The Sports - Don't Throw Stones

Formed in 1976 in Melbourne the Sports towered above so
many bands to become one of the best and fondly remembered
Australian bands from the era.
When Andrew Pendlebury joined in 1977 one of Australian music
most enduring partnerships begun, with both artists helping the
other out on their later brilliant solo projects.

This their brilliant debut Lp was released in early 1979 and became
part of the new wave of music that was called um,
New Wave oddly enough.
The album had 3 singles and the photos here come from my vinyl
copies I picked up recently that included the
Reckless/Mailed it to your Sister 7 "single.
Which I haven't included in this download.

The Sport went on to release other 3 or so EPs
and 3 or so Lps as well as a couple of greatest hits
type compilations.
They split in 1981 and both Stephen and Andrew embarked
on successful solo careers.

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Inner Sanctum - Missing Link Compilation

Ken has digitalized this fantastic compilation from 1979,
15 tracks, 15 artists, all from the missing link label.
Heaps of rare tracks and classics.
Some bands which went on to bigger things like
the Sports and Dave Warner and some that should of
like the Victims, who's track here is a classic.
Even a track from Norman Gunston.

As Ken says,

It's a cracker imo ...
diverse as all get out and is one of my favourites.

Thanks Ken

Track list
A01 Bleeding Hearts - Hit Single
A02 The Sports - Twist Senorita
A03 The Millionaires - Please Don't Mention the Junta
A04 The Victims - Television Addict
A05 Uncle Bob's Band - Mr Domestic
A06 The Pelaco Brothers - Mechanics in a Relaxed Manner
A07 The Boundary Four - Corroboree Rock
B01 Dave Warner's From The Suburbs - Summer '78
B02 News - Nobody Wants Me
B03 The Record Bandits - They're Closing Down the Import Shops
B04 Young Modern - She's Got the Money
B05 Relaxed Mechanics - Truckin' Casanova
B06 Thorburn - Brick Wall
B07 The Belair Bandits - Nights in Rio
B08 Norman Gunston - Hor's D'oeuvre

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The Sports - Sondra

And the Sports 1981 release Sondra, which gave us
the single Stop the baby talking and was their final
album. This album really leads the way into Stephens
1st solo album Senso.


Track Listing

01. Against The Dance
02. How Come
03. When We Go Out Tonight
04. Black Stockings (for Chelsea)
05. Clint 1
06. This Is Really Something
07. Softly, Softly
08. Passionette
09. Stop The Baby Talking
10. Lucky Shop
11. Clint 2
12. Face The Tiger
13. Happy Feet
14. Last House On The Left

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The Sports - Suddenly

Back to the Sports for their 1980 release Suddenly
which gave us the fabulous strangers on a train.

Track List
01 Suddenly
02 No Mama No
03 Between Us
04 Go
05 Strangers On A Train
06 It Hurts
07 Murmurs
08 I Tried To Love Her
09 Blue Hearts
10 Perhaps
11 The Lost And The Lonely
12 Never Catch Her

Removed due to DMCA take downnotice

The Sports Early Recordings ,Acetate. Recorded April 1977

"I just vaguely met people and dragged them into it.
I always wanted Andrew in the group as a guitarist
nd I had an idea for a rockabilly country sound.
But I always wanted to change it because I really
liked the MC5 and wanted to make it more like that as well."

Stephen Cummings

The Sports were one of the best bands to come out Melbourne
and one of the best from the 2nd half of the 70's full stop.
I loved this band and went on to follow the careers of both
Steven Cumming and Andrew Pendlebury.
This post could take me in many directions.
This 6 track demo, apart from being a rarity,
is also a wonderful recording of some nice songs.
A bit more rockabilly than the later stuff and all
the promise of the greatness of this band is there
in this first recording.

Track list
01 True Stories
02 When We Got To The Taxi Rank
03 In Trouble With The Girls
04 The Creature
05 Missing The Kissing
06 A Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache


These are early recordings made before signing a
recording contract and prior to the release of their
self published "Fair Game" EP.


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