[CLOSED] Win Skyhooks Latest Triple CD Compilation

Win Skyhooks Latest Triple CD Compilation - Although ‘Living in the 70’s’ was released in October 1974 and was an instant smash, it only became clear the following year that Skyhooks were not only breaking both rules and records, but they were seriously breaking new ground as well. New ground as in new frontiers, as in taking the country to places it had never been before. As in changing the culture in a way that hadn’t happened since The Beatles visited the Antipodes 11 years earlier. Yes - Skyhooks were that different, and, in Australia in 1975, that ubiquitous. And after 16 weeks atop the national album charts with their first album (and 6 months in that spot in Victoria – hometown fans in Melbourne of course led the charge for the band), they released ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’ in June and spent another 11 weeks there. Their success and their cultural impact was unprecedented for an Australian band. And make no mistake, they were a very Australian band – one who sung about Australian places (that weren’t Gundagai) and an Australian life that mainstream society had barely glimpsed, and one who were all of a sudden the biggest and brightest thing in a country that was undergoing some serious changes. While things inevitably tapered off slightly in ’76 as the band set its sights on the US, 1975 remains the year that Skyhooks peaked. And ‘Living In the 70’s’ and ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’ remain together in the nation’s consciousness as the two records that charmed the band into our collective pants. Indeed the albums remain a cohesive pair; together they were the soundtrack to the band’s extended period of mania. So, 40 years down the track, it is perhaps inevitable that these two classic albums should be brought together to celebrate Skyhooks brilliance and success. ‘DON’T YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU’VE SEEN OR YOU’VE HEARD’ is a deluxe 3CD set that does just that. In stunning remastered sound (overseen at every step by Greg Macainsh himself), this new collection presents ‘Living in the 70’s’ and ‘Ego Is Not A Dirty Word’ as they were meant to be heard. Add a bunch of pre-album demos to each, as well a third disc of previously unreleased live recordings from late ’74 and ’75 that we’re calling ‘Skyhooks In Concert 1974-75’, and you have the ultimate 44-track audio document of this period of the band’s life!

This competition closes on Sunday, 15 November 2015 at 11:59 PM AEST.