Saturday, September 19, 2020

Men at Work [Australian Artists] - Discography

 Men at Work

Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in 1979 and best known for hits such as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under". Its founding member was Colin Hay on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–79, he formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar, and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert then switching to lead guitar. The group was managed by Russell Depeller, a friend of Hay, whom he met at Latrobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success in the early 1980s. In January 1983, they were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single in the United States Billboard charts: Business as Usual (released on 9 November 1981) and "Down Under" (1981), respectively. With the same works, they achieved the distinction of a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom charts. Their second album Cargo (2 May 1983) was also No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in New Zealand, No. 3 in the US, and No. 8 in the UK. Their third album Two Hearts (3 April 1985) reached the top 20 in Australia and top 50 in the US.











6 comments:

RickyRu24 said...

Was very curious if you by any chance had the 1983 US Festival Show? Men At Work Played May 28th 1983 day 1
thanks Rick

Ozzieguy said...

Hi Rick
Sorry my friend that I do not have it personally however here is a link for you to watch https://tubitv.com/movies/525817/us-festival-1983-days-1-3
Best Wishes
OG

RickyRu24 said...

Thank You So Much. Was Also Curious Is This Your Own Personal Collection< ? If Not I Just Got Into This Whole Music Industry online. I've Been Collecting Since I was !2 Now I am 51 and I am trying to learn all about how this works and the way i actually got into it. was unfortunate. I seen a web site selling cds to concerts i attended with friends no longer with us, so it was cool to find a show that we went to. Memories . maybe i could check out a site you know or maybe a place to find help converting and things to be aware of so i don;t get bit doing this/ also would donate music to you for your site if interested. please leave me a way to contact you. p also wanna tell you its really appreciated . just doing this for the past year making discs cover art etc/ I know how much time and effort it takes just to do what i'm doing. so i wanted to make sure you know its really cool . the time and dedication you put into this. sincerely thank you. reason i stared this was so when i'm gone my collection goes to my little brother who is 27 years younger and promised me that my music will continue to live thru him. thanks so much Ozzieguy . just wanted to thank you on a personal note

Rick

Ozzieguy said...

Hello Rick.
You are very welcome and thank you for your kind words.
Firstly, yes these are part of my huge collection of CDs and LPs that I have purchased over many years.
If you ever have a request please do not be hesitant is asking me if I have what you may want Rick. Also, write to me by email at ozzieguy49@gmail.com.
Best Wishes Rick
Ozzieguy

Christof said...

I was wondering whether or not you had any plans to have the Colin Hay discography on the site please?

Ozzieguy said...

Yes Christof I will soon.