THE NUMBERS / THE RIPTIDES
"Early Recordings" (1978-1981)
THE NUMBERS: "Sunset Strip" 7" EP (Abel AB003) 1978
01. Sunset Strip
02. Magic Castle
03. Rules Of Love
THE RIPTIDES: Demos 1978
04. Magic Moments
05. Power Of Love
06. Kiss Nice
07. Time Of My Life
08. Lonely Old Sunday
09. The Other Side
10. She's My World
11. Growing Up In Brisbane
12. No Reply
13. It Happens All The Time
14. Keep It Up
15. Swept Away
THE RIPTIDES: "Swept Away" 12" (Regular L20004) 1981
16. Only Time
17. Eternal Flame
18. Money For Life
19. Holiday Time
20. Day Has Gone
21. Mona Lisa
SOURCE: Various
TIME: 69:06
COMMENTS: The 1978 demos were also released on the "White Album" limited edition LP, 1980
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE RIPTIDES / GANGGAJANG
DVD
Video Compilation
THE RIPTIDES: "After Dark", Channel 7 TV, Australia, July 1979
- Sunset Strip
THE RIPTIDES: Promo Video (never released clip taken from "Youtube")
- Tomorrow's Tears
THE RIPTIDES: "Countdown", ABC TV, Australia, July 6, 1980 (digital rebroadcast with timecode)
- Tomorrow's Tears
THE RIPTIDES: "Countdown", ABC TV, Australia, November 22, 1981 (digital rebroadcast)
- Only Time
THE RIPTIDES: "Rock Arena", ABC TV, Australia, 1988 (rebroadcast on "Rage", ABC TV, Australia, 1988)
- Only Time (promo video, November 1981)
- Hearts And Flowers (promo video, September 1982)
THE RIPTIDES: "Rock Arena", ABC TV, Australia, January 22, 1988
- Mark Callaghan interview and clips from "Brisbane Bands" documentary
- Tomorrow’s Tears ("Countdown", July 6, 1980 - incomplete but with no timecode)
GANGGAJANG: "Countdown", ABC TV, Australia, December 2, 1984 (digital rebroadcast)
- Gimme Some Lovin'
GANGGAJANG: "Countdown", ABC TV, Australia, February 22, 1986 (digital rebroadcast)
- Sounds Of Then
GANGGAJANG: "Rock Arena", ABC TV, Australia, November 26, 1985 (February 7, 1987 broadcast)
- House Of Cards (live)
GANGGAJANG: Promo Video (rebroadcast on "Rage", ABC TV, Australia)
- Walking On Sunshine (live)
SOURCE: TV broadcast
TIME: 34:17
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS:
MENU: No, but songs are individually indexed
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE RIPTIDES
Metropole Hotel, Cremorne, Australia, October 1980
01. Kiss Nice
02. Rules Of Love
03. Day Has Gone
04. The Power Of Love
05. Holiday Time
06. Time Of My Life
07. Sunset Strip
08. Magic Castle
09. Keep It Up
10. Magic Moments
11. Tombs Of Gold
12. Lonely Old Sunday
13. Tomorrow's Tears
14. Eternal Flame
15. Shake It
16. Swept Away
17. She's My World (beginning cut)
18. The Letter
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 59:58
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE RIPTIDES
Martinis, Melbourne, Australia, December 1980
01. Some Other Guy
02. Rules Of Love
03. The Letter
04. Holiday Time
05. Power Of Love
06. Day Has Gone
07. Magic Castle
08. Tomorrow Tears
09. Keep It Up
10. Is That What People Are Saying
11. No Reply
12. Lonely Old Sunday
13. Eternal Flame
14. Tombs Of Gold
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 46:23
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE RIPTIDES
Gaelic Club, Sydney, Australia, October 31, 1982
01. No Regrets
02. Day Has Gone
03. Keep It Up
04. Money For Life
05. The Spy
06. Tomorrow's Tears
07. Hearts And Flowers
08. Orwell Street
09. Everything For Sale
10. The Bigger They Are
11. Tombs Of Gold
12. Only Time
13. Venus
14. Set Me Free
15. Somebody To Love
16. Sunset Strip
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 60:15
COMMENTS: This was a live-to-air broadcast on 2SER. The first 1:30 was taken from an inferior recording since it was incomplete on the better quality one.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE RIPTIDES
"Pig City", Playing Field No. 4, University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, July 14, 2007
01. Holiday Time
02. Tomorrow's Tears
03. Eternal Flame
04. The Power Of Love
05. Day Is Gone
06. Money For Life
07. Tombs Of Gold
08. Hearts And Flowers
09. Shake It
10. Sunset Strip
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 42:46
BAND MEMBERS: Mark Callaghan (vocals, guitar), Mark O'Connor (keyboards), Chris Bailey (bass), Buzz Bidstrup (drums), Alan Reilly (guitar on track 10)
COMMENTS: BE recording. I received this recording directly from the taper, although tracks 9 and 10 were added from an alternate and inferior source since they were missing on the other recording. . This concert was part of the Queensland Music Festival concert "Pig City - Brisbane's Historical Soundtrack", which was inspired by the book "Pig City - from The Saints to Savage Garden", written by Andrew Stafford, first published in 2004.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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