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Year:1980
Date:9/2/1980
Show no:230
Summary:THIS SHOW HOSTED BY ELLEN FOLEY AND CO-HOSTED BY MOLLY MELDRUM (WITHOUT HAT). MOLLY IV'S ELLEN RE HER BACKGROUND (WITH MEATLOAF, IAN HUNTER & NICK RANSEN) AND CURRENT ALBUM. MOLLY IV'S TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS RE HOW THEY FORMED, THEIR FIRST ALBUM AND BEING A 'HOT' BAND. HUMDRUM INCL IV WITH NEIL FINN OF 'SPLIT ENZ' DISCUSSING THE GROUPS ALBUM 'TRUE COLOURS', TOUR OF NZ/AUST, WORRYING ABOUT SUCCESS AND MELODYS & STYLE.
LOCAL ARTISTS:
PLAYER 1 'SPACE INVADERS' (PRODUCED BY RUSSELL DUNLAP & OTHER SESSION PLAYERS)
LOADED DICE 'TELEPHONE' (LIVE)
SPLIT ENZ 'I GOT YOU' (LIVE)
JON ENGLISH & BAXTER FUNT BAND 'HOT TOWN' (LIVE) OVERSEAS TALENT:
ELLEN FOLEY 'STUPID GIRL'
BLONDIE (DEBORAH HARRY) 'ATOMIC'
REVILLOS 'WHERE'S THE BOY FOR ME'
TOM PETTY (& THE HEARTBREAKERS) 'REFUGEE'
BUGGLES 'PLASTIC AGE'
OVERSEAS CHARTBUSTERS:
STEVE FORBERT 'ROMEO'S TUNE'
SUGAR HILL GANG 'RAPPERS DELIGHT'
MICHAEL JACKSON 'ROCK WITH YOU'
HUMDRUM ITEMS (OVERSEAS):
MOTELS 'TOTAL CONTROL'
THE DAMNED 'SMASH IT UP'
TOTO '99'
MIKE BATT 'RUN LIKE THE WIND'
B52'S 'ROCK LOBSTER'
NATIOANL TOP TEN:
KENNY ROGERS 'COWARD OF THE COUNTY' (NO.10)
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 'PLEASE DON'T GO' (NO.9)
RUPERT HOLMES 'ESCAPE' (NO.8)
MICHAEL JACKSON 'DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH' (NO.7)
CHRISTIE ALLEN 'HE'S MY NUMBER ONE' (NO.6)
THE JACKSONS 'BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE' (NO.5)
PINK FLOYD 'ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL' (NO.4)
THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 'DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME' (NO.3)
COLLEEN HEWETT 'DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU' (NO.2)
QUEEN 'CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE' (NO.1)

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