Sports Live At Billboard 1981 is the 42nd release of the Australian Road Crew Association’s (ARCA) and will be available from August 2nd. Fronted by the one and only Stephen Cummings, Sports were one of the most vibrant acts on the Australian live music circuit in the early eighties. The Sports, based in Melbourne between 1976 and 1981, had global success from the start. Their hit singles included “Who Listens To The Radio?”, “Don’t Throw Stones”, “Strangers On A Train” and “How Come”. Their best-known albums were Don’t Throw Stones (February 1979), Suddenly (March 1980) and Sondra (May 1981).
The Desk Tape Series was created by ARCA to raise badly-needed finances for Support Act’s Roadies Fund to provide financial, health, counselling and well-being services for roadies and crew in crisis.
The live tapes are recorded off the mixing desk by a crew member – in this case Laurie Quigley was the sound engineer and George Alexander of Billboard did the recording. The live tape is released on ARCA’s Black Box Records through MGM Distribution and on all major streaming services.
Over 40+ artists have now thrown their hats in the ring to help support those in need.
The ARCA Desk Tape Series is acknowledged in media for its historical importance in capturing great live music from great live acts.
Sports Live At Billboard 1981 band members include:
Stephen Cummings – lead vocals (1976–1981)
Andrew Pendlebury – guitars, backing vocals (1976–1981)
Robert Glover – bass (1976–1981)
Martin Armiger – guitars, backing vocals (1978–1981; died 2019)
Freddie Strauks – drums (1980–1981)
ROAD CREW over the years have included:
Cyril Moonan (R.I.P) – TM and stage
Gary Brokenshire – Lights
Andy Crosby (R.I.P) – Lights
Laurie Quigley – Sound Engineer
Jon Lemon – Sound Engineer
Bob Gosford – Sound Engineer
Jim MacMillan – Sound Engineer
Dave Gornalle – Stage
Garry Craft – Monitors
Mark Edwards – Monitors
Gruzzle – Monitors
To be released on August 2nd, Sports Live At Billboard 1981 album tracks:
1 Black Stockings (For Chelsea
2 Don’t Throw Stones
3 Suspicious Minds
4 Passionette
5 Perhaps
6 Strangers On A Train
7 Lucky Shop
8 Blue Hearts
9 Softly, Softly
10 Against The Dance
11 Hit Single
12 This Is Really Something
13 Boys! (What Did The Detective Say)
14 Stop The Baby Talking
15 How Come
16 Who Listens To The Radio?
17 Wedding Ring
18 All The Girls But One
Sports Live At Billboard 1981 live tape and all the ARCA Desk Tape Series recordings are available through Black Box Records – ARCA (australianroadcrew.com.au) and the following:
https://ffm.to/thesportslive1981
Amazon
Apple Music / iTunes
Black Box Records
Deezer
MGM Distribution
Spotify
Tidal
YouTube Music
For more information on ARCA, go to https://australianroadcrew.com.au/ and to check out the 41 other Desk Tape releases, go to The Desk Tape Series – ARCA (australianroadcrew.com.au)