Something Special!

[Gluecifer]

I managed to record something VERY special on the weekend and thought I'd share it with you guys.

In the good old days, down here in Australia we had a lifestyle defining show called Countdown. This weekly show had 'live' performance from almost every pop muisician with gumption enough to tour down here back then. Over the 70s and 80s this show was most kids lifeline to the coolest tunes and hottest videos.

As an homage to this show the same channel runs classic Countdown episodes every saturday in January every year for the last 15 years or so. I always try and record them, as the sentimental value is off the charts.. and occassionally something very special crops up!

The below clip is from August 1983. At the height of Malcolm Maclaren's popularity with the Duck Rock album he presented the show two weeks in a row and as part of the promotion they ran a competition to win a radio like the classic on the front cover of Duck Rock.

This is some really classic stuff, elated I recorded it. If youtube take it down I'll try and get it hosted elsewhere. This is a clip I'm sure all blastafficionadoes will love.


[youtube]M00VrBJQTIA[/youtube]

Direct Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00VrBJQTIA



Rock On.

 

[ViennaSound]

This must be the rare "rhinozeros" version of PHILIPS!
Great.
If it was a vespa, it would fit into "quadrophenia".

 

[devol-toni]

This is a clip I'm sure all blastafficionadoes will love.

Thanks for sharing glue

 

[Old school Scott]

"here he comes the molester" Oh that Malcolm.
sure wouldn't get that thing on a plane today.

Cheers OSS

 

[MasterBlaster84]

sure wouldn't get that thing on a plane today.

That's the truth, you'd be tackled before you got two steps in the front door.

 

[Fatdog]

I wonder what became of that boombox? I mean, if it were still around and in the same condition... dude... serious money!

 

[bill]

good ole malcky walky mr cash from chaos...

 

[AZA]

Very cool. I have been watching Countdown and Countdown repeats or "specials" for as long as
i can remember but i must have missed that show, dont remember seeing that at all !
Now, which box do i have that i can put wing mirrors on

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Hi Glue-That was great!! I love the expressions on those girls faces when he brought that darn thing in the gymnasium of all places where they're in school!! That was so funny-she looked embarassed at first!!
BTW-This is an Ira boombox if I ever saw one!!!
Very,very cool.
I like Malcom Mclaren-I have a 12" single I think it's called Madame Butterfly or something.And Buffalo Bill round the outside,round the outside!!
Thanks for that-GB.

 

[oldskool69]

 

[BoomBoxDeluxe]

What the heck happened to that box?!

What's with the horns?!

If I was going to have horns on my box, they would be AIR HORNS !

At least they'd be a bit more useful!

-BommBoxDeluxe

 

[Retro Addict]

Well, that's surely the strangest looking Philips D8614/D8623 I've ever seen! The girl (now grown up) might still have that box in her house.

 

[eldorado]

This must be the rare "rhinozeros" version of PHILIPS!
Great.
If it was a vespa, it would fit into "quadrophenia".

quadrophenia is one of the best movies ever !!!

who?

 

[eldorado]

thanks glue. seems fun

 

[eldorado]

is malcom australian

( sound like )

and is he the guy with the curly hair???

 

[el cad]

He's the guy with the curly hair. I'm pretty sure he's British.


Nice Boombox video, Glu!! I had never seem that album cover before. I only have Madame Butterfly.

I

 

[eldorado]

tahts rad,

i love hobo scratch!!!

its def...


i play it often