Album: Swingshift by Cold Chisel (1981)
Genre: Rock
Record Label: Universal Records
Format: Album

Description: Swingshift is a live album released by Australian band Cold Chisel in 1981. It was their first album to reach No. 1 on the Australian chart, debuting there in its first week. It peaked at number 9 in New Zealand. A press release said the title referred to, "the midnight to dawn shift that the staff in asylums dread: the hours when the crazies go crazy."

Artist Background: Originally named Orange, the band was formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy metal cover band by bassist Les Kaczmarek, keyboard player Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss and drummer Steve Prestwich. Seventeen-year-old singer Jimmy Barnes-known throughout his time with the band as Jim Barnes-joined in December 1973, taking leave from the band in 1975 for a brief stint as Bon Scott's replacement in Fraternity. The group changed its name several times before settling on Cold Chisel in 1974 after wri... Part of the Adelaide,Australia music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement.

Related Artists: Jimmy Barnes, Australian Crawl, Hunters & Collectors, The Angels

Music Scene: Part of the Adelaide,Australia music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement.

Tags: Rock, 1980s, Album, Universal Records

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Swingshift is a live album released by Australian band Cold Chisel in 1981. It was their first album to reach No. 1 on the Australian chart, debuting there in its first week. It peaked at number 9 in New Zealand. A press release said the title referred to, "the midnight to dawn shift that the staff in asylums dread: the hours when the crazies go crazy."

Swingshift

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