Mi-Sex - Computer Games (1979)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1979:

Mi-Sex's promo-video for the hit single 'Computer Games' (October, 1979), taken from the 1979 album 'Graffiti Crimes'.

Band Location: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Track: Computer Games
Album: Graffiti Crimes
Produced By: Peter Dawkins
Label: CBS
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 5 (New Zealand) -- # 16 (Austria) -- # 44 (The Netherlands GfK Top-40) -- # 82 (France) -- # 2 (Canada) -- # 9 (Argentina) -- # 61 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs)
Release Date: October, 1979
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiSex
- http://www.sergent.com.au/music/misex...

Line-up:

Steve Gilpin -- Vocals
[ solo (1972-1977) -- Fragments Of Time -- Mi-Sex (1978-1985) -- Under Rapz ]

Murray Burns -- Keyboards
[ Red Rose -- Fragments Of Time -- Mi-Sex (1978-1985) ]

Kevin Stanton -- Guitar
[ Think -- Brigade -- Fragments Of Time (1978) -- Mi-Sex (1978-1985) ]

Richard Hodgkinson -- Drums
[ Mi-Sex (1978-1981) -- Silent Movies (Au: 1981-) ]

Don Martin -- Bass
[ Father Thyme (1975-) -- Fragments Of Time (1978) -- Mi-Sex (1978-1985) ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1979 1979 Australia New Zealand Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

Extended Tags: Steve Gilpin

Musical Terms: New Wave, Synth, Synth Rock, Synth Pop, Synthesizer, New Romantic, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealand Band

Similar Artists/Influences: Ultravox, John Foxx, Gary Numan, Simple Minds, Magazine, Duran Duran

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[leakagetrip]

One of the so many NZ,OZ tunes of that era that will appeal to every generation.

[nzoz1979]

i hope so

[badjaycl]

My computer is much smaller than their computer.

[ellzedd41]

i really loved and still love New Wave and these guys were part of it.:)

[aeonflux67]

Probably the only group that came close to rivalling the Beatles. With 26 number 1 hits in US and UK, the likes of this will never be seen from this part of the world again. Only Kylie Minogue with 4 x UK number ones comes close from Oz/NZ...well a distant close.

[sahxox]

well I thought it was vice city til I checked with Wiki... oops haha must've been something else

[belbird]

What was the video game?

[sahxox]

awkward because I'm an Australian and got onto this song through an American video game lol

[MrAmberol]

fab band... remember them well... Grafitti Crimes is a great cassette!! ;o)

[Simon Haycock]

This is such an awesome song and 34 years later it still is.

[nzoz1979]

it reached # 2 in your country! Thanx for putting our (well, New Zealand's) contribute to New Wave in a respectable chart place!