL SUN IN CUBA'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:GLOBOS 'TINTARELLA DI LUNA'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
EDDIE MONEY 'THINK I'M IN LOVE'
SURVIVOR 'EYE OF THE TIGER'
MISSING PERSONS 'WORDS'
DONNA SUMMER 'LOVE IS IN CONTROL'
ABC 'LOOK OF LOVE'
CHARTBUSTERS:
CHICAGO 'HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY'
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND JOHN MELLENCAMP 'HURTS SO GOOD'
PAUL MCCARTNEY 'TAKE IT AWAY'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 'HAPPY TALK'
KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS 'I'M A WONDERFUL THING BABY'
ROUGH TRADE 'ALL TOUCH'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
JOHN COUGAR 'HURTS SO GOOD'
JOAN JETT 'CRIMSON & CLOVER'
ABC 'POISON ARROW'
MEMBERS 'RADIO'
MADNESS 'HOUSE OF FUN'
YAZOO 'ONLY YOU'
STEVE MILLER BAND 'ABRACADABRA'
FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 'I RAN'
ADAM ANT 'GOODY TWO SHOES'
RAY PARKER JR 'THE OTHER WOMAN'

Countdown 30 August 1981
THIS WEEK'S SHOW IS RECORDED IN SYDNEY AND HOSTED BY DAVE MASON,LEAD SINGER FROM THE REELS WITH GUEST VO GEORGE WAYNE FROM 2JJJ SYDNEY.
LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
VIXEN 'TIME OUT'
PEL MEL 'NO WORD FROM CHINA'
WARD 13 'NEWS FOR YOU'
REELS 'QUASIMODO'S DREAM'
LOCAL ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:MEN AT WORK 'WHO CAN IT BE NOW'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
SHOCK 'ANGEL FACE'
BUCKS FIZZ 'PIECE OF THE ACTION'
PETER FRAMPTON 'BREAKING ALL THE RULES'
STRAY CATS 'STRUT'
REO SPEEDWAGON 'TAKE IT ON THE RUN'
KATE BUSH 'SAT ON YOUR LAP'
ROLLING STONES 'START ME UP'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
GRACE JONES 'I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE'
LRB 'NIGHT OWLS'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
JONA LEWIE 'LOUISE'
POINTER SISTERS 'SLOW HAND'
BUREAU 'ONLY FOR SHEEP'
STARS ON 45 'STARS ON 45'
SHAKIN STEVENS 'YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY'
RENEE GEYER 'SAY I LOVE YOU'
BUCKS FIZZ 'MAKIN YOUR MIND UP'
DEVO 'DEVO LIVE'
RICK SPRINGFIELD 'JESSIE'S GIRL'

Countdown episode 19 April 1983
COUNTDOWN AWARDS
COUNTDOWN MUSIC AWARDS DURING 1983
ARTIST/TITLE
00.00.00 OPENING TITLES
00.00.44 ANGELS, EAT CITY
00.04.00 MOVING PICTURES, WHAT ABOUT ME
00.04.57 GOANNA, SOLID ROCK
00.05.59 GOANNA, CHEATIN' MAN
00.07.25 JO KENNEDY, BODY AND SOUL
00.11.05 DIVINYLS, SCIENCE FICTION
00.11.45 EUROGLIDERS, NO ACTION
00.16.29 ROSE TATTOO, WE CAN'T BE BEATEN
00.20.40 SPLIT ENZ, MY NEXT EXIT
00.30.50 REELS, QUASIMODO'S DREAM
00.36.49 ICEHOUSE, STREET CAFÉ
00.41.55 MEN AT WORK, OVERKILL
00.49.57 SKYHOOKS, HORROR MOVIE
00.53.20 CLOSING CREDITS

Countdown episode 30 december 1975

THIS COUNTDOWN SPECIAL INTRODUCED BY MOLLY FEATURED SHERBET AT THEIR HOMES, IN RECORDING STUDIO, IN CONCERT AND IN SEGMENTS FILMED IN SYDNEY, PERTH AND ON BOARD SS AUSTRALIS. CLIVE SHAKESPEARE IV ABOUT MEANING OF LIFE, SONGWRITING AND RECORDING. GARTH PORTER'S IV RE METHOD OF SONGWRITING, FIRST CONTACT WITH MUSIC AND CAREER. DARLY BRAITHWAITE SPOKE ABOUT LACK OF PRIVACY, TOURING STRESS, TIME BEFORE AND AFTER CONCERT. ALAN PORTER SPOKE ABOUT CONCERT PERFORMING. TONY MITCHELL RE CONCERT PERFORMING AND RELEXING AFTER TOUR. THE BAND MANAGER ROGER DAVIS IV RE ARRANGING STUDIO ITEMS, SETTING UP TOUR DATES AND HANDLING MEDIA.
SHERBET PERFORMED FOLLOWING MUSIC ITEMS:
'LIFE'
'ARR VAL'
'I WANNA LIVE'
'ONLY ONE YOU'(OVERLAYED BY FTG)
'WHERE DO WE GO'
'FREEDOM'
'SUMMER LOVE'
'YOU'RE MY WORLD'
'WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT' (EXACT TITLE UNKNOWN)

Sorry they aren't in the order they are being shown in.

Info taken from Countdown Memories website.


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