The Lost Album (Skyhooks album)

The Collection / The Lost Album
Studio album by Skyhooks
Released	June 1999
Recorded	1990–1994
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	116:39
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Ross Fraser & Mark Moffat
Skyhooks chronology
Singles and B sides (1994) The Lost Album/The Collection (1999) Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard (2015)

The Lost Album/The Collection is a double-disc album by Australian glam rock band Skyhooks, released in 1999.

The Lost Album was the result of 1990–1994 recording sessions, involving their classic lineup of the early-to-mid 1970s of which only three tracks had been released earlier—"Jukebox in Siberia" and "Tall Timber" in 1990 and "Happy Hippy Hut" in 1994. All were released as singles, with the former two also a part of The Latest and Greatest compilation in 1990.

Skyhooks made these latter recordings with a new album in mind, what might have been their first studio album in 14 years, but they chose not to go ahead with the album. The album remained in Mushroom's vaults until 1999, when Skyhooks released it with a greatest hits disc called The Collection, featuring tracks from their five 1970s albums.

Despite being released in 1999, its ARIA Chart peak came in 2001 at number 36 following the death of band member Graeme Strachan.^[1]

Critical reception

Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic gave the set 4 out of 5, saying; "Skyhooks were once one of that country's most successful, influential, and controversial bands -- a true antipodean phenomenon for much of the 1970s!" He said "[this] two-disc survey containing all of the signature songs found on Skyhooks' five 1970s studio efforts, along with a wealth of non-album singles and outtakes." He said the 11 new tracks on disc two have Macaish's cleverly amusing lyrics similarly to the tracks on the greatest hits. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Greg Macainsh, except where noted.

The Collection

1. "Living in the 70's"
2. "You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good in Bed"
3. "Balwyn Calling"
4. "Horror Movie"
5. "Smut" (Red Symons)
6. "Carlton"
7. "Toorak Cowboy"
8. "All My Friends Are Getting Married"
9. "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"
10. "Million Dollar Riff"
11. "This Is My City"
12. "Mercedes Ladies"
13. "Forging Ahead" (Red Symons)
14. "Let It Rock" (Chuck Berry)
15. "Crazy Heart"
16. "Blue Jeans"
17. "Party to End All Parties"
18. "BBB BBB Boogie" (Fred Strauks)
19. "Women in Uniform"

The Lost Album

1. "Jukebox in Siberia" – 3:52
2. "Tall Timber" – 5:14
3. "Tigersnake Kiss" – 3:30
4. "Kooyong Dollar" – 3:58
5. "Kickback" – 3:24
6. "Happy Hippy Hut" – 3:46
7. "My Girleen" – 2:57 (Bob Starkie, I. Bland)
8. "Black & White Bar" – 4:40
9. "1976 Guitar" – 3:58
10. "Westgate Light" – 4:00
11. "Powdertown" – 5:32

Charts

Personnel

• Graeme "Shirley" Strachan – lead Vocals
• Red Symons – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Smut" and "Forging Ahead"
• Bob "Bongo" Starkie – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "My Girleen"
• Imants Alfred Strauks – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Greg Macainsh – bass, backing vocals

Notes

• Disc 1 is a "best of" collection of the years 1974–1978.
• Disc 2 includes recordings made in 1990 (2.1–2.2) and 1994 (2.3–2.11). Tracks 2.3–2.5 and 2.7–2.11 were previously unreleased.

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