The Best of Skyhooks explained

The Best of Skyhooks
Type:compilation
Artist:Skyhooks
Cover:The Best of Skyhooks (album).jpg
Recorded:1974–1978
Label:Mushroom/Festival
Prev Title:Live! Be in It
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Hot for the Orient
Next Year:1980

The Best of Skyhooks is the second compilation album released in December 1979 by Australian band Skyhooks, following The Skyhooks Tapes in 1977. The album was released after lead singer Graeme Strachan left in late 1978. The album peaked at number 9 in Australia.

Background

Australian pop rock group Skyhooks had formed in March 1973. By 1978 they had issued four studio albums, Living in the 70's (October 1974), Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (July 1975), Straight in a Gay Gay World (August 1976) and Guilty Until Proven Insane (March 1978), from which the tracks for their second compilation album, The Best of Skyhooks (December 1979) were gathered.[1] [2] [3] For the first three studio albums the line-up was Greg Macainsh on bass guitar, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan on lead vocals, Bob "Bongo Starr" Starkie on guitar, Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums and Red Symons on guitar.[1] [3] They had all been produced by Ross Wilson. After Straight in a Gay Gay World Symons was replaced on guitar by Bob Spencer and following Guilty Until Proven Insane Strachan left.[1] [2] [4] For the latter album they had worked with Eddie Leonetti in the studio.[1] [2] The Best of Skyhooks peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.[5]

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Skyhooks!Chart (1979–1980)!Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[6] 9

Notes and References

  1. Book: McFarlane, Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Skyhooks' . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=375 . 22 November 2009 . 1999 . . St Leonards, NSW . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040419072143/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=375 . 19 April 2004 .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040319145753/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/s/skyhooks.html . Skyhooks. . Holmgren . Magnus . Notling . Fredrik . Brown . Jenny . 19 March 2004 . 1 October 2022 . dead .
  3. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/skyhooks/skyhooks.htm . Skyhooks . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing . 26 July 2012 . 1 October 2022 . dead .
  4. Web site: Skyhooks - History. skyhooks-music.com. 18 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Skyhooks - Discography. skyhooks-music.com. 18 February 2016.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book Ltd. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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