Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Sports

Artist: The Sports
LP: 7" single
Song: "Hit Single"
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Song: "Who Listens to the Radio"
[ listen ]

I just found out that, ironically, "Hit Single" is actually the b-side of this record. "Who Listens to the Radio" was the hit, rising to #50 on the U.S. singles charts back in 1978. The Sports had a string of hit singles in their native Australia, and they're a lot more interesting than most of the artists I remember being on the Arista label back in the late '70s and early '80s—like this one, these guys, and this one too. But then again, I guess there was this and we probably shouldn't forget this either. And while I was looking for pictures, I also found this and this. You can read about The Sports on Wikipedia here. Happy Thanksgiving.

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