| The Collection / The Lost Album | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Skyhooks |
| Cover: | Skyhooks_The_Collection_The_Lost_Album_cover.jpg |
| Released: | June 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1990–1994 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Length: | 116:39 |
| Label: | Mushroom Records |
| Producer: | Ross Fraser & Mark Moffatt |
| Prev Title: | Singles and B sides |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard |
| Next Year: | 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. It was recorded by the "classic" lineup responsible for the group's first three albums. Only three tracks on the album had previously been released; "Jukebox in Siberia", a hit single in 1990, "Tall Timber" (a less successful release from 1990) and "Happy Hippy Hut" (1994). The first of these two had been included in The Latest and Greatest compilation from 1990.
Skyhooks recorded the Lost Album songs with the intention of releasing its first studio album in 14 years, but the group chose not to go ahead with this plan. Instead Skyhooks issued the album much later, as what was essentially a bonus disc to The Collection, which featured 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]
Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic gave the set 4 out of 5, saying; "Skyhooks were once one of [Australia]'s most successful, influential, and controversial bands -- a true antipodean phenomenon for much of the 1970s!" He added that, similar to the hits, the 11 new tracks on disc two featured Macainsh's cleverly amusing lyrics.[2]
All tracks by Greg Macainsh, except where noted.