From the vault

[Whispering_Jack]

 

You need to go back to the late 90s.

[Demonstone]

Can't believe I'd never heard that before!

I saw Austen perform his "Australiana" routine live one night before he became relatively well known and the 12" single (ask your parents) is still in my vinyl collection.

[layzie]

Haha yes I remember Footyana, great fun. I believe Austen is a Saints fan. 

[La Dee-vina Comedia]

11 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Can't believe I'd never heard that before!

I saw Austen perform his "Australiana" routine live one night before he became relatively well known and the 12" single (ask your parents) is still in my vinyl collection.

I don't remember 12" singles. Were they common? Also, played at 45 or 33 rpm?

Edited May 10 by La Dee-vina Comedia
Added second question. Should really confuse our younger members

[layzie]

14 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I don't remember 12" singles. Were they common? Also, played at 45 or 33 rpm?

Not an expert by any stretch but I believe they were commonly used in clubs for dance track singles? I'm sure someone knows more!

Edited May 10 by layzie

[sisso]

Billy Birmingham (the 12th man) wrote Australiana for Austen Tayshus I wonder if he had his fingerprints all over this one too?

[Demonstone]

12" singles were very common in the 1980s and usually featured an extended version of the song.  The sound quality was superior to both the 7" single and 12" LP formats.

They were usually 45rpm but occasionally one would be 33rpm which would make the record sound like it was The Chipmunks if you weren't paying attention to the label.

I've just dug out my "Australiana" 12" and I can tell you it cost me $3.98 and came complete with a sticker on the cover proclaiming Warning!  This Offensive Contains Language That Might Be A Record!

[Call Me What You Will]

12 inch singles - the coolest of cool in the 80’s - and yes, I too have the “Australiana” 12 inch in my vinyl. collection - As I suspect many blokes of my vintage do!!

[Sir Why You Little]

Yes i have many 12”inch Extended Plays

Midnight Oil “Power and The Passion” extended was a highlight at full volume 

[Whispering_Jack]

 

Try this one from memory lane.

[Whispering_Jack]

This one goes back 102 years to this very day in 1920 — 26th May — and it doesn’t even involve Melbourne which had a bye in this particular round.

All four matches in the round were played on a Wednesday — to celebrate the visit by the Prince of Wales who later became Edward VIII before he abdicated to marry American divorcée, Wallis Simpson. In order to accommodate the visit, two of the games were played in the morning and the other two in the afternoon. 

Regrettably, the Prince’s boat was running late and didn’t arrive in Melbourne until the following day!

[La Dee-vina Comedia]

15 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

This one goes back 102 years to this very day in 1920 — 26th May — and it doesn’t even involve Melbourne which had a bye in this particular round.

All four matches in the round were played on a Wednesday — to celebrate the visit by the Prince of Wales who later became Edward VIII before he abdicated to marry American divorcée, Wallis Simpson. In order to accommodate the visit, two of the games were played in the morning and the other two in the afternoon. 

Regrettably, the Prince’s boat was running late and didn’t arrive in Melbourne until the following day!

I wonder if there was much discussion in those days about the problem of having an odd number of teams and whether there was a big enough talent pool to allow a tenth team into the competition?

Keep in mind that this is two years after WW1, so many men of prime footballing age would either have died on the battlefield or returned with serious injuries, including what we now know as PTSD.   

[Salems Lot]

On 5/14/2022 at 10:53 PM, Whispering_Jack said:

 

Try this one from memory lane.

Darren Bennett! What a goal!

[Redleg]

On 5/10/2022 at 8:44 PM, Whispering_Jack said:

 

You need to go back to the late 90s.

Very funny.